There are 6 ways to get from Athens to Thrace by plane, car, bus, or train
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 Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos, drive
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos (AXD)plane ATH - AXD
- Drive from Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos (AXD) to Thracecar
5h 13m$96–216Bus via Thessaloníki
cheapest- Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Haskovo Central Bus Stationbus Arda-Tur
16h 39m$56–115Drive 889.4 km
- Drive from Athens to Thracecar 889.4 km
10h 21m$187–270Fly to Kavala International Airport, drive
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Kavala International Airport (KVA)plane ATH - KVA
- Drive from Kavala International Airport (KVA) to Thracecar
6h 20m$116–251Bus, train
- Take the bus from Athens Chiou to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stopbus Citylines 42 / ...
- Take the train from Plovdiv to HARMANLI centraltrain 1611 / ...
16h 43m$77–102Bus
- Take the bus from Athens Karolou to Stara Zagora Central Bus Stationbus Citylines 80 / ...
- Take the bus from Stara Zagora to Simeonovgradbus
17h 45m
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos (AXD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Thrace is to bus and train which costs $75 - $110 and takes 16h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Thrace is to fly and drive which takes 5h 13m and costs $95 - $220.
The distance between Athens and Thrace is 604 km. The road distance is 889.4 km.
The best way to get from Athens to Thrace without a car is to bus via Thessaloníki which takes 16h 39m and costs $55 - $120.
It takes approximately 5h 13m to get from Athens to Thrace, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Athens to Thrace is 889 km. It takes approximately 10h 21m to drive from Athens to Thrace.
There are 10+ hotels available in Thrace.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Thrace, Haskovo, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Thrace via Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station, Haskovo, and Harmanli in around 16h 39m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–160
Flights from Athens International Airport to Kavala International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–160
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Athens International Airport to Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–120
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Plovdiv to HARMANLI central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $4–6
- 1st Class
- $5–7
- Phone
- +30 2310 500111
- ktel2310@gmail.com
- Website
- ktelthes.gr
Bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–50
- Schedules at
- ktelthes.gr
- Book at
- ktelthes.e-ticketing.gr
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Haskovo Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Athens Chiou to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Website
- https://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
- 0373/91 99
- torretravel@yahoo.bg
- Website
- torre-bg.com
Bus from Stara Zagora to Simeonovgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- torre-bg.com
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