Munich to Athens by train
Travel from Munich (Germany) to Athens (Greece) by train (1496km): schedule and information to the train connection. Compare fares and buy your ticket.
To travel by train from Munich in Germany to Athens in Greece, either travel the whole route overland via Hungary and Serbia. Or make use of a ferry from Italy to Greece.
There are three different travel routes. Have a look on them and decide which one fits best for you.
- 1Munich (Germany) - Budapest (Hungary) - Belgrade (Serbia) - Thessaloniki (Greece) - Athens (Greece)
- 2Munich (Germany) - Budapest (Hungary) - Bucharest (Romania) - Sofia (Bulgaria) - Thessaloniki (Greece) - Athens (Greece)
- 3Munich (Germany) - Bologna (Italy) - Ancona (Italy) - Igoumenitsa (Greece) - Athens (Greece)
1496 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 Munich 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 - Munich / Hamburg - Athens / Cologne - Athens / Frankfurt am Main - Athens / Stuttgart - Athens / Berlin - Thessaloniki / Hamburg - Thessaloniki / Munich - Thessaloniki / Düsseldorf - Thessaloniki1 Munich (Germany) - Budapest (Hungary) - Belgrade (Serbia) - Thessaloniki (Greece) - Athens (Greece)
The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.
1a Travelling from Munich (Germany) to Budapest (Hungary)
To travel from Munich to Budapest by train use one of the direct Railjet trains. Train tickets are available as "Sparpreis Europa" (saver price) from 39 EUR. The journey times is seven hours. The Railjet trains offer at least five direct connections per day.
There is a night train available as well offering tickets from 29 EUR. The journey time of the night train is 9:30 hours.
Find ticket prices and schedules via our booking links. The ticket price depends on your travel date.
Where to buy a ticket from Munich to Budapest?
Check times&prices 
The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
Railjet (RJ)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
EN 463 Munich - Budapest / EN 462 Budapest - Munich
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Budapest - Munich
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 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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1c 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.
Where to buy a ticket from Belgrade to Thessaloniki?
The following links could be interesting for you.
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
1d Travelling from Thessaloniki (Greece) to Athens (Greece)
To travel by train from Thessaloniki to Athens, use one of the direct IC connections for day travel. There are usually five connections per day with a journey time of four 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 about seven hours. Ticket prices start from EUR 20.
Find the train-schedules and ticket fares via our booking links.
The following links could be interesting for you.
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:
OSE TRAINOSE
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Athens - Thessaloniki
2 Munich (Germany) - Budapest (Hungary) - Bucharest (Romania) - Sofia (Bulgaria) - Thessaloniki (Greece) - Athens (Greece)
The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.
2a Travelling from Munich (Germany) to Budapest (Hungary)
To travel from Munich to Budapest by train use one of the direct Railjet trains. Train tickets are available as "Sparpreis Europa" (saver price) from 39 EUR. The journey times is seven hours. The Railjet trains offer at least five direct connections per day.
There is a night train available as well offering tickets from 29 EUR. The journey time of the night train is 9:30 hours.
Find ticket prices and schedules via our booking links. The ticket price depends on your travel date.
Where to buy a ticket from Munich to Budapest?
The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
Railjet (RJ)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
EN 463 Munich - Budapest / EN 462 Budapest - Munich
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Budapest - Munich
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
rail.cc Deutsche Bahn
2b Travelling from Budapest (Hungary) to Bucharest (Romania)
Travel from Budapest to Bucharest by overnight train or by day train. The journey time is 15 hours. Train tickets start from 29 EUR.
The overnight train is comfortable and the recommended way of travel. It offers couchettes for 4 or 6 persons per compartment with ticket fares from 39 EUR. And sleeper compartments for one to three travellers with ticket fares from 55 EUR. The departure time in Budapest is 19:10 and the arrival time in Bucharest is 12:30.
Beside the overnight train there is a comfortable air-conditioned Intercity train which run at daytime. Ticket fares start from 29 EUR. The departure time in Budapest is at 07:10 and the arrival time in Bucharest is 23:59.
As third option there is the overnight train "Dacia Express". It offers sleeper compartments as well with shower and toilet. The departure station of the train is Vienna (Austria), therefore the arrival time in Bucharest is very late the next day at 16:00. The departure time in Budapest is 23:10. You can board the train already one hour earlier. The ticket fares are the same like mentioned above.
All in all it is a recommended rail trip trough the beautiful scenery trough Transylvania and of the Carpathian mountains.
Find the exact train schedules and buy your ticket via the given booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Budapest to Bucharest?
The following links could be interesting for you.
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
EN 347 Vienna - Bucharest / EN 473 Budapest - Bucharest
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Bucharest - Budapest
2c Travelling from Bucharest (Romania) to Sofia (Bulgaria)
Travel from Bucharest to Sofia by direct train. The journey time is 9:10 hours. The ticket fare is 161 RON (33 EUR).
The departure time in Bucharest is 11:00. And the arrival time in Sofia 20:10. In off-season (October to May) you have to change trains in Ruse (Bulgaria). Arrival time in Ruse is 13:45. Departure time in Ruse is 14:15. You can save money if you split your ticket booking: buy one ticket for Bucharest to Ruse and a second ticket for Ruse to Sofia.
Find the exact train schedules and buy your tickets via the given booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Bucharest to Sofia?
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train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Sofia - Bucharest
2d Travelling from Sofia (Bulgaria) to Thessaloniki (Greece)
Travel from Sofia to Thessaloniki by direct day train. The journey time is 8:30 hours. Buy your train ticket for 35 BGN (18 EUR) at the train station in Sofia.
The departure time in Sofia is 15:00. The arrival time in Thessaloniki is 23:30. There are always seats available therefore it is no problem to buy the ticket at the day of departure.
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 Sofia to Thessaloniki?
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
Thessaloniki - Sofia
2e Travelling from Thessaloniki (Greece) to Athens (Greece)
To travel by train from Thessaloniki to Athens, use one of the direct IC connections for day travel. There are usually five connections per day with a journey time of four 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 about seven hours. Ticket prices start from EUR 20.
Find the train-schedules and ticket fares via our booking links.
The following links could be interesting for you.
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:
OSE TRAINOSE
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Athens - Thessaloniki
3 Munich (Germany) - Bologna (Italy) - Ancona (Italy) - Igoumenitsa (Greece) - Athens (Greece)
The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.
3a Travelling from Munich (Germany) to Bologna (Italy)
Travel from Munich to Bologna by train. The journey time is 06:30 hours. The train ticket price starts at 23 EUR. A comfortable travel option is by "ÖBB nightjet" overnight train.
Travel by day train connection with a journey time of 06:30 hours. The train ticket price starts at 23 EUR. The departure station is "München Hbf". The arrival station is "Bologna Centrale". There are at least two daily direct train connections.
The more comfortable travel option is by "ÖBB nightjet" NJ295 overnight train. The train ticket price starts at 29 EUR. The departure time in Munich is 20:00. The arrival time in Bologna is 05:20. The following service classes are available:
- standard seat: the cheapest travel option with a ticket price from 29 EUR.
- shared compartments with beds: with a maximum of 4 to 6 travellers per compartment. The ticket price starts at 49 EUR. You can book this type of accommodation as well as private compartment only for your family or friends.
- private compartments with beds: travel for your own in a private compartment or with up to three travellers in total. Some compartments offer a private shower and WC. The ticket price starts at 89 EUR.
Where to buy a ticket from Munich to Bologna?
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train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
DB ÖBB Eurocity (DB ÖBB EC) / Frecciargento (FA AV) / Frecciarossa (FR AV) / ÖBB Nightjet (NJ)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
ÖBB nightjet NJ294 Rome - Munich / ÖBB nightjet NJ295 Munich - Rome
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Bologna - Munich
3b Travelling from Bologna (Italy) to Ancona (Italy)
Travel from Bologna to Ancona by direct train. The journey time is 2:20 hours. The train ticket fares start from 14 EUR. There are frequent train connections available, at least every hour. You will travel with an InterCity or a Regionale Veloce train. The departure station is "Bologna Centrale". The arrival station is "Ancona stazione".
Find the exact train schedules and buy your ticket via the given booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Bologna to Ancona?
The following links could be interesting for you.
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
Ancona - Bologna
3c Travelling from Ancona (Italy) to Igoumenitsa (Greece)
Travel from Ancona to Igoumenitsa by ferry. The journey time is 18 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:
- 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 Igoumenitsa from the ferry port to the bus station:
There is no railway station in Igoumenitsa. You have to take the bus to continue your journey. 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.
There are daily bus connections for example to Thessaloniki with a journey time of 4 hours.
Where to buy a ticket from Ancona to Igoumenitsa?
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train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Igoumenitsa - Ancona
3d Travelling from Igoumenitsa (Greece) to Athens (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.
The following links could be interesting for you.
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
Athens - Igoumenitsa / 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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