There are 10 ways to get from Shumen to Greece by shuttle, plane, train, 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.
Shuttle to Varna Airport, fly to Athens International Airport
best- Take a shuttle bus from Shumen to Varna Airport
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Athens International Airport (ATH)VAR - ATH
8h 26m€184–382Train, drive
cheapest- Take the train from Shumen to Sofia
- Take the train from Sofia to Petrich
- Drive from Petrich to Rodopolis
- Take the train from Rodopolis to ThessalonikiRe
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to AthensIc
20h 35m€52–86Train, bus
- Take the train from Shumen to Pleven2614 / ...
- Take the bus from Pleven to Athens
18h 59m€75–78Drive 1,082.4 km
- Drive from Shumen to Athens1,082.4 km
12h 50m€193–279Shuttle to Bucharest Otopeni, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Take a shuttle bus from Shumen to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)OTP - SKG
7h 23m€209–402Shuttle to Bucharest Otopeni, fly to Athens International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Shumen to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Athens International Airport (ATH)OTP - ATH
7h 31m€211–399Shuttle to Bucharest Otopeni, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take a shuttle bus from Shumen to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)OTP - HER
7h 7m€218–442Bus
- Take the bus from Shumen Bus Station to Veliko TarnovoGroup Plus 3532 / ...
- Take the bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Athens LagoumitziN983
19h 37m€83–121Bus via Ruse
- Take the bus from Shumen to Ruse
- Take the bus from Ruse to Athens
19h 41m€73–75Train, bus via Stara Zagora
- Take the train from Shumen to Stara Zagora4661
- Take the bus from Stara Zagora Central Bus Station to Athens KarolouCitylines 79 / ...
22h 56m€67–92
Shumen to Greece by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shumen to Greece is to train and drive which costs €50 - €90 and takes 20h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Shumen to Greece is to shuttle and fly which takes 7h 7m and costs €210 - €450.
No, there is no direct bus from Shumen to Greece. 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 Greece is 806 km. The road distance is 1082.4 km.
The best way to get from Shumen to Greece 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 Greece, including transfers.
Shumen to Greece bus services, operated by Ruse Bus, depart from Shumen station.
Shumen to Greece bus services, operated by Ruse Bus, arrive at Ruse station.
Yes, the driving distance between Shumen to Greece is 1082 km. It takes approximately 12h 50m to drive from Shumen to Greece.
There are 12318+ hotels available in Greece.
What companies run services between Shumen, Bulgaria and Greece?
You can take a bus from Shumen Bus Station to Στ.Ομονοιασ via Veliko Tarnovo, Athens Lagoumitzi, and Στ.Νεοσ Κοσμοσ in around 19h 37m.
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Varna Airport to Athens International Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Athens International Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–170
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–130
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–220
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–140
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–120
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–150
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- 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
- €170–390
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Athens International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Athens International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–360
- Website
- bluedartaviation.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Athens International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
- 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
- Twice 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 Veliko Tarnovo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Shumen Bus Station to Veliko Tarnovo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Athens Lagoumitzi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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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