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

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  1. Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly

    best
    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Europetrain train
    2. Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    3. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane BRU - ATH
    8h 20m
    €141–319

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

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Europetrain train
    2. Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    3. Take the bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to Charleroi Airportbus bus
    4. Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane CRL - ATH
    9h 5m
    €130–306

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Europetrain train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbftrain train Ice
    4. Take the bus from Cologne to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus bus
    5. Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Thessaloníkibus bus
    6. Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain train Ic
    38h 57m
    €230–419

  4. Train, bus via Bratislava

    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Europetrain train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Wien HBFtrain train Nj
    4. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava hl.st.train train
    5. Take the bus from Bratislava to Thessalonikibus bus
    6. Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain train Ic
    46h 23m
    €413–695

  5. Drive 2,934.2 km

    1. Drive from Calais to Athenscar car 2,934.2 km
    27h 52m
    €539–778

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

    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Europetrain train
    2. Take the train from Lille Europe to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain train
    3. Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane CDG - ATH
    8h 19m
    €146–333

  7. Train to Lille-Lesquin Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Europetrain train
    2. Fly from Lille-Lesquin Airport (LIL) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane LIL - ATH
    8h 9m
    €133–308

  8. Train, train to Paris Orly Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain train
    2. Take the train from Lille Flandres to Paris Nordtrain train
    3. Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane ORY - ATH
    10h 13m
    €169–370

  9. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly

    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Europetrain train
    2. Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    3. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    4. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane AMS - ATH
    10h 1m
    €175–403

  10. Bus via Antwerp

    1. Take the bus from Calais to Antwerp Rooseveltplaatsbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Antwerpen-Centraal to Tiranabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Tirana to Athensbus bus
    39h

  11. Train, night train, bus

    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain train Ter
    2. Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train Tgv
    3. Take the night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Hbfnighttrain night train Nj
    4. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain train Re
    5. Take the bus from Bratislava to Athensbus bus
    2d
    €233–399

  12. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Calais to Brussels-North train stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Brussels-Nord to Tiranabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athensbus bus
    2d 6h

  13. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Calais to Fuldacar car
    2. Take the car train from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Athenscar car
    32h 37m
    €506–716

Brussels Airport (BRU) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights

Calendar40Weekly Planes
Duration4h 36mAverage Duration
Ticket€77Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,357.2 km
  • Duration: 8h 20m

What companies run services between Calais, France and Athens, Greece?

You can take a bus from Calais to Athens via Antwerp Rooseveltplaats, Antwerpen-Centraal, Tirana, Terminal D, Sheshi Shqiponja, and Tirana in around 39h.

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