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There are 10 ways to get from Europe to Lesbos by train, plane, bus, or ferry

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  1. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis

    best
    1. Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis (MJT)plane plane FRA - MJT
    11h 48m
    €190–401

  2. Train, bus, ferry

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain train 50 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Leipzig to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Kavala Central Bus Stationbus bus
    4. Take the ferry from Kavala to Mytileneferry ferry Bsf
    42h 23m
    €185–425

  3. Train, bus, ferry via Budapest

    1. Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain train 50
    2. Take the train from Dresden-Neustadt to Budapest-Nyugati putrain train
    3. Take the bus from Budapest-Nyugati to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus bus
    4. Take the ferry from Thessaloniki to Mytileneferry ferry Bsf
    45h 11m
    €251–537

  4. Train, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis

    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 Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis (MJT)plane plane DUS - MJT
    13h 40m
    €221–601

  5. Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis

    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 Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis (MJT)plane plane STR - MJT
    14h 5m
    €247–726

  6. Train to Frankfurt, fly to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport, ferry

    1. Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)plane plane FRA - ADB
    3. Take the ferry from Alsancak Limanı to Mytileneferry ferry
    13h 24m
    €195–465

  7. Train, train to Hannover Airport, fly to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport, ferry

    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 İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)plane plane HAJ - ADB
    4. Take the ferry from Alsancak Limanı to Mytileneferry ferry
    13h 24m

  8. Train, train to Nuremberg Airport, fly to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport, ferry

    1. Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Nürnberg Hbftrain train
    3. Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)plane plane NUE - ADB
    4. Take the ferry from Alsancak Limanı to Mytileneferry ferry
    13h 58m
    €220–646

  9. Train, bus, ferry via Prizren

    1. Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain train Rb5
    2. Take the bus from Fulda to Prizren,Autobuska Stanicabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Thessaloníkibus bus
    4. Take the ferry from Thessaloniki to Mytileneferry ferry Bsf
    44h 36m

  10. Train, bus, ferry via Prizren #2

    1. Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain train Rb5 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Kassel to Prizren,Autobuska Stanicabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Thessaloníkibus bus
    4. Take the ferry from Thessaloniki to Mytileneferry ferry Bsf
    47h 12m
    €210–347

Frankfurt (FRA) to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis (MJT) flights

Calendar28Weekly Planes
Duration7h 40mAverage Duration
Ticket€105Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,109 km
  • Duration: 11h 48m

What companies run services between Europe and Lesbos, Greece?

There is no direct connection from Europe to Lesbos. However, you can take the line 260 bus to Sontra Breitwiese, walk to Sontra Bahnhof, take the train to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) airport, fly to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis (MJT), then take the taxi to Lesbos. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Sontra-Ulfen Mitte to Lesbos via Herleshausen Bahnhof, Herleshausen Bahnhof, Eisenach Hbf, Leipzig Hbf, Leipzig, Sofia Central Bus Station, Kavala Central Bus Station, Kavala, and Mytilene in around 42h 23m.

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