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There are 12 ways to get from Cologne to Greece by plane, train, bus, car, or car train

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  1. Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia

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    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)planeCGN - SKG
    5h 40m
    €91–332

  2. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)planeDUS - SKG
    6h 16m
    €66–321

  3. Train, bus via Strumica

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Hauptbahnhoftrain47 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Stuttgart Hbf to Strumicabus
    3. Take the bus from Strumica to Gevgelijabus
    4. Take the bus from Gevgelija to Thessaloníkibus
    5. Take the train from Thessaloniki to AthenstrainIc
    30h 23m

  4. Drive 2,531.3 km

    1. Drive from Cologne to Athenscar2,531.3 km
    24h 2m
    €451–652

  5. Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Athens International Airport

    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)planeCGN - ATH
    6h 3m
    €93–279

  6. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Athens International Airport

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)planeDUS - ATH
    6h 28m
    €88–388

  7. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)planeDUS - HER
    6h 10m
    €100–761

  8. Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)planeCGN - HER
    5h 44m
    €105–282

  9. Bus via Thessaloníki

    1. Take the bus from Cologne to Kumanovobus
    2. Take the bus from Kumanovo to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
    3. Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Athens Karaiskaki Squarebus
    33h 32m
    €135–137

  10. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Köln Süd Bf to Tiranabus
    2. Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athensbus
    37h 21m

  11. Train, Bus

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Frankfurttrain78 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Frankfurt am Main to Larissabus
    3. Take the train from Larissa to AthenstrainIc
    47h 31m
    €264–435

  12. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Cologne to Düsseldorf Hbfcar
    2. Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Athenscar
    23h 13m
    €406–1,448

Cologne to Greece by train and bus

Calendar1Weekly Services
Duration47h 31mAverage Duration
Ticket€264Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Greece?

Eurowings, Aegean Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Cologne to Athens Karaiskaki Square via Kumanovo and Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station in around 33h 32m.

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