There are 6 ways to get from Athens to Lyulin by plane, subway, train, bus, or car
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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$43–68Bus, train
- Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Serresbus
- Take the bus from Serres to Dupnitsabus
- Take the train from Dupnitsa to Perniktrain
12h 30m$61–87Drive 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$47–69Bus
- Take the bus from Athens to Sofiabus
15h 32m$79
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 and arriving at Lyulin via Sofia and Pernik. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 32m.
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 bus and train which takes 12h 30m and costs $60 - $90.
It takes approximately 7h 14m to get from Athens to Lyulin, including transfers.
Athens to Lyulin bus services, operated by Tourist Service Holding AD, depart from Athens station.
Athens to Lyulin bus services, operated by Tourist Service Holding AD, arrive at Sofia 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 2150+ hotels available in Lyulin.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Lyulin, Pernik, Bulgaria?
Tourist Service Holding AD operates a bus from Athens to Sofia 3 times a week. Tickets cost $79 and the journey takes 13h 35m.
- 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 Dupnitsa to Pernik
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $2–5
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
- $8–13
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +30 23210-22822
- ktelserres@gmail.com
- Website
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Serres
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- Book at
- ktelserron.e-ticketing.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
Bus from Serres to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- Book at
- ktelserron.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 Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $15–27
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 02 981 13 33
- outgoing@tourist-service.com
- Website
- en.tourist-service.com
Bus from Athens to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $79
- Website
- https://en.tourist-service.com/
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