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

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  1. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly

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    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane DUS - ATH
    7h 1m
    €78–270

  2. Train, bus via Skopje

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Wuppertal-Barmentrain train Re
    2. Take the bus from Wuppertal-Barmen to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Thessaloníkibus bus
    4. Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain train Ic
    36h 4m

  3. Train, night train, bus

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Hauptbahnhoftrain train 47 / ...
    2. Take the nighttrain from Stuttgart Hbf to Budapest-Keletinighttrain night train En
    3. Take the bus from Budapest to Thessaloníkibus bus
    4. Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain train Ic
    37h 51m
    €219–517

  4. Drive  2,560.4 km

    1. Drive from Dortmund to Athenscar car 2,560.4 km
    24h 12m
    €468–676

  5. Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane CGN - ATH
    8h 9m
    €104–336

  6. Train to Frankfurt, fly

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane FRA - ATH
    7h 58m
    €131–365

  7. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Oberhausen Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain train
    3. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    4. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane AMS - ATH
    9h 13m
    €135–373

  8. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Dortmund to Durrësbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Durrës to Athensbus bus
    38h 9m

  9. Bus via Tirana

    1. Take the bus from Dortmund to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus bus
    2. Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athensbus bus
    39h 17m
    €195–200

  10. Train, Bus

    1. Take the train from Dortmund 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
    €304–584

  11. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Dortmund to Fuldacar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Athenscar car
    28h 13m
    €432–623

Dortmund to Athens by train and bus

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Duration2dAverage Duration
Ticket€304Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,106.2 km
  • Duration: 7h 1m

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

You can take a bus from Dortmund to Athens via Durrës in around 38h 9m.

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