There are 13 ways to get from Western Europe to Athens by train, plane, bus, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Frankfurt, fly
best- Take the train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane FRA - ATH
8h 38m€119–276Bus to Hahn, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Bullay Bahnhof to Hahnbus
- Fly from Hahn (HHN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane HHN - ATH
10h 42m€88–290Train, bus
- Take the train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Nürnberg Hbftrain 91 / ...
- Take the bus from Nürnberg to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
35h 12m€212–330Train, bus via Budapest
- Take the train from Koblenz Hbf to Wien Meidlingtrain Nj / ...
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Budapest-Delitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Budapest to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
35h 58m€285–472Drive 2,470.5 km
- Drive from Western Europe to Athenscar 2,470.5 km
23h 36m€463–668Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Düsseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane DUS - ATH
9h 3m€107–328Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly
- Take the train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane CGN - ATH
8h 45m€120–343Train to Luxembourg, fly
- Take the train from Hatzenport Bahnhof to Pfalzel, Hafenstraßetrain
- Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane LUX - ATH
9h 7m€112–310Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly
- Take the train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane STR - ATH
10h 50m€160–365Bus
- Take the bus from Montabaur to Durrësbus
- Take the bus from Durrës to Athensbus
38h 27mTrain, bus #2
- Take the train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Limburgtrain
- Take the bus from Limburg Süd to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athensbus
39h 28mTrain, Bus
- Take the train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain 1 / ...
- Take the bus from Frankfurt am Main to Larissabus
- Take the train from Larissa to Athenstrain Ic
2d 1h€275–420Drive, car train
- Drive from Western Europe to Fuldacar
- Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Athenscar
28h 46m€435–623
Western Europe to Athens by bus and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Western Europe to Athens is to bus and fly which costs €85 - €290 and takes 10h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Western Europe to Athens is to train and fly which takes 8h 38m and costs €110 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from Western Europe to Athens. However, there are services departing from Brodenbach Brißbachtal and arriving at Athens via Koblenz Hauptbahnhof, Montabaur and Durrës. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 27m.
The distance between Western Europe and Athens is 2000 km. The road distance is 2470.5 km.
The best way to get from Western Europe to Athens without a car is to train and bus which takes 35h 12m and costs €210 - €330.
It takes approximately 8h 38m to get from Western Europe to Athens, including transfers.
Western Europe to Athens bus services, operated by Deva Tours, depart from Montabaur station.
Western Europe to Athens bus services, operated by Deva Tours, arrive at Durrës station.
Yes, the driving distance between Western Europe to Athens is 2471 km. It takes approximately 23h 36m to drive from Western Europe to Athens.
There are 13151+ hotels available in Athens.
What companies run services between Western Europe, Germany and Athens, Greece?
You can take a bus from Brodenbach Brißbachtal to Athens via Koblenz Hauptbahnhof, Montabaur Bahnhof, Montabaur, and Durrës in around 38h 27m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–180
Flights from Frankfurt to Athens International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–180
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Athens International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Athens International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Monday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
Flights from Luxembourg to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–200
Flights from Hahn to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
Flights from Hahn to Athens International Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Hahn to Athens International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Hahn to Athens International Airport via Skopje
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–230
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–170
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Athens International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–170
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +389 42 218 007
- Website
- Nasir Tours
Bus from Nürnberg to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €68
- Website
- Nasir Tours
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