Athens to Plav by train
Travel from Athens (Greece) to Plav (Montenegro) by train (606km): schedule and information to the train connection. Compare fares and buy your ticket.
To travel by train from Athens in Greece to Plav in Montenegro, the main route leads via Serbia. Please read the following information and blog posts.
Your travel route could be like that.
606 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 Athens to Plav, 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
Plav - Athens / Athens - Bar / Thessaloniki - Podgorica / Thessaloniki - Bar / Alexandroupoli - Podgorica / Alexandroupoli - Bar / Larissa - Podgorica / Larissa - Bar / Piraeus - Podgorica / Piraeus - Bar1 Athens (Greece) - Thessaloniki (Greece) - Belgrade (Serbia) - Plav (Montenegro)
The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.
1a Travelling from Athens (Greece) to Thessaloniki (Greece)
To travel by train from Athens to Thessaloniki, use one of the direct IC connections for day travel. There are usually five IC connections per day with a journey time of 4 hours.
The ticket price for a one-way journey starts from EUR 35 in second class.
There is one overnight train available with a journey time of seven hours. Ticket fare starts from EUR 20.
Find the train-schedules and ticket fares via our booking links.
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train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
Inter City (IC)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
T 600 Athens - Alexandroupoli / T 601 Alexandroupoli - Athens
train company:
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train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Thessaloniki - Athens
1b Travelling from Thessaloniki (Greece) to Belgrade (Serbia)
Travel from Thessaloniki to Belgrade by direct overnight train. The journey time is 14 hours.
Important note: this direct overnight train only runs in the summer months June to September. If the this train is not available you have to travel from Thessaloniki to Sofia. And from Sofia to Belgrade. Please search for these train connections to find details.
The departure time in Thessaloniki is 18:50. The arrival time in Belgrade (Topcider) is 08:40.
The overnight train offers one wagon with seats and one couchette-car with 6 beds per compartment. The couchette-car is recommended. Buy train tickets for 35 EUR. The supplement for the couchette-car is 8 EUR per person. Usually there is enough free seats and berths available even on the day of departure. Ask the conductor to optimize the occupancy of the couchette compartments if you want to have more space. Just be friendly.
Where to buy a ticket from Thessaloniki to Belgrade?
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night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
B 334 Thessaloniki - Belgrade / B335 Belgrade - Thessaloniki
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Belgrade - Thessaloniki
1c Travelling from Belgrade (Serbia) to Plav (Montenegro)
Direct day and night trains connect Serbia and Montenegro via one of the most scenic rail routes of Europe.
This rail route leads from Belgrade (Serbia) via the mountains of Montenegro to Podgorica and Bar.
The journey time from Belgrade to Bar is about 11 hours. The ticket price is 21 EUR in 2nd class and 32 EUR in 1st class. A seat reservation is 3 EUR. In the night train the standard berth prices is 6 EUR. In a sleeper cabin the prices depends on its capacity (reservation fare per person): 3 persons 15 EUR, 2 persons 20 EUR, 1 person 45 EUR.
Find exact train schedules via the given booking links. Usually you have to book your train ticket at a railway station.
Where to buy a ticket from Belgrade to Plav?
The following links could be interesting for you.
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
B433 Belgrade - Bar / B1343 Belgrade - Bar / B432 Bar - Belgrade / B1342 Bar - Belgrade
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Plav - Belgrade / Belgrade - Bar / Belgrade - Podgorica
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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Do you have questions about the connection between Athens and Plav? Does something not work as it should? Just ask in our forum and get competent answers from our rail travel experts.
Eurail: if you want to travel this route by Eurail instead of train tickets, have a look here for reservation fees and further information.
