There are 9 ways to get from Athens to Lom by train, bus, car, plane, or shuttle
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
- Take the train from Sofia Sever to Lomtrain
16h 42m$53–86Bus
- Take the bus from Athens to Plevenbus
- Take the bus from Pleven to Lombus
18h 43mDrive 912 km
- Drive from Athens to Lomcar 912 km
10h 43m$192–277Fly to Sofia Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane ATH - SOF
- Take the train from Sofia Sever to Lomtrain
10h 5m$77–202Train, bus via Sérres
- Take the train from Athens to Thessalonikitrain Ic
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Serrestrain Re
- Take the bus from Serres to Dupnitsabus
- Take the train from Dupnitsa to Sofiatrain
- Take the train from Sofia Sever to Lomtrain
19h 10m$55–84Bus via Dráma
- Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Dramabus
- Take the bus from Drama to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Montanabus
- Take the bus from Montana to Lombus
21hFly 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 Pleven
- Take the bus from Pleven to Lombus
11h 55mFly to Craiova Airport, drive
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Craiova Airport (CRA)plane ATH - CRA
- Drive from Craiova Airport (CRA) to Lomcar
6h 57m$110–340Fly 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 Zaječar, Autobuska Stanica Zaječar/Bulevar Dr Zorana Dindicabus
- Drive from Zaječar, Autobuska Stanica Zaječar/Bulevar Dr Zorana Dindica to Lomcar
12h 9m$117–282
Athens to Lom by train, bus, and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Lom is to train and bus which costs $50 - $90 and takes 16h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Lom is to fly and drive which takes 6h 57m and costs $110 - $340.
No, there is no direct bus from Athens to Lom. However, there are services departing from Athens and arriving at Lom via Pleven. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 43m.
The distance between Athens and Lom is 980 km. The road distance is 912 km.
The best way to get from Athens to Lom without a car is to train and bus which takes 16h 42m and costs $50 - $90.
It takes approximately 16h 42m to get from Athens to Lom, including transfers.
Athens to Lom bus services, operated by Tourist Service Holding AD, depart from Athens station.
Athens to Lom bus services, operated by Tourist Service Holding AD, arrive at Pleven station.
Yes, the driving distance between Athens to Lom is 912 km. It takes approximately 10h 43m to drive from Athens to Lom.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Lom, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Athens to Lom via Pleven in around 18h 43m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–150
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–170
Flights from Athens International Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–240
Flights from Athens International Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–240
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–150
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–170
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–240
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–180
Flights from Athens International Airport to Craiova Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–290
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–180
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–180
- 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 Sofia Sever to Lom
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–11
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $6–10
- 1st Class
- $9–11
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
- +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
- 02 981 13 33
- outgoing@tourist-service.com
- Website
- en.tourist-service.com
Bus from Athens to Pleven
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $79
- Website
- https://en.tourist-service.com/
- Phone
- +359 (0) 64 888 666
- avtogara@pleven.bg
- Website
- avtogarapleven.com
Bus from Pleven to Lom
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- avtogarapleven.com
- Phone
- +30 23210-22822
- ktelserres@gmail.com
- Website
- ktelserron.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
- 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
- +359 894 77 44 02
- office@kaleiatravel.com
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Drama to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://en.kaleiatravel.com/
- Phone
- 0886 45 97 00
- Website
- montana-dnes.com
Bus from Sofia to Montana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- montana-dnes.com
Bus from Montana to Lom
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- montana-dnes.com
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Pleven
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $190–280
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- +381 19 542 888
- motoboemtrans@hotmail.com
- Website
- redvoznje.net
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Zaječar, Autobuska Stanica Zaječar/Bulevar Dr Zorana Dindica
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- redvoznje.net
- Phone
- 019 435 045
- doonikolicprevoz@gmail.com
- Website
- nikolicprevoz.rs
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Zaječar, Autobuska Stanica Zaječar/Bulevar Dr Zorana Dindica
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–18
- Schedules at
- nikolicprevoz.rs
- Phone
- +381 (0)35 562 555
- office@eurolin.rs
- Website
- eurolin.rs
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Zaječar, Autobuska Stanica Zaječar/Bulevar Dr Zorana Dindica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- eurolin.rs
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