There are 9 ways to get from Calafat to Athens by bus, plane, 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.
Bus to Sofia Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Calafat to Sofiabus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane SOF - ATH
9h 58m€84–202Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Vidin to Sofia Severtrain
- Take the train from Sofia to Dupnitsatrain
- Take the bus from Dupnitsa to Serresbus
- Take the train from Serres to Thessalonikitrain Re
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
20h 1m€52–83Bus, train
- Take the bus from Calafat to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Thessaloniki train stationbus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
17h 13m€66–113Drive 956.6 km
- Drive from Calafat to Athenscar 956.6 km
12h 8m€174–251Train to Craiova Airport, fly
- Take the train from Calafat to Jiu Hm.train
- Fly from Craiova Airport (CRA) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane CRA - ATH
7h 57m€83–286Drive, bus to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, fly
- Drive from Calafat to Zaječar, Autobuska Stanica Zaječar/Bulevar Dr Zorana Dindicacar
- Take the bus from Zaječar, Autobuska Stanica Zaječar/Bulevar Dr Zorana Dindica to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Fly from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane BEG - ATH
9h 57m€98–240Train, train to Bucharest Otopeni, fly
- Take the train from Calafat to Craiovatrain
- Take the train from Craiova to Bucharesttrain
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane OTP - ATH
13h 17m€75–225Bus via Sérres
- Take the bus from Calafat to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Blagoevgradbus
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal to Serresbus
- Take the bus from Serres to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTELbus
17h 45mBus
- Take the bus from Calafat to Sofiabus 1950
- Take the bus from Sofia to Athensbus
19h 25m€93–111
Calafat to Athens by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Calafat to Athens is to train and bus which costs €50 - €85 and takes 20h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Calafat to Athens is to train and fly which takes 7h 57m and costs €80 - €290.
No, there is no direct bus from Calafat to Athens. However, there are services departing from Calafat and arriving at Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL via Sofia, Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal and Serres. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 45m.
The distance between Calafat and Athens is 968 km. The road distance is 956.6 km.
The best way to get from Calafat to Athens without a car is to bus and train which takes 17h 13m and costs €65 - €120.
It takes approximately 9h 58m to get from Calafat to Athens, including transfers.
Calafat to Athens bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Calafat station.
Calafat to Athens bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Sofia station.
Yes, the driving distance between Calafat to Athens is 957 km. It takes approximately 12h 8m to drive from Calafat to Athens.
Book your Calafat to Athens bus tickets online with Omio.
What companies run services between Calafat, Romania and Athens, Greece?
You can take a bus from Calafat to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL via Sofia, Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal, and Serres in around 17h 45m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–130
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Athens International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–210
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–140
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Sofia Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–130
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Athens International Airport via Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–140
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Craiova Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–270
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Sofia Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–160
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Thessaloniki to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
Train from Serres to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Vidin to Sofia Sever
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €7–10
- 1st Class
- €10–12
Train from Sofia to Dupnitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €3–5
- 1st Class
- €3–5
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Calafat to Jiu Hm.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–12
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Calafat to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–12
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Craiova to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–20
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- 0351/40.91.53
- info@softrans.ro
- Website
- softrans.ro
Train from Craiova to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–10
- Schedules at
- softrans.ro
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Calafat to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Sofia to Thessaloniki train station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +30 23210-22822
- ktelserres@gmail.com
- Website
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Dupnitsa to Serres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- Book at
- ktelserron.e-ticketing.gr
Bus from Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal to Serres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- Book at
- ktelserron.e-ticketing.gr
Bus from Serres to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- Book at
- ktelserron.e-ticketing.gr
- Phone
- +381 19 542 888
- motoboemtrans@hotmail.com
- Website
- redvoznje.net
Bus from Zaječar, Autobuska Stanica Zaječar/Bulevar Dr Zorana Dindica to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- redvoznje.net
- Phone
- 019 435 045
- doonikolicprevoz@gmail.com
- Website
- nikolicprevoz.rs
Bus from Zaječar, Autobuska Stanica Zaječar/Bulevar Dr Zorana Dindica to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–15
- Schedules at
- nikolicprevoz.rs
- Phone
- +381 (0)35 562 555
- office@eurolin.rs
- Website
- eurolin.rs
Bus from Zaječar, Autobuska Stanica Zaječar/Bulevar Dr Zorana Dindica to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- eurolin.rs
- info@bgrazpisanie.com
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Sofia to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en
- Phone
- 0888 302 311
- chona@abv.bg
- Website
- chona.alle.bg
Bus from Sofia to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
- Phone
- 02 981 13 33
- outgoing@tourist-service.com
- Website
- en.tourist-service.com
Bus from Sofia to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €68
- Website
- https://en.tourist-service.com/
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