There are 7 ways to get from Gabrovo to Athens by bus, shuttle, plane, train, or car
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Bus, shuttle to Bucharest Otopeni, fly
best- 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 26m€216–432Drive 956.3 km
cheapest- Drive from Gabrovo to Athenscar 956.3 km
11h 20m€174–251Bus, train
- Take the bus from Gabrovo to Kazanlakbus
- Take the train from Kazanlak to Sofiatrain
- Take the bus from Sofia to Thessaloniki train stationbus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
17h 39mBus
- Take the bus from Gabrovo to Plevenbus
- Take the bus from Pleven to Athensbus
18h 30mBus, train to Sofia Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Gabrovo to Kazanlakbus
- Take the train from Kazanlak to Iskarsko Shosetrain
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane SOF - ATH
9h 44mBus via Sérres
- Take the bus from Gabrovo to Plovdivbus
- Take the bus from Plovdiv to Blagoevgradbus
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal to Serresbus
- Take the bus from Serres to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTELbus
18h 43mBus, train via Sérres
- Take the bus from Gabrovo to Kazanlakbus
- Take the train from Kazanlak to Sofiatrain
- 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 3m
Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Gabrovo to Athens is to drive which costs €170 - €260 and takes 11h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Gabrovo to Athens is to bus and shuttle and fly which takes 9h 26m and costs €210 - €440.
No, there is no direct bus from Gabrovo to Athens. However, there are services departing from Gabrovo and arriving at Athens via Pleven. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 30m.
The distance between Gabrovo and Athens is 1036 km. The road distance is 956.3 km.
The best way to get from Gabrovo to Athens without a car is to bus and train which takes 17h 39m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 26m 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 Pleven station.
Yes, the driving distance between Gabrovo to Athens is 956 km. It takes approximately 11h 20m to drive from Gabrovo to Athens.
There are 12643+ hotels available in Athens.
What companies run services between Gabrovo, Bulgaria and Athens, Greece?
You can take a bus from Gabrovo to Athens via Pleven in around 18h 30m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–140
Flights from Sofia Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Athens International Airport via Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–140
Flights from Sofia Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–160
- 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
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Kazanlak to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €5–8
- 1st Class
- €8–9
Train from Kazanlak to Iskarsko Shose
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €5–8
- 1st Class
- €8–9
Train from Sofia to Dupnitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €2–3
- 1st Class
- €2–4
- 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
- info@bgrazpisanie.com
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Gabrovo to Veliko Tarnovo
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en
Bus from Plovdiv to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7
- 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/
- Phone
- 0878 64 30 15
- info@kazanlak-bg.info
- Website
- kazanlak-bg.info
Bus from Gabrovo to Kazanlak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- kazanlak-bg.info
- Phone
- +359 (0) 64 888 666
- avtogara@pleven.bg
- Website
- avtogarapleven.com
Bus from Gabrovo to Kazanlak
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- avtogarapleven.com
Bus from Gabrovo to Pleven
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- avtogarapleven.com
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
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
- +359 66 80 55 66
- opt_gabrovo@abv.bg
- Website
- optgabrovo.eu
Bus from Gabrovo to Pleven
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- optgabrovo.eu
Bus from Gabrovo to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- optgabrovo.eu
- Phone
- 02 981 13 33
- outgoing@tourist-service.com
- Website
- en.tourist-service.com
Bus from Pleven to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €68
- Website
- https://en.tourist-service.com/
- Phone
- +30 23210-22822
- ktelserres@gmail.com
- Website
- ktelserron.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
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
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