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How to get to Athens from Cologne by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Cologne to Athens is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
FlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus23:3559h45Köln, Kennedystraße (Köln Bonn Flughafen)12:20Athens, Lagoumitzi / Ilia Iliou (Αθήνα, Λαγουμιτζή / Ηλία Ηλιού)£1331One-way2 changes
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FlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus23:3559h45Köln, Kennedystraße (Köln Bonn Flughafen)12:20Athens, Lagoumitzi / Ilia Iliou (Αθήνα, Λαγουμιτζή / Ηλία Ηλιού)£1331One-way2 changes
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OS246+
OS89829:354h10Cologne Bonn Airport14:45Athens International Airport£4961One-way1 change
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PC1016 · PC11939:009h25Cologne Bonn Airport19:25Athens International Airport£1431One-way1 change
PC1014 · PC11931:5016h35Cologne Bonn Airport19:25Athens International Airport£1431One-way1 change
LH1752+
LH41058:305h25Cologne Bonn Airport14:55Athens International Airport£2561One-way1 change
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- Around 21 flights per day.
- Around 2 coaches per day.
- Around 1 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Cologne and Athens as scheduled services by flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Coaches mostly depart from Köln, Kennedystraße (Köln Bonn Flughafen) and arrive in Athens, Lagoumitzi / Ilia Iliou (Αθήνα, Λαγουμιτζή / Ηλία Ηλιού).
- Flights mostly depart from Cologne Bonn Airport and arrive in Athens International Airport.
- Travel with Aegean Airlines, Ryanair, Eurowings, pegasus, Lufthansa, Malta Air, Swiss, Air Serbia, Smartwings, Austrian Airlines, Tuifly to go to Athens by flight.
- 0 direct flights per day with Ryanair, Malta Air, Smartwings.
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