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There are 11 ways to get from Brussels to Athens by plane, train, bus, night train, car, or car train

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  1. Fly from Brussels Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane BRU - ATH
    5h 44m
    €111–239

  2. Train to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Bruxelles-Central to Charleroi-Centraltrain train
    2. Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane CRL - ATH
    7h 3m
    €93–319

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain train Ice
    2. Take the bus from Frankfurt to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Thessaloníkibus bus
    4. Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain train Ic
    35h 6m
    €212–472

  4. Train, night train, bus

    1. Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain train Ice / ...
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain train 47 / ...
    3. Take the nighttrain from Ulm Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeldnighttrain night train En
    4. Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Thessalonikibus bus
    5. Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain train Ic
    40h 44m

  5. Drive 2,739.2 km

    1. Drive from Brussels to Athenscar car 2,739.2 km
    25h 49m
    €496–716

  6. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly

    1. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane AMS - ATH
    7h 37m
    €145–318

  7. Train, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain train
    3. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane DUS - ATH
    8h 4m
    €138–468

  8. Bus via Tirana

    1. Take the bus from Brussels-Nord to Tiranabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Tirana to Athensbus bus
    36h 42m

  9. Night train, train, bus

    1. Take the nighttrain from Brussels-Nord to Wien Hbfnighttrain night train Nj
    2. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain train Re
    3. Take the bus from Bratislava to Athensbus bus
    44h 19m
    €198–298

  10. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Brussels-Nord to Tiranabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athensbus bus
    2d 2h

  11. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Brussels to Fuldacar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Athenscar car
    30h 42m
    €464–670

Brussels Airport (BRU) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights

Calendar37Weekly Planes
Duration4h 7mAverage Duration
Ticket€73Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,141.6 km
  • Duration: 5h 44m

What companies run services between Brussels, Belgium and Athens, Greece?

Brussels Airlines, Sky Express, and two other airlines fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Athens International Airport (ATH) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Brussels-Nord to Athens via Tirana and Tirana in around 36h 42m.

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