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

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  1. Train to Hannover Airport, fly

    best
    1. Take the train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane HAJ - ATH
    8h 55m
    €135–337

  2. Train to Frankfurt, fly

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Göttingen to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane FRA - ATH
    7h 54m
    €122–289

  3. Bus via Pristina

    1. Take the bus from Göttingen to Pristinabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Pristina to Thessaloníkibus bus
    3. Take the bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTELbus bus
    31h 41m

  4. Train, bus via Budapest

    1. Take the train from Göttingen to München Hbftrain train 25
    2. Take the train from Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 to Kufsteintrain train Rb
    3. Take the train from Kufstein to Wien Meidlingtrain train Rjx
    4. Take the train from Wien Meidling to Budapest-Delitrain train Ic
    5. Take the bus from Budapest to Thessaloníkibus bus
    6. Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain train Ic
    33h 51m
    €255–489

  5. Car train, drive

    1. Take the cartrain from Göttingen to Villach Hbfcartrain train
    2. Drive from Villach Hbf to Athenscar car
    27h 20m
    €411–567

  6. Train to Hamburg Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Göttingen to Hamburg Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane HAM - ATH
    8h 32m
    €146–350

  7. Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Göttingen to Berlin Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane BER - ATH
    8h 55m
    €130–345

  8. Train, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to D-Flughafen Bftrain train
    3. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane DUS - ATH
    9h 39m
    €127–355

  9. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Göttingen to Nürnberg Hbftrain train 25
    2. Take the bus from Nürnberg 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
    31h 56m
    €176–255

  10. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Göttingen central bus station to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus bus 264
    2. Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Athensbus bus
    38h 40m
    €131–150

  11. Train, Bus

    1. Take the train from Göttingen to Nürnberg Hbftrain train 25
    2. Take the bus from Nürnberg to Larissabus bus
    3. Take the train from Larissa to Athenstrain train Ic
    43h 37m
    €263–412

  12. Drive  2,345.5 km

    1. Drive from Göttingen to Athenscar car 2,345.5 km
    24h 36m
    €432–623

Göttingen to Athens by bus

Calendar1Weekly Buses
Duration38h 40mAverage Duration
Ticket€131Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,103.2 km
  • Duration: 8h 55m

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

You can take a bus from Göttingen to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL via Pristina, Thessaloníki, and Thessaloniki Monastiriou in around 31h 41m.

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