There are 9 ways to get from Shumen to Athens by shuttle, plane, train, bus, or car
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Shuttle to Varna Airport, fly
best- Take a shuttle bus from Shumen to Varna Airport
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane VAR - ATH
8h 26m€174–392Train, drive
cheapest- Take the train from Shumen to Sofiatrain
- Take the train from Sofia to Petrichtrain
- Drive from Petrich to Rodopoliscar
- Take the train from Rodopolis to Thessalonikitrain Re
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
20h 35m€52–86Train, bus
- Take the train from Shumen to Pleventrain 2614 / ...
- Take the bus from Pleven to Athensbus
18h 59m€75–78Drive 1,082.4 km
- Drive from Shumen to Athenscar 1,082.4 km
12h 55m€195–282Shuttle to Bucharest Otopeni, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Shumen to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane OTP - ATH
7h 31m€211–429Bus to Sofia Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Shumen Bus Station to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stopbus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane SOF - ATH
9h 16m€73–180Bus
- Take the bus from Shumen to Rusebus
- Take the bus from Ruse to Athensbus
19h 41m€73–75Train, bus via Stara Zagora
- Take the train from Shumen to Stara Zagoratrain 4661
- Take the bus from Stara Zagora Central Bus Station to Athens Karoloubus Citylines 79 / ...
22h 56m€67–92Bus via Piraeus Port Astiggos
- Take the bus from Shumen to Rusebus
- Take the bus from Ruse Central Bus Station to Piraeus Port Astiggosbus Union Ivkoni - Unibus 7
23h 7m€52–74
Shumen to Athens by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shumen to Athens is to bus via Piraeus Port Astiggos which costs €50 - €75 and takes 23h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Shumen to Athens is to shuttle and fly which takes 7h 31m and costs €210 - €430.
No, there is no direct bus from Shumen to Athens. However, there are services departing from Shumen and arriving at Athens via Ruse. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 41m.
The distance between Shumen and Athens is 806 km. The road distance is 1082.4 km.
The best way to get from Shumen to Athens without a car is to train and bus which takes 18h 59m and costs €74 - €79.
It takes approximately 8h 26m to get from Shumen to Athens, including transfers.
Shumen to Athens bus services, operated by Ruse Bus, depart from Shumen station.
Shumen to Athens bus services, operated by Ruse Bus, arrive at Ruse station.
Yes, the driving distance between Shumen to Athens is 1082 km. It takes approximately 12h 55m to drive from Shumen to Athens.
There are 12252+ hotels available in Athens.
What companies run services between Shumen, Bulgaria and Athens, Greece?
You can take a bus from Shumen to Athens via Ruse in around 19h 41m.
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Varna Airport to Athens International Airport via Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Athens International Airport via Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–150
Flights from Sofia Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–150
Flights from Sofia Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Athens International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–400
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Athens International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–280
- Website
- bluedartaviation.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Athens International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–210
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Sofia Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Shumen to Pleven
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–11
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €6–9
- 1st Class
- €9–11
Train from Shumen to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €11–16
- 1st Class
- €15–19
Train from Sofia to Petrich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €5–7
- 1st Class
- €6–9
Train from Shumen to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €7–11
- 1st Class
- €10–12
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Rodopolis to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
Train from Thessaloniki to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Shumen to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €80–150
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
Shuttle from Shumen to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €160–240
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- 02 981 13 33
- outgoing@tourist-service.com
- Website
- en.tourist-service.com
Bus from Pleven to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €68
- Website
- https://en.tourist-service.com/
Bus from Ruse to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €68
- Website
- https://en.tourist-service.com/
- Phone
- +359 2 989000
- support.eu@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Shumen Bus Station to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–17
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Shumen Bus Station to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Ruse Central Bus Station to Piraeus Port Astiggos
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 82 82 81 51
- info@avtogararuse.org
- Website
- avtogararuse.org
Bus from Shumen to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Schedules at
- avtogararuse.org
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Stara Zagora Central Bus Station to Athens Karolou
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–80
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
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