There are 6 ways to get from Athens to Castelul Bran by plane, bus, train, car, night train, or taxi
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 Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane ATH - OTP
- Take the bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Branbus
8h 51mTrain, drive, night train, taxi
cheapest- Take the train from Athens to Thessalonikitrain Ic
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Rodopolistrain Re
- Drive from Rodopolis to Petrichcar
- Take the train from Petrich to Sofiatrain
- Take the train from Sofia to Stara Zagoratrain
- Take the night train from Stara Zagora to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the train from Bucharest to Buşteni Hm.train
- Take the taxi from Buşteni Hm. to Castelul Brantaxi
25h 33m$85–147Train, bus
- Take the train from Athens to Thessalonikitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Bucharestbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Branbus
22h 5mDrive 1,273.4 km
- Drive from Athens to Castelul Brancar 1,273.4 km
16h 27m$267–386Bus
- Take the bus from Athens to Rusebus
- Take the bus from Ruse to Buchurestbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Branbus
25h 16mBus via Thessaloníki
- Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Thessaloniki Monastirioubus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki train station to București, Autogara Militaribus
- Take the bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Branbus
25h 32m
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Castelul Bran is to train and drive and night train and taxi which costs $85 - $150 and takes 25h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Castelul Bran is to drive which takes 16h 27m and costs $260 - $390.
No, there is no direct bus from Athens to Castelul Bran. However, there are services departing from Athens and arriving at Bran via Ruse, Bucureşti and Bucharest. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 16m.
The distance between Athens and Castelul Bran is 1034 km. The road distance is 1273.4 km.
The best way to get from Athens to Castelul Bran without a car is to train and bus which takes 22h 5m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 51m to get from Athens to Castelul Bran, including transfers.
Athens to Castelul Bran bus services, operated by Tourist Service Holding AD, depart from Athens station.
Athens to Castelul Bran bus services, operated by Tourist Service Holding AD, arrive at Ruse station.
Yes, the driving distance between Athens to Castelul Bran is 1273 km. It takes approximately 16h 27m to drive from Athens to Castelul Bran.
There are 3084+ hotels available in Castelul Bran.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Castelul Bran, Romania?
You can take a bus from Athens to Castelul Bran via Ruse, Bucureşti, Bucharest Baneasa Airport, Bucharest, and Bran in around 25h 16m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–170
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–180
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–180
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–170
- 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 Rodopolis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Petrich to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–11
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $6–10
- 1st Class
- $9–11
Train from Sofia to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–14
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $7–11
- 1st Class
- $9–14
Night train from Stara Zagora to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $10–24
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $10–15
- 1st Class
- $14–18
Train from Bucharest to Buşteni Hm.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–17
- Schedules at
- transferoviarcalatori.ro
- 2nd Class
- $6–10
- 1st Class
- $11–17
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Buşteni Hm.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–16
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- 0310 800 900
- contact@regiocalatori.ro
- Website
- regiocalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Buşteni Hm.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://regiocalatori.ro/#/cautare/
- Phone
- +40 751 525 520
- office@astratranscarpatic.ro
- Website
- astratranscarpatic.ro
Train from Bucharest to Buşteni Hm.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Book at
- astratranscarpatic.ro
- Phone
- +40 351 409 153
- info@softrans.ro
- Website
- softrans.ro
Train from Bucharest to Buşteni Hm.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Schedules at
- softrans.ro
- Phone
- +4 0268 455555
- rezervari@transfer-lowcost.ro
- Website
- transfer-lowcost.ro
Bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Bran
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- transfer-lowcost.ro
Bus from Bucharest to Bran
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- transfer-lowcost.ro
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Schedules at
- simeonidistours.gr
- 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
- $79
- Website
- https://en.tourist-service.com/
- Phone
- +359 899199328
- omega_group@abv.bg
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Ruse to Buchurest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en/transport_company/omega+group+84
- Phone
- +30 2310 500111
- ktel2310@gmail.com
- Website
- ktelthes.gr
Bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Thessaloniki Monastiriou
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–50
- Schedules at
- ktelthes.gr
- Book at
- ktelthes.e-ticketing.gr
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 București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Estimated price
- $15–19
Tod Taxi
- Phone
- +40 268 321 111
- Website
- todtaxi.ro
Taxi Brasov Ro
- Phone
- +40 268319999
- Website
- zilesinopti.ro
Elegance Taxi Brasov
- Phone
- +40 757858141
Taxi Edi Breaza
- Phone
- +40 731 577 399
- Website
- facebook.com
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