Plovdiv to Athens by train
Travel from Plovdiv (Bulgaria) to Athens (Greece) by train (472km): schedule and information to the train connection. Compare fares and buy your ticket.
To travel by train from Plovdiv in Bulgaria to Athens in Greece, the main route is from Sofia (Bulgaria) to Thessaloniki (Greece).
Your travel route could be like that.
472 km
How to use the following information: we show you the best routes and where to buy tickets. On longer routes you may need more than one ticket. Book your tickets step by step as explained. If you have questions about the route from Plovdiv to Athens, please ask in our forum. Of course, sometimes there are as well other travel routes possible.
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train connections : popular connections travelled by other users
Athens - Plovdiv / Sofia - Alexandroupoli / Sofia - Thessaloniki / Sofia - Patras / Sofia - Corfu / Burgas - Athens / Burgas - Thessaloniki / Plovdiv - Thessaloniki / Varna - Athens1 Plovdiv (Bulgaria) - Thessaloniki (Greece) - Athens (Greece)
The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.
1a Travelling from Plovdiv (Bulgaria) to Thessaloniki (Greece)
Travel from Bulgaria to Greece by direct train on the main line from Sofia to Thessaloniki. The border crossing is at Kulata and Strimon.
This direct train departs from Sofia at 15:00 and arrives in Thessaloniki at 23:30. The ticket fare is 35 BGN (18 EUR). International train tickets are only available at larger railway stations in Bulgaria.
Sofia and Thessaloniki are well connected to the railway networks of Bulgaria and Greece.
Where to buy a ticket from Plovdiv to Thessaloniki?
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Buy the train ticket at a railway station. Note: in some countries you have to pay a service fee at the ticket counter. The ticket can be purchased at a station in the country of departure, also sometimes in other countries.
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train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
International Vlak (международни влак) (IV)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
D 461/1461 Bucharest - Thessaloniki
train company:
BDZ Български държавни железници / OSE TRAINOSE
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Thessaloniki - Plovdiv / Sofia - Athens / Sofia - Thessaloniki / Sofia - Patras / Sofia - Kalambaka / Plovdiv - Athens
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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1b Travelling from Thessaloniki (Greece) to Athens (Greece)
To travel by train from Thessaloniki to Athens, use one of the direct IC connections for day travel. There are usually five connections per day with a journey time of four hours.
The ticket price for a one-way journey starts from EUR 35 in second class.
There is one overnight train available with a journey time of about seven hours. Ticket prices start from EUR 20.
Find the train-schedules and ticket fares via our booking links.
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train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
Inter City (IC)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
T 600 Athens - Alexandroupoli / T 601 Alexandroupoli - Athens
train company:
OSE TRAINOSE
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Athens - Thessaloniki
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Do you have questions about the connection between Plovdiv and Athens? Does something not work as it should? Just ask in our forum and get competent answers from our rail travel experts.
Eurail: if you want to travel this route by Eurail instead of train tickets, have a look here for reservation fees and further information.
