There are 11 ways to get from Cologne to Greek Islands by plane, unknown, train, bus, car ferry, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport, travel
best- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane CGN - ATH
- Walk from Athens-Airport-ATH to Greek Islandsunknown
6h 21mTrain, bus, car ferry, travel
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Nürnberg Hbftrain 41
- Take the bus from Nuremberg to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraiasbus
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Serifoscarferry
- Walk from Port of Serifos to Greek Islandsunknown
35h 21mBus, car ferry, travel
- Take the bus from Köln Hbf to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Piraeusbus
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Serifoscarferry
- Walk from Port of Serifos to Greek Islandsunknown
6d 8hDrive, car ferry, travel
- Drive from Cologne to Dubrovnikcar
- Take the carferry from Dubrovnik to Budvacarferry
- Walk from Budva to Greek Islandsunknown
31h 56mTrain to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly, travel
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane DUS - ATH
- Walk from Athens-Airport-ATH to Greek Islandsunknown
7h 5mTrain to Frankfurt, fly, travel
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane FRA - ATH
- Walk from Athens-Airport-ATH to Greek Islandsunknown
6h 46mTrain to Brussels Airport, fly, travel
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane BRU - ATH
- Walk from Athens-Airport-ATH to Greek Islandsunknown
8h 5mTrain, bus to Luxembourg, fly, travel
- Take the train from Köln Süd Bf to Trier, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the bus from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Kirchberg, Hugo Gernsbackbus
- Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane LUX - ATH
- Walk from Athens-Airport-ATH to Greek Islandsunknown
10h 27mBus, car ferry, travel via Thessaloníki
- Take the bus from Cologne to Kumanovobus
- Take the bus from Kumanovo to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTELbus
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Serifoscarferry
- Walk from Port of Serifos to Greek Islandsunknown
38h 29mBus, car ferry, travel via Köln Süd Bf
- Take the bus from Köln Süd Bf to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraiasbus
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Serifoscarferry
- Walk from Port of Serifos to Greek Islandsunknown
6d 13hDrive, car train, travel
- Drive from Cologne to Fuldacar
- Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Walk from Villach Hbf to Greek Islandsunknown
37h 50m
Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The distance between Cologne and Greek Islands is 2026 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Greek Islands without a car is to train and bus and car ferry and travel which takes 35h 21m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 21m to get from Cologne to Greek Islands, including transfers.
Greek Islands is 1h ahead of Cologne. It is currently 3:06 PM in Cologne and 4:06 PM in Greek Islands.
There are 225+ hotels available in Greek Islands.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Greek Islands, Greece?
There is no direct connection from Cologne to Greek Islands. However, you can take the train to Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf, walk to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) airport, fly to Athens International Airport (ATH), then travel to Greek Islands. Alternatively, you can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Greek Islands via Nürnberg Hbf, Nuremberg, Tirana, Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave, Peiraias, Port of Piraeus, and Port of Serifos in around 35h 21m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Athens International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Athens International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Frankfurt to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Brussels Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Brussels Airport to Athens International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–210
Flights from Luxembourg to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Friday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–320
Flights from Frankfurt to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Luxembourg to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–210
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Athens International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–130
Flights from Brussels Airport to Athens International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–140
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–210
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Frankfurt to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Brussels Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–200
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–220
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €28–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- [email protected]
- Website
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Köln Süd Bf to Trier, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 44m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- [email protected]
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Nuremberg to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
- Phone
- +355 69 617 8170
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraias
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Schedules at
- Diamant Travel
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraias
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Schedules at
- Diamant Travel
- Phone
- +355 68 204 4475
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Köln Hbf to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 2m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Köln Hbf to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 37m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +352 2465 2465
- [email protected]
- Website
- Mobiliteit
Bus from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Kirchberg, Hugo Gernsback
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Mobiliteit
- Phone
- +389 42 218 007
- Website
- Nasir Tours
Bus from Cologne to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €80
- Website
- Nasir Tours
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hak Bus
Bus from Cologne to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €120
- Website
- Hak Bus
- Phone
- +30 2108219900
- [email protected]
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Kumanovo to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €23
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
- Phone
- +30 2310 500111
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTEL Thessalonikis S.A.
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–50
- Website
- KTEL Thessalonikis S.A.
- Phone
- +383 44 102 280
- [email protected]
- Website
- armendtours.com
Bus from Köln Süd Bf to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- armendtours.com
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- [email protected]
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Serifos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Serifos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- Seajets
- Phone
- +30 210 4284000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Fast Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Serifos
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 22h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- Fast Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Serifos
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 22h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- Fast Ferries
- Phone
- +385 52 451 200
- [email protected]
- Website
- Adriatic Lines
Car ferry from Dubrovnik to Budva
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Adriatic Lines
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