There are 7 ways to get from Athens to Albena by plane, bus, train, car, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Varna Airport
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane ATH - VAR
7h 2m$191–371Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Athens to Thessalonikitrain Ic
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Serrestrain Re
- Take the bus from Serres to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminalbus
- Take the train from Blagoevgrad to Sofiatrain
- Take the train from Sofia Sever to Varnatrain
23h 29m$97–141Bus, train via Pleven
- Take the bus from Athens Karolou to Pleven Bus Stationbus Citylines 83
- Take the train from Pleven to Varnatrain 2611 / ...
21h 8m$155–214Drive 1,193.5 km
- Drive from Athens to Albenacar 1,193.5 km
13h 56m$251–362Fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane ATH - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Albena
8h 47m$291–531Bus, train
- Take the bus from Athens Chiou to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stopbus Citylines 42 / ...
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Varnatrain 8631 / ...
21h 31m$154–212Bus
- Take the bus from Athens to Rusebus
- Take the bus from Ruse to Varnabus
22h 18m$171–206
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Varna Airport (VAR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Albena is to train and bus which costs $95 - $150 and takes 23h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Albena is to fly which takes 7h 2m and costs $190 - $380.
The distance between Athens and Albena is 745 km. The road distance is 1193.5 km.
The best way to get from Athens to Albena without a car is to bus and train via Pleven which takes 21h 8m and costs $150 - $220.
It takes approximately 7h 2m to get from Athens to Albena, including transfers.
The best way to get from Athens to Albena is to fly which takes 7h 2m and costs $190 - $380. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $170 - $210 and takes 22h 18m.
Yes, the driving distance between Athens to Albena is 1194 km. It takes approximately 13h 56m to drive from Athens to Albena.
There are 1905+ hotels available in Albena.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Albena, Bulgaria?
Bulgaria Air, Turkish Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Varna Airport (VAR) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Athens to Albena via Ruse, Varna, and Varna in around 22h 18m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Varna Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–280
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–170
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Athens International Airport to Varna Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–280
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–160
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Varna Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–850
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–390
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–180
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–180
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Pleven to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–18
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $10–15
- 1st Class
- $15–18
Train from Blagoevgrad to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $4–7
- 1st Class
- $6–7
Train from Sofia Sever to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–28
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $16–23
- 1st Class
- $22–28
Train from Plovdiv to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–20
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $12–17
- 1st Class
- $16–20
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Athens to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
Train from Thessaloniki to Serres
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Athens Karolou to Pleven Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–90
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
Bus from Athens Chiou to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +30 23210-22822
- ktelserres@gmail.com
- Website
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Serres to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- Book at
- ktelserron.e-ticketing.gr
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Albena
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $230–320
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- 02 981 13 33
- outgoing@tourist-service.com
- Website
- en.tourist-service.com
Bus from Athens to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $81
- Website
- https://en.tourist-service.com/
- Phone
- +359 82 82 81 51
- info@avtogararuse.org
- Website
- avtogararuse.org
Bus from Ruse to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Schedules at
- avtogararuse.org
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