Fastest€41.59
- Hellenic Train HT122913:182h 7m15:25ThessalonikiAthina Larissa
Door to door 2h 51mCO2 10.0 kgChanges 0Refundable
Thessaloniki to Athens train
Trains from Thessaloniki to Athens start at €32.79 and take 2h 51m at their fastest.
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The Trains from Thessaloniki to Athens starts at €32.79 and takes 2h 51m door to door, run by 1 operator over 303 km, with around 12 departures a day. Fares bottom out about 60 days before departure.
- 2h 51mDoor to door
- 2h 7mMoving
- €38.84 to €91.09From
- 06:48 to 21:34First and last departure
- 12Per day
- 10.0 kgCO2
First and last are taken from the services we sell on October 5, 2026. The return direction keeps its own timetable and is not these times reversed.
€38.84 to €91.09 for one passenger across the 14 departure dates priced here. The low end is one day, not every day. Worked out from this corridor rather than held for anybody. The operator sets the price on the day.
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Buying this trip
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €91.09Thu17
- about €74.59Fri18
- about €80.64Sat19
- about €59.74Sun20
- about €48.74Mon21
- about €47.64Tue22
- about €52.04Wed23
- about €53.14Thu24
- about €51.49Fri25
- about €53.14Sat26
- about €46.54Sun27
- about €41.04Mon28
- about €38.84Tue29
- about €42.14Wed30
Based on what this route has cost recently. The operator sets the price on the day, and the live fare is confirmed when you book.
The cheapest and the fastest on October 5, 2026
Rail operators
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Hellenic Train | €30.04 | 2h 50m | 140 km/h | Refundable | Power outlets, Wi-Fi |
The train gets you into Athens. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
A room in Athens for the night the train gets in
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When to book Thessaloniki to Athens
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €15.0390 days
- €14.4860 days
- €15.5845 days
- €15.5830 days
- €15.5821 days
- €18.8814 days
- €22.187 days
- €32.633 days
- €37.581 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €14.48.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 160 percent. The most expensive point is €37.58, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €20.53Sun
- €18.88Mon
- €18.33Tue
- €18.88Wed
- €23.28Thu
- €21.08Fri
- €21.63Sat
Where you leave from and where you arrive
Thessaloníki
Rail
- Thessaloniki
- Thessaloniki railway station
- Old Thessaloniki railway station
Athens
Rail
- Athina Larissa
- Athens railway station
- Peloponnese railway station of Athens
What the journey looks like
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 303 km against 303 km in a straight line, a detour of 2 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Thessaloniki at 06:48 and the last at 21:34, across 12 departures The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Trains against the other ways to make this journey
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 2h 51m | 2h 7m | 44m | €32.79 | 10.0 kg | 12 |
| Flight | 3h 59m | 49m | 3h 10m | €31.41 | 76.8 kg | 40 |
| Coach | 4h 44m | 4h | 44m | €15.03 | 8.2 kg | 12 |
| Ferry | 10h 34m | 9h 4m | 1h 30m | €17.94 | 34.8 kg | 12 |
Questions about Thessaloniki to Athens
The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does the Train from Thessaloniki to Athens take?
The Train from Thessaloniki to Athens takes 2h 51m door to door, of which 2h 7m is spent moving. The route runs 303 km. The difference between the two times is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end, which every time on this page includes.
How much does the Train from Thessaloniki to Athens cost?
The Train from Thessaloniki to Athens starts at €32.79 for one passenger, as of September 16, 2026. A typical fare is €37.74. Both are the total including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so the price here is the price at checkout.
Who runs the Train from Thessaloniki to Athens?
1 operators run the Train from Thessaloniki to Athens: Hellenic Train. Between them they file around 12 departures a day. The operator table on this page compares them on fare, journey time, cruising speed, fare conditions and what is provided on board.
Which terminal does the Train from Thessaloniki to Athens use?
The Train from Thessaloniki to Athens leaves from Thessaloniki and arrives at Athina Larissa. Allow about 44m for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one. That time is already inside every door to door figure quoted on this page.
Is the Train the best way from Thessaloniki to Athens?
Traveling from Thessaloniki to Athens by Flight costs €31.41 and takes 3h 59m door to door, against 2h 51m by Train. Which is better depends on whether the money or the hours matter more on this trip. The comparison table on this page shows every mode side by side.
When should I book the Train from Thessaloniki to Athens?
Fares for the Train from Thessaloniki to Athens bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €14.48. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time across the window is 160 percent, measured on September 16, 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.
How much CO2 does the Train from Thessaloniki to Athens produce?
The Train from Thessaloniki to Athens produces about 10.0 kg of CO2 per passenger over 303 km, which works out at roughly 33 grams per passenger kilometer. That figure is for the whole journey and for one traveler, not for the vehicle.
What is provided on board the Train from Thessaloniki to Athens?
Operators on the Train from Thessaloniki to Athens publish Power outlets, Wi-Fi. That is what 1 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets, across a journey of 2h 51m door to door. Where a carrier publishes nothing, this page lists nothing for it.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
Where no operator publishes a fare for a corridor, the price here is our own estimate, worked out from the real distance and the real operator through a fare curve that follows lead time, day of the week and season. It tells you roughly what the journey costs. It is not a seat anyone has agreed to sell, and the payment step will not take it.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Thessaloniki to Athens on September 16, 2026: 303 km of route against 303 km in a straight line, 12 services a day, 1 operator a cheapest fare of €32.79, and 2h 51m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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