There are 8 ways to get from Athens to Shumen by plane, shuttle, bus, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Varna Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Varna Airport (VAR)ATH - VAR
- Take a shuttle bus from Varna Airport to Shumen
7h 47m$211–451Bus via Ruse
cheapest- Take the bus from Piraeus Port Astiggos to Ruse Central Bus StationUnion Ivkoni - Unibus 3670
- Take the bus from Ruse to Shumen
25h 4m$57–90Bus
- Take the bus from Athens to Veliko TarnovoN983
- Take the bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Shumen Bus StationGroup Plus 1697 / ...
19h 4m$100–136Train, drive
- 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 Sever to Shumen
20h 26m$63–98Drive 1,083.7 km
- Drive from Athens to Shumen1,083.7 km
12h 50m$228–329Fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)ATH - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Shumen
7h 42m$246–481Bus, train
- Take the bus from Athens to Pleven
- Take the train from Pleven to Shumen2615 / ...
19h 4m$87–93Bus, train via Stara Zagora
- Take the bus from Athens Karolou to Stara Zagora Central Bus StationCitylines 80 / ...
- Take the train from Stara Zagora to Shumen4660
22h$79–107
Athens to Shumen by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Shumen is to bus via Ruse which costs $55 - $95 and takes 25h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Shumen is to fly and shuttle which takes 7h 42m and costs $240 - $490.
No, there is no direct bus from Athens to Shumen station. However, there are services departing from Athens and arriving at Shumen Bus Station via Veliko Tarnovo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 4m.
The distance between Athens and Shumen is 806 km. The road distance is 1083.7 km.
The best way to get from Athens to Shumen without a car is to bus which takes 19h 4m and costs $100 - $140.
It takes approximately 7h 47m to get from Athens to Shumen, including transfers.
Athens to Shumen bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Athens station.
Athens to Shumen bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Veliko Tarnovo station.
Yes, the driving distance between Athens to Shumen is 1084 km. It takes approximately 12h 50m to drive from Athens to Shumen.
There are 60+ hotels available in Shumen.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Shumen, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Athens to Shumen Bus Station via Veliko Tarnovo in around 19h 4m.
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Athens International Airport to Varna Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–270
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–180
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Varna Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–550
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–150
- Website
- israir.co.il
Flights from Athens International Airport to Varna Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–420
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–350
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–140
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–180
- 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 Rodopolis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–9
- 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
- $6–11
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $6–10
- 1st Class
- $9–11
Train from Sofia Sever to Shumen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–22
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $13–18
- 1st Class
- $17–22
Train from Pleven to Shumen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–13
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $7–11
- 1st Class
- $11–13
Train from Stara Zagora to Shumen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–14
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $8–12
- 1st Class
- $12–14
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Varna Airport to Shumen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $90–170
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
Shuttle from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Shumen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $190–290
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Athens to Veliko Tarnovo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $90–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 2 989000
- support.eu@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Shumen Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–10
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- 02 981 13 33
- outgoing@tourist-service.com
- Website
- en.tourist-service.com
Bus from Athens to Pleven
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $81
- Website
- https://en.tourist-service.com/
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Athens Karolou to Stara Zagora Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–95
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Piraeus Port Astiggos to Ruse Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 82 82 81 51
- info@avtogararuse.org
- Website
- avtogararuse.org
Bus from Ruse to Shumen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Schedules at
- avtogararuse.org
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