There are 11 ways to get from Germany to Athens by plane, train, bus, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Munich International Airport
best- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane MUC - ATH
5h 59m€89–252Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport
cheapest- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane BER - ATH
6h 31m€77–231Train, bus
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Děčín hlavní nádražítrain 27
- Take the train from Decin Hlavni Nadrazi to Budapest-Nyugatitrain Rj
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Thessalonikibus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
36h 15mBus
- Take the bus from Berlin Südkreuz train station to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus 260 / ...
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Athensbus
37h 20m€110–138Drive 2,234.1 km
- Drive from Berlin to Athenscar 2,234.1 km
23h 39m€403–582Fly from Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane FRA - ATH
5h 59m€81–239Fly from Stuttgart Airport
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane STR - ATH
5h 58m€92–250Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane DUS - ATH
6h 20m€87–361Fly from Hamburg Airport
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane HAM - ATH
6h 24m€82–232Bus via Kumanovo
- Take the bus from Berlin to Kumanovobus
- Take the bus from Kumanovo to Athensbus
37h 32m€117–152Drive, car train
- Drive from Berlin to Göttingencar
- Take the car train from Göttingen to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Athenscar
25h 12m€447–1,408
Munich International Airport (MUC) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Germany to Athens is to fly which costs €80 - €240 and takes 6h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Germany to Athens is to fly which takes 5h 58m and costs €90 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Germany to Athens. However, there are services departing from S+U Alexanderplatz Bhf/Grunerstr. and arriving at Athens via Berlin Südkreuz train station and Praha, ÚAN Florenc. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 20m.
The distance between Germany and Athens is 1587 km. The road distance is 2234.1 km.
The best way to get from Germany to Athens without a car is to train and bus which takes 36h 15m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 59m to get from Germany to Athens, including transfers.
Germany to Athens bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Berlin Südkreuz train station.
The best way to get from Germany to Athens is to fly which takes 5h 59m and costs €85 - €260. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €110 - €140 and takes 37h 20m.
Germany to Athens bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Praha, ÚAN Florenc station.
Yes, the driving distance between Germany to Athens is 2234 km. It takes approximately 23h 39m to drive from Germany to Athens.
What companies run services between Germany and Athens, Greece?
Sky Express, Aegean Airlines, and Lufthansa fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Athens International Airport (ATH) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from S+U Alexanderplatz Bhf/Grunerstr. to Athens via Reichartstr., Berlin Südkreuz train station, and Praha, ÚAN Florenc in around 37h 20m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–260
Flights from Munich International Airport to Athens International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
Flights from Frankfurt to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–300
Flights from Frankfurt to Athens International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–300
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Athens International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–260
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Athens International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–260
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Athens International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–260
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–260
Flights from Frankfurt to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–300
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–1,300
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Munich International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Frankfurt to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–240
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Athens International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–130
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Athens International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Athens International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Athens International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–290
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Athens International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–340
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–260
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Berlin Hbf to Děčín hlavní nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Berlin Hbf to Děčín hlavní nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Decin Hlavni Nadrazi to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- €40–65
- 1st Class
- €65–90
- Business
- €70–80
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Thessaloniki to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Göttingen to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–900
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- €420–470
- Car Compartment
- €750–900
- Phone
- +30 210 92 33 33
- info@koronatravel.gr
- Website
- koronatravel.gr
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Berlin Südkreuz train station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Berlin Südkreuz train station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–45
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +389 42 218 007
- Website
- nasirtours.mk
Bus from Berlin to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €83
- Website
- https://www.nasirtours.mk/en/destinations
- Phone
- 0030 2108219900
- vsiamos@otenet.gr
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Kumanovo to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
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