There are 9 ways to get from Athens to Calafat by train, bus, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, bus
best- Take the train from Athens to Thessalonikitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki train station to Sofiabus 983
- Take the bus from Sofia to Calafatbus
17h 12m$79–135Train, bus via Blagoevgrad
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 Ic / ...
- Take the train from Sofia to Vidintrain Ic
20h 29m$69–104Drive 957.9 km
- Drive from Athens to Calafatcar 957.9 km
12h 4m$201–291Fly to Sofia Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane ATH - SOF
- Take the train from Sofia to Vidintrain
11h 22m$77–174Bus
- Take the bus from Athens Karolou to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus Citylines 80 / ...
- Take the bus from Sofia to Calafatbus 1950
18h 5m$76–110Bus via Athens
- Take the bus from Athens to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Calafatbus 1950
19h 55m$115–133Fly to Bucharest Otopeni, bus
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane ATH - OTP
- Take the bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Calafatbus
10h 45mFly to Craiova Airport, bus
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Craiova Airport (CRA)plane ATH - CRA
- Take the bus from Podari to Calafatbus
7h 14mFly to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, bus, drive
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG)plane ATH - BEG
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Negotinbus
- Drive from Negotin to Calafatcar
11h 29m$136–256
Athens to Calafat by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Calafat is to train and bus via Blagoevgrad which costs $65 - $110 and takes 20h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Calafat is to fly and train which takes 11h 22m and costs $75 - $180.
No, there is no direct bus from Athens to Calafat. However, there are services departing from Athens Karolou and arriving at Calafat via Sofia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 5m.
The distance between Athens and Calafat is 1024 km. The road distance is 957.9 km.
The best way to get from Athens to Calafat without a car is to train and bus which takes 17h 12m and costs $75 - $140.
It takes approximately 17h 12m to get from Athens to Calafat, including transfers.
Athens to Calafat bus services, operated by Citylines, depart from Athens Karolou station.
Athens to Calafat bus services, operated by Citylines, arrive at Sofia Serdica Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Athens to Calafat is 958 km. It takes approximately 12h 4m to drive from Athens to Calafat.
Book your Athens to Calafat bus tickets online with Omio.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Calafat, Romania?
You can take a bus from Athens Karolou to Calafat via Sofia in around 18h 5m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–160
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–250
Flights from Athens International Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–220
Flights from Athens International Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–210
Flights from Athens International Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport via Dubrovnik
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $45–240
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Athens to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Athens to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Thessaloniki to Serres
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Thessaloniki train station to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Sofia to Calafat
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Sofia to Calafat
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Sofia to Calafat
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Website
- Flixbus
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