Athens to Plovdiv by train
Travel from Athens (Greece) to Plovdiv (Bulgaria) by train (472km): schedule and information to the train connection. Compare fares and buy your ticket.
To travel by train from Athens in Greece to Plovdiv in Bulgaria, the main route is from Thessaloniki (Greece) to Sofia (Bulgaria).
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 Athens to Plovdiv, 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
Plovdiv - Athens / Athens - Burgas / Athens - Ruse / Thessaloniki - Sofia / Thessaloniki - Burgas / Thessaloniki - Plovdiv / Thessaloniki - Varna / Larissa - Sofia / Patras - Sofia1 Athens (Greece) - Thessaloniki (Greece) - Plovdiv (Bulgaria)
The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.
1a Travelling from Athens (Greece) to Thessaloniki (Greece)
To travel by train from Athens to Thessaloniki, use one of the direct IC connections for day travel. There are usually five IC connections per day with a journey time of 4 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 seven hours. Ticket fare starts from EUR 20.
Find the train-schedules and ticket fares via our booking links.
Check times&prices 
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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
Thessaloniki - Athens
1b Travelling from Thessaloniki (Greece) to Plovdiv (Bulgaria)
Travel from Greece to Bulgaria by direct train on the main line from Thessaloniki to Sofia. The border crossing is at Strimon and Kulata.
This direct train departs from Thessaloniki at 05:50 and arrives in Sofia at 14:20. The ticket fare is 18 EUR. International train tickets are only available at larger railway stations in Greece.
Thessaloniki and Sofia are well connected to the railway networks of Greece and Bulgaria. Train tickets for travels inside these countries are available on the websites of the railway companies.
Where to buy a ticket from Thessaloniki to Plovdiv?
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.
Tréno (T)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
D 1460/460 Thessaloniki - Bucharest
train company:
BDZ Български държавни железници / OSE TRAINOSE
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Plovdiv - Thessaloniki / Athens - Sofia / Athens - Plovdiv / Thessaloniki - Sofia / Kalambaka - Sofia / Patras - Sofia
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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Do you have questions about the connection between Athens and Plovdiv? 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.
