There are 10 ways to get from Athens to Dobrinishte by train, car, bus, ferry, or plane
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Train, drive
best- Take the train from Athens to Thessalonikitrain Ic
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Rodopolistrain Re
- Drive from Rodopolis to Dobrinishtecar
9h 52m$60–93Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Athens to Thessalonikitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki train station to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad to Banskobus
12h 59m$42–68Bus
- Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Kavalabus
- Take the bus from Kavala Central Bus Station to Banskobus
11h 43m$78–113Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Kavalaferry Bsf
- Take the bus from Kavala Central Bus Station to Banskobus
31h 5m$187–412Drive 700.1 km
- Drive from Athens to Dobrinishtecar 700.1 km
8h 4m$147–212Bus via Dráma
- Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Dramabus
- Take the bus from Drama to Banskobus
12h 26mFly to Sofia Airport, bus
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane ATH - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia to Banskobus
10h 1m$77–206Fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane ATH - SKG
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Serresbus
- Take the bus from Serres to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad to Banskobus
10h 22m$88–186Fly to Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos, bus
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos (AXD)plane ATH - AXD
- Take the bus from Alexandroupoli to Kavala Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Kavala Central Bus Station to Banskobus
11h 4m$94–228Fly to Kavala International Airport, bus
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Kavala International Airport (KVA)plane ATH - KVA
- Take the bus from Kavala Central Bus Station to Banskobus
10h 40m$101–234
Athens to Dobrinishte by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Dobrinishte is to train and bus which costs $40 - $70 and takes 12h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Dobrinishte is to drive which takes 8h 4m and costs $140 - $220.
No, there is no direct bus from Athens to Dobrinishte. However, there are services departing from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL and arriving at Bansko via Kavala Central Bus Station and Bansko. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 43m.
The distance between Athens and Dobrinishte is 731 km. The road distance is 700.1 km.
The best way to get from Athens to Dobrinishte without a car is to bus which takes 11h 43m and costs $75 - $120.
It takes approximately 9h 52m to get from Athens to Dobrinishte, including transfers.
Athens to Dobrinishte bus services, operated by KTEL Kavalas, depart from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL station.
Athens to Dobrinishte bus services, operated by KTEL Kavalas, arrive at Kavala station.
Yes, the driving distance between Athens to Dobrinishte is 700 km. It takes approximately 8h 4m to drive from Athens to Dobrinishte.
There are 1333+ hotels available in Dobrinishte.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Dobrinishte, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Bansko via Kavala Central Bus Station and Bansko in around 11h 43m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–150
Flights from Athens International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–170
Flights from Athens International Airport to Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–220
Flights from Athens International Airport to Kavala International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–190
- 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
Flights from Athens International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–120
Flights from Athens International Airport to Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–140
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–150
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Athens to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–35
- 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
- +30 2510.222294
- info@ktelkavalas.gr
- Website
- ktelkavalas.gr
Bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Kavala
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Schedules at
- ktelkavalas.gr
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- office@kaleiatravel.com
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Kavala Central Bus Station to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–28
- Website
- https://en.kaleiatravel.com/
Bus from Drama to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–22
- Website
- https://en.kaleiatravel.com/
- Phone
- +30 25210 32421
- kteldr@otenet.gr
- Website
- kteldramas.gr
Bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Drama
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- kteldramas.gr
- Book at
- kteldramas.e-ticketing.gr
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Thessaloniki train station to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $14–26
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0898 448 696
- marketing@grad.bg
- Website
- bansko.net
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Schedules at
- https://bansko.org/bansko_bus_schedule
- Website
- https://bansko.org/
Bus from Sofia to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Schedules at
- https://bansko.org/bansko_bus_schedule
- Website
- https://bansko.org/
- info@bgrazpisanie.com
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en
Bus from Sofia to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en
- Phone
- +30 23210-22822
- ktelserres@gmail.com
- Website
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Serres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- Book at
- ktelserron.e-ticketing.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
- Phone
- +30 25510 26479
- info@ktelevrou.gr
- Website
- ktelevrou.gr
Bus from Alexandroupoli to Kavala Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Schedules at
- ktelevrou.gr
- Book at
- eticket.ktelevrou.gr
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Kavala
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $160–390
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
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