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

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  1. Train to Frankfurt, fly

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    1. Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Athens International Airport (ATH)planeFRA - ATH
    9h 17m
    €111–274

  2. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda BahnhoftrainRb5
    2. Take the bus from Fulda to Pristinabus
    3. Take the bus from Pristina to Thessaloníkibus
    4. Take the train from Thessaloniki to AthenstrainIc
    30h 31m

  3. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Europe to Fuldacar
    2. Take the car train from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Athenscar
    22h 14m
    €409–1,253

  4. Train, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
    2. Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
    3. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)planeDUS - ATH
    11h 37m
    €149–459

  5. Train, train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain
    2. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
    3. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Athens International Airport (ATH)planeBER - ATH
    9h 54m
    €117–351

  6. Train, train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Siegburg Bftrain
    3. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)planeCGN - ATH
    10h 33m
    €153–419

  7. Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
    2. Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain
    3. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Athens International Airport (ATH)planeSTR - ATH
    11h 4m
    €157–302

  8. Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
    2. Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to München Hbftrain
    3. Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Athens International Airport (ATH)planeMUC - ATH
    11h 8m
    €164–325

  9. Train, bus via Sankt Pölten

    1. Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof WilhelmshöhetrainRb5 / ...
    2. Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe to St.Pölten Hbftrain
    3. Take the bus from Sankt Pölten to Kumanovobus
    4. Take the bus from Kumanovo to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
    5. Take the train from Thessaloniki to AthenstrainIc
    34h 19m
    €224–550

  10. Train, bus #2

    1. Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof WilhelmshöhetrainRb5 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Kassel to Durrësbus
    3. Take the bus from Durrës to Athensbus
    35h 56m

  11. Train, bus #3

    1. Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain50
    2. Take the bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus082 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Athensbus
    39h 48m
    €130–230

  12. Taxi, train, Bus

    1. Take the taxi from Sontra-Blankenbach to Bebra Bahnhoftaxi250
    2. Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to FrankfurttrainRe5
    3. Take the bus from Frankfurt am Main to Larissabus
    4. Take the train from Larissa to AthenstrainIc
    2d 2h
    €280–410

  13. Drive 2,295.6 km

    1. Drive from Europe to Athenscar2,295.6 km
    23h 54m
    €409–591

Europe to Athens by bus and train

Calendar1Weekly Services
Duration39h 48mAverage Duration
Ticket€130Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Europe and Athens, Greece?

There is no direct connection from Europe to Athens. However, you can take the bus to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) airport, fly to Athens International Airport (ATH), walk to Στ.Αεροδρομιου, then take the subway to Στ.Μοναστηρακι. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Nentershausen Oderstraße to Athens via Bebra Bahnhof, Bebra Bahnhof, Fulda Bahnhof, Fulda, Pristina, Thessaloníki, and Thessaloniki in around 30h 31m.

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