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Athens · Greece

Trains to Athens

Stations on record, the cities within reach by rail, and estimated times from distance.

No railway station in Athens is recorded in Wikidata. Rail options below are for the nearest cities that do have one; the last leg is by road.

Rail routes from Athens

Trains from Athens: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Athens to LárisaGreece215 km (134 mi)about 3 h 6 min
Athens to KonakTurkey298 km (185 mi)about 3 h 16 min
Athens to KarşıyakaTurkey300 km (187 mi)about 3 h 17 min
Athens to İzmirTurkey302 km (188 mi)about 3 h 18 min
Athens to BornovaTurkey312 km (194 mi)about 3 h 25 min
Athens to TurgutluTurkey351 km (218 mi)about 3 h 51 min
Athens to SalihliTurkey390 km (242 mi)about 4 h 16 min
Athens to NazilliTurkey403 km (250 mi)about 4 h 25 min
Athens to TekirdağTurkey465 km (289 mi)about 5 h 6 min
Athens to PlovdivBulgaria472 km (293 mi)about 6 h 47 min
Athens to EdirneTurkey476 km (296 mi)about 5 h 13 min
Athens to SkopjeNorth Macedonia487 km (303 mi)about 7 h
Athens to IstanbulTurkey560 km (348 mi)about 6 h 8 min
Athens to AnkaraTurkey818 km (508 mi)about 8 h 57 min
Athens to BursaTurkey522 km (324 mi)about 5 h 43 min
Athens to KyivUkraine1,487 km (924 mi)about 21 h 23 min
Athens to RomeItaly1,049 km (652 mi)about 10 h 3 min
Athens to GaziantepTurkey1,208 km (750 mi)about 13 h 14 min
Athens to BucharestRomania744 km (462 mi)about 10 h 42 min
Athens to DiyarbakırTurkey1,444 km (897 mi)about 15 h 49 min

Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.

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Deutsche BahnSells its own tickets plus Trenitalia, SBB, SNCF, OeBB, Eurostar and SJ, so most multi-country journeys price end to end here.Plan a cross-border route on Deutsche Bahn (opens int.bahn.de in a new tab)
Rail EuropePasses and point-to-point tickets sold in USD, which suits some US travellers.Book European rail on Rail Europe (opens www.raileurope.com in a new tab)
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Common questions

How are the journey times on this page worked out?

From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.

Where these facts come from

  • GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
  • Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
  • OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
  • Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines

Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.