There are 8 ways to get from Athens Airport (ATH) to Bulgaria by plane, helicopter, car ferry, bus, ferry, rideshare, 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.
Fly to Sofia Airport
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane ATH - SOF
2h 5m$64–144Fly to Bucharest Otopeni, bus
cheapest- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane ATH - OTP
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Rusebus
4h 35m$52–142Helicopter, car ferry, bus via Áno Merá
- Take the helicopter from Athens Heliport to Mykonos Heliporthelicopter
- Take the car ferry from Mykonos to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Take the bus from Piraeus Port Akti Kondili to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus
19h 12m$499–849Helicopter, ferry, bus
- Take the helicopter from Athens Heliport to Mykonos Heliporthelicopter
- Take the ferry from Mykonos to Kavalaferry Bsf
- Take the bus from Kavala Central Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
29h 21m$540–930Airport Transfer
- Take the rideshare from Athens-ATH to Sofia765.2 km
9h 7mDrive 765.2 km
- Drive from Athens Airport (ATH) to Sofiacar 765.2 km
9h 7m$161–232Fly to Varna Airport
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane ATH - VAR
2h 32m$142–344Helicopter, car ferry, bus
- Take the helicopter from Athens Heliport to Sifnos Heliporthelicopter
- Take the car ferry from Port of Sifnos to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Take the bus from Piraeus to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
22h 36m$508–709
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens Airport (ATH) to Bulgaria is to fly and bus which costs $50 - $150 and takes 4h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Athens Airport (ATH) to Bulgaria is to fly which takes 2h 5m and costs $60 - $150.
The distance between Athens Airport (ATH) and Bulgaria is 547 km. The road distance is 765.2 km.
The best way to get from Athens Airport (ATH) to Bulgaria without a car is to helicopter and car ferry and bus via Áno Merá which takes 19h 12m and costs $490 - $850.
It takes approximately 2h 5m to get from Athens Airport (ATH) to Bulgaria, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Athens Airport (ATH) to Bulgaria is 765 km. It takes approximately 9h 7m to drive from Athens Airport (ATH) to Bulgaria.
There are 2306+ hotels available in Bulgaria.
Check out Blablacar's carpooling service for rideshare options between Athens Airport (ATH) and Bulgaria. A great option if you don't have a driver's licence or want to avoid public transport.
What companies run services between Athens Airport (ATH), Greece and Bulgaria?
Sky Express, Aegean Airlines, and Bulgaria Air fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Sofia Airport (SOF) twice daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–150
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–150
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–200
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–140
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–130
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $29–200
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–130
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Piraeus Port Akti Kondili to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- [email protected]
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Kavala Central Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- en.kaleiatravel.com
- Phone
- +359 899199328
- [email protected]
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Buchurest to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
- Phone
- 02 981 13 33
- [email protected]
- Website
- en.tourist-service.com
Bus from Piraeus to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $93
- Website
- https://en.tourist-service.com/
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- [email protected]
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Mykonos to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–200
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- [email protected]
- Website
- bluestarferries.com
Ferry from Mykonos to Kavala
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $130–300
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Phone
- +30 210 4284000
- [email protected]
- Website
- fastferries.com.gr
Car ferry from Port of Sifnos to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://fastferries.com.gr/en/
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