Monte Carlo to Athens by train
Travel from Monte Carlo (Monaco) to Athens (Greece) by train (1509km): schedule and information to the train connection. Compare fares and buy your ticket.
To travel by train from Monte Carlo in Monaco to Athens in Greece, the main route leads via Italy. Please read the following information and blog posts.
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1509 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 Monte Carlo to Athens, 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
Athens - Monte Carlo / Monte Carlo - Alexandroupoli / Monte Carlo - Idomeni / Monte Carlo - Igoumenitsa / Monte Carlo - Iraklion / Monte Carlo - Larissa / Monte Carlo - Olympia / Monte Carlo - Patras / Monte Carlo - Piraeus / Monte Carlo - Thessaloniki1 Monte Carlo (Monaco) - Ancona (Italy) - Patras (Greece) - Athens (Greece)
The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.
1a Travelling from Monte Carlo (Monaco) to Ancona (Italy)
To travel by train from Monaco to Italy use first a regional train to the French-Italian border at Ventimiglia. There you change to an Italian IC train and continue your travels to Italy.
Where to buy a ticket from Monte Carlo to Ancona?
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train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
Transport Express Régional (TER) / InterCity (IC)
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Ancona - Monte Carlo / Monte Carlo - Rome / Monte Carlo - Florence / Monte Carlo - Milan / Monte Carlo - Naples / Monte Carlo - Palermo / Monte Carlo - Turin / Monte Carlo - Bologna / Monte Carlo - Pisa
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1b Travelling from Ancona (Italy) to Patras (Greece)
Travel from Ancona to Patras by ferry. The journey time is 23 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 you get in Ancona from the train station to the ferry port:
It is a distance of 2 kilometres from Ancona railway station to the port. 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 arrive at the „Ancona Ferries Terminal“, the departure place of all ferry companies. The bus ticket price is 1.50 EUR. Show your boarding pass (if you have it already) and you may travel for free.
How you get in Patras from the ferry port to the train station:
You will arrive at 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 to get to the railway station. It is a journey time of 10 minutes with hourly departures. The bus ticket price is 1,20 EUR. From Patras continue your journey by OSE train to Athens and other destinations in Greece.
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 the railway station within 10 minutes.
Where to buy a ticket from Ancona to Patras?
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Patras - Ancona
1c Travelling from Patras (Greece) to Athens (Greece)
Travel from Patras to Athens by train. Between Patras and Kiato a bus of Greek railways replaces the train. In Kiato you change from bus to train and continue your journey to Athens. The total journey time is three hours. The ticket fare for the full trip from Patras to Athens is 17 EUR.
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Athens - Patras
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