There are 8 ways to get from Athens to Vratsa by plane, bus, train, car, or shuttle
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Fly to Sofia Airport, bus
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane ATH - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia to Vratsabus
7h 40mTrain, 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 Vratsatrain
14h 40m$38–82Train, bus via Thessaloníki
- Take the train from Athens to Thessalonikitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou Bus Stop to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Sofia to Vratsatrain
14h 1m$50–71Bus
- Take the bus from Athens Karolou to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus Citylines 80 / ...
- Take the bus from Sofia to Vratsa bus stationbus 1950
14h 25m$50–72Drive 866.4 km
- Drive from Athens to Vratsacar 866.4 km
10h 6m$182–263Fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane ATH - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Pleven
- Take the train from Pleven to Vratsatrain
10h 49m$250–518Train, drive
- Take the train from Athens to Thessalonikitrain Ic
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Rodopolistrain Re
- Drive from Rodopolis to Petrichcar
- Take the train from Petrich to Sofiatrain
- Take the train from Sofia to Vratsatrain
16h 37m$52–81Bus via Vratsa
- Take the bus from Athens to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Vratsabus
17h 5m
Athens to Vratsa by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Vratsa is to train and bus which costs $35 - $85 and takes 14h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Vratsa is to drive which takes 10h 6m and costs $180 - $270.
No, there is no direct bus from Athens to Vratsa station. However, there are services departing from Athens Karolou and arriving at Vratsa bus station via Sofia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 25m.
The distance between Athens and Vratsa is 689 km. The road distance is 866.4 km.
The best way to get from Athens to Vratsa without a car is to train and bus via Thessaloníki which takes 14h 1m and costs $45 - $75.
It takes approximately 7h 40m to get from Athens to Vratsa, including transfers.
Athens to Vratsa bus services, operated by Citylines, depart from Athens Karolou station.
Athens to Vratsa bus services, operated by Citylines, arrive at Sofia Serdica Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Athens to Vratsa is 866 km. It takes approximately 10h 6m to drive from Athens to Vratsa.
There are 86+ hotels available in Vratsa.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Vratsa, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Athens Karolou to Vratsa bus station via Sofia in around 14h 25m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–150
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–180
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–150
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–170
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–130
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–160
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–190
- 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
- $5–9
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Sofia to Vratsa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $3–6
- 1st Class
- $5–6
Train from Pleven to Vratsa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $4–6
- 1st Class
- $6–7
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
- Website
- varshets.info
Bus from Sofia to Vratsa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- varshets.info
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou Bus Stop to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $21–29
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Athens Karolou to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Sofia to Vratsa bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $12–18
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Thessaloniki train station to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $9–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Pleven
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $190–290
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.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
- $80
- Website
- https://en.tourist-service.com/
- Phone
- 02/813 33 98
- aleksiev_91_vd@abv.bg
- Website
- aleksiev-91.com
Bus from Sofia to Vratsa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- aleksiev-91.com
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