There are 7 ways to get from Athens to Pirot by bus, train, car, or plane
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Athens to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Čiflikbus
14h 6mRSD 7,638–10,506Train, bus, drive
cheapest- 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 Sofiatrain
- Take the train from Sofia to Dragomantrain
- Drive from Dragoman to Pirotcar
16h 50mRSD 5,838–8,520Drive 841 km
- Drive from Athens to Pirotcar 841 km
9h 19mRSD 17,946–25,922Fly to Sofia Airport, bus
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane ATH - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Pirot, Main Bus Stationbus
8h 40mRSD 8,677–21,077Train, bus
- Take the train from Athens to Thessalonikitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Pirot, Main Bus Stationbus
14h 42mRSD 5,978–9,390Bus via Sofia
- Take the bus from Athens to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Pirot, Main Bus Stationbus
17h 20mRSD 9,484–9,884Fly to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, bus
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG)plane ATH - BEG
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Pirot, Main Bus Stationbus
10h 13m
Athens to Pirot by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Pirot is to train and bus and drive which costs RSD 5500 - RSD 8500 and takes 16h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Pirot is to fly and bus which takes 8h 40m and costs RSD 8500 - RSD 22000.
No, there is no direct bus from Athens to Pirot. However, there are services departing from Athens and arriving at Čiflik via Niš, Autobuska Stanica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 6m.
The distance between Athens and Pirot is 934 km. The road distance is 841 km.
The best way to get from Athens to Pirot without a car is to bus which takes 14h 6m and costs RSD 7500 - RSD 11000.
It takes approximately 14h 6m to get from Athens to Pirot, including transfers.
Athens to Pirot bus services, operated by FP Travel, depart from Athens station.
Athens to Pirot bus services, operated by FP Travel, arrive at Niš, Autobuska Stanica station.
Pirot is 1h behind Athens. It is currently 2:18 AM in Athens and 1:18 AM in Pirot.
Yes, the driving distance between Athens to Pirot is 841 km. It takes approximately 9h 19m to drive from Athens to Pirot.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Pirot, Serbia?
You can take a bus from Athens to Čiflik via Niš, Autobuska Stanica in around 14h 6m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RSD 5,500–15,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RSD 7,500–24,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RSD 9,500–24,000
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RSD 5,500–15,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RSD 7,500–24,000
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RSD 6,000–18,000
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Athens to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RSD 2,500–3,600
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
Train from Thessaloniki to Serres
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RSD 900–1,300
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Blagoevgrad to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- RSD 440–670
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- RSD 440–650
- 1st Class
- RSD 620–670
Train from Sofia to Dragoman
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- RSD 120–230
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- RSD 120–180
- 1st Class
- RSD 160–230
- Phone
- +302105233969
- fptravel@otenet.gr
- Website
- fptravel.gr
Bus from Athens to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- RSD 7,000–9,500
- Schedules at
- fptravel.gr
- Phone
- +381 18 255 177
- Website
- nis-ekspres.rs
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Čiflik
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RSD 650–1,100
- Schedules at
- nis-ekspres.rs
- 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
- RSD 1,100–1,600
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- Book at
- ktelserron.e-ticketing.gr
- Phone
- 02 952 50 04
- matpu96@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Pirot, Main Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RSD 1,500–1,900
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RSD 1,900–2,600
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- RSD 2,200–3,900
- 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
- RSD 7,984
- Website
- https://en.tourist-service.com/
- Phone
- 011 / 34 72 334
- prestobeograd@gmail.com
- Website
- presto.rs
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Pirot, Main Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- presto.rs
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