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There are 10 ways to get from Leipzig to Athens by plane, bus, car, train, or car train

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  1. Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Athens International Airport (ATH)planeLEJ - ATH
    7h 48m
    €156–309

  2. Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Athens International Airport (ATH)planeBER - ATH
    7h 19m
    €90–288

  3. Bus via Kumanovo

    1. Take the bus from Leipzig to Kumanovobus
    2. Take the bus from Kumanovo to Athensbus
    35h 19m
    €111–146

  4. Drive 2,151.8 km

    1. Drive from Leipzig to Athenscar2,151.8 km
    22h 36m
    €384–554

  5. Train to Dresden Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain
    2. Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)planeDRS - ATH
    8h 39m
    €173–425

  6. Train, bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly

    1. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain
    2. Take the bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
    3. Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Athens International Airport (ATH)planePRG - ATH
    10h 21m
    €103–284

  7. Train to Frankfurt, fly

    1. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Frankfurttrain
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Athens International Airport (ATH)planeFRA - ATH
    9h 9m
    €119–319

  8. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain50 / ...
    2. Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Děčín hlavní nádražítrain27 / ...
    3. Take the train from Decin Hlavni Nadrazi to Budapest-NyugatitrainEc
    4. Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Thessalonikibus
    5. Take the train from Thessaloniki to AthenstrainIc
    35h 36m

  9. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Leipzig central train station to Praha, ÚAN FlorencbusN367 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Athensbus
    35h 40m
    €111–119

  10. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Leipzig to Fuldacar
    2. Take the car train from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Athenscar
    24h
    €439–1,297

Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights

Calendar14Weekly Planes
Duration6h 8mAverage Duration
Ticket€144Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Leipzig, Germany and Athens, Greece?

Lufthansa, Turkish Airlines, and Aegean Airlines fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Athens International Airport (ATH) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Leipzig to Athens via Kumanovo in around 35h 19m.

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