There are 13 ways to get from Athens to Kassel by plane, train, bus, car or car train
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Recommended option
Fly to Hannover, train • 7h 48m
Cheapest option
Fly to Berlin Brandenburg, train • 9h 40m
11 alternative options
Fly to Frankfurt, train • 8h 3m
Fly to Dusseldorf, train • 10h 12m
Fly to Paderborn, train • 11h 17m
Fly to Cologne Bonn, train • 9h 44m
Fly to Munich, train • 10h 1m
Train, bus via Budapest • 33h 7m
Bus via Sofia • 40h
Bus • 41h 56m
Train, Bus • 44h 14m
Drive • 22h 44m
Drive, car train • 34h 13m
Athens to Kassel by train, bus, walk and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Kassel is to bus which costs €116 - €119 and takes 41h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Kassel is to fly and train which takes 7h 48m and costs €160 - €650.
No, there is no direct bus from Athens to Kassel station. However, there are services departing from Athens and arriving at Kassel Central Bus Station via Sofia Serdica Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h.
The distance between Athens and Kassel is 2151 km. The road distance is 2456 km.
The best way to get from Athens to Kassel without a car is to train and bus via Budapest which takes 33h 7m and costs €180 - €280.
It takes approximately 7h 48m to get from Athens to Kassel, including transfers.
Athens to Kassel bus services, operated by Tourist Service Holding AD, depart from Athens station.
Athens to Kassel bus services, operated by Racic Eurobus, arrive at Kassel Central Bus Station.
Kassel is 1h behind Athens. It is currently 7:13 AM in Athens and 6:13 AM in Kassel.
Yes, the driving distance between Athens to Kassel is 2456 km. It takes approximately 22h 44m to drive from Athens to Kassel.
- Distance: 2151.4 km
- Duration: 7h 48m
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Kassel, Germany?
You can take a bus from Athens to Kassel via Sofia and Sofia Serdica Bus Station in around 40h.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens to Hannover
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €170 - €900
Flights from Athens to Hannover via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270 - €1200
Flights from Athens to Hannover via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €170 - €900
Flights from Athens to Hannover via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270 - €1200
Flights from Athens to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140 - €550
Flights from Athens to Frankfurt via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130 - €550
Flights from Athens to Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140 - €600
Flights from Athens to Dusseldorf via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140 - €600
Flights from Athens to Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120 - €500
Flights from Athens to Berlin Brandenburg via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120 - €500
Flights from Athens to Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100 - €750
Flights from Athens to Cologne Bonn via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100 - €750
Flights from Athens to Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120 - €470
Flights from Athens to Munich via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120 - €470
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Athens to Hannover via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270 - €1200
Flights from Athens to Hannover via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270 - €1200
Flights from Athens to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140 - €550
Flights from Athens to Paderborn via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130 - €440
Flights from Athens to Cologne Bonn via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200 - €600
Flights from Athens to Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120 - €470
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Athens to Hannover via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €160 - €600
Flights from Athens to Dusseldorf via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120 - €700
Flights from Athens to Berlin Brandenburg via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110 - €470
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Athens to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60 - €410
Flights from Athens to Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100 - €900
Flights from Athens to Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85 - €480
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Athens to Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130 - €650
Flights from Athens to Paderborn via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110 - €460
Flights from Athens to Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120 - €700
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Athens to Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75 - €410
Flights from Athens to Berlin Brandenburg via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75 - €410
Flights from Athens to Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70 - €440
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Athens to Hannover via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280 - €1100
Flights from Athens to Berlin Brandenburg via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190 - €600
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Athens to Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45 - €1600
German rail company Deutsche Bahn is known for its efficient and comfortable service. It offers many different types of rail transportation, including ICE or Intercity-Express for high-speed services between major cities and regions, IC (InterCity) for long-distance trains, RE (Regional Express) trains that connect regions and cities, and the S-Bahn rapid transit service. There are two main tickets on offer: the Flexpreis that has full flexibility, and the Sparpreis which is the cheaper, advanced fare (bookings usually open 6 months in advance for domestic tickets).
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 0180 6 99 66 33
- Website
- bahn.com
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €35 - €40
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
Train from Frankfurt(Main)Hbf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €41 - €46
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
Train from D-Flughafen Bf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50 - €60
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
Train from Paderborn Hbf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30 - €34
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
Train from Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60 - €75
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
Train from Siegburg/Bonn to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €36 - €41
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
Train from München Hbf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70 - €85
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
Train from Wien Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110 - €130
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50 - €60
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
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Deutsche Bahn’s regional network is made up of IRE (Interregio-Express), RE (Regional-Express), RB (Regionalbahn) and S-Bahn trains. Ticket prices are fixed and there’s no seat reservations – just turn up, buy a ticket and jump on the next train. All regional trains depart regularly and connect to local and long-distance services.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.com
Train from Frankfurt(Main)Hbf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €28 - €40
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45 - €65
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Paderborn Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €19 - €27
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 1807 123 99 123
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.com
Train from Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €28 - €40
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
Dutch Railways (NS) is the main passenger railway operator in the Netherlands. Founded in 1938, NS connects all major cities in the Netherlands, and offers night trains, international trains, Intercity direct, and trains to and from the airport. NS International is the international subsidiary of NS; their services include high-speed trains such as Thalys, ICE International, Eurostar and TGV, to major European hubs including Paris, London, Brussels, Berlin, Cologne, Frankfurt and Lille.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Siegburg/Bonn to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18 - €45
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class Full Fare
- €18 - €27
- 1st Class Full Fare
- €30 - €45
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- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Athens to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9 - €28
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Book at
- https://tickets.hellenictrain.gr/dromologia/?lang=gr
- Airport
- €9
Train from Athens to Larissa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9 - €19
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Book at
- https://tickets.hellenictrain.gr/dromologia/?lang=gr
- Airport
- €9
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- Website
- mavcsoport.hu
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11 - €13
- Website
- https://www.mavcsoport.hu/en
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Budapest Keleti Train Station to Vienna Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10 - €35
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- 2nd Class
- €10 - €14
- 1st Class
- €29 - €34
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Villach Hbf to Hamburg Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100 - €900
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- €420 - €470
- Car Compartment
- €750 - €900
- Phone
- 0030 2108219900
- vsiamos@otenet.gr
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Thessaloniki to Budapest Hotel Platanus
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45 - €75
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
- Phone
- 02 981 13 33
- outgoing@tourist-service.com
- Website
- tourist-service.com
Bus from Athens to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €67
- Website
- https://en.tourist-service.com/
- Phone
- +359-887-208-506
- racic_bg@yahoo.com
- Website
- racicbg.com
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Kassel Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €85 - €110
- Website
- https://www.racicbg.com/bg/
- Phone
- +3590885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Kassel Grüner Waldweg
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €85 - €95
- Schedules at
- citylines.eu
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Kassel Grüner Waldweg
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €26 - €29
- Schedules at
- citylines.eu
- Phone
- 210.92.33.33
- info@koronatravel.gr
- Website
- koronatravel.gr
Bus from Athens to Praha ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
One of Europe’s leading bus companies, Flixbus serves 2000+ destinations in 29 countries, including Germany, France, Italy, Austria, the Netherlands and Croatia and into Scandinavia and eastern Europe, as well as some US cities. Coaches have toilets, free WiFi and power outlets, plus snacks and drinks for purchase on board. Flixbus is a good choice for the budget-conscious traveller; purchase tickets in advance for the cheapest fares (note: there is no option to reserve a seat in advance).
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.de
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Kassel
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40 - €60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Frequently asked questions
- Website
- portokalidistours.gr
Bus from Larissa to Nürnberg
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €210 - €320
- Schedules at
- portokalidistours.gr
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