There are 6 ways to get from Varna to Seven Rila Lakes by plane, taxi, train, bus, or car
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Fly, taxi
best- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane VAR - SOF
- Take the taxi from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Seven Rila Lakestaxi
4h 8m$202–300Train, bus, taxi
cheapest- Take the train from Varna to Kostenetstrain Ic
- Take the bus from Kostenets to Samokovbus
- Take the taxi from Maliovitsa to Seven Rila Lakestaxi
12h 47m$33–44Train, taxi
- Take the train from Varna to Karnobattrain Re / ...
- Take the train from Karnobat to Kostenetstrain Ic
- Take the taxi from Kostenets to Seven Rila Lakestaxi
10h 2m$52–71Bus
- Take the bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus Group Plus 3532 / ...
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Dupnitsabus
10h 18m$57–127Drive 521.3 km
- Drive from Varna to Seven Rila Lakescar 521.3 km
6h 39m$83–119Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Plovdiv to Samokovbus
- Take the taxi from Maliovitsa to Seven Rila Lakestaxi
13h 23m$92–128
Varna Airport (VAR) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Varna to Seven Rila Lakes is to train and bus and taxi which costs $30 - $45 and takes 12h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Varna to Seven Rila Lakes is to fly and taxi which takes 4h 8m and costs $200 - $300.
No, there is no direct bus from Varna station to Seven Rila Lakes. However, there are services departing from Varna Central Bus Station and arriving at Dupnitsa via Sofia Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 18m.
The distance between Varna and Seven Rila Lakes is 459 km. The road distance is 521.3 km.
The best way to get from Varna to Seven Rila Lakes without a car is to train and taxi which takes 10h 2m and costs $50 - $75.
It takes approximately 4h 8m to get from Varna to Seven Rila Lakes, including transfers.
Varna to Seven Rila Lakes bus services, operated by Grup Plus - Etap Adresss, depart from Varna Central Bus Station.
Varna to Seven Rila Lakes bus services, operated by Grup Plus - Etap Adresss, arrive at Sofia Central Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Varna to Seven Rila Lakes is 521 km. It takes approximately 6h 39m to drive from Varna to Seven Rila Lakes.
There are 192+ hotels available in Seven Rila Lakes.
What companies run services between Varna, Bulgaria and Seven Rila Lakes, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Seven Rila Lakes via Sofia Central Bus Station and Dupnitsa in around 10h 18m.
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Varna Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Varna to Karnobat
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $3–5
Train from Karnobat to Kostenets
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $4–7
- 1st Class
- $4–6
Train from Varna to Kostenets
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $7–10
- 1st Class
- $8–11
- Phone
- +359 889 59 00 00
- support.eu@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20–30
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 812
- operations@eurolines.bg
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–100
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
Bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–95
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
- info@bgrazpisanie.com
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Dupnitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
- Phone
- 0722 60019
- samokovtouristcenter@mail.bg
- Website
- samokov-info.com
Bus from Kostenets to Samokov
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- https://samokov-info.com/?lang=en
Bus from Plovdiv to Samokov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://samokov-info.com/?lang=en
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Estimated price
- $24–80
OK Supertrans
- Phone
- +359 2 973 2121
- Website
- oktaxi.net
Panda Taxi
- Phone
- +358 2 998 2121
- Website
- panda-taxi.com
Taxi Stars
- Phone
- +359 877 144 144
- Website
- taxistars.net
Yellow Taxi
- Phone
- +359 2 9 11 19
- Website
- yellow333.com
Taxi Samokov Borovets
- Phone
- +359 88 770 8623
- Website
- facebook.com
Taxi Samokov Borovets
- Phone
- +359 88 770 8623
- Website
- facebook.com
Mega Taxi
- Phone
- +359 89 955 2222
Vega Taxi
- Phone
- +359 87 712 0120
Taxi Samokov Borovets
- Phone
- +359 88 770 8623
- Website
- facebook.com
Mega Taxi
- Phone
- +359 89 955 2222
Vega Taxi
- Phone
- +359 87 712 0120
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