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

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There are 12 ways to get from Europe to Athens by train, plane, bus, car, or car train

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  1. Train to Frankfurt, fly

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    1. Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane FRA - ATH
    9h 48m
    €114–304

  2. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof/ZOBbus bus Ev
    2. Take the bus from Fulda to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Athensbus bus
    38h 9m
    €168–223

  3. Drive 2,298.2 km

    1. Drive from Europe to Athenscar car 2,298.2 km
    24h 4m
    €421–608

  4. Train, train to Hannover Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingentrain train
    2. Take the train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    3. Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane HAJ - ATH
    9h 58m

  5. Train, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain train
    2. Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    3. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane DUS - ATH
    12h 16m
    €126–471

  6. Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain train
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane BER - ATH
    10h 58m
    €137–466

  7. Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    3. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane STR - ATH
    12h
    €156–446

  8. Train, bus via Thessaloníki

    1. Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain train 50
    2. Take the train from Dresden-Neustadt to Bratislava hl.st.train train
    3. Take the bus from Bratislava to Thessalonikibus bus
    4. Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain train Ic
    39h 41m
    €215–417

  9. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Praha Hlavní nádražítrain train Drf
    2. Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Athensbus bus
    41h 33m

  10. Train, bus #2

    1. Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Olomouc hl.n.train train Drf
    2. Take the bus from Olomouc to Athensbus bus
    43h 53m

  11. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof/ZOBbus bus Ev
    2. Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train 12 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Mannheim to Larissabus bus
    4. Take the train from Larissa to Athenstrain train Ic
    2d 2h
    €284–513

  12. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Europe to Fuldacar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Athenscar car
    26h 50m
    €414–583

Frankfurt (FRA) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights

Calendar57Weekly Planes
Duration3h 19mAverage Duration
Ticket€73Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,052.4 km
  • Duration: 9h 48m

What companies run services between Europe and Athens, Greece?

You can take a bus from Nentershausen Oderstraße to Athens via Bebra Bahnhof, Fulda Bahnhof/ZOB, Fulda, and Niš, Autobuska Stanica in around 38h 9m.

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