There are 7 ways to get from Velingrad to Greece by train, plane, bus, ferry, or car
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Train, fly
best- Take the train from Velingrad to Septemvritrain
- Take the train from Septemvri to Iskarsko Shosetrain
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane SOF - ATH
8h 36m€67–165Train, bus via Sérres
cheapest- Take the train from Velingrad to Banskotrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Bansko to Blagoevgradbus
- 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
16h 17m€53–87Train, bus via Thessaloníki
- Take the train from Velingrad to Banskotrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Bansko to Blagoevgradbus
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad to Thessaloniki, Monastirioubus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
14h 49m€60–85Train, bus
- Take the train from Velingrad to Banskotrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Bansko to Dramabus
- Take the bus from Drama to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTELbus
15h 35mTrain, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Velingrad to Banskotrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Bansko to Kavala Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the ferry from Kavala to Port of Piraeusferry Bsf
35h 46m€189–450Bus
- Take the bus from Velingrad to Pazardzhikbus
- Take the bus from Pazardzhik Coach Station to Athens Karoloubus Citylines 79
16h 48mDrive 713.2 km
- Drive from Velingrad to Athenscar 713.2 km
10h 12m€132–190
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Velingrad to Greece is to train and bus via Sérres which costs €50 - €90 and takes 16h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Velingrad to Greece is to train and fly which takes 8h 36m and costs €65 - €170.
No, there is no direct bus from Velingrad to Greece. However, there are services departing from Velingrad and arriving at Athens Karolou via Pazardzhik Coach Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 48m.
The distance between Velingrad and Greece is 734 km. The road distance is 713.2 km.
The best way to get from Velingrad to Greece without a car is to train and bus via Thessaloníki which takes 14h 49m and costs €60 - €85.
It takes approximately 8h 36m to get from Velingrad to Greece, including transfers.
Velingrad to Greece bus services, operated by Planinite Bus, depart from Velingrad station.
Velingrad to Greece bus services, operated by Planinite Bus, arrive at Pazardzhik station.
Yes, the driving distance between Velingrad to Greece is 713 km. It takes approximately 10h 12m to drive from Velingrad to Greece.
There are 12979+ hotels available in Greece.
What companies run services between Velingrad, Bulgaria and Greece?
You can take a bus from Velingrad to Athens Karolou via Pazardzhik and Pazardzhik Coach Station in around 16h 48m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Sofia Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Sofia Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Velingrad to Septemvri
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €1–3
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €1–2
- 1st Class
- €2–3
Train from Septemvri to Iskarsko Shose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €1–2
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €1–2
- 1st Class
- €1–2
Train from Velingrad to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €1–3
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €1–2
- 1st Class
- €2–3
Train from Velingrad to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €1–3
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €1–2
- 1st Class
- €2–3
Train from Velingrad to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €1–3
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €1–2
- 1st Class
- €2–3
Train from Velingrad to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €1–3
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €1–2
- 1st Class
- €2–3
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Thessaloniki to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Serres to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Thessaloniki to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
- Phone
- 0898 448 696
- [email protected]
- Website
- bansko.net
Bus from Bansko to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Schedules at
- bansko.net
Bus from Bansko to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Schedules at
- bansko.net
- [email protected]
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Bansko to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Bansko to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Bansko to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €2–5
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Bansko to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €2–5
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- Arda Tur
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Thessaloniki, Monastiriou
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27
- Website
- Arda Tur
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- [email protected]
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Bansko to Drama
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Schedules at
- en.kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Bansko to Kavala Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Schedules at
- en.kaleiatravel.com
- Phone
- +30 25210 32421
- [email protected]
- Website
- kteldramas.gr
Bus from Drama to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- kteldramas.gr
- Phone
- +30 23210-22822
- [email protected]
- 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
- Website
- planinite.info
Bus from Velingrad to Pazardzhik
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- planinite.info
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Pazardzhik Coach Station to Athens Karolou
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–70
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- [email protected]
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Kavala to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €170–420
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
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