There are 7 ways to get from Pirot to Athens by bus, plane, train, 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.
Bus to Sofia Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Pirot, Main Bus Station to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane SOF - ATH
7h 44m€73–177Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Pirot, Main Bus Station to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Thessaloniki Monastirioubus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
14h 43m€45–86Drive, train, bus
- Drive from Pirot to Dragomancar
- Take the train from Dragoman to Sofiatrain
- Take the train from Sofia to Blagoevgradtrain
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal to Serresbus
- Take the train from Serres to Thessalonikitrain Re
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
16h 46m€48–78Drive 831.2 km
- Drive from Pirot to Athenscar 831.2 km
9h 41m€152–219Bus to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Pirot, Main Bus Station to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Fly from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane BEG - ATH
9h 28mBus
- Take the bus from Čiflik to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Athensbus
15h 12m€61–89Bus via Sofia
- Take the bus from Pirot, Main Bus Station to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Athensbus
17h 10m€75–84
Pirot to Athens by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Pirot to Athens is to drive and train and bus which costs €45 - €80 and takes 16h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Pirot to Athens is to bus and fly which takes 7h 44m and costs €70 - €180.
No, there is no direct bus from Pirot to Athens. However, there are services departing from Čiflik and arriving at Athens via Niš, Autobuska Stanica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 12m.
The distance between Pirot and Athens is 669 km. The road distance is 831.2 km.
The best way to get from Pirot to Athens without a car is to bus and train which takes 14h 43m and costs €45 - €90.
It takes approximately 7h 44m to get from Pirot to Athens, including transfers.
Pirot to Athens bus services, operated by Niš-ekspres, depart from Čiflik station.
Pirot to Athens bus services, operated by Niš-ekspres, arrive at Niš, Autobuska Stanica station.
Athens is 1h ahead of Pirot. It is currently 9:29 PM in Pirot and 10:29 PM in Athens.
Yes, the driving distance between Pirot to Athens is 831 km. It takes approximately 9h 41m to drive from Pirot to Athens.
What companies run services between Pirot, Serbia and Athens, Greece?
You can take a bus from Čiflik to Athens via Niš, Autobuska Stanica in around 15h 12m.
- 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 Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Athens International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–210
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Sofia Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Sofia Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
- 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
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Dragoman to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €1–4
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €1–3
- 1st Class
- €2–4
Train from Sofia to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €3–5
- 1st Class
- €3–6
- Phone
- +381 18 255 177
- Website
- nis-ekspres.rs
Bus from Pirot, Main Bus Station to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Schedules at
- nis-ekspres.rs
Bus from Čiflik to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Schedules at
- nis-ekspres.rs
- Phone
- 02 952 50 04
- matpu96@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Pirot, Main Bus Station to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–16
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Thessaloniki Monastiriou
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Thessaloniki Monastiriou
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- Phone
- 011 / 34 72 334
- prestobeograd@gmail.com
- Website
- presto.rs
Bus from Pirot, Main Bus Station to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- presto.rs
- Phone
- +302105233969
- fptravel@otenet.gr
- Website
- fptravel.gr
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Schedules at
- fptravel.gr
- 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/
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