There are 6 ways to get from Meteora to Bulgaria by bus, car, plane, or train
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Bus via Blagoevgrad
best- Take the bus from Trikala to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Serresbus
- Take the bus from Serres to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
10h 17m$48–72Bus #2
cheapest- Take the bus from Trikala to Larissabus
- Take the bus from Larissa to Sofiabus N983
11h 7m$46–81Drive 509.7 km
- Drive from Meteora to Sofiacar 509.7 km
5h 51m$107–155Bus, fly
- Take the bus from Trikala to Ioanninabus
- Fly from Ioannina National Airport (IOA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane IOA - SOF
13h 21m$113–338Bus
- Take the bus from Trikala to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus Citylines 42 / ...
10h 20mBus, train
- Take the bus from Trikala to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Serresbus
- Take the bus from Serres to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminalbus
- Take the train from Blagoevgrad to Sofiatrain Ic / ...
11h 7m$47–68
Ioannina National Airport (IOA) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Meteora to Bulgaria is to bus which costs $45 - $85 and takes 11h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Meteora to Bulgaria is to drive which takes 5h 51m and costs $100 - $160.
No, there is no direct bus from Meteora to Bulgaria station. However, there are services departing from Kalampáka and arriving at Sofia Serdica Bus Station via Trikala and Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 20m.
The distance between Meteora and Bulgaria is 538 km. The road distance is 509.7 km.
The best way to get from Meteora to Bulgaria without a car is to bus via Blagoevgrad which takes 10h 17m and costs $45 - $75.
It takes approximately 10h 17m to get from Meteora to Bulgaria, including transfers.
Meteora to Bulgaria bus services, operated by KTEL Trikala, depart from Trikala station.
Meteora to Bulgaria bus services, operated by KTEL Trikala, arrive at Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Meteora to Bulgaria is 510 km. It takes approximately 5h 51m to drive from Meteora to Bulgaria.
There are 2203+ hotels available in Bulgaria.
What companies run services between Meteora, Greece and Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Kalampáka to Serdika via Trikala, Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station, Serres, Blagoevgrad Bus Station, Sofia Central Bus Station, and Central Station in around 10h 17m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Ioannina National Airport to Sofia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–310
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Blagoevgrad to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $6–9
- 1st Class
- $8–10
- Phone
- +30 24310 73130
- info@ktel-trikala.gr
- Website
- ktel-trikala.gr
Bus from Trikala to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–26
- Website
- https://ktel-trikala.gr/en/homepage_en/
Bus from Trikala to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Website
- https://ktel-trikala.gr/en/homepage_en/
Bus from Trikala to Larissa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://ktel-trikala.gr/en/homepage_en/
- Phone
- +30 23210-22822
- ktelserres@gmail.com
- Website
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Serres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- Book at
- ktelserron.e-ticketing.gr
Bus from Serres to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- Book at
- ktelserron.e-ticketing.gr
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Blagoevgrad Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–14
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Larissa to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +302651083071
- ktelioamagazine@gmail.com
- Website
- ktelioannina.gr
Bus from Trikala to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $16–23
- Website
- https://ktelioannina.gr/en/index.html
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