There are 7 ways to get from Burgas to Athens by plane, 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.
Recommended option
Fly from Burgas • 6 h 28 min
$46 - $242
Cheapest option
Train, bus • 13 h 57 min
$46 - $76
5 alternative options
Bus to Istanbul, fly • 9 h 47 min
$72 - $215
Bus, bus to Alexandroupolis, fly • 10 h 14 min
$77 - $178
Bus EAAA • 19 h 15 min
$50 - $70
Bus Tourist Service Holding AD • 19 h 20 min
$83 - $85
Drive • 11 h 16 min
$160 - $240
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Burgas to Athens is to bus which costs $50 - $70 and takes 19 h 15 min.
The quickest way to get from Burgas to Athens is to fly which costs $45 - $250 and takes 6 h 28 min.
The distance between Burgas and Athens is 595 km. The road distance is 1078.6 km.
It takes approximately 6 h 28 min to get from Burgas to Athens, including transfers.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Burgas and arriving at Athens. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 19 h 15 min.
The best way to get from Burgas to Burgas Airport is to bus which takes 16 min and costs $1 - $3.
- Distance: 372.2 miles
- Duration: 6 h 28 min
What companies run services between Burgas, Bulgaria and Athens, Greece?
Bulgaria Air, Aegean Airlines and seven other airlines fly from Burgas to Athens twice daily. Alternatively, EAAA operates a bus from Burgas to Athens twice daily. Tickets cost $50 - $70 and the journey takes 19 h 15 min. Ilias Travel also services this route once daily.
- Website
- aegeanair.com
Flights from Burgas to Athens via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 47 min
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90 - $440
Flights from Burgas to Athens via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 6 h 10 min
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110 - $600
Flights from Burgas to Athens via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6 h 40 min
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320 - $1,500
Flights from Burgas to Athens via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6 h 50 min
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110 - $600
Flights from Istanbul to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 27 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70 - $290
Flights from Alexandroupolis to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65 - $210
- Website
- p.turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 27 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70 - $290
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Burgas to Athens via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 23 min
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95 - $490
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Burgas to Athens via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 10 min
- When
- Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35 - $230
Flights from Burgas to Athens via Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 6 h 50 min
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80 - $330
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Alexandroupolis to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65 - $210
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Alexandroupolis to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 5 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110 - $440
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Burgas to Athens via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6 h 35 min
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200 - $1,100
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Burgas to Athens via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6 h 40 min
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320 - $1,500
- Phone
- 0700 10 200
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Vladimir Pavlov to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 18 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5 - $6
- Website
- bdz.bg
- Phone
- +359 (0) 885754058
- bourgasbus@abv.bg
- Website
- burgasbus.info
Bus from Burgas South to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $21 - $24
- Schedules at
- burgasbus.info
- Website
- svilengrad24.info
Bus from Burgas to Svilengrad
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- svilengrad24.info
- Website
- rta.government.bg
Bus from Svilengrad to Alexandroupoli
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8 - $13
- Schedules at
- rta.government.bg
Bus from Burgas to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 19 h 15 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50 - $70
- Schedules at
- rta.government.bg
- Website
- starazagora.bg
Bus from Stara Zagora to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10 h 30 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40 - $70
- Schedules at
- starazagora.bg
- Phone
- +359 2831 9192
- office@iliastravel.com
- Website
- iliastravel.com
Bus from Burgas to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 21 h 25 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95 - $105
- Schedules at
- iliastravel.com
- Phone
- 056 844 966
- Website
- mbus-bg.com
Bus from Burgas to Yambol
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 30 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6 - $8
- Schedules at
- mbus-bg.com
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Burgas to Yambol
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 34 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5 - $7
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
- Phone
- 02 981 13 33
- outgoing@tourist-service.com
- Website
- tourist-service.com
Bus from Yambol to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16 h 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $77
- Schedules at
- tourist-service.com
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