There are 9 ways to get from Athens to Prilep by train, car, bus, or plane
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Train, drive
best- Take the train from Athens to Platytrain Ic
- Take the train from Platy to Edessatrain Re
- Drive from Edessa to Prilepcar
9h 18m$55–80Bus via Thessaloníki
- Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Thessaloniki Monastirioubus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Gevgelijabus
- Take the bus from Gevgelija to Kavadarcibus
- Take the bus from Kavadarci to Prilepbus
12h 19mDrive 584.9 km
- Drive from Athens to Prilepcar 584.9 km
7h 4m$123–178Fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane ATH - SKG
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Gevgelijabus
- Take the train from Gevgelija to Negotinotrain
- Take the bus from Negotino to Prilepbus
9h 48mTrain, bus via Negotino
- Take the train from Athens to Thessalonikitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Gevgelijabus
- Take the train from Gevgelija to Negotinotrain
- Take the bus from Negotino to Prilepbus
11h 36mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Athens to Thessalonikitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Simeonidis Tours Office to Gevgelijabus
- Take the train from Gevgelija to Demir Kapijatrain
- Take the bus from Demir Kapija to Prilepbus
12h 34mBus
- Take the bus from Athens to Kumanovobus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Prilepbus
16h 51m$61–93Fly to Skopje International Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)plane ATH - SKP
- Take the train from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Prileptrain
11h 1m$100–310Fly to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, bus
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane ATH - TIA
- Take the bus from Elbasan to Ohridbus
- Take the bus from Ohrid to Prilepbus
10h 44m
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Prilep is to train and drive which costs $50 - $80 and takes 9h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Prilep is to drive which takes 7h 4m and costs $120 - $180.
No, there is no direct bus from Athens to Prilep. However, there are services departing from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL and arriving at Prilep via Thessaloniki, Gevgelija and Kavadarci. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 19m.
The distance between Athens and Prilep is 650 km. The road distance is 584.9 km.
The best way to get from Athens to Prilep without a car is to bus via Thessaloníki which takes 12h 19m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 18m to get from Athens to Prilep, including transfers.
Athens to Prilep bus services, operated by KTEL Thessalonikis, depart from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL station.
Athens to Prilep bus services, operated by KTEL Thessalonikis, arrive at Thessaloniki Monastiriou station.
Prilep is 1h behind Athens. It is currently 10:27 PM in Athens and 9:27 PM in Prilep.
Yes, the driving distance between Athens to Prilep is 585 km. It takes approximately 7h 4m to drive from Athens to Prilep.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Prilep, North Macedonia?
You can take a bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Prilep via Thessaloniki Monastiriou, Thessaloniki, Gevgelija, and Kavadarci in around 12h 19m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–170
Flights from Athens International Airport to Skopje International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–230
Flights from Athens International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–170
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Athens International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–140
Flights from Athens International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–130
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–140
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Athens to Platy
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
Train from Platy to Edessa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
Train from Athens to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +389 (2) 3 164 255
- mztransportad@mztransportad.com.mk
- Website
- mzt.mk
Train from Gevgelija to Negotino
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $4–14
- Schedules at
- mzt.mk
Train from Gevgelija to Demir Kapija
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3–10
- Schedules at
- mzt.mk
Train from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Prilep
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–30
- Schedules at
- mzt.mk
- Phone
- +30 2310 500111
- ktel2310@gmail.com
- Website
- ktelthes.gr
Bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Thessaloniki Monastiriou
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $49
- Schedules at
- ktelthes.gr
- Book at
- ktelthes.e-ticketing.gr
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki to Gevgelija
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Schedules at
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Simeonidis Tours Office to Gevgelija
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $11–18
- Schedules at
- simeonidistours.gr
- Phone
- +389 72 230-200
- info@ekstrabus.com
- Website
- ekstrabus.com.mk
Bus from Gevgelija to Kavadarci
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- ekstrabus.com.mk
Bus from Kavadarci to Prilep
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- ekstrabus.com.mk
Bus from Negotino to Prilep
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- ekstrabus.com.mk
Bus from Ohrid to Prilep
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- ekstrabus.com.mk
- Phone
- +389 34 346 030
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Kavadarci to Prilep
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/strumicaekspres
Bus from Negotino to Prilep
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/strumicaekspres
Bus from Demir Kapija to Prilep
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/strumicaekspres
- Phone
- +389 2 240 2528
- ruleturs@sas.com.mk
- Website
- ruleturs.mk
Bus from Thessaloniki Simeonidis Tours Office to Gevgelija
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- ruleturs.mk
- Phone
- 0030 2108219900
- vsiamos@otenet.gr
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Athens to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
- Phone
- +389 47 231 192
- info@transkop.mk
- Website
- transkop.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Prilep
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $19
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
- Phone
- +389 78 259 499
- info@roman.com.mk
- Website
- web.facebook.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Prilep
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +389 48 423 310
- pelagonijatrans@yahoo.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Prilep
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +389 46 787 312
- info@eurobus.mk
- Website
- eurobus.mk
Bus from Elbasan to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Schedules at
- eurobus.mk
- Phone
- 033/273-551
- avtoatom@yahoo.com
- Website
- avtoatom.com.mk
Bus from Ohrid to Prilep
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- avtoatom.mk
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