There are 6 ways to get from Athens to Lyulin by plane, subway, train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly, subway, line 5613 train, line 12 bus
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane ATH - SOF
- Take the subway from Патриарх Евтимий to Горна Баняsubway
- Take the train from Gorna banya spirka to Perniktrain
- Take the bus from Pernik to Lyulinbus
7h 14mTrain, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Athens to Thessalonikitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki train station to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminalbus
- Take the train from Blagoevgrad to Perniktrain
13h 38m$45–70Bus
- Take the bus from Athens Karolou to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus Citylines 80 / ...
14h 11m$50–75Drive 751.2 km
- Drive from Athens to Lyulincar 751.2 km
8h 20m$158–228Train, 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 Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminalbus
- Take the train from Blagoevgrad to Perniktrain
14h 40m$49–71Bus via Athens
- Take the bus from Athens to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
16h 1m$80
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Lyulin is to train and bus which costs $40 - $70 and takes 13h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Lyulin is to drive which takes 8h 20m and costs $150 - $230.
No, there is no direct bus from Athens to Lyulin. However, there are services departing from Athens Karolou and arriving at Lyulin via Sofia Central Bus Station and Pernik. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 11m.
The distance between Athens and Lyulin is 624 km. The road distance is 751.2 km.
The best way to get from Athens to Lyulin without a car is to train and bus which takes 13h 38m and costs $40 - $70.
It takes approximately 7h 14m to get from Athens to Lyulin, including transfers.
Athens to Lyulin bus services, operated by Citylines, depart from Athens Karolou station.
Athens to Lyulin bus services, operated by Citylines, arrive at Sofia Serdica Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Athens to Lyulin is 751 km. It takes approximately 8h 20m to drive from Athens to Lyulin.
There are 2193+ hotels available in Lyulin.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Lyulin, Pernik, Bulgaria?
Citylines operates a bus from Athens Karolou to Sofia Serdica Bus Station once daily. Tickets cost $50–75 and the journey takes 11h 45m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–150
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–150
- 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
- Phone
- 0700 13 233
- office@sofiatraffic.bg
- Website
- sofiatraffic.bg
Subway from Патриарх Евтимий to Горна Баня
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Schedules at
- sofiatraffic.bg
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Gorna banya spirka to Pernik
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–4
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $1–3
- 1st Class
- $1–4
Train from Blagoevgrad to Pernik
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $4–6
- 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
- $9–13
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
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 Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $16–28
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Athens Karolou to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +30 23210-22822
- ktelserres@gmail.com
- Website
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Serres to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- Book at
- ktelserron.e-ticketing.gr
- Phone
- 02 981 13 33
- outgoing@tourist-service.com
- Website
- en.tourist-service.com
Bus from Athens to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80
- Website
- https://en.tourist-service.com/
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