There are 9 ways to get from Ahtopol to Athens by car, plane, taxi, train, bus, or shuttle
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Drive to Istanbul, fly
best- Drive from Ahtopol to Istanbul (IST)car
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane IST - ATH
6h 36m€87–204Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Lozenets to Burgasbus
- Take the train from Vladimir Pavlov to Sofiatrain
- Take the bus from Sofia to Thessaloniki train stationbus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
22h 18m€56–94Taxi, train, bus
- Take the taxi from Ahtopol to Vladimir Pavlovtaxi
- Take the train from Vladimir Pavlov to Sofiatrain
- Take the train from Sofia to Blagoevgradtrain
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal to Serresbus
- Take the train from Serres to Thessalonikitrain Re
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
22h 13m€100–140Bus via Sofia
- Take the bus from Tsarevo to Sofia - Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Athensbus
23h 48m€89–113Drive 1,063.7 km
- Drive from Ahtopol to Athenscar 1,063.7 km
13h 4m€194–280Shuttle to Varna Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Sozopol to Varna Airport
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane VAR - ATH
10h 56m€169–415Drive, bus, bus to Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos, fly
- Drive from Ahtopol to Kırklarelicar
- Take the bus from Kırklareli to Keşanbus
- Take the bus from Keşan to Alexandroupolibus
- Fly from Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos (AXD) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane AXD - ATH
9h 19m€109–246Taxi, bus to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, fly
- Take the taxi from Ahtopol to Vama Malko Tarnovotaxi
- Take the bus from Vama Malko Tarnovo to Istanbulbus
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane SAW - ATH
11h 27m€139–315Bus
- Take the bus from Lozenets to Burgasbus
- Take the bus from Burgas West to Corlubus
- Take the bus from Çorlu to Keşanbus
- Take the bus from Keşan to Athensbus
25h 44m
Istanbul (IST) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ahtopol to Athens is to bus and train which costs €55 - €95 and takes 22h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Ahtopol to Athens is to drive and fly which takes 6h 36m and costs €85 - €210.
No, there is no direct bus from Ahtopol to Athens. However, there are services departing from Ahtopol and arriving at Athens via Tsarevo and Sofia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 48m.
The distance between Ahtopol and Athens is 864 km. The road distance is 1063.7 km.
The best way to get from Ahtopol to Athens without a car is to taxi and train and bus which takes 22h 13m and costs €95 - €140.
It takes approximately 6h 36m to get from Ahtopol to Athens, including transfers.
Ahtopol to Athens bus services, operated by Grup Plus - Etap Adresss, depart from Tsarevo station.
Ahtopol to Athens bus services, operated by Grup Plus - Etap Adresss, arrive at Sofia - Central Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ahtopol to Athens is 1064 km. It takes approximately 13h 4m to drive from Ahtopol to Athens.
There are 12600+ hotels available in Athens.
What companies run services between Ahtopol, Bulgaria and Athens, Greece?
You can take a bus from Ahtopol to Athens via Tsarevo and Sofia in around 23h 48m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–330
Flights from Istanbul to Athens International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–350
Flights from Varna Airport to Athens International Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–190
Flights from Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–190
Flights from Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos to Athens International Airport via Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–330
Flights from Istanbul to Athens International Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Varna Airport to Athens International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–700
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Istanbul to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–330
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Istanbul to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–120
Flights from Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Varna Airport to Athens International Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €26–180
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Athens International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–400
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Vladimir Pavlov to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €10–15
- 1st Class
- €14–18
Train from Sofia to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €3–5
- 1st Class
- €3–6
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Serres to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
Train from Thessaloniki to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +30 23210-22822
- ktelserres@gmail.com
- Website
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal to Serres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- Book at
- ktelserron.e-ticketing.gr
- Phone
- +359 2 989000
- support.eu@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Tsarevo to Sofia - Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- 02 981 13 33
- outgoing@tourist-service.com
- Website
- en.tourist-service.com
Bus from Sofia to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €68
- Website
- https://en.tourist-service.com/
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Sozopol to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €80–190
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- 0 286 212 22 22
- info@truvaturizm.com
- Website
- truvaturizm.com
Bus from Kırklareli to Keşan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- truvaturizm.com
Bus from Çorlu to Keşan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- truvaturizm.com
- Phone
- 08503330700
- Website
- guneyakdeniz.com
Bus from Kırklareli to Keşan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Schedules at
- guneyakdeniz.com
- Phone
- +30 2310241545
- crazy.holidays.tours@gmail.com
- Website
- crazyholidays.gr
Bus from Keşan to Alexandroupoli
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.crazyholidays.gr/root.en.aspx
Bus from Keşan to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- https://www.crazyholidays.gr/root.en.aspx
- Phone
- +373 22 542-185
- autogara@mtc.md
- Website
- autogara.md
Bus from Vama Malko Tarnovo to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Schedules at
- autogara.md
- Phone
- 056 844 966
- office@mbus-bg.com
- Website
- mbus-bg.com
Bus from Lozenets to Burgas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5–6
- Schedules at
- mbus-bg.com
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Sofia to Thessaloniki train station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Burgas West to Corlu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–12
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- €9–12
- Phone
- 0850 202 22 22
- iletisim@uludagturizm.com.tr
- Website
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
Bus from Çorlu to Keşan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 811 5959
- website@kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Website
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Çorlu to Keşan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Estimated price
- €45–60
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