There are 10 ways to get from Lake Bled to Athens by plane, bus, car, shuttle, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Ljubljana
best- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane LJU - ATH
5h 31m€113–338Bus via Belgrade
cheapest- Take the bus from Bled to Avtobusna postaja Ljubljanabus
- Take the bus from Ljubljana bus station to Belgrade bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Athensbus
27h 37m€94–334Bus
- Take the bus from Bled to Avtobusna postaja Ljubljanabus
- Take the bus from Ljubljana to Blagoevgradbus
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal to Serresbus
- Take the bus from Serres to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Athens Karaiskaki Squarebus
26h 35m€115–324Drive 1,650.9 km
- Drive from Bled to Athenscar 1,650.9 km
16h 26m€299–431Shuttle to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Bled, Glavna Avtobusna Postajalisce to Ronchi dei Legionari, Trieste Airport Friuli Venezia Giulia
- Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane TRS - ATH
9h 16m€171–469Shuttle to Klagenfurt Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Klagenfurt Airport
- Fly from Klagenfurt Airport (KLU) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane KLU - ATH
10h 41m€258–638Shuttle to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Bled, Glavna Avtobusna Postajalisce to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane VCE - ATH
8h 1m€218–569Shuttle to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Bled, Glavna Avtobusna Postajalisce to Velika Gorica, Zagreb Airport
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane ZAG - ATH
7h 11m€231–521Train, bus
- Take the train from Lesce Bled to Ljubljanatrain Re / ...
- Take the bus from Ljubljana to Blagoevgradbus
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal to Thessaloniki train stationbus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
27h 40m€133–178Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bled to Avtobusna postaja Ljubljanabus
- Take the bus from Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
28h€141–319
Lake Bled to Athens by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lake Bled to Athens is to bus via Belgrade which costs €90 - €340 and takes 27h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Lake Bled to Athens is to fly which takes 5h 31m and costs €110 - €340.
No, there is no direct bus from Lake Bled to Athens. However, there are services departing from Bled and arriving at Athens Karaiskaki Square via Ljubljana, Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal, Serres and Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 35m.
The distance between Lake Bled and Athens is 1279 km. The road distance is 1650.9 km.
The best way to get from Lake Bled to Athens without a car is to bus which takes 26h 35m and costs €110 - €330.
It takes approximately 5h 31m to get from Lake Bled to Athens, including transfers.
Lake Bled to Athens bus services, operated by Arriva Slovenia, depart from Bled station.
The best way to get from Lake Bled to Athens is to fly which takes 5h 31m and costs €110 - €340. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €110 - €330 and takes 26h 35m.
Lake Bled to Athens bus services, operated by Arriva Slovenia, arrive at Avtobusna postaja Ljubljana station.
Athens is 1h ahead of Lake Bled. It is currently 5:04 PM in Lake Bled and 6:04 PM in Athens.
What companies run services between Lake Bled, Slovenia and Athens, Greece?
Aegean Airlines, Lufthansa, and Air Serbia fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Athens International Airport (ATH) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bled to Athens Karaiskaki Square via Avtobusna postaja Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal, Serres, and Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station in around 26h 35m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
Flights from Ljubljana to Athens International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–190
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Athens International Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–190
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Athens International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Athens International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €23–190
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Athens International Airport via Mykonos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €23–90
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Klagenfurt Airport to Athens International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–490
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Athens International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €23–190
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–380
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Athens International Airport via Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–190
Flights from Klagenfurt Airport to Athens International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–370
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Athens International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–190
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €27–150
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Athens International Airport via Dubrovnik
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–290
- Phone
- +386 1 29 13 331
- potnik.info@slo-zeleznice.si
- Website
- potniski.sz.si
Train from Lesce Bled to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- https://potniski.sz.si/en/
Train from Lesce Bled to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–19
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Lesce Bled to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- 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
- Phone
- +386 090 74 11
- info@arriva.si
- Website
- arriva.si
Bus from Bled to Avtobusna postaja Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–6
- Website
- https://arriva.si/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bled to Avtobusna postaja Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €3–7
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Ljubljana bus station to Belgrade bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal to Thessaloniki train station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +386 1 431 77 00
- info@nomago.si
- Website
- nomago.si
Bus from Bled to Avtobusna postaja Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–170
- Website
- https://www.nomago.si/en
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- info@mm-travel.bg
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Ljubljana to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €88
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- mm-travel.bg
- 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 Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- Book at
- ktelserron.e-ticketing.gr
- Phone
- +30 2310 500111
- ktel2310@gmail.com
- Website
- ktelthes.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Athens Karaiskaki Square
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–45
- Schedules at
- ktelthes.gr
- Book at
- ktelthes.e-ticketing.gr
- Phone
- +386 40 121 900
- mamut.slovenija@gmail.com
- Website
- slovenija.eu.com
Shuttle from Bled, Glavna Avtobusna Postajalisce to Ronchi dei Legionari, Trieste Airport Friuli Venezia Giulia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €100–250
- Schedules at
- slovenija.eu.com
- 1 -3 persons
- €190
- 4-8 persons
- €250
Shuttle from Bled, Glavna Avtobusna Postajalisce to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €180–390
- Schedules at
- slovenija.eu.com
- 1 -3 persons
- €320
- 4-8 persons
- €390
Shuttle from Bled, Glavna Avtobusna Postajalisce to Velika Gorica, Zagreb Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €160–300
- Schedules at
- slovenija.eu.com
- 1 -3 persons
- €220
- 4-8 persons
- €300
- Phone
- +386 (0) 31 30 41 41
- info@zup-prevozi.eu
- Website
- zup-prevozi.eu
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Klagenfurt Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €50–65
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- €50–65
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Klagenfurt Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Private
- €140
- Phone
- +381 11 7614 715
- office@transprodukt.rs
- Website
- transprodukt.rs
Bus from Ljubljana bus station to Belgrade bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Schedules at
- transprodukt.rs
- Phone
- +386 (0)41 708 329
- kani.bus1@gmail.com
- Website
- polazak.com
Bus from Ljubljana bus station to Belgrade bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €49–51
- Website
- https://www.polazak.com/en/Kani-bus-prevoznistvo/operator/
- Phone
- +381 18 255 177
- Website
- nis-ekspres.rs
Bus from Ljubljana bus station to Belgrade bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Schedules at
- nis-ekspres.rs
- Phone
- +302105233969
- fptravel@otenet.gr
- Website
- fptravel.gr
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Schedules at
- fptravel.gr
- Phone
- +386 41520943
- info@hisarturizam.com
- Website
- hisarturizam.com
Bus from Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80
- Schedules at
- hisarturizam.com
- Phone
- +389 2 240 2528
- ruleturs@sas.com.mk
- Website
- ruleturs.mk
Bus from Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- ruleturs.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35
- Schedules at
- ruleturs.mk
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