There are 7 ways to get from Athens to Potsdam by plane, train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane ATH - BER
- Take the train from Flughafen BER to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhoftrain
7h 13m€82–269Bus
- Take the bus from Athens to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Berlin Alexanderplatzbus
30h 35mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Athens to Thessalonikitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Thessaloníki to Budapestbus
- Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati to Berlin Hbftrain Rj
32h 3m€217–340Drive 2,240.2 km
- Drive from Athens to Potsdamcar 2,240.2 km
23h 48m€420–606Fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane ATH - LEJ
- Take the train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Berlin Hbftrain
9h 35m€161–714Train, bus via Budapest
- Take the train from Athens to Thessalonikitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Thessaloníki to Budapestbus
- Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati pu to Berlin Hbftrain
32h 13m€142–235Bus, train
- Take the bus from Athens to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Take the train from Praha-Holesovice to Berlin Hbftrain Rj
38h 32m€121–183
Athens to Potsdam by bus, subway, and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Potsdam is to fly and train which costs €80 - €270 and takes 7h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Potsdam is to fly and train which takes 7h 13m and costs €80 - €270.
No, there is no direct bus from Athens to Potsdam. However, there are services departing from Athens and arriving at Berlin Alexanderplatz via Tirana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 35m.
The distance between Athens and Potsdam is 1880 km. The road distance is 2240.2 km.
The best way to get from Athens to Potsdam without a car is to bus which takes 30h 35m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 13m to get from Athens to Potsdam, including transfers.
Athens to Potsdam bus services, operated by Top Lines, depart from Athens station.
Athens to Potsdam bus services, operated by Top Lines, arrive at Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave station.
Potsdam is 1h behind Athens. It is currently 1:24 PM in Athens and 12:24 PM in Potsdam.
Yes, the driving distance between Athens to Potsdam is 2240 km. It takes approximately 23h 48m to drive from Athens to Potsdam.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Potsdam, Germany?
You can take a bus from Athens to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof via Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave, Tirana, Berlin Alexanderplatz, and S+U Alexanderplatz Bhf in around 30h 35m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–290
Flights from Athens International Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–500
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–180
Flights from Athens International Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–800
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Athens International Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–600
Flights from Athens International Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Chania
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–600
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–800
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Athens International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Flughafen BER to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €27–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Athens to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Athens to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Berlin Hbf
- *
- €120–190
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Berlin Hbf
- *
- €50–80
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Budapest-Nyugati pu to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Athens to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- komatastours.al@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Athens to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 68 204 4475
- amr_travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Athens to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Berlin Alexanderplatz
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 67 604 2191
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Athens to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +383 44 102 280
- armendi_tours@hotmail.com
- Website
- armendtours.com
Bus from Tirana to Berlin Alexanderplatz
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- armendtours.com
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- anumitravel@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Berlin Alexanderplatz
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +302105233969
- fptravel@otenet.gr
- Website
- fptravel.gr
Bus from Thessaloníki to Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Schedules at
- fptravel.gr
Bus from Thessaloníki to Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Schedules at
- fptravel.gr
- Phone
- +30 210 92 33 33
- info@koronatravel.gr
- Website
- koronatravel.gr
Bus from Athens to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
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