There are 6 ways to get from Athens to Tran by plane, subway, train, taxi, bus, 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 Sofia Airport, line 4 subway, line 10200 train, taxi
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane ATH - SOF
- Take the subway from Sofia Airport to Obelyasubway
- Take the train from Obelya to Dragoman Sp.train
- Take the taxi from Dragoman Sp. to Trantaxi
7h 45m$96–224Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Athens to Thessalonikitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki train station to Sofiabus
- Take the train from Sofia to Dragomantrain
14h 16m$73–108Train, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Athens to Thessalonikitrain Ic
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Serrestrain Re
- Take the bus from Serres to Dupnitsabus
- Take the train from Dupnitsa to Radomirtrain
- Take the taxi from Radomir to Trantaxi
13h 43m$83–116Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Athens to Sofiabus
- Take the taxi from Aldomirovtsi to Trantaxi
15h 59m$107–114Drive 790.9 km
- Drive from Athens to Trancar 790.9 km
8h 59m$166–240Fly to Skopje International Airport, drive
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)plane ATH - SKP
- Drive from Skopje-Airport-SKP to Trancar
6h 26m$117–260
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Tran is to train and bus which costs $70 - $110 and takes 14h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Tran is to fly and drive which takes 6h 26m and costs $110 - $260.
The distance between Athens and Tran is 663 km. The road distance is 790.9 km.
The best way to get from Athens to Tran without a car is to train and bus and taxi which takes 13h 43m and costs $80 - $120.
It takes approximately 7h 45m to get from Athens to Tran, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Athens to Tran is 791 km. It takes approximately 8h 59m to drive from Athens to Tran.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Tran, Bulgaria?
There is no direct connection from Athens to Tran. However, you can take the subway to Στ.Αεροδρομιου, walk to Athens International Airport (ATH) airport, fly to Sofia Airport (SOF), walk to Р-Т Александрия, take the line 84 bus to Летище София Терминал 2, walk to Sofia Airport, take the line 4 subway to Obelya, walk to Obelya, take the line 10200 train to Dragoman Sp., then take the taxi to Tran. Alternatively, you can take the train to Thessaloniki, take the train to Serres, walk to Serres, take the bus to Dupnitsa, walk to Dupnitsa, take the train to Radomir, then take the taxi to Tran.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–150
Flights from Athens International Airport to Skopje International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–190
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–150
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–180
- Phone
- (+359) 2 921 2001
- metro@metropolitan.bg
- Website
- metropolitan.bg
Subway from Sofia Airport to Obelya
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- https://www.metrosofia.com/en
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Obelya to Dragoman Sp.
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–4
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $2–3
- 1st Class
- $1–4
Train from Dupnitsa to Radomir
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $2–3
- 1st Class
- $2–4
Train from Sofia to Dragoman
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $2–3
- 1st Class
- $2–4
- 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 Serres
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +30 23210-22822
- ktelserres@gmail.com
- Website
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Serres to Dupnitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- Book at
- ktelserron.e-ticketing.gr
- 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
- $79
- Website
- https://en.tourist-service.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Thessaloniki train station to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Estimated price
- $24–45
Taxi Pernik
- Phone
- +359 76 630 303
- Website
- taxi-service-8392.business.site
Papi Taxi
- Phone
- +359 76 604 900
- Website
- papi.bg
Evro Taksi 7
- Phone
- +359 76 661 010
Taxi Pernik
- Phone
- +359 76 630 303
- Website
- taxi-service-8392.business.site
Papi Taxi
- Phone
- +359 76 604 900
- Website
- papi.bg
Evro Taksi 7
- Phone
- +359 76 661 010
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