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How to get fromSumy to Athensby train, bus or car

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

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  1. Train, bus via Budapest

    best
    1. Take the train from Sumy to Kyiv-Pas.train
    2. Take the train from Kyiv-Pasazhyrskyi to Koebanya-Kispesttrain
    3. Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Thessalonikibus
    4. Take the train from Thessaloniki to AthenstrainIc
    47h 12m

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Sumy Bus Station to Poltava Bus stationbus
    2. Take the bus from Poltava to Kyiv Central Bus stationbus
    3. Take the bus from Kyiv Central Bus station to Bucharest Otopeni Airportbus
    4. Take the bus from Bucharest Henri Coanda Airport Arrival Terminal to Athensbus
    2d 4h
    €119–170

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Sumy to Kyiv-Pas.train
    2. Take the bus from Kyiv OFIS to Stara Zagora Autoscrapbus
    3. Take the bus from Stara Zagora Central Bus Station to Athens Karoloubus
    47h 32m
    €175–252

  4. Drive 2,372.2 km

    1. Drive from Sumy to Athenscar2,372.2 km
    31h 52m
    €423–611

  5. Train, bus #2

    1. Take the train from Sumy to Kyiv-Pas.train
    2. Take the train from Kyiv-Pasazhyrskyi to Koebanya-Kispesttrain
    3. Take the bus from Budapest-Nyugati to Athensbus
    2d 1h

  6. Train, bus #3

    1. Take the train from Sumy to Uzhhorodtrain
    2. Take the train from Uzhhorod to Kosicetrain961
    3. Take the bus from Košice to Athensbus
    2d 8h
    €126–162

Questions & Answers

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

You can take a bus from Sumy Bus Station to Athens via Poltava, Kyiv Central Bus station, Bucharest Otopeni Airport, and Bucharest Henri Coanda Airport Arrival Terminal in around 2d 4h.

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