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There are 11 ways to get from Trier to Athens by train, plane, bus, car, or car train

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  1. Train to Luxembourg, fly

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    1. Take the train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Luxembourg, Gare Centraletrain
    2. Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to Athens International Airport (ATH)planeLUX - ATH
    7h 2m
    €86–258

  2. Train, bus via Thessaloníki

    1. Take the train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, HauptbahnhoftrainRe1
    2. Take the bus from Mannheim, ZOB to Strumicabus
    3. Take the bus from Strumica to Gevgelijabus
    4. Take the bus from Gevgelija to Thessaloníkibus
    5. Take the train from Thessaloniki to AthenstrainIc
    32h 31m

  3. Drive 2,479.5 km

    1. Drive from Trier to Athenscar2,479.5 km
    24h 32m
    €442–638

  4. Train, train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Koblenz Hauptbahnhoftrain
    2. Take the train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bftrain
    3. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)planeCGN - ATH
    9h 17m
    €124–319

  5. Train, train to Frankfurt, fly

    1. Take the train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Koblenz Hauptbahnhoftrain
    2. Take the train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
    3. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Athens International Airport (ATH)planeFRA - ATH
    9h 16m
    €116–276

  6. Train, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Koblenz Hauptbahnhoftrain
    2. Take the train from Koblenz Hbf to Duesseldorf Hbftrain
    3. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)planeDUS - ATH
    9h 23m
    €120–435

  7. Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
    2. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain
    3. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Athens International Airport (ATH)planeSTR - ATH
    9h 48m
    €142–325

  8. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Trier central train station to Mannheim central bus stationbusN36
    2. Take the bus from Mannheim, ZOB to Durrësbus
    3. Take the bus from Durrës to Athensbus
    36h 26m

  9. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, HauptbahnhoftrainRe1
    2. Take the bus from Mannheim, ZOB to Librazhdbus
    3. Take the bus from Librazhd to Athensbus
    42h 25m
    €243–280

  10. Train, Bus

    1. Take the train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, HauptbahnhoftrainRe1
    2. Take the bus from Mannheim to Larissabus
    3. Take the train from Larissa to AthenstrainIc
    2d
    €267–396

  11. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Trier to Düsseldorf Hbfcar
    2. Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Athenscar
    24h 47m
    €428–1,480

Trier to Athens by train and bus

Calendar1Weekly Services
Duration2dAverage Duration
Ticket€267Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Trier, Germany and Athens, Greece?

You can take a bus from Trier central train station to Athens via Mannheim, ZOB and Durrës in around 36h 26m.

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