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How to get fromAachen to Athensby train, plane, bus, car, or car train

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There are 13 ways to get from Aachen to Athens by train, plane, bus, car, or car train

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  1. Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly

    best
    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane CGN - ATH
    7h 9m
    €99–301

  2. Train, bus to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Liege-Guilleminstrain train
    2. Take the bus from Liège Rue du Plan Inclined to Charleroi Airportbus bus
    3. Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane CRL - ATH
    8h 42m
    €86–362

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Köln Hbftrain train Re9 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Köln Hbf to Tiranabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athensbus bus
    33h 13m

  4. Train, bus via Vienna

    1. Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Wien Meidlingtrain train 90N
    2. Take the train from Wien Meidling to Budapest-Delitrain train Ic
    3. Take the bus from Budapest to Thessaloníkibus bus
    4. Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain train Ic
    36h 55m
    €319–473

  5. Drive  2,599.5 km

    1. Drive from Aachen to Athenscar car 2,599.5 km
    24h 29m
    €486–701

  6. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Aachen West to Duesseldorf Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane DUS - ATH
    7h 43m

  7. Train to Brussels Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain train
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane BRU - ATH
    7h 26m
    €123–277

  8. Train to Eindhoven Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Heerlen to Eindhoven Centraaltrain train
    2. Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane EIN - ATH
    8h 37m
    €104–375

  9. Train, train to Luxembourg, fly

    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Liege-Guilleminstrain train
    2. Take the train from Liège-Guillemins to Luxembourgtrain train
    3. Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane LUX - ATH
    10h 13m
    €116–293

  10. Train, bus via Nuremberg

    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain train Ice / ...
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Nürnberg Hbftrain train 41 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Nürnberg to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Thessaloníkibus bus
    5. Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain train Ic
    34h 4m
    €207–336

  11. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Aachen station west to Cologne Airport CGNbus bus N79 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Köln/Bonn Flughafen Terminal 2 to Durrësbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Durrës to Athensbus bus
    38h 23m

  12. Train, Bus

    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain train Ice
    2. Take the bus from Frankfurt am Main to Larissabus bus
    3. Take the train from Larissa to Athenstrain train Ic
    2d
    €296–467

  13. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Aachen to Fuldacar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Athenscar car
    29h 17m
    €450–646

Aachen to Athens by train and bus

Calendar1Weekly Services
Duration2dAverage Duration
Ticket€296Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,072.4 km
  • Duration: 7h 9m

What companies run services between Aachen, Germany and Athens, Greece?

You can take a bus from Aachen station west to Athens via Köln/Bonn Flughafen Terminal 2 and Durrës in around 38h 23m.

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