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How to get fromBochum to Athensby train, plane, bus, car, or car train

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

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  1. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly

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    1. Take the train from Bochum Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane DUS - ATH
    6h 50m
    €90–251

  2. Train, bus via Budapest

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Wien Meidlingtrain train
    2. Take the train from Wien Meidling to Budapest-Delitrain train Ic
    3. Take the bus from Budapest to Thessaloníkibus bus
    4. Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain train Ic
    37h 38m
    €223–405

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Essen Hbf to Durrësbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Durrës to Athensbus bus
    38h 48m

  4. Drive  2,570.8 km

    1. Drive from Bochum to Athenscar car 2,570.8 km
    24h 22m
    €483–697

  5. Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Bochum Hbf to Köln Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane CGN - ATH
    7h 31m
    €93–285

  6. Fly from Dortmund Airport

    1. Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane DTM - ATH
    10h 41m
    €90–423

  7. Train to Frankfurt, fly

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane FRA - ATH
    8h 4m
    €125–306

  8. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Bochum Hbf to Hamm(Westf)Hbftrain train Re
    2. Take the train from Hamm to Praha hl.n.train train
    3. Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Athensbus bus
    39h 46m
    €165–260

  9. Bus via Kumanovo

    1. Take the bus from Bochum to Kumanovobus bus
    2. Take the bus from Kumanovo to Athensbus bus
    40h 2m
    €164–212

  10. Train, Bus

    1. Take the train from Bochum Hbf to Frankfurttrain train 41 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Frankfurt am Main to Larissabus bus
    3. Take the train from Larissa to Athenstrain train Ic
    2d
    €299–479

  11. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Bochum to Fuldacar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Athenscar car
    28h 8m
    €445–638

Bochum to Athens by train, foot, subway, and bus

Calendar1Weekly Services
Duration39h 46mAverage Duration
Ticket€165Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,088.3 km
  • Duration: 6h 50m

What companies run services between Bochum, Germany and Athens, Greece?

You can take a train from Bochum Hbf to Athens via Essen Hbf, Essen Hbf, and Durrës in around 38h 48m. Alternatively, Wizz Air, Ulendo Airlink, and five other airlines fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Athens International Airport (ATH) 3 times a day.

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