There are 5 ways to get from Potsdam to Athens by train, plane, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, fly
best- Take the train from S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane BER - ATH
6h 45m€85–225Train, 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 36mBus
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus 260 / ...
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Athensbus
36h 59m€115–133Drive 2,247.1 km
- Drive from Potsdam to Athenscar 2,247.1 km
23h 40m€407–588Bus via Kumanovo
- Take the bus from Berlin to Kumanovobus
- Take the bus from Kumanovo to Athensbus
39h 4m€151–172
Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Potsdam to Athens is to bus which costs €110 - €140 and takes 36h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Potsdam to Athens is to train and fly which takes 6h 45m and costs €80 - €230.
No, there is no direct bus from Potsdam station to Athens. However, there are services departing from Potsdam central train station and arriving at Athens via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof and Praha, ÚAN Florenc. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 59m.
The distance between Potsdam and Athens is 1881 km. The road distance is 2247.1 km.
The best way to get from Potsdam to Athens without a car is to train and bus which takes 36h 36m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 45m to get from Potsdam to Athens, including transfers.
Potsdam to Athens bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof station.
Potsdam to Athens bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Praha, ÚAN Florenc station.
Athens is 1h ahead of Potsdam. It is currently 8:49 AM in Potsdam and 9:49 AM in Athens.
Yes, the driving distance between Potsdam to Athens is 2247 km. It takes approximately 23h 40m to drive from Potsdam to Athens.
What companies run services between Potsdam, Germany and Athens, Greece?
You can take a bus from Potsdam central train station to Athens via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof and Praha, ÚAN Florenc in around 36h 59m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–150
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Athens International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–150
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Athens International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–260
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Athens International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
- 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
- €60–160
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BER
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- 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
- €40–110
- 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
- Twice 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
- €80–130
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Thessaloniki to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- 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
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- 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
- €65–80
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
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