There are 8 ways to get from Athens to Tran by train, bus, taxi, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, bus
best- Take the train from Athens to ThessalonikiIc
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Train Station Bus Stop to Dupnitsa Bus Station
- Take the train from Dupnitsa to DelyanRe
12h 39m$64–88Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Athens Karolou to Sofia Serdica Bus StationCitylines 80 / ...
- Take the taxi from Aldomirovtsi to Tran
14h 8m$66–88Drive 782 km
- Drive from Athens to Tran782 km
9h 10m$164–237Fly to Sofia Airport, train, taxi
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Sofia Airport (SOF)ATH - SOF
- Take the train from Obelya to Dragoman Sp.
- Take the taxi from Dragoman Sp. to Tran
7h 46m$96–224Train, 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 DelyanRe
13h 8m$73–102Bus
- Take the bus from Athens to Sofia
- Take the bus from Sofia to Gaber, Sofia Province
16h 25mFly to Skopje International Airport, drive
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)ATH - SKP
- Drive from Skopje-Airport-SKP to Tran
6h 25m$122–250Fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)ATH - SKG
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Serres
- Take the bus from Serres to Dupnitsa
- Take the train from Dupnitsa to Delyan
9h 32m$105–201
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 $60 - $90 and takes 12h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Tran is to fly and drive which takes 6h 25m and costs $120 - $250.
The distance between Athens and Tran is 821 km. The road distance is 782 km.
The best way to get from Athens to Tran without a car is to train and bus which takes 12h 39m and costs $60 - $90.
It takes approximately 12h 39m to get from Athens to Tran, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Athens to Tran is 782 km. It takes approximately 9h 10m to drive from Athens to Tran.
There are 18+ hotels available in Tran.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Tran, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Athens to Tran via Sofia and Gaber, Sofia Province in around 16h 25m.
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- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–170
Flights from Athens International Airport to Skopje International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–140
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–160
Flights from Athens International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–110
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–170
- 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
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Dupnitsa to Delyan
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $2–5
Train from Obelya to Dragoman Sp.
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–4
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $2–3
- 1st Class
- $1–4
Train from Petrich to Delyan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–9
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $5–8
- 1st Class
- $8–9
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Thessaloniki Train Station Bus Stop to Dupnitsa Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Athens Karolou to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Serres to Dupnitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Athens Karolou to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- 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/
- Website
- info.slivnitsa.com
Bus from Sofia to Gaber, Sofia Province
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- info.slivnitsa.com
- Phone
- +30 23210-22822
- ktelserres@gmail.com
- Website
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Serres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- Book at
- ktelserron.e-ticketing.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
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Estimated price
- $24–35
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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