There are 7 ways to get from Pernik to Greece by train, subway, plane, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Line 5612 train, subway, fly to Athens International Airport
best- Take the train from Pernik to Gorna banya spirkatrain
- Take the subway from Горна Баня to Орлов мостsubway
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane SOF - ATH
5h 35mTrain, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Pernik to Blagoevgradtrain
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal to Thessaloniki train stationbus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
12h 15m€37–62Bus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Athensbus
15h 12m€68Drive 738.7 km
- Drive from Pernik to Athenscar 738.7 km
8h 33m€134–194Line 5612 train, subway, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the train from Pernik to Gorna banya spirkatrain
- Take the subway from Горна Баня to Орлов мостsubway
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane SOF - HER
5h 12mTrain, bus via Sérres
- Take the train from Pernik 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
13h 1m€42–66Bus via Dráma
- Take the bus from Sofia to Dramabus
- Take the bus from Drama to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTELbus
15h 43m
Pernik to Greece by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Pernik to Greece is to train and bus which costs €35 - €65 and takes 12h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Pernik to Greece is to drive which takes 8h 33m and costs €130 - €200.
No, there is no direct bus from Pernik to Greece. However, there are services departing from Pernik and arriving at Athens via Sofia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 12m.
The distance between Pernik and Greece is 610 km. The road distance is 738.7 km.
The best way to get from Pernik to Greece without a car is to train and bus which takes 12h 15m and costs €35 - €65.
It takes approximately 5h 35m to get from Pernik to Greece, including transfers.
Pernik to Greece bus services, operated by Tourist Service Holding AD, depart from Sofia station.
Pernik to Greece bus services, operated by Tourist Service Holding AD, arrive at Athens station.
Yes, the driving distance between Pernik to Greece is 739 km. It takes approximately 8h 33m to drive from Pernik to Greece.
There are 12643+ hotels available in Greece.
What companies run services between Pernik, Bulgaria and Greece?
Tourist Service Holding AD operates a bus from Sofia to Athens 3 times a week. Tickets cost €68 and the journey takes 13h 35m.
- 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 Sofia Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Sofia Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–130
Flights from Sofia Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- 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
Flights from Sofia Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Pernik to Gorna banya spirka
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €1–3
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €1–2
- 1st Class
- €1–3
Train from Pernik to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €3–5
- 1st Class
- €4–5
Train from Pernik to Dupnitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €2–3
- 1st Class
- €2–4
- Phone
- 0700 13 233
- office@sofiatraffic.bg
- Website
- sofiatraffic.bg
Subway from Горна Баня to Орлов мост
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Schedules at
- sofiatraffic.bg
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
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
- 02 981 13 33
- outgoing@tourist-service.com
- Website
- en.tourist-service.com
Bus from Sofia to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- 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 Dupnitsa to Serres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- Book at
- ktelserron.e-ticketing.gr
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- office@kaleiatravel.com
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Sofia to Drama
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- https://en.kaleiatravel.com/
- Phone
- +30 25210 32421
- kteldr@otenet.gr
- Website
- kteldramas.gr
Bus from Drama to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- kteldramas.gr
- Book at
- kteldramas.e-ticketing.gr
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