There are 7 ways to get from Gabrovo to Athens by bus, plane, train, car, or shuttle
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Bus to Sofia Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Gabrovo Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane SOF - ATH
8h 18mBus, shuttle to Varna Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Gabrovo to Veliko Tarnovobus
- Take a shuttle bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Varna Airport
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane VAR - ATH
9h 25m€166–472Bus, train
- Take the bus from Gabrovo Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Thessaloniki train stationbus 983
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
14h 49mDrive 953 km
- Drive from Gabrovo to Athenscar 953 km
11h 25m€171–247Bus, shuttle to Bucharest Otopeni, fly
- Take the bus from Gabrovo to Veliko Tarnovobus
- Take a shuttle bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane OTP - ATH
9h 35m€216–412Bus via Thessaloníki
- Take the bus from Gabrovo to Plovdivbus
- Take the bus from Plovdiv to Thessaloniki, Monastirioubus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTELbus
17h 55mBus
- Take the bus from Gabrovo to Plovdivbus
- Take the bus from Plovdiv Hristo Botev to Athens Karoloubus Citylines 79
18h 30m
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Gabrovo to Athens is to drive which costs €170 - €250 and takes 11h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Gabrovo to Athens is to bus and shuttle and fly which takes 9h 25m and costs €160 - €480.
No, there is no direct bus from Gabrovo to Athens. However, there are services departing from Gabrovo and arriving at Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL via Plovdiv and Thessaloniki Monastiriou. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 55m.
The distance between Gabrovo and Athens is 784 km. The road distance is 953 km.
The best way to get from Gabrovo to Athens without a car is to bus and train which takes 14h 49m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 18m to get from Gabrovo to Athens, including transfers.
Gabrovo to Athens bus services, operated by OPT Gabrovo, depart from Gabrovo station.
Gabrovo to Athens bus services, operated by OPT Gabrovo, arrive at Plovdiv station.
Yes, the driving distance between Gabrovo to Athens is 953 km. It takes approximately 11h 25m to drive from Gabrovo to Athens.
There are 6235+ hotels available in Athens.
What companies run services between Gabrovo, Bulgaria and Athens, Greece?
You can take a bus from Gabrovo to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL via Plovdiv, Thessaloniki, Monastiriou, and Thessaloniki Monastiriou in around 17h 55m.
- 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 Bucharest Otopeni to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–140
Flights from Varna Airport to Athens International Airport via Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–210
- 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 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–140
Flights from Varna Airport to Athens International Airport via Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–210
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Sofia Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Thessaloniki to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Sofia to Thessaloniki train station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- info@bgrazpisanie.com
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Gabrovo to Veliko Tarnovo
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en
- Phone
- 0888 211 781
- plovdiv_ekspres_2000@abv.bg
- Website
- plovdivexpres-2000.com
Bus from Gabrovo to Veliko Tarnovo
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- starazagora.bg
- Phone
- +359 82 82 81 51
- info@avtogararuse.org
- Website
- avtogararuse.org
Bus from Gabrovo to Veliko Tarnovo
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €2–3
- Schedules at
- avtogararuse.org
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Veliko Tarnovo to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €160–240
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
Shuttle from Veliko Tarnovo to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €80–240
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- +359 66 80 55 66
- opt_gabrovo@abv.bg
- Website
- optgabrovo.eu
Bus from Gabrovo to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- optgabrovo.eu
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Plovdiv to Thessaloniki, Monastiriou
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- +30 2310 500111
- info@ktelthes.gr
- Website
- ktelthes.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–50
- Website
- https://ktelthes.gr/en/
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