There are 6 ways to get from Athens to Pleven by bus, car, plane, train, or night train
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Athens Karolou to Pleven Bus Stationbus Citylines 83
14h 15m$91Fly to Bucharest Otopeni, night train, train
cheapest- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane ATH - OTP
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsanighttrain
- Take the train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Pleventrain
10h 12m$55–185Drive 917 km
- Drive from Athens to Plevencar 917 km
10h 48m$193–278Fly to Sofia Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane ATH - SOF
- Take the train from Sofia Sever to Pleventrain
8h 53m$79–187Bus via Sofia
- Take the bus from Athens to Sofiabus N983
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Pleven Bus Stopbus Union Ivkoni
16h 5m$74–121Fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane ATH - SKG
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou to Pleven Bus Stationbus
11h 43m$97–183
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Pleven is to bus via Sofia which costs $70 - $130 and takes 16h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Pleven is to fly and train which takes 8h 53m and costs $75 - $190.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Athens Karolou and arriving at Pleven Bus Station station. Services depart four times a week, and operate Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The journey takes approximately 14h 15m.
The distance between Athens and Pleven is 974 km. The road distance is 917 km.
The best way to get from Athens to Pleven without a car is to bus which takes 14h 15m and costs $91.
The bus from Athens Karolou to Pleven Bus Station takes 14h 15m including transfers and departs four times a week.
Athens to Pleven bus services, operated by Citylines, depart from Athens Karolou station.
Athens to Pleven bus services, operated by Citylines, arrive at Pleven Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Athens to Pleven is 917 km. It takes approximately 10h 48m to drive from Athens to Pleven.
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What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Pleven, Bulgaria?
Citylines operates a bus from Athens Karolou to Pleven Bus Station 4 times a week. Tickets cost $60–85 and the journey takes 14h 15m. Tourist Service Holding AD also services this route 3 times a week.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–160
Flights from Athens International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–120
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–140
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–140
Flights from Athens International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–130
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–160
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $70–170
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–170
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–150
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Sofia Sever to Pleven
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $4–6
Night train from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $4–6
Train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Pleven
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–4
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $1–3
- 1st Class
- $2–4
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Athens Karolou to Pleven Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
Bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou to Pleven Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- 02 981 13 33
- outgoing@tourist-service.com
- Website
- en.tourist-service.com
Bus from Athens Karolou to Pleven Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $91
- Website
- https://en.tourist-service.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Athens to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Pleven Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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