There are 8 ways to get from Plovdiv to Greece by train, plane, bus, ferry, 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.
Train to Sofia Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shosetrain
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane SOF - ATH
7h 9m€68–166Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Plovdiv 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
17h 44m€46–72Bus, train
- Take the bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Thessaloniki train stationbus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
14h 3m€51–86Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Plovdiv South to Banskobus
- Take the bus from Bansko to Kavala Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the ferry from Kavala to Port of Piraeusferry Bsf
34h 9m€103–375Train, train to Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos, fly
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Svilengradtrain
- Take the train from Ormenio to Alexandroupoli Porttrain
- Fly from Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos (AXD) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane AXD - ATH
8h 30m€65–180Bus via Sérres
- Take the bus from Plovdiv to Blagoevgradbus
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal to Serresbus
- Take the bus from Serres to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTELbus
15h 22m€52–76Bus
- Take the bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to Sofiabus N1999
- Take the bus from Sofia to Athensbus
16h 15m€78–84Drive 781.8 km
- Drive from Plovdiv to Athenscar 781.8 km
11h€143–206
Plovdiv to Greece by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Plovdiv to Greece is to train and bus which costs €45 - €75 and takes 17h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Plovdiv to Greece is to train and fly which takes 7h 9m and costs €65 - €170.
No, there is no direct bus from Plovdiv to Greece. However, there are services departing from Plovdiv and arriving at Εφετειο via Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal, Serres and Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL (Άθενς, Λεωφόρου Κηφισού - ΚΤΕΛ ΚΗΦΙΣΟΥ). The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 22m.
The distance between Plovdiv and Greece is 714 km. The road distance is 781.8 km.
The best way to get from Plovdiv to Greece without a car is to bus and train which takes 14h 3m and costs €50 - €90.
It takes approximately 7h 9m to get from Plovdiv to Greece, including transfers.
Plovdiv to Greece bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Plovdiv Bus Station South.
Plovdiv to Greece bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Sofia station.
Yes, the driving distance between Plovdiv to Greece is 782 km. It takes approximately 11h to drive from Plovdiv to Greece.
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What companies run services between Plovdiv, Bulgaria and Greece?
You can take a bus from Plovdiv to Εφετειο via Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal, Serres, and Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL (Άθενς, Λεωφόρου Κηφισού - ΚΤΕΛ ΚΗΦΙΣΟΥ) in around 15h 22m.
- 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 Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–190
Flights from Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos to Athens International Airport via Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
- 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 Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Sofia Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shose
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €4–6
- 1st Class
- €6–7
Train from Plovdiv to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €4–7
- 1st Class
- €6–7
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
Train from Plovdiv to Svilengrad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €4–6
- 1st Class
- €6–7
- 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
Train from Ormenio to Alexandroupoli Port
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- 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 Plovdiv Bus Station South to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Sofia to Thessaloniki train station
- 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
Bus from Serres to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- Book at
- ktelserron.e-ticketing.gr
- Phone
- 0898 448 696
- marketing@grad.bg
- Website
- bansko.net
Bus from Plovdiv South to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Schedules at
- https://bansko.org/bansko_bus_schedule
- Website
- https://bansko.org/
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- office@kaleiatravel.com
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Bansko to Kavala Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Website
- https://en.kaleiatravel.com/
- info@bgrazpisanie.com
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Plovdiv to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en
- 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/
Ferry from Kavala to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €140–340
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Kavala to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €80–110
- Website
- https://www.hellenicseaways.gr/en-gb
- Airplane Type Seats
- €80–110
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