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

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  1. Train to Frankfurt, fly

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    1. Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane FRA - ATH
    9h 48m
    €115–348

  2. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhebus bus Sev
    2. Take the bus from Kassel to Durrësbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Durrës to Athensbus bus
    37h 1m

  3. Drive 2,298.2 km

    1. Drive from Europe to Athenscar car 2,298.2 km
    24h 6m
    €422–609

  4. Train, train to Hannover Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingentrain train
    2. Take the train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    3. Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane HAJ - ATH
    9h 55m

  5. Train, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain train
    2. Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    3. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane DUS - ATH
    12h 36m
    €146–422

  6. Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain train
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane BER - ATH
    10h 58m
    €145–382

  7. Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    3. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane STR - ATH
    13h 7m
    €153–421

  8. Train, train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Siegburg Bftrain train
    3. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane CGN - ATH
    12h 7m
    €147–407

  9. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train 50 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus bus 060 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Athensbus bus
    38h 59m
    €154–272

  10. Train, bus via Thessaloníki

    1. Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain train 50 / ...
    2. Take the train from Dresden-Neustadt to Bratislava hl.st.train train
    3. Take the bus from Bratislava to Thessalonikibus bus
    4. Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain train Ic
    39h 42m
    €216–373

  11. Train, bus via Preševo

    1. Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain train Rb5
    2. Take the bus from Fulda to Preševobus bus
    3. Take the bus from Preševo to Athensbus bus
    40h 30m
    €176–246

  12. Train, Bus

    1. Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain train Rb5
    2. Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train 12 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Mannheim to Larissabus bus
    4. Take the train from Larissa to Athenstrain train Ic
    2d 1h
    €282–491

  13. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Europe to Fuldacar car
    2. Take the car train from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Athenscar car
    26h 50m
    €414–583

Europe to Athens by bus and train

Calendar1Weekly Services
Duration38h 59mAverage Duration
Ticket€154Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,052.4 km
  • Duration: 9h 48m

What companies run services between Europe and Athens, Greece?

You can take a bus from Nentershausen Oderstraße to Athens via Bebra Bahnhof, Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe, Kassel, and Durrës in around 37h 1m.

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