Bus and Coach from Sofia to Athens: Compare all prices

Compare all timetables for the bus from Sofia to Athens

Here is a selection of the cheapest bus trips from the schedule from Sofia to Athens from various bus operators like Tourist Service Holding, Citylines or Union Ivkoni for the next days.

today

£41

tomorrow

£48

Saturday

£35

Sunday

£44

Monday

£48

Tuesday

£33

Wednesday

£47

Cheapest bus trips today
BertCompanyCountOneCompanyName	Duration	Departure time	From	Departure	Arrival time	To	Destination	Seat classes	Price
Union Ivkoni	12h 30m	07:30	Sofia	Central Coach Station	20:00	Athens	Bus Stop	Basic	£41	A Bus from Union Ivkoni goes from Central Coach Station, Sofia (Bulgaria) at 18/12/2025 07:30:00 to Bus Stop, Athens (Greece) arriving at 18/12/2025 20:00:00. 50 Basic ticket for £41 per person are available. Travel duration is 12h 30m
Citylines	11h 30m	18:00	Sofia	Central Coach Station	05:30	Athens	Bus Stop	Basic	£47	A Bus from Citylines goes from Central Coach Station, Sofia (Bulgaria) at 18/12/2025 18:00:00 to Bus Stop, Athens (Greece) arriving at 19/12/2025 05:30:00. 50 Basic ticket for £47 per person are available. Travel duration is 11h 30m
Citylines	11h 30m	19:00	Sofia	Central Coach Station	06:30	Athens	Bus Stop	Basic	£47	A Bus from Citylines goes from Central Coach Station, Sofia (Bulgaria) at 18/12/2025 19:00:00 to Bus Stop, Athens (Greece) arriving at 19/12/2025 06:30:00. 50 Basic ticket for £47 per person are available. Travel duration is 11h 30m
Arda Tur	12h 30m	17:00	Sofia	Central Coach Station	05:30	Athens	Acharnon	Economy	£48	A Bus from Arda Tur goes from Central Coach Station, Sofia (Bulgaria) at 18/12/2025 17:00:00 to Acharnon, Athens (Greece) arriving at 19/12/2025 05:30:00. 50 Economy ticket for £48 per person are available. Travel duration is 12h 30m

Cheapest bus trips tomorrow
BertCompanyCountOneCompanyName	Duration	Departure time	From	Departure	Arrival time	To	Destination	Seat classes	Price
Tourist Service Holding	11h 30m	18:00	Sofia	Central Coach Station	05:30	Athens	Bus Stop	Basic	£48	A Bus from Tourist Service Holding goes from Central Coach Station, Sofia (Bulgaria) at 19/12/2025 18:00:00 to Bus Stop, Athens (Greece) arriving at 20/12/2025 05:30:00. 50 Basic ticket for £48 per person are available. Travel duration is 11h 30m
Citylines	11h 30m	19:00	Sofia	Central Coach Station	06:30	Athens	Bus Stop	Basic	£48	A Bus from Citylines goes from Central Coach Station, Sofia (Bulgaria) at 19/12/2025 19:00:00 to Bus Stop, Athens (Greece) arriving at 20/12/2025 06:30:00. 50 Basic ticket for £48 per person are available. Travel duration is 11h 30m
Arda Tur	12h 30m	17:00	Sofia	Central Coach Station	05:30	Athens	Acharnon	Economy	£48	A Bus from Arda Tur goes from Central Coach Station, Sofia (Bulgaria) at 19/12/2025 17:00:00 to Acharnon, Athens (Greece) arriving at 20/12/2025 05:30:00. 50 Economy ticket for £48 per person are available. Travel duration is 12h 30m

Cheapest bus trips Saturday
BertCompanyCountOneCompanyName	Duration	Departure time	From	Departure	Arrival time	To	Destination	Seat classes	Price
Union Ivkoni	12h 30m	07:30	Sofia	Central Coach Station	20:00	Athens	Bus Stop	Basic	£35	A Bus from Union Ivkoni goes from Central Coach Station, Sofia (Bulgaria) at 20/12/2025 07:30:00 to Bus Stop, Athens (Greece) arriving at 20/12/2025 20:00:00. 50 Basic ticket for £35 per person are available. Travel duration is 12h 30m
Tourist Service Holding	11h 30m	18:00	Sofia	Central Coach Station	05:30	Athens	Bus Stop	Basic	£49	A Bus from Tourist Service Holding goes from Central Coach Station, Sofia (Bulgaria) at 20/12/2025 18:00:00 to Bus Stop, Athens (Greece) arriving at 21/12/2025 05:30:00. 50 Basic ticket for £49 per person are available. Travel duration is 11h 30m
Arda Tur	12h 30m	17:00	Sofia	Central Coach Station	05:30	Athens	Acharnon	Economy	£49	A Bus from Arda Tur goes from Central Coach Station, Sofia (Bulgaria) at 20/12/2025 17:00:00 to Acharnon, Athens (Greece) arriving at 21/12/2025 05:30:00. 50 Economy ticket for £49 per person are available. Travel duration is 12h 30m

Cheapest bus trips Sunday
BertCompanyCountOneCompanyName	Duration	Departure time	From	Departure	Arrival time	To	Destination	Seat classes	Price
Union Ivkoni	12h 30m	07:30	Sofia	Central Coach Station	20:00	Athens	Bus Stop	Basic	£44	A Bus from Union Ivkoni goes from Central Coach Station, Sofia (Bulgaria) at 21/12/2025 07:30:00 to Bus Stop, Athens (Greece) arriving at 21/12/2025 20:00:00. 50 Basic ticket for £44 per person are available. Travel duration is 12h 30m
Tourist Service Holding	11h 30m	18:00	Sofia	Central Coach Station	05:30	Athens	Bus Stop	Basic	£48	A Bus from Tourist Service Holding goes from Central Coach Station, Sofia (Bulgaria) at 21/12/2025 18:00:00 to Bus Stop, Athens (Greece) arriving at 22/12/2025 05:30:00. 50 Basic ticket for £48 per person are available. Travel duration is 11h 30m
Citylines	11h 30m	19:00	Sofia	Central Coach Station	06:30	Athens	Bus Stop	Basic	£48	A Bus from Citylines goes from Central Coach Station, Sofia (Bulgaria) at 21/12/2025 19:00:00 to Bus Stop, Athens (Greece) arriving at 22/12/2025 06:30:00. 50 Basic ticket for £48 per person are available. Travel duration is 11h 30m
Arda Tur	12h 30m	17:00	Sofia	Central Coach Station	05:30	Athens	Acharnon	Economy	£48	A Bus from Arda Tur goes from Central Coach Station, Sofia (Bulgaria) at 21/12/2025 17:00:00 to Acharnon, Athens (Greece) arriving at 22/12/2025 05:30:00. 50 Economy ticket for £48 per person are available. Travel duration is 12h 30m

Cheapest bus trips Monday
BertCompanyCountOneCompanyName	Duration	Departure time	From	Departure	Arrival time	To	Destination	Seat classes	Price
Tourist Service Holding	11h 30m	18:00	Sofia	Serdika	05:30	Athens	Bus Stop	Basic	£48	A Bus from Tourist Service Holding goes from Serdika, Sofia (Bulgaria) at 22/12/2025 18:00:00 to Bus Stop, Athens (Greece) arriving at 23/12/2025 05:30:00. 50 Basic ticket for £48 per person are available. Travel duration is 11h 30m
Ilias Travel	11h 30m	19:00	Sofia	Serdika	06:30	Athens	Bus Stop	Basic	£48	A Bus from Ilias Travel goes from Serdika, Sofia (Bulgaria) at 22/12/2025 19:00:00 to Bus Stop, Athens (Greece) arriving at 23/12/2025 06:30:00. 50 Basic ticket for £48 per person are available. Travel duration is 11h 30m
Arda Tur	12h 30m	17:00	Sofia	Central Coach Station	05:30	Athens	Acharnon	Economy	£50	A Bus from Arda Tur goes from Central Coach Station, Sofia (Bulgaria) at 22/12/2025 17:00:00 to Acharnon, Athens (Greece) arriving at 23/12/2025 05:30:00. 50 Economy ticket for £50 per person are available. Travel duration is 12h 30m

Did you know that if you travel from Sofia to Athens via Blagoevgrad, you can save more than £5? You can find the corresponding connections below.
- Bookaway
  
  13h 20m
  
  0
  
  06:40
  
  Sofia
  Central Coach Station
  
  08:40
  
  Blagoevgrad
  Central Bus Station
  
  0
  
  Basic
  
  £6
  
  A Bus from Bookaway goes from Central Coach Station, Sofia (Bulgaria) at 23/12/2025 06:40:00 to Central Bus Station, Blagoevgrad (Bulgaria) arriving at 23/12/2025 08:40:00. 50 Basic ticket for £6 per person are available. Travel duration is 2h 0m
- Distribusion
  
  10h 45m
  
  0
  
  09:15
  
  Blagoevgrad
  Central Bus Station
  
  20:00
  
  Athens
  Bus Stop
  
  0
  
  Basic
  
  £37
  
  A Bus from Distribusion goes from Central Bus Station, Blagoevgrad (Bulgaria) at 23/12/2025 09:15:00 to Bus Stop, Athens (Greece) arriving at 23/12/2025 20:00:00. 50 Basic ticket for £37 per person are available. Travel duration is 10h 45m
Travel time is 1h 50m longer, but you will save £5

Cheapest bus trips Tuesday
BertCompanyCountOneCompanyName	Duration	Departure time	From	Departure	Arrival time	To	Destination	Seat classes	Price
Union Ivkoni	12h 30m	07:30	Sofia	Central Coach Station	20:00	Athens	Bus Stop	Basic	£33	A Bus from Union Ivkoni goes from Central Coach Station, Sofia (Bulgaria) at 23/12/2025 07:30:00 to Bus Stop, Athens (Greece) arriving at 23/12/2025 20:00:00. 50 Basic ticket for £33 per person are available. Travel duration is 12h 30m
Union Ivkoni	11h 30m	20:00	Sofia	Central Coach Station	07:30	Athens	Bus Stop	Basic	£39	A Bus from Union Ivkoni goes from Central Coach Station, Sofia (Bulgaria) at 23/12/2025 20:00:00 to Bus Stop, Athens (Greece) arriving at 24/12/2025 07:30:00. 50 Basic ticket for £39 per person are available. Travel duration is 11h 30m
Citylines	11h 30m	18:00	Sofia	Central Coach Station	05:30	Athens	Bus Stop	Basic	£47	A Bus from Citylines goes from Central Coach Station, Sofia (Bulgaria) at 23/12/2025 18:00:00 to Bus Stop, Athens (Greece) arriving at 24/12/2025 05:30:00. 50 Basic ticket for £47 per person are available. Travel duration is 11h 30m
Citylines	12h 0m	18:30	Sofia	Central Coach Station	06:30	Athens	Bus Stop	Basic	£47	A Bus from Citylines goes from Central Coach Station, Sofia (Bulgaria) at 23/12/2025 18:30:00 to Bus Stop, Athens (Greece) arriving at 24/12/2025 06:30:00. 50 Basic ticket for £47 per person are available. Travel duration is 12h 0m
Ilias Travel	11h 30m	19:00	Sofia	Serdika	06:30	Athens	Bus Stop	Basic	£48	A Bus from Ilias Travel goes from Serdika, Sofia (Bulgaria) at 23/12/2025 19:00:00 to Bus Stop, Athens (Greece) arriving at 24/12/2025 06:30:00. 50 Basic ticket for £48 per person are available. Travel duration is 11h 30m

Cheapest bus trips Wednesday
BertCompanyCountOneCompanyName	Duration	Departure time	From	Departure	Arrival time	To	Destination	Seat classes	Price
Citylines	11h 30m	18:00	Sofia	Central Coach Station	05:30	Athens	Bus Stop	Basic	£47	A Bus from Citylines goes from Central Coach Station, Sofia (Bulgaria) at 24/12/2025 18:00:00 to Bus Stop, Athens (Greece) arriving at 25/12/2025 05:30:00. 50 Basic ticket for £47 per person are available. Travel duration is 11h 30m
Citylines	11h 30m	19:00	Sofia	Central Coach Station	06:30	Athens	Bus Stop	Basic	£47	A Bus from Citylines goes from Central Coach Station, Sofia (Bulgaria) at 24/12/2025 19:00:00 to Bus Stop, Athens (Greece) arriving at 25/12/2025 06:30:00. 50 Basic ticket for £47 per person are available. Travel duration is 11h 30m
Arda Tur	12h 30m	17:00	Sofia	Central Coach Station	05:30	Athens	Acharnon	Economy	£48	A Bus from Arda Tur goes from Central Coach Station, Sofia (Bulgaria) at 24/12/2025 17:00:00 to Acharnon, Athens (Greece) arriving at 25/12/2025 05:30:00. 50 Economy ticket for £48 per person are available. Travel duration is 12h 30m

Best Price Offer: The price for the cheapest coach from Sofia to Athens is £33 on 23/12/2025. Flexible travellers save on ticket prices.

Frequency of bus connections between Sofia and Athens

See here how frequent the connections between Sofia and Athens are, during different times and days of the week.

Tuesday is the busiest day, with more than 11 daily coaches from Sofia to Athens. Saturday has instead the fewest connections, with only 3 daily coaches between Sofia and Athens.

The busiest time of the day is the Evening, with 35 coaches from Sofia to Athens, while Morning sees the fewest connections between Sofia and Athens, with 6 offers.

Facts about coaches from Sofia to Athens

Compare all providers like Tourist Service Holding, Citylines and Union Ivkoni that travel 6 times every day by bus from Sofia to Athens in one click! Book your bus ticket from Sofia to Athens starting from £33!

Cheapest Bus	£33
Fastest Bus	11h 30m
Earliest Coach	07:30
Latest Coach	19:00
Daily Bus Connections	6 Ø
Distance	525.5 km
Coach Companies	Tourist Service Holding, Citylines, Union Ivkoni, Arda Tur and Ilias Travel

Cheapest coach connections from Sofia to Athens

Every day, 6 buses from 5 coach companies leave Sofia for Athens: in the table below, you will find the cheapest prices for a bus ticket for this route, starting from 18/12/2025 and for the following days.

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Monday 15/12

Tuesday 16/12

Wednesday 17/12

Thursday 18/12

£48

Friday 19/12

£48

Saturday 20/12

£35

Sunday 21/12

£44

Monday 22/12

£48

Tuesday 23/12

£45

Wednesday 24/12

£48

Thursday 25/12

£34

Friday 26/12

£48

Saturday 27/12

£37

Sunday 28/12

£44

Monday 29/12

£34

Tuesday 30/12

£48

Wednesday 31/12

Thursday 01/01

Friday 02/01

£48

Saturday 03/01

£37

Sunday 04/01

£37

Monday 05/01

Tuesday 06/01

£34

Wednesday 07/01

£48

Thursday 08/01

£34

Friday 09/01

£48

Saturday 10/01

Sunday 11/01

The cheapest time to travel from Sofia to Athens

See here on which day and which time of the day you can find the cheapest bus ticket from Sofia to Athens, for the next 30 days.

With a price starting from £33, Tuesday is the cheapest day for a coach from Sofia to Athens. Friday instead is the most expensive day with prices starting from £48.

Morning is the cheapest day time for bus tickets from Sofia to Athens, with £33. Afternoon is the most expensive time of the day with prices starting from £48.

How to save money travelling from Sofia to Athens

Travel can be expensive, but it doesn't need to be! Do you want to avoid paying a terrible price for your trip? Then follow these quick steps to save money:

Book the ticket from Sofia to Athens in advance! The earlier you book, the cheaper usually the price is. Also, you will be sure to have a place on the bus from Sofia to Athens, compared instead if you buy it at the last moment, or directly at the station.

If you can, avoid travelling at peak times. Instead of weekend, try travelling during the week. Travelling in the evening or at night it’s also cheaper, and later coaches from Sofia to Athens are also emptier.

All bus stations and stops in Sofia and Athens

The map below shows you where to find all the bus stations in Sofia and Athens.

Central Coach Station

Knyagina Maria Luisa Boulevard 100

Bratya Miladinovi

Bus and Coach Station Zapad Bus Stop

Serdika

Knyaginya Maria Luiza 102

Aleko Hut Hotel

Bus Stop

Leof. Eleftheriou Venizelou 69

Leoforou Kifisou

Acharnon

Acharnon 12

Aspropyrgos Town Hall

Skaramagas Eko Shipyard Bus Stop

Compare the bus with other modes of transport

The bus is often the cheapest mode of transport, while other modes like train or flight are faster. Looking for quicker alternatives to travel from Sofia to Athens? Compare all modes of transports from Sofia to Athens.

Service and Comfort on the bus from Sofia to Athens

Want to know which seat classes are available on the coaches from Sofia to Athens? Or which bus companies serve the route Sofia to Athens? Below you will find answers to your questions.

FAQs about the Sofia to Athens bus

How much does a Sofia - Athens coach trip cost?

This depends on, among other things, the day and travel time. The cheapest ticket for the Sofia - Athens bus trip is available from £33 and takes 12h 30m. Compare offers and save money!

How much could I save by comparing buses from Sofia to Athens?

The connection Sofia to Athens is offered by 5 companies with ticket prices ranging from £33 to £51. Therefore, we suggest booking your ticket as soon as possible to ensure you will get the cheapest ticket price.

How many connections are available for the Sofia - Athens route on average every day?

Each day, the bus route from Sofia to Athens is offered by roughly 6 busses. By using our search, you can compare bus schedules and find your ideal trip.

How long does a bus to Athens from Sofia take?

The quickest coach from Sofia to Athens is provided by Citylines and takes 11h 30m. Coach tickets for this connection cost £47. However, keep in mind that the connection can take longer due to traffic.

What time is the first bus from Sofia to Athens?

The earliest bus to Athens departs from Sofia at 07:30. In this context, information about departure times may differ on weekends and holidays. Simply use our search to find the exact times for your planned travel date.

What time is the last coach from Sofia to Athens?

The latest bus to Athens departs from Sofia at 19:00. Please note that departure times may differ on weekends and holidays. Simply use our search to find the exact times for your planned travel date.

Which bus companies serve the Sofia - Athens route?

Passengers looking to travel from Sofia to Athens can travel with Tourist Service Holding, Citylines and Union Ivkoni. Compare all available bus tickets with our search to book the trip that works best for you.

Is there a direct bus between Sofia and Athens?

You can check all the direct connections between Sofia and Athens by using our search and looking at the Changes section in our filters. These are some of the companies which offer a direct bus: Tourist Service Holding, Citylines and Union Ivkoni.

What can I take with me on the bus to Athens from Sofia?

Depending on which provider you travel with, what you are allowed to bring with you can vary. Generally, you can take a suitcase and hand luggage with you on the bus for the Sofia Athens bus route free of charge. Simply use our search to find a coach that is best suited to your needs for your planned travel date.

What equipment is available for the Sofia Athens bus route?

The equipment on board differs depending on the provider. However, many long-distance buses have WiFi so you can tell your friends your exact location during the journey. To make travelling even more pleasant, air conditioning systems provide ventilation. It is best to use our search to get precise information about the equipment of the bus from Sofia to Athens on your planned travel date.

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Available seat classes which are offered on the bus route Sofia to Athens

Basic

Name referring to the typical seat you will find with companies that don’t distinguish between different classes.

Economy

The cheapest option available for your ticket, it usually comes with reclinable seats and AC.

More bus routes to Sofia and to Athens

Here’s an overview of the most popular bus routes to Sofia and to Athens. Simply click on the connection of your choice, and you will find all the details about your bus route!