Acharnes to Engelberg by train
Travel from Acharnes (Greece) to Engelberg (Switzerland) by train (1585km): schedule and information to the train connection. Compare fares and buy your ticket.
To travel by train from Acharnes in Greece to Engelberg in Switzerland, the main route leads either from Greece by ferry to Italy and on to Switzerland by train. Or completely by train via Bulgaria, Serbia and Hungary. Please read the following information and blog posts.
There are two main routes. Compare them and decide which one feeds your needs best.
- 1Acharnes (Greece) - Patras (Greece) - Ancona (Italy) - Milan (Italy) - Engelberg (Switzerland)
- 2Acharnes (Greece) - Thessaloniki (Greece) - Sofia (Bulgaria) - Belgrade (Serbia) - Budapest (Hungary) - Engelberg (Switzerland)
1585 km
How to use the following information: we show you the best routes and where to buy tickets. On longer routes you may need more than one ticket. Book your tickets step by step as explained. If you have questions about the route from Acharnes to Engelberg, please ask in our forum. Of course, sometimes there are as well other travel routes possible.
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train connections : popular connections travelled by other users
Engelberg - Acharnes / Athens - Bern / Athens - Zurich / Athens - Geneva / Athens - Lucerne / Thessaloniki - Basel / Thessaloniki - Bern / Thessaloniki - Zurich / Thessaloniki - Geneva / Thessaloniki - Lucerne1 Acharnes (Greece) - Patras (Greece) - Ancona (Italy) - Milan (Italy) - Engelberg (Switzerland)
The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.
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train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
Inter City (IC) / Proastiakos (P)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
B 334 Thessaloniki - Belgrade / B335 Belgrade - Thessaloniki / T 600 Athens - Alexandroupoli / T 601 Alexandroupoli - Athens
bus: Bus connections that might be helpful.
Athens - Istanbul / Thessaloniki - Istanbul / Thessaloniki - Skopje
ferry: Ferry connections that might be helpful.
Patras - Ancona / Patras - Bari
train company:
OSE TRAINOSE / BLUE Blue Star Ferries / MINO Minoan Lines / METU Metro Turizm / CRZH Crazy Holidays
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Patras - Acharnes / Athens - Alexandroupoli / Athens - Igoumenitsa / Athens - Iraklion / Athens - Larissa / Athens - Patras / Athens - Piraeus / Athens - Thessaloniki / Thessaloniki - Athens / Thessaloniki - Larissa / Thessaloniki - Patras
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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1b Travelling from Patras (Greece) to Ancona (Italy)
Travel from Patras to Ancona by ferry. The journey time is 22 hours. The ticket price starts at 70 EUR. The ferry companies Superfast Ferries, ANEK Lines and Grimaldi Lines serve this route.
You will find these service categories on board of the ferry:
- seats: standard inclinable seats which are the cheapest travel option
- shared cabins with beds: you share the cabin and the shower and toilet with other travellers.
- private cabins: from standard to luxury cabins with private bed, shower and toilet. This is the best option if you want privacy, travel with your family or friends.
The check-in time is two hours prior to departure.
How to get in Patras from the the train station to the ferry port:
You have to get from the railway station to the „New Port“ of Patras, which is 2 kilometres in the south of the railway station. Either walk within 30 minutes along the promenade or use the bus line number 18. It is a journey time of 10 minutes with hourly departures. The bus ticket price is 1,20 EUR.
In Patras you have a second port: the North Port which serves ferry routes to the Ionian Sea. Take bus line 18 or walk from there to the railway station within 10 minutes. The railway station is in the middle of both ports.
How to get in Ancona from the ferry port to the train station:
It is a distance of 2 kilometres from Ancona ferry port to the railway station. You can either walk which will take about 30 minutes. Or you travel by bus line number 12 or 20. Frequent departures are available. The bus journey time is 10 minutes. You will depart from „Ancona Ferries Terminal“, the arrival place of all ferry companies. The bus ticket price is 1.50 EUR. Show your boarding pass and you may travel for free.
Where to buy a ticket from Patras to Ancona?
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train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Ancona - Patras
1c Travelling from Ancona (Italy) to Milan (Italy)
Travel from Ancona to Milan by direct train. The journey time is between 3:30 and 6 hours and depends on the train connection you choose. The train ticket fares start from 16 EUR. There are frequent train connections available, at least every hour.
You can choose between high-speed-trains (Frecciarossa and Frecciabianca) and slower trains like InterCity and Regionale Veloce trains. The train tickets for the slower train connections are usually cheaper.
Find the exact train schedules and buy your ticket via the given booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Ancona to Milan?
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train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
InterCity (IC) / Frecciabianca (FB) / Frecciarossa (FR AV) / Regionale (R) / InterCity Bus Italien (ICB I)
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Milan - Ancona
1d Travelling from Milan (Italy) to Engelberg (Switzerland)
The train journey from Italy to Switzerland usually leads via Milan. You reach Milan easily from everywhere in Italy by several high-speed-train connections. From Milan you continue by Eurocity train to Switzerland.
Saver fare tickets are available from 29 EUR. You find timetables and ticket prices via our booking links. Sometimes you have to book two tickets, first to Milano, then a second one to your destiantion in Switzerland.
If you want to travel on the scenic Bernina and Galcier Express routes, continue from Milan via Tirano (border to Switzerland).
Where to buy a ticket from Milan to Engelberg?
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train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
InterCity (IC) / Frecciabianca (FB) / Frecciargento (FA AV) / Frecciarossa (FR AV) / EuroCity (IT) (EC) / Regionale (R) / Italo (ITALO)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
ICN 1954 Palermo - Rome / ICN 1964 Palermo - Milan / ICN 1584 Syracuse - Milan / ICN 794 Reggio Calabria - Turin / ICN 752 Lecce - Milan
train company:
SBB Schweizerische Bundesbahnen / TRENITALIA Trenitalia - Ferrovie dello stato
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Engelberg - Milan / Milan - Zurich / Milan - Basel / Milan - St. Moritz / Rome - Zurich / Rome - Basel / Florence - Zurich / Florence - Basel / Palermo - Zurich / Venice - Zurich / Venice - Basel
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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2 Acharnes (Greece) - Thessaloniki (Greece) - Sofia (Bulgaria) - Belgrade (Serbia) - Budapest (Hungary) - Engelberg (Switzerland)
The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.
2a Travelling from Acharnes (Greece) to Thessaloniki (Greece)
Train tickets for Greece can be bought locally or online. Advance tickets for Intercity connections are cheaper than normal fare and are available online only.
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train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
Inter City (IC) / Proastiakos (P)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
B 334 Thessaloniki - Belgrade / B335 Belgrade - Thessaloniki / T 600 Athens - Alexandroupoli / T 601 Alexandroupoli - Athens
bus: Bus connections that might be helpful.
Athens - Istanbul / Thessaloniki - Istanbul / Thessaloniki - Skopje
ferry: Ferry connections that might be helpful.
Patras - Ancona / Patras - Bari
train company:
OSE TRAINOSE / BLUE Blue Star Ferries / MINO Minoan Lines / METU Metro Turizm / CRZH Crazy Holidays
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Thessaloniki - Acharnes / Athens - Alexandroupoli / Athens - Igoumenitsa / Athens - Iraklion / Athens - Larissa / Athens - Patras / Athens - Piraeus / Athens - Thessaloniki / Thessaloniki - Athens / Thessaloniki - Larissa / Thessaloniki - Patras
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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2b Travelling from Thessaloniki (Greece) to Sofia (Bulgaria)
Travel from Thessaloniki to Sofia by direct day train. The journey time is 8:30 hours. Buy your train ticket for 18 EUR at the train station in Thessaloniki.
The departure time in Thessaloniki is 05:50. The arrival time in Sofia is 14:20. There are always seats available therefore it is no problem to buy the ticket at the day of departure, even very early in the morning at Thessaloniki railway station.
Note (2022/2023): currently the train traffic is interrupted and you have to travel by bus. The bus ticket price is 15-20 EUR. Buy it via the given links or on union-ivkoni.com
No discount with Interrail/Eurail.
Where to buy a ticket from Thessaloniki to Sofia?
Buy the train ticket at a railway station. Note: in some countries you have to pay a service fee at the ticket counter. The ticket can be purchased at a station in the country of departure, also sometimes in other countries.
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train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Sofia - Thessaloniki
2c Travelling from Sofia (Bulgaria) to Belgrade (Serbia)
Travel from Sofia to Belgrade by direct day train connection. In off-season (October to May) you have to change trains in Dimitrovgrad and Niš. Sometimes an overnight train is offered as well.
The journey time from Sofia to Belgrade by direct day train is 09:15 hours. Train tickets are available from 21 EUR in 2nd class. Buy your ticket locally at the railway station. The departure time in Sofia is 09:15. The arrival time in Belgrade (Topcider) is 18:30.
If no direct train is available, you have to travel in several steps:
1. Sofia to Niš.
2. Niš to Dimitrovgrad.
3. Dimitrovgrad to Belgrade.
Find the exact schedules via the booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Sofia to Belgrade?
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Belgrade - Sofia
2d Travelling from Belgrade (Serbia) to Budapest (Hungary)
Travel from Serbia to Hungary by direct train on the route from Belgrade, Novi Sad to Budapest.
There are saver fare tickets available from 15 EUR.
2021: the direct route Belgrade, Novi Sad to Budapest is under construction. The best option is to travel by train from Belgrade to Zagreb and from Zagreb to Budapest if you want to avoid changes and buses.
Find the exact train schedules and buy your train tickets via the given booking websites.
Where to buy a ticket from Belgrade to Budapest?
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train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
EuroCity (EC)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
B340 Belgrade - Budapest
train company:
MÁV Magyar Államvasutak - MÁV START
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Budapest - Belgrade / Novi Sad - Budapest
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2e Travelling from Budapest (Hungary) to Engelberg (Switzerland)
Travel from Hungary to Switzerland by direct train.
On the travel route Budapest to Zurich there is a direct overnight train and one direct day train with a journey times of 11:40 hours. Train tickets are available from 29/44 EUR.
You will find much more train connections with a change in Vienna (Austria).
Find the exact train schedules for your travel journey and buy your train tickets via the given booking websites.
Where to buy a ticket from Budapest to Engelberg?
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train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
Railjet (RJ)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
EN 40467 Zurich - Budapest / EN 40462 Budapest - Zurich
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Engelberg - Budapest / Budapest - Basel / Budapest - Bern / Budapest - Geneva / Budapest - Lausanne / Budapest - Lucerne / Budapest - Davos / Budapest - St. Moritz / Budapest - Zermatt / Budapest - Zurich / Budapest - Saas-Fee
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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Eurail: if you want to travel this route by Eurail instead of train tickets, have a look here for reservation fees and further information.
