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

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There are 12 ways to get from Karlsruhe to Greece by train, plane, bus, night train, or car

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  1. Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    best
    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane STR - HER
    6h 6m
    €107–284

  2. Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane plane STR - SKG
    6h 36m
    €78–304

  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
    €430–621

  6. Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Athens International Airport

    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
    €105–291

  7. Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia

    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 Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane plane FRA - SKG
    6h 42m
    €119–293

  8. Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Rhodes International Airport

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Rhodes International Airport (RHO)plane plane STR - RHO
    7h 4m
    €118–273

  9. Line 85569 train to Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Marktplatz to Rastatttrain train
    2. Fly from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport (FKB) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane plane FKB - SKG
    6h 39m

  10. Bus via Stuttgart Airport (STR)

    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

  11. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Karlsruhe to Tiranabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Elbasan to Athensbus bus
    38h 49m

  12. 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 Greece by train, subway, foot, and bus

Calendar1Weekly Services
Duration45h 10mAverage Duration
Ticket€246Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,080.7 km
  • Duration: 6h 6m

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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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