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How to get fromKharkiv to Athensby train, bus, car or car ferry

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There are 6 ways to get from Kharkiv to Athens by train, bus, car, or car ferry

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  1. Train, bus, drive, car ferry

    best
    1. Take the train from Kharkiv-Pas. to Odesa-Holovnatrain train
    2. Take the bus from Starosinna Bus Station to Izmail Bus stationbus bus
    3. Drive from Izmail Bus station to Orlivkacar car
    4. Take the car ferry from Orlivka to Isacceacarferry car ferry
    5. Take the bus from Tulcea to Thessalonikibus bus
    6. Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain train Ic
    40h 50m
    €106–200

  2. Train, bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Kharkiv-Pas. to Odesa-Holovnatrain train
    2. Take the bus from Starosinna Bus Station to Bucharest Otopeni Airportbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Bucharest Henri Coanda Airport Arrival Terminal to Athensbus bus
    47h 48m
    €86–118

  3. Train, bus via Budapest

    1. Take the train from Kharkiv-Pas. to Kyiv-Pas.train train
    2. Take the train from Kyiv-Pasazhyrskyi to Koebanya-Kispesttrain train
    3. Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Thessalonikibus bus
    4. Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain train Ic
    2d

  4. Drive 2,339.1 km

    1. Drive from Kharkiv to Athenscar car 2,339.1 km
    29h 55m
    €413–596

  5. Bus via Odesa

    1. Take the bus from Kharkiv Central bus station to Pryvoz Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Odesa to Bucharest Otopeni Airportbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Bucharest Henri Coanda Airport Arrival Terminal to Athensbus bus
    46h 34m

  6. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Kharkiv Central bus station to Kyiv Central Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Kyiv OFIS to Stara Zagora Autoscrapbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Stara Zagora Central Bus Station to Athens Karoloubus bus
    47h 43m

Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Kharkiv, Ukraine and Athens, Greece?

You can take a bus from Kharkiv Central bus station to Athens via Odesa, Bucharest Otopeni Airport, and Bucharest Henri Coanda Airport Arrival Terminal in around 46h 34m.

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