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How to get fromSankt Gallen to Athensby train, plane, bus, car ferry, or car

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There are 8 ways to get from Sankt Gallen to Athens by train, plane, bus, car ferry, or car

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  1. Train to Zurich Airport, fly

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    1. Take the train from St. Gallen(Ch) to Zuerich Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane ZRH - ATH
    6h 28m
    €82–219

  2. Bus via Thessaloníki

    1. Take the bus from Sankt Gallen to Kumanovobus bus
    2. Take the bus from Kumanovo to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTELbus bus
    30h 42m
    €151–193

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Bregenz to Budapest-Keletitrain train Rjx
    2. Take the bus from Budapest to Thessaloníkibus bus
    3. Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain train Ic
    32h 12m
    €227–352

  4. Train, bus, car ferry

    1. Take the train from St. Gallen(Ch) to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhoftrain train Rjx
    2. Take the bus from Innsbruck Südbahnstraße to Venezia, Tronchettobus bus
    3. Take the carferry from Port of Venice to Port of Patrascarferry car ferry
    4. Take the bus from Patras to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTELbus bus
    2d 2h
    €278–480

  5. Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from St. Gallen(Ch) to Konstanztrain train
    2. Take the train from Singen to Böblingentrain train
    3. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane STR - ATH
    9h 25m
    €111–291

  6. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Sankt Gallen to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Thessaloníkibus bus
    3. Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain train Ic
    30h 55m
    €176–210

  7. Bus

    1. Take the bus from St. Gallen, Bahnhof to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus bus
    2. Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athensbus bus
    37h 23m
    €153–202

  8. Drive  2,157.8 km

    1. Drive from Sankt Gallen to Athenscar car 2,157.8 km
    22h 49m
    €398–575

Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights

Calendar44Weekly Planes
Duration3h 15mAverage Duration
Ticket€62Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,747.7 km
  • Duration: 6h 28m

What companies run services between Sankt Gallen, Switzerland and Athens, Greece?

You can take a bus from Sankt Gallen to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL via Kumanovo and Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station in around 30h 42m.

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