Matīši to Arta by train
Travel from Matīši (Latvia) to Arta (Greece) by train (2084km): schedule and information to the train connection. Compare fares and buy your ticket.
To travel by train from Matīši in Latvia to Arta in Greece, the main route leads via Lithuania, Poland, Hungary and Serbia. Please read the following information and blog posts.
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2084 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 Matīši to Arta, 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
Arta - Matīši / Riga - Thessaloniki / Riga - Alexandroupoli / Riga - Larissa / Riga - Piraeus1 Matīši (Latvia) - Vilnius (Lithuania) - Warsaw (Poland) - Budapest (Hungary) - Belgrade (Serbia) - Thessaloniki (Greece) - Arta (Greece)
The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.
1a Travelling from Matīši (Latvia) to Vilnius (Lithuania)
Travel from Latvia to Lithuania by train. At the border station of Daugavpils you have to change the train. You have to buy two train tickets.
1. One train ticket from your departure station in Latvia to Daugavpils. Example from Riga to Daugavpils the ticket fare is 7 EUR. The journey time is 3:25 hours.
2. One train ticket from Daugavpils to your travel destination in Lithuania. Example from Daugavpils to Vilnius the ticket fare is 9 EUR. The journey time is 2:40 hours.
Both tickets are available at the Internet sites of Latvian and Lithuania railways.
If no train connections is available on your planed travel journey, use one of the frequent buses.
Find all train schedules and buy your tickets via the given booking links.
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bus: Bus connections that might be helpful.
Riga - Vilnius
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Vilnius - Matīši / Riga - Vilnius / Riga - Kaunas / Riga - Klaipeda
1b Travelling from Vilnius (Lithuania) to Warsaw (Poland)
To travel from Lithuania to Poland by train, you have currently only one train connection on weekends. Therefore the journey by bus is the most comfortable way.
If you want to travel by train, first buy a train ticket of Lithuanian railways from your departure station to Bialystok. And a second train ticket from Polish railways from Bialystok to your travel destination in Poland.
Calculate with a train ticket price of 22 EUR for the journey from Vilnius via Bialystok to Warsaw.
Find exact train and bus schedules and buy your tickets via the given booking links.
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bus: Bus connections that might be helpful.
Vilnius - Warsaw
train company:
PKP IC Polskie Koleje Państwowe Intercity / LIT Lietuvos geležinkeliai / LUX Lux Express
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Warsaw - Vilnius / Kaunas - Warsaw / Klaipeda - Warsaw / Vilnius - Gdańsk / Vilnius - Katowice / Vilnius - Krakow / Vilnius - Szczecin / Vilnius - Wrocław / Vilnius - Łódź / Kaunas - Krakow
1c Travelling from Warsaw (Poland) to Budapest (Hungary)
Travel from Warsaw to Budapest by train. There exists one direct day train and one direct overnight train. More train connections are available with a change of trains. The journey time is 10:30 hours. The ticket price starts at 19 EUR.
1) Travel by day train connection.
The journey time is 10:30 hours. The departure time in Warsaw is 08:50. The arrival time in Budapest is 19:20. The ticket price starts at 19 EUR.
2) Travel by overnight train EN477.
The departure time in Warsaw is 19:45. The arrival time in Budapest is 08:30. The train offers the following service categories:
- standard seats from 19 EUR.
- shared compartments with 4 or 6 beds from 49/59 EUR.
- private compartments with 3, 2 or 1 bed (optional with private shower and toilet) from 69/89/129 EUR.
Where to buy a ticket from Warsaw 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.
EN 476/456/406 Budapest - Warsaw / EN 407/477 Warsaw - Budapest
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Budapest - Warsaw
1d Travelling from Budapest (Hungary) to Belgrade (Serbia)
Travel from Hungary to Serbia by direct train on the route from Budapest to Belgrade.
There are saver fare tickets available from 15 EUR.
2021: the direct route Budapest to Novi Sad and on to Belgrade is under construction. The best option is to travel by train from Budapest to Zagreb and from Zagreb to Belgrade 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 Budapest to Belgrade?
The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
EuroCity (EC)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
G 341 Budapest - Belgrade
train company:
MÁV Magyar Államvasutak - MÁV START
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Belgrade - Budapest / Budapest - Novi Sad
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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1e Travelling from Belgrade (Serbia) to Thessaloniki (Greece)
Travel from Belgrade to Thessaloniki by direct overnight train. The journey time is 16 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 Belgrade to Sofia. And from Sofia to Thessaloniki. Please search for these train connections to find details.
The departure time in Belgrade (Topcider) is 18:30. The arrival time in Thessaloniki is 10:30.
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 train conductor to optimize the occupancy of the couchette compartments if you want to have more space. Just be friendly.
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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
Thessaloniki - Belgrade
1f Travelling from Thessaloniki (Greece) to Arta (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.
Where to buy a ticket from Thessaloniki to Arta?
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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
Arta - Thessaloniki / 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.
rail.cc Deutsche Bahn / OSE
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