Igoumenitsa to Liptovský Mikuláš by train
Travel from Igoumenitsa (Greece) to Liptovský Mikuláš (Slovakia) by train (1067km): schedule and information to the train connection. Compare fares and buy your ticket.
To travel by train from Igoumenitsa in Greece to Liptovský Mikuláš in Slovakia, the main route leads via Serbia and Hungary. Please read the following information and blog posts.
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1067 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 Igoumenitsa to Liptovský Mikuláš, 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
Liptovský Mikuláš - Igoumenitsa / Athens - Košice / Athens - Prešov / Thessaloniki - Bratislava / Thessaloniki - Košice / Thessaloniki - Prešov / Alexandroupoli - Bratislava / Larissa - Bratislava / Piraeus - Bratislava / Piraeus - Košice1 Igoumenitsa (Greece) - Thessaloniki (Greece) - Belgrade (Serbia) - Budapest (Hungary) - Liptovský Mikuláš (Slovakia)
The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.
1a Travelling from Igoumenitsa (Greece) to Thessaloniki (Greece)
Travel from Igoumenitsa to Thessaloniki by bus. There is no train connection available.
The bus journey time from Igoumenitsa to Thessaloniki is 4 hours with a stop half the way. Buy your bus ticket from 38 EUR. There are normally 3 buses per day. The KTEL bus network in Greece offers comfortable, air-conditioned buses.
From the ferry terminal you have to walk 10 minutes to the south to get to the KTEL bus terminal. There are many cafes, restaurants and shops nearby so make sure that you buy a few snacks and drinks before leaving since there is no catering on board of the bus.
Once the bus arrives you just give your luggage to the driver who puts it in the designated luggage compartment. You then show your ticket to the driver and board the bus. Your seat number is printed on your bus ticket.
Thessaloniki Macedonia Intercity bus station is one of the biggest and most impressive bus stations in Greece. To get from the bus station to the train station of Thessaloniki you have to use the urban bus lines 45, 45A or 45B. The departure is in front of the terminal. The journey time is 10 minutes with a ticket price of 1 EUR. The bus runs every hour. If you want to walk, it is a way of 30 minutes (2,5 kilometres).
From Thessaloniki bus station you have three bus connections daily to Istanbul. The journey time is 10 hours and ticket fares start at 45 EUR.
Find the exact bus schedules and buy your tickets via the given booking links. Or use this website: www.ktel-thesprotias.gr
Where to buy a ticket from Igoumenitsa to Thessaloniki?
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Thessaloniki - Igoumenitsa
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 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
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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1d Travelling from Budapest (Hungary) to Liptovský Mikuláš (Slovakia)
Travel from Hungary to Slovakia by direct trains on the route from Budapest to Bratislava. You will find frequent train connections with a journey time of 2:20 hours and a ticket price of 3.300 HUF (9,50 EUR).
There are as well train connections from Budapest via Miskolc to Košice.
Find the exact train schedules and buy your train tickets via the given booking websites.
Where to buy a ticket from Budapest to Liptovský Mikuláš?
The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
EuroCity (EC)
train company:
MÁV Magyar Államvasutak - MÁV START / ŽSSK Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Liptovský Mikuláš - Budapest / Budapest - Bratislava / Budapest - Košice / Budapest - Prešov / Szeged - Bratislava / Siofok - Bratislava
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.