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How to get fromKarlsruhe to Athensby train, plane, bus, night train, or car

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

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  1. Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly

    best
    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane STR - ATH
    7h 3m
    €105–281

  2. Train, train to Frankfurt, fly

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    3. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane FRA - ATH
    6h 59m
    €101–259

  3. Train, bus via Tirana

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain train Ice / ...
    2. Take the bus from Stuttgart Hbf to Tiranabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraiasbus bus
    29h 4m

  4. Train, night train, bus

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain train Ice / ...
    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
    34h 57m
    €145–255

  5. Drive  2,287 km

    1. Drive from Karlsruhe to Athenscar car 2,287 km
    22h 16m
    €428–618

  6. Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain train
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    3. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane ZRH - ATH
    9h 6m
    €125–297

  7. Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Pasingtrain train
    2. Take the train from Pasing to Flughafen Münchentrain train
    3. Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane MUC - ATH
    9h 12m
    €148–354

  8. Train, train to Luxembourg, fly

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Strasbourg to Luxembourgtrain train
    3. Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane LUX - ATH
    9h 43m
    €129–308

  9. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Stuttgart Airport Busterminalbus bus 900 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Stuttgart Airport to Durrësbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Durrës to Athensbus bus
    32h 56m

  10. Bus via Kumanovo

    1. Take the bus from Karlsruhe to Kumanovobus bus
    2. Take the bus from Kumanovo to Athensbus bus
    34h 17m
    €143–200

  11. Train, Bus

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain train Ice / ...
    2. Take the bus from Stuttgart Airport to Larissabus bus
    3. Take the train from Larissa to Athenstrain train Ic
    45h 10m
    €246–407

Karlsruhe to Athens by bus

Calendar3Weekly Buses
Duration34h 17mAverage Duration
Ticket€143Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,813.8 km
  • Duration: 7h 3m

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You can take a bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Athens via Stuttgart Airport Busterminal, Stuttgart Airport, and Durrës in around 32h 56m.

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