There are 6 ways to get from Athens to Botevgrad by plane, bus, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly, bus
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane ATH - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia - Poduene to Botevgradbus
6h 52mDrive 822.3 km
cheapest- Drive from Athens to Botevgradcar 822.3 km
9h 16m$173–250Train, bus
- Take the train from Athens to Thessalonikitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki train station to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Botevgradbus
13h 39mTrain, bus via Blagoevgrad
- 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 bus from Sofia to Botevgradbus
16h 9mBus, train
- Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Serresbus
- Take the bus from Serres to Dupnitsabus
- Take the train from Dupnitsa to Sofiatrain
- Take the bus from Sofia to Botevgradbus
14h 15mBus
- Take the bus from Athens to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Botevgradbus
15h 47m
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Botevgrad is to drive which costs $170 - $250 and takes 9h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Botevgrad is to drive which takes 9h 16m and costs $170 - $250.
No, there is no direct bus from Athens to Botevgrad. However, there are services departing from Athens and arriving at Botevgrad via Sofia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 47m.
The distance between Athens and Botevgrad is 630 km. The road distance is 822.3 km.
The best way to get from Athens to Botevgrad without a car is to train and bus which takes 13h 39m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 52m to get from Athens to Botevgrad, including transfers.
Athens to Botevgrad bus services, operated by Tourist Service Holding AD, depart from Athens station.
Athens to Botevgrad bus services, operated by Tourist Service Holding AD, arrive at Sofia station.
Yes, the driving distance between Athens to Botevgrad is 822 km. It takes approximately 9h 16m to drive from Athens to Botevgrad.
There are 37+ hotels available in Botevgrad.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Botevgrad, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Athens to Botevgrad via Sofia in around 15h 47m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–150
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–150
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–180
- 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
- $8–13
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
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
- $4–6
- 1st Class
- $6–7
Train from Dupnitsa to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $4–6
- Phone
- 0895519647
- novini@botevgrad.com
- Website
- botevgrad.com
Bus from Sofia - Poduene to Botevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- botevgrad.com
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Thessaloniki train station to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0886 45 97 00
- Website
- montana-dnes.com
Bus from Sofia to Botevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- montana-dnes.com
- 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
- $10–15
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- Book at
- ktelserron.e-ticketing.gr
Bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Serres
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- Book at
- ktelserron.e-ticketing.gr
Bus from Serres to Dupnitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- Book at
- ktelserron.e-ticketing.gr
- info@bgrazpisanie.com
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Sofia to Botevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en
- Phone
- 02 981 13 33
- outgoing@tourist-service.com
- Website
- en.tourist-service.com
Bus from Athens to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $79
- Website
- https://en.tourist-service.com/
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