There are 9 ways to get from Altena to Athens by train, plane, bus, car, or car train
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Train, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Altena, Bahnhof to Dortmund Hbftrain
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane DUS - ATH
7h 51m€108–306Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Hagen Hbf to Köln Hbftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane CGN - ATH
8h 8m€100–289Bus, train
- Take the bus from Wuppertal-Barmen to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
36h 16m€160–199Drive 2,529.9 km
- Drive from Altena to Athenscar 2,529.9 km
24h 7m€455–657Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Hagen Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane FRA - ATH
8h 45m€135–387Bus
- Take the bus from Altena, Bahnhof to Dortmund Hbfbus
- Take the bus from Dortmund to Durrësbus
- Take the bus from Durrës to Athensbus
40h 7mTrain, bus via Librazhd-Qendër
- Take the train from Altena, Bahnhof to Dortmund Hbftrain 34
- Take the bus from Dortmund to Librazhdbus
- Take the bus from Librazhd to Athensbus
45h 41m€220–259Train, Bus
- Take the train from Altena, Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain 34
- Take the bus from Frankfurt am Main to Larissabus
- Take the train from Larissa to Athenstrain Ic
2d 1h€290–466Drive, car train
- Drive from Altena to Fuldacar
- Take the car train from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Athenscar
28h 34m€426–605
Altena to Athens by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Altena to Athens is to train and fly which costs €100 - €290 and takes 8h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Altena to Athens is to train and fly which takes 7h 51m and costs €100 - €310.
No, there is no direct bus from Altena to Athens. However, there are services departing from Altena, Bahnhof and arriving at Athens via Dortmund and Durrës. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 7m.
The distance between Altena and Athens is 2160 km. The road distance is 2529.9 km.
The best way to get from Altena to Athens without a car is to bus and train which takes 36h 16m and costs €160 - €200.
It takes approximately 7h 51m to get from Altena to Athens, including transfers.
Altena to Athens bus services, operated by DB Bus, depart from Altena, Bahnhof station.
Altena to Athens bus services, operated by DB Bus, arrive at Dortmund Hbf station.
Athens is 1h ahead of Altena. It is currently 8:16 PM in Altena and 9:16 PM in Athens.
Yes, the driving distance between Altena to Athens is 2530 km. It takes approximately 24h 7m to drive from Altena to Athens.
What companies run services between Altena, Germany and Athens, Greece?
You can take a bus from Altena, Bahnhof to Athens via Dortmund and Durrës in around 40h 7m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–280
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Athens International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–280
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Athens International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday to Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €95–310
Flights from Frankfurt to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Frankfurt to Athens International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–250
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–410
Flights from Frankfurt to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–250
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–280
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–240
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–180
Flights from Frankfurt to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Athens International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Altena, Bahnhof to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–24
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hagen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hagen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Altena, Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Altena, Bahnhof to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–22
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- +31 85 004 3110
- Website
- traincharter.eu
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://traincharter.eu/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Thessaloniki to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
Train from Larissa to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +389 42 218 007
- Website
- nasirtours.mk
Bus from Wuppertal-Barmen to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €84
- Website
- https://www.nasirtours.mk/en/destinations
- Phone
- +389 2 240 2528
- ruleturs@sas.com.mk
- Website
- ruleturs.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35
- Schedules at
- ruleturs.mk
- Phone
- +49 30 311682904
- Website
- bahn.com
Bus from Altena, Bahnhof to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
- Phone
- +355 673 835 770
- Website
- devatours.eu
Bus from Dortmund to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 11m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- devatours.eu
- Phone
- +210 52 25 550
- arttouroe@gmail.com
- Website
- arttour.gr
Bus from Durrës to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- arttour.gr
- Phone
- +355 68 391 1009
- info@nelatours.com
- Website
- nelatours.com
Bus from Dortmund to Librazhd
- Ave. Duration
- 34h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €150
- Schedules at
- nelatours.com
- Phone
- +30694 051 4160
- metroeurotirane@hotmail.com
- Website
- metroeuro.travel
Bus from Librazhd to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- metroeuro.travel
- Phone
- +30 2310241545
- crazy.holidays.tours@gmail.com
- Website
- crazyholidays.gr
Bus from Librazhd to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–85
- Website
- https://www.crazyholidays.gr/root.en.aspx
- Phone
- +355 67 604 2191
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Librazhd to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +30 2310261280
- Website
- portokalidistours.com
Bus from Frankfurt am Main to Larissa
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €230–340
- Schedules at
- portokalidistours.gr
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