Bulgaria
GreeceSofia to Athens shipping route.
951 km by road, about 20 h 42 min in transit.
Road Distance Between Cities: Sofia and Athens
City to City Driving Distance on the map, along the road network.
SofiaRoadAthensTrucking transit time
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| City to City Driving Distance | 951 km (591 mi) |
| Straight line | 525 km |
| Transit time | 20 h 42 min |
| Hours at the wheel | 9 h 42 min |
| Ferry | No |
| Assumption | 9 driving hours a day |
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About the Sofia to Athens shipping route by road
Sofia to Athens by road: 951 km of driving distance, south from Bulgaria to Greece. The straight line is 525 km.
Transit time for one driver is about 20 h 42 min, of which 9 h 42 min at the wheel. We assume 9 driving hours a day and an 11 hour rest between shifts, as EU drivers' hours rules require. A two driver team can keep the truck moving and cut the trucking transit time.
Road freight on Sofia to Athens is booked as FTL (a full truck for one shipper) or LTL and groupage (you pay for the pallet places you use). FTL is faster and safer for high value goods; groupage is cheaper for a few pallets but adds consolidation time. The trip crosses from Bulgaria into Greece, so the truck travels on a CMR consignment note, with no customs declarations inside the EU single market.
Of 32 road routes from Sofia in this directory, Athens is the 4th shortest. Closer destinations: Budapest (886 km), Istanbul (728 km) and Bucharest (399 km).
FAQ
What is the driving distance from Sofia to Athens?
951 km by road (525 km in a straight line).
What is the trucking transit time from Sofia to Athens?
About 20 h 42 min for one driver at 9 driving hours a day (9 h 42 min at the wheel). A two-driver team is faster.
Is the return route the same?
The reverse route Athens to Sofia has its own page with the same distance and route.
More city to city driving distance
- Sofia to
Bucharest399 km - Sofia to
Istanbul728 km - Sofia to
Budapest886 km - Sofia to
Vienna1,121 km - Sofia to
Lviv1,288 km - Sofia to
Prague1,408 km - Istanbul to Athens972 km
- Bucharest to Athens1,355 km
Rome to Athens1,371 km- Budapest to Athens1,688 km
- Milan to Athens1,821 km
- Vienna to Athens1,923 km
How we count: road distance on the truck network, 9 driving hours a day with rest periods. Engine navo-distance-time 0.3.0. See all road distance between cities or the Shipping Routes Directory.