There are 11 ways to get from Amsterdam to Greece by plane, train, bus, car or car train
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Cheapest option
Bus • 2 days 0h
9 alternative options
Fly Amsterdam Schiphol to Heraklion • 5h 53m
Fly Amsterdam Schiphol to Athens • 6h 20m
Fly Amsterdam Schiphol to Rhodes • 6h 51m
Train to Rotterdam, fly to Heraklion • 6h 45m
Train, bus via Thessaloníki • 34h 49m
Bus via Amsterdam • 2 days 1h
Train, Bus • 2 days 1h
Drive, car train • 31h 49m
Drive • 26h 6m
Amsterdam to Greece by bus
The bus journey time between Amsterdam and Greece is around 2 days 0h and covers a distance of around 3207 km. This includes an average layover time of around 1h. Operated by Union Ivkoni and Tourist Service Holding AD, the Amsterdam to Greece bus service departs from Amsterdam Prins Hendrikplantsoen and arrives in Athens Karolou. Typically four buses run weekly, although weekend and holiday schedules can vary so check in advance.
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International entry into Greece from Netherlands
- Entry is fully open for citizens and permanent residents of Netherlands
Conditions of entry into Greece from Netherlands
- There are no current restrictions
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Yes, entry into Greece is currently allowed from Netherlands.
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Questions & Answers
The cost-effective way to get from Amsterdam to Greece is to bus, which costs €80 - €150 and takes 2 days 0h.
The quickest way to get from Amsterdam to Greece is to fly which costs €85 - €370 and takes 5h 53m.
No, there is no direct bus from Amsterdam to Greece. However, there are services departing from Amsterdam Prins Hendrikplantsoen and arriving at Athens Karolou via Sofia Serdica Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 0h.
The distance between Amsterdam and Greece is 1984 km. The road distance is 2810.1 km.
The best way to get from Amsterdam to Greece without a car is to train and bus via Thessaloníki which takes 34h 49m and costs €110 - €270.
It takes approximately 6h 5m to get from Amsterdam to Greece, including transfers.
Amsterdam to Greece bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, depart from Amsterdam Prins Hendrikplantsoen station.
The best way to get from Amsterdam to Greece is to fly which takes 6h 5m and costs €95 - €290. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €80 - €150 and takes 2 days 0h.
The quickest flight from Amsterdam Schiphol Airport to Thessaloniki Airport is the direct flight which takes 2h 50m.
Amsterdam to Greece bus services, operated by Tourist Service Holding AD, arrive at Athens Karolou station.
- Distance: 1984.2 km
- Duration: 6h 5m
What companies run services between Amsterdam, Netherlands and Greece?
Transavia Holland, Air Serbia and four other airlines fly from Amsterdam to Thessaloníki every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Amsterdam to Athens via Sofia Central Bus Station and Sofia Serdica Bus Station in around 2 days 0h.
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Amsterdam Schiphol to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100 - €430
Flights from Amsterdam Schiphol to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160 - €550
Flights from Amsterdam Schiphol to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85 - €460
Flights from Amsterdam Schiphol to Rhodes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110 - €400
Flights from Rotterdam to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250 - €650
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Schiphol to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100 - €430
Flights from Amsterdam Schiphol to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160 - €550
Flights from Amsterdam Schiphol to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110 - €600
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Amsterdam Schiphol to Thessaloniki via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180 - €700
Flights from Amsterdam Schiphol to Thessaloniki via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150 - €550
Flights from Amsterdam Schiphol to Heraklion via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170 - €700
Flights from Amsterdam Schiphol to Heraklion via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170 - €700
Flights from Amsterdam Schiphol to Athens via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150 - €600
Flights from Amsterdam Schiphol to Athens via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150 - €600
Flights from Amsterdam Schiphol to Rhodes via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190 - €750
Flights from Amsterdam Schiphol to Rhodes via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190 - €750
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Amsterdam Schiphol to Thessaloniki via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150 - €550
Flights from Amsterdam Schiphol to Thessaloniki via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150 - €550
Flights from Amsterdam Schiphol to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100 - €500
Flights from Amsterdam Schiphol to Athens via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150 - €600
Flights from Amsterdam Schiphol to Rhodes via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190 - €750
Flights from Amsterdam Schiphol to Rhodes via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200 - €550
- Website
- tui.nl
Flights from Amsterdam Schiphol to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110 - €1000
Flights from Amsterdam Schiphol to Rhodes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100 - €470
Flights from Rotterdam to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240 - €700
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Amsterdam Schiphol to Thessaloniki via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130 - €600
Flights from Amsterdam Schiphol to Athens via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100 - €460
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Amsterdam Schiphol to Thessaloniki via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150 - €700
Flights from Amsterdam Schiphol to Heraklion via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €350 - €900
Flights from Amsterdam Schiphol to Rhodes via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €370 - €950
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Schiphol to Rhodes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110 - €370
Flights from Amsterdam Schiphol to Rhodes via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110 - €370
Flights from Amsterdam Schiphol to Rhodes via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110 - €370
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Amsterdam Schiphol to Heraklion via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €220 - €850
Flights from Amsterdam Schiphol to Rhodes via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €240 - €1400
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Amsterdam Schiphol to Athens via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €220 - €700
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Amsterdam Schiphol to Athens via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130 - €550
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Amsterdam Schiphol to Athens via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160 - €550
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Amsterdam Schiphol to Rhodes via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €260 - €1100
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 Amsterdam Centraal to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11 - €26
- Website
- Dutch Railways (NS)
- Book at
- Netherlands Rail Pass
- 2nd Class
- €11 - €16
- 1st Class
- €19 - €26
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35 - €85
- Website
- Dutch Railways (NS)
- Book at
- Netherlands Rail Pass
- 2nd Class
- €35 - €50
- 1st Class
- €60 - €85
Train from Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €11 - €27
- Website
- Dutch Railways (NS)
- Book at
- Netherlands Rail Pass
- 2nd Class
- €11 - €16
- 1st Class
- €19 - €27
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35 - €85
- Website
- Dutch Railways (NS)
- Book at
- Netherlands Rail Pass
- 2nd Class
- €35 - €55
- 1st Class
- €60 - €85
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 Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21 - €29
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn
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- Website
- trainose.gr
Train from Thessaloniki to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10 - €35
- Website
- Greek Railways (OSE)
- Airport
- €10
Train from Larissa to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10 - €22
- Website
- Greek Railways (OSE)
- Airport
- €10
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbf/Bbf
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100 - €120
- Book at
- Urlaubs-Express
- Phone
- 2310-241545
- Website
- crazyholidays.gr
Bus from Mannheim to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €50 - €110
- Schedules at
- crazyholidays.gr
- Phone
- 02/989 0000
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Amsterdam Prins Hendrikplantsoen to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70 - €100
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
- Phone
- 02 981 13 33
- outgoing@tourist-service.com
- Website
- tourist-service.com
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Athens Karolou
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10 - €50
- Website
- Tourist Service Holding AD
Bus from Sofia to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €68
- Website
- Tourist Service Holding AD
- Phone
- + 359/38/66 34 04
- georg_ltd@abv.bg
- Website
- georg-bg.com
Bus from Amsterdam to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €210 - €270
- Schedules at
- georg-bg.com
- Website
- portokalidistours.gr
Bus from Frankfurt am Main to Larissa
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €250 - €380
- Schedules at
- portokalidistours.gr
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Greece is 1h ahead of Amsterdam. It is currently 2:44 PM in Amsterdam and 3:44 PM in Greece.
Yes, the driving distance between Amsterdam to Greece is 2810 km. It takes approximately 26h 6m to drive from Amsterdam to Greece.
Austrian Airlines, Lufthansa, Aegean Airlines and two other airlines offer flights from Amsterdam Schiphol Airport to Thessaloniki Airport.
There are eight+ hotels available in Greece. Prices start at €100 per night.
The best way to get from Amsterdam to Amsterdam Schiphol Airport is to train which takes 13 min and costs €6 - €13.