There are 7 ways to get from Athens to Karnobat by plane, shuttle, bus, or car
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Fly to Varna Airport, shuttle, bus
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane ATH - VAR
- Take a shuttle bus from Varna Airport to Sunny Beach
- Take the bus from Sunny Beach to Karnobatbus
7h 52mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Athens Karolou to Sliven Central Bus Stationbus Citylines 80
- Take the bus from Sliven Bus Station to Karnobat Bus Stationbus Union Ivkoni
19h 20m$77–102Drive 1,015.4 km
- Drive from Athens to Karnobatcar 1,015.4 km
11h 21m$213–308Fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle, bus
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane ATH - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Sunny Beach
- Take the bus from Sunny Beach to Karnobatbus
11h 12mFly to Istanbul, bus
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Istanbul (IST)plane ATH - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Burgasbus
- Take the bus from Burgas to Karnobatbus
13h 34m$99–232Fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, bus
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane ATH - SAW
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Burgasbus
- Take the bus from Burgas to Karnobatbus
13h 45m$130–803Bus via Veliko Tŭrnovo
- Take the bus from Athens to Veliko Tarnovobus N983
- Take the bus from Veliko Turnovo to Karnobatbus
19h 57m$97–155
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Varna Airport (VAR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Karnobat is to bus which costs $75 - $110 and takes 19h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Karnobat is to drive which takes 11h 21m and costs $210 - $310.
No, there is no direct bus from Athens to Karnobat station. However, there are services departing from Athens Karolou and arriving at Karnobat Bus Station via Sliven Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 20m.
The distance between Athens and Karnobat is 880 km. The road distance is 1015.4 km.
The best way to get from Athens to Karnobat without a car is to bus which takes 19h 20m and costs $75 - $110.
It takes approximately 7h 52m to get from Athens to Karnobat, including transfers.
Athens to Karnobat bus services, operated by Citylines, depart from Athens Karolou station.
Athens to Karnobat bus services, operated by Citylines, arrive at Sliven Central Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Athens to Karnobat is 1015 km. It takes approximately 11h 21m to drive from Athens to Karnobat.
There are five+ hotels available in Karnobat.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Karnobat, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Athens Karolou to Karnobat Bus Station via Sliven Bus Station in around 19h 20m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–160
Flights from Athens International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–380
Flights from Athens International Airport to Istanbul via Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–180
Flights from Athens International Airport to Istanbul via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–180
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–380
Flights from Athens International Airport to Istanbul via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–390
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–380
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–240
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–240
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–170
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–180
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–180
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Athens International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–160
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Varna Airport to Sunny Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $90–170
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
Shuttle from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Sunny Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $270–380
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- info@bgrazpisanie.com
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Sunny Beach to Karnobat
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Athens Karolou to Sliven Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–100
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sliven Bus Station to Karnobat Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +38(098) 343 8282
- callcenter@likebus.ua
- Website
- likebus.ua
Bus from Istanbul to Burgas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
- Phone
- 056 844 966
- office@mbus-bg.com
- Website
- mbus-bg.com
Bus from Burgas to Karnobat
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Schedules at
- mbus-bg.com
Bus from Veliko Turnovo to Karnobat
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–15
- Schedules at
- mbus-bg.com
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Athens to Veliko Tarnovo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $80–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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