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 Stanica
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Čiflik
14h 6mRSD 7,837–10,504Train, drive
cheapest- Take the train from Athens to ThessalonikiIc
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to RodopolisRe
- Drive from Rodopolis to Petrich
- Take the train from Petrich to Sofia
- Take the train from Sofia to Dragoman
- Drive from Dragoman to Pirot
16h 5mRSD 5,797–8,769Drive 832.1 km
- Drive from Athens to Pirot832.1 km
9h 30mRSD 17,493–25,267Fly to Sofia Airport, bus
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Sofia Airport (SOF)ATH - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Pirot, Main Bus Station
8h 42mRSD 8,678–21,078Train, bus
- Take the train from Athens to ThessalonikiIc
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Train Station Bus Stop to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Pirot, Main Bus Station
15h 57mRSD 6,177–8,289Bus via Sofia
- Take the bus from Athens to Sofia
- Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Pirot, Main Bus Station
17h 20mRSD 9,490–9,890Fly to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, bus
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG)ATH - BEG
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Pirot, Main Bus Station
10h 13m
Athens to Pirot by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Pirot is to train and bus which costs RSD 6000 - RSD 8500 and takes 15h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Pirot is to fly and bus which takes 8h 42m 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 832.1 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 PM in Athens and 1:18 PM in Pirot.
Yes, the driving distance between Athens to Pirot is 832 km. It takes approximately 9h 30m 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 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RSD 5,500–16,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RSD 7,500–22,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RSD 9,500–22,000
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RSD 5,500–16,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RSD 7,500–22,000
- 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 5,000–15,000
- 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 Rodopolis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RSD 550–850
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Petrich to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- RSD 650–1,100
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- RSD 650–950
- 1st Class
- RSD 950–1,100
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
- rezervacije@nis-ekspres.rs
- Website
- nis-ekspres.rs
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Čiflik
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RSD 850–1,100
- Schedules at
- nis-ekspres.rs
- 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
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Thessaloniki Train Station Bus Stop to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RSD 1,500–2,200
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Thessaloniki Train Station Bus Stop to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RSD 2,100–2,800
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- 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 7,990
- 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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