There are 8 ways to get from Greece to Balkans by train, bus, car, plane, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, bus
best- Take the train from Athens to Thessalonikitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the train from Crveni Krst to Zajecartrain Re
15h 31mRSD 10,008–14,340Bus via Niš
- Take the bus from Athens to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Šarbanovacbus
15h 55mDrive 945.6 km
- Drive from Athens to Balkanscar 945.6 km
10h 55mRSD 19,593–28,301Fly Athens International Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, bus
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG)plane ATH - BEG
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Šarbanovacbus
9h 22mBus
- Take the bus from Athens to Paracin, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Paracin, Autobuska Stanica to Metovnicabus
19h 15mFly Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, bus
- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG)plane SKG - BEG
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Šarbanovacbus
8h 52mFly Athens International Airport to Sofia Airport, shuttle, bus
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane ATH - SOF
- Take a shuttle bus from Sofia Airport to Niš
- Take the bus from Niteks to Zaječar, Autobuska Stanica Zaječar/Bulevar Dr Zorana Dindicabus
10h 43mFly Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Morava Kraljevo Airport, bus
- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Morava Kraljevo Airport (KVO)plane SKG - KVO
- Take the bus from Bresnica to Jagodina, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Jagodina, Autobuska Stanica to Metovnicabus
10h 43m
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Greece to Balkans is to train and bus which costs RSD 10000 - RSD 15000 and takes 15h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Greece to Balkans is to drive which takes 10h 55m and costs RSD 19000 - RSD 29000.
The distance between Greece and Balkans is 998 km. The road distance is 945.6 km.
The best way to get from Greece to Balkans without a car is to train and bus which takes 15h 31m and costs RSD 10000 - RSD 15000.
It takes approximately 15h 31m to get from Greece to Balkans, including transfers.
Balkans is 1h behind Greece. It is currently 1:26 AM in Greece and 12:26 AM in Balkans.
Yes, the driving distance between Greece to Balkans is 946 km. It takes approximately 10h 55m to drive from Greece to Balkans.
There are 79+ hotels available in Balkans.
What companies run services between Greece and Balkans, Serbia?
You can take a bus from Athens to Balkans via Niš, Autobuska Stanica and Šarbanovac in around 15h 55m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RSD 7,500–25,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport via Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RSD 9,500–25,000
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RSD 8,000–23,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RSD 6,000–15,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RSD 7,500–25,000
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RSD 8,000–23,000
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Morava Kraljevo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RSD 8,000–23,000
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RSD 6,000–15,000
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RSD 5,000–13,000
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Athens to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RSD 2,500–3,600
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +381 11 360 28 99
- putnik.info@srbvoz.rs
- Website
- srbijavoz.rs
Train from Crveni Krst to Zajecar
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RSD 480–750
- Schedules at
- srbijavoz.rs
- Rail 2nd Class
- RSD 480–550
- 1st Class
- RSD 600–750
- Phone
- +302105233969
- fptravel@otenet.gr
- Website
- fptravel.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- RSD 5,000–7,500
- Schedules at
- fptravel.gr
Bus from Athens to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- RSD 7,000–9,500
- Schedules at
- fptravel.gr
- Phone
- +381 19 542 888
- motoboemtrans@hotmail.com
- Website
- redvoznje.net
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Šarbanovac
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- redvoznje.net
Bus from Paracin, Autobuska Stanica to Metovnica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- redvoznje.net
Bus from Jagodina, Autobuska Stanica to Metovnica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- redvoznje.net
- Phone
- +38130 444 760
- office@bortravel.net
- Website
- bortravel.net
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Šarbanovac
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- bortravel.net
- Phone
- 0030 2108219900
- vsiamos@otenet.gr
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Athens to Paracin, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- RSD 5,500–9,000
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
- Phone
- +381 18 255 177
- rezervacije@nis-ekspres.rs
- Website
- nis-ekspres.rs
Bus from Niteks to Zaječar, Autobuska Stanica Zaječar/Bulevar Dr Zorana Dindica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RSD 1,000–1,300
- Schedules at
- nis-ekspres.rs
- Phone
- +381 (0)35 562 555
- office@eurolin.rs
- Website
- polazak.com
Bus from Bresnica to Jagodina, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- polazak.com
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