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How to get fromCherbourg-Octeville to Athensby train, plane, bus, car, or car train

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There are 10 ways to get from Cherbourg-Octeville to Athens by train, plane, bus, car, or car train

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  1. Train to Caen – Carpiquet Airport, fly

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    1. Take the train from Cherbourg to Caentrain train
    2. Fly from Caen – Carpiquet Airport (CFR) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane CFR - ATH
    10h 39m
    €156–651

  2. Train, bus via Neu-Ulm

    1. Take the train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazaretrain train
    2. Take the train from Paris Est to Ulm Hbftrain train Tgv
    3. Take the bus from Ulm to Kumanovobus bus
    4. Take the bus from Kumanovo to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus bus
    5. Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain train Ic
    38h 46m
    €325–512

  3. Drive  3,164.8 km

    1. Drive from Cherbourg-Octeville to Athenscar car 3,164.8 km
    31h 2m
    €595–860

  4. Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazaretrain train
    2. Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane CDG - ATH
    10h 5m
    €161–370

  5. Train to Paris Orly Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazaretrain train
    2. Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane ORY - ATH
    10h 13m
    €174–418

  6. Train, train to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Cherbourg to Lisontrain train
    2. Take the train from Lison to Rennestrain train
    3. Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane RNS - ATH
    13h 50m
    €171–430

  7. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazaretrain train
    2. Take the bus from Paris Gare de Lyon to Tiranabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athensbus bus
    40h 44m

  8. Train, bus #2

    1. Take the train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazaretrain train
    2. Take the bus from Paris Gare de Lyon to Tiranabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraiasbus bus
    40h 47m

  9. Train, bus #3

    1. Take the train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazaretrain train
    2. Take the bus from Paris Nord to Tiranabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Tirana to Athensbus bus
    2d 6h

  10. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Cherbourg-Octeville to Fuldacar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Athenscar car
    35h 56m
    €566–813

Caen – Carpiquet Airport (CFR) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights

Calendar8Weekly Planes
Duration9h 43mAverage Duration
Ticket€114Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,489.4 km
  • Duration: 10h 39m

What companies run services between Cherbourg-Octeville, France and Athens, Greece?

There is no direct connection from Cherbourg-Octeville to Athens. However, you can take the train to Caen, walk to Gare SNCF, take the vehicle to Saint-Pierre, walk to Bellivet, take the line 3 bus to Aéroport, walk to Caen – Carpiquet Airport (CFR) airport, fly to Athens International Airport (ATH), walk to Athens Airport, then take the subway to Monastiraki. Alternatively, you can take a train from Cherbourg to Athens via Paris St Lazare, Haussmann Saint-Lazare, Gare Magenta, Paris Est, Ulm Hbf, Ulm, Kumanovo, Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station, and Thessaloniki in around 38h 46m.

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