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

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  1. Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly

    best
    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain
    2. Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
    3. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Athens International Airport (ATH)planeBRU - ATH
    8h 59m
    €120–336

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

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain
    2. Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
    3. Take the bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to Charleroi Airportbus
    4. Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Athens International Airport (ATH)planeCRL - ATH
    10h 6m
    €106–306

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille FlandrestrainTer
    2. Take the train from Lille Flandres to Paris NordtrainTgv
    3. Take the train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe HbftrainTgv
    4. Take the bus from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Pristinabus
    5. Take the bus from Pristina to Thessaloníkibus
    6. Take the train from Thessaloniki to AthenstrainIc
    37h 22m

  4. Train, bus via Sankt Pölten

    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille FlandrestrainTer
    2. Take the train from Lille Flandres to Paris NordtrainTgv
    3. Take the train from Paris l'Est to St Pölten HauptbahnhoftrainNj
    4. Take the bus from Sankt Pölten to Kumanovobus
    5. Take the bus from Kumanovo to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
    6. Take the train from Thessaloniki to AthenstrainIc
    41h 29m
    €223–540

  5. Drive 2,934.3 km

    1. Drive from Calais to Athenscar2,934.3 km
    27h 52m
    €523–755

  6. Train, train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain
    2. Take the train from Lille Europe to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain
    3. Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Athens International Airport (ATH)planeCDG - ATH
    8h 57m
    €116–321

  7. Train, train to Paris Orly Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain
    2. Take the train from Lille Flandres to Paris Nordtrain
    3. Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Athens International Airport (ATH)planeORY - ATH
    10h 6m
    €145–368

  8. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly

    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain
    2. Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
    3. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Schiphol Airporttrain
    4. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)planeAMS - ATH
    11h 7m
    €141–456

  9. Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain
    2. Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
    3. Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Bredatrain
    4. Take the train from Breda to Eindhoventrain
    5. Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)planeEIN - ATH
    11h 50m
    €142–440

  10. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Calais to Brussels-North train stationbus
    2. Take the bus from Brussels-Nord to Tiranabus
    3. Take the bus from Tirana to Elbasanbus
    4. Take the bus from Elbasan to Athensbus
    39h 42m
    €193–200

  11. Bus via Prague

    1. Take the bus from Calais to PraguebusN870
    2. Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Athensbus
    2d
    €174–206

  12. Train, Bus

    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille FlandrestrainTer
    2. Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-MiditrainTgv
    3. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Frankfurt(Main)HbftrainIce
    4. Take the bus from Frankfurt am Main to Larissabus
    5. Take the train from Larissa to AthenstrainIc
    2d 5h
    €321–588

  13. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Calais to Düsseldorf Hbfcar
    2. Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Athenscar
    26h 50m
    €459–1,525

Calais to Athens by bus

Calendar1Weekly Buses
Duration2dAverage Duration
Ticket€174Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Calais, France and Athens, Greece?

You can take a bus from Calais to Athens via Brussels-North train station, Brussels-Nord, Tirana, and Elbasan in around 39h 42m.

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