There are 9 ways to get from Athens to Blagoevgrad by bus, train, car, or plane
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Bus via Thessaloníki
best- Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Serresbus
- Take the bus from Serres to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminalbus
9h 4m$27–84Train, bus
- Take the train from Athens to Thessalonikitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki, KTEL to Blagoevgradbus
9h 31m$56–85Drive 660.5 km
- Drive from Athens to Blagoevgradcar 660.5 km
7h 49m$139–201Fly to Sofia Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane ATH - SOF
- Take the train from Zaharna Fabrika to Blagoevgradtrain
5h 50m$102–191Bus
- Take the bus from Athens to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminalbus N983
10h 50m$65–110Train, bus via Sérres
- Take the train from Athens to Thessalonikitrain Ic
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Serrestrain Re
- Take the bus from Serres to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminalbus
10h 59m$60–89Bus #2
- Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Dramabus
- Take the bus from Drama to Blagoevgradbus
12h 14mFly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane ATH - SKG
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Serresbus
- Take the bus from Serres to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminalbus
6h 9m$109–185Fly to Skopje International Airport, drive
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)plane ATH - SKP
- Drive from Skopje-Airport-SKP to Blagoevgradcar
4h 19m$145–306
Athens to Blagoevgrad by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Blagoevgrad is to train and bus via Sérres which costs $60 - $90 and takes 10h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Blagoevgrad is to fly and drive which takes 4h 19m and costs $140 - $310.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Athens and arriving at Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal. Services depart once a week, and operate Saturday. The journey takes approximately 10h 50m.
The distance between Athens and Blagoevgrad is 687 km. The road distance is 660.5 km.
The best way to get from Athens to Blagoevgrad without a car is to bus via Thessaloníki which takes 9h 4m and costs $27 - $85.
It takes approximately 9h 4m to get from Athens to Blagoevgrad, including transfers.
Athens to Blagoevgrad bus services, operated by KTEL Thessalonikis S.A., depart from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL station.
Athens to Blagoevgrad bus services, operated by KTEL Thessalonikis S.A., arrive at Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Athens to Blagoevgrad is 660 km. It takes approximately 7h 49m to drive from Athens to Blagoevgrad.
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What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal via Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station and Serres in around 9h 4m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–150
Flights from Athens International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–100
Flights from Athens International Airport to Skopje International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–200
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–130
Flights from Athens International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–150
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Athens to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Athens to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Thessaloniki to Serres
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–19
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Zaharna Fabrika to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $2–3
- 1st Class
- $3–4
- Phone
- +30 2310 500111
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTEL Thessalonikis S.A.
Bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–60
- Website
- KTEL Thessalonikis S.A.
- Phone
- +30 23210-22822
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Serres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Serres to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Serres to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Serres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Serres to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- Arda Tur
Bus from Thessaloniki, KTEL to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $31
- Website
- Arda Tur
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Thessaloniki, KTEL to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $18–29
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Athens to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +30 25210 32421
- [email protected]
- Website
- kteldramas.gr
Bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Drama
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- kteldramas.gr
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- [email protected]
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Drama to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Schedules at
- en.kaleiatravel.com
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