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

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  1. Fly from Hannover Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane HAJ - ATH
    8h 3m
    €126–286

  2. Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to S Südkreuz Bhftrain train
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane BER - ATH
    8h 8m
    €98–328

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Nürnberg Hbftrain train 25
    2. Take the bus from Nürnberg to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Thessaloníkibus bus
    4. Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain train Ic
    32h 31m
    €199–314

  4. Train, bus via Budapest

    1. Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Nürnberg Hbftrain train 25
    2. Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Wien Meidlingtrain train
    3. Take the train from Wien Meidling to Budapest-Delitrain train Ic
    4. Take the bus from Budapest to Thessaloníkibus bus
    5. Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain train Ic
    34h 8m
    €242–456

  5. Drive  2,404.8 km

    1. Drive from Hanover to Athenscar car 2,404.8 km
    24h 35m
    €451–651

  6. Train to Hamburg Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane HAM - ATH
    7h 57m
    €131–308

  7. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to D-Flughafen Bftrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane DUS - ATH
    8h 39m
    €119–322

  8. Train to Frankfurt, fly

    1. Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane FRA - ATH
    8h 28m
    €144–322

  9. Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane CGN - ATH
    9h 12m
    €109–367

  10. Bus via Tirana

    1. Take the bus from Hannover Hbf to Tiranabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athensbus bus
    35h 8m

  11. Night train, train, bus

    1. Take the nighttrain from Hannover Hbf to Wien Hbfnighttrain night train Nj
    2. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava-Petrzalkatrain train Re / ...
    3. Take the bus from Bratislava to Athensbus bus
    41h 28m
    €191–286

  12. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Hannover Hbf to Preševobus bus
    2. Take the bus from Preševo to Athensbus bus
    42h 4m
    €181–211

  13. Car train, drive

    1. Take the cartrain from Hannover Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain train
    2. Drive from Villach Hbf to Athenscar car
    28h 30m
    €413–579

Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights

Calendar41Weekly Planes
Duration5h 43mAverage Duration
Ticket€87Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,004 km
  • Duration: 8h 3m

What companies run services between Hanover, Germany and Athens, Greece?

Austrian Airlines, Lufthansa, and four other airlines fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Athens International Airport (ATH) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Hannover Hbf to Athens via Tirana and Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave in around 35h 8m.

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