There are 7 ways to get from Leipzig Hbf to Athens by plane, bus, car, or 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 Leipzig-Halle Airport
best- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane LEJ - ATH
7h 32m€144–423Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Leipzig central train station to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus N67 / ...
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Athensbus
35h 35m€111–123Bus via Kumanovo
- Take the bus from Leipzig to Kumanovobus
- Take the bus from Kumanovo to Athensbus
35h 19m€141–156Drive 2,150.3 km
- Drive from Leipzig Hbf to Athenscar 2,150.3 km
22h 42m€387–559Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane BER - ATH
6h 59m€127–382Train to Dresden Airport, fly
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane DRS - ATH
9h 6m€182–462Train, bus
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain 55 / ...
- Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt 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
35h 42m
Leipzig Hbf to Athens by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Leipzig Hbf to Athens is to bus which costs €110 - €130 and takes 35h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Leipzig Hbf to Athens is to train and fly which takes 6h 59m and costs €120 - €390.
No, there is no direct bus from Leipzig Hbf to Athens. However, there are services departing from Leipzig and arriving at Athens via Kumanovo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 19m.
The distance between Leipzig Hbf and Athens is 1805 km. The road distance is 2150.3 km.
The best way to get from Leipzig Hbf to Athens without a car is to bus via Kumanovo which takes 35h 19m and costs €140 - €160.
It takes approximately 7h 32m to get from Leipzig Hbf to Athens, including transfers.
Leipzig Hbf to Athens bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Leipzig central train station.
The best way to get from Leipzig Hbf to Athens is to fly which takes 7h 32m and costs €140 - €430. Alternatively, you can bus via Kumanovo, which costs €140 - €160 and takes 35h 19m.
Leipzig Hbf to Athens bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Praha, ÚAN Florenc station.
Athens is 1h ahead of Leipzig Hbf. It is currently 11:23 PM in Leipzig Hbf and 12:23 AM in Athens.
What companies run services between Leipzig Hbf, Germany and Athens, Greece?
Austrian Airlines, Lufthansa, and two other airlines fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Athens International Airport (ATH) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Leipzig to Athens via Kumanovo in around 35h 19m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Athens International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–750
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Athens International Airport via Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–550
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Athens International Airport via Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–500
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Athens International Airport via Chania
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–500
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Athens International Airport via Rhodes
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–160
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Athens International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–160
Flights from Dresden Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–1,100
Flights from Dresden Airport to Athens International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–1,100
Flights from Dresden Airport to Athens International Airport via Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €130–850
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Athens International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–750
Flights from Dresden Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–1,100
Flights from Dresden Airport to Athens International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–1,100
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Athens International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–420
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Athens International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–240
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Athens International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Athens International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–430
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Athens International Airport via Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Děčín hlavní nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Děčín hlavní nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–29
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Děčín hlavní nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Decin Hlavni Nadrazi to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Thessaloniki to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
- Phone
- +389 42 218 007
- Website
- Nasir Tours
Bus from Leipzig to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €77
- Website
- Nasir Tours
- Phone
- 0030 2108219900
- vsiamos@otenet.gr
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Kumanovo to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–80
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Leipzig central train station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +30 210 92 33 33
- info@koronatravel.gr
- Website
- koronatravel.gr
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
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