Tirana to Athens by train
Travel from Tirana (Albania) to Athens (Greece) by train (500km): schedule and information to the train connection. Compare fares and buy your ticket.
To travel by train from Tirana in Albania to Athens in Greece is not possible. You have to take a bus. Please read the following information and blog posts.
Your travel route could be like that.
500 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 Tirana 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 - Tirana / Tirana - Thessaloniki / Tirana - Alexandroupoli / Tirana - Larissa / Tirana - Patras / Tirana - Piraeus1 Tirana (Albania) - Thessaloniki (Greece) - Athens (Greece)
The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.
1a Travelling from Tirana (Albania) to Thessaloniki (Greece)
If you want to travel from Albania to Greece, you have to take a bus. There is no passenger railway connection available between Albania and Greece.
There are direct buses on the route from Tirana (Albania) to Thessaloniki (Greece). Thessaloniki is connected to the railway network of Greece and as well to international destinations.
Where to buy a ticket from Tirana to Thessaloniki?
Check times&prices 
Buy your ticket at the bus station or at the website of the bus company.
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bus: Bus connections that might be helpful.
Thessaloniki - Tirana / Tirana - Thessaloniki
train company:
CRZH Crazy Holidays
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Thessaloniki - Tirana / Tirana - Athens
1b 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.
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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
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