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There are 13 ways to get from Groningen to Athens by train, plane, bus, car, or car train

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  1. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly

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    1. Take the train from Groningen to Schiphol Airporttrain
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)planeAMS - ATH
    8h 13m
    €113–371

  2. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Groningen, Hoofdstation to Leerbus401
    2. Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain56 / ...
    3. Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Würzburg Hbftrain25 / ...
    4. Take the bus from Würzburg to Pristinabus
    5. Take the bus from Pristina to Thessaloníkibus
    6. Take the train from Thessaloniki to AthenstrainIc
    34h 35m

  3. Train, bus via Budapest

    1. Take the train from Groningen to Utrecht Centraaltrain
    2. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to KufsteintrainDrf
    3. Take the train from Kufstein to Budapest-KelenfoeldtrainRjx
    4. Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Thessalonikibus
    5. Take the train from Thessaloniki to AthenstrainIc
    45h 28m

  4. Drive 2,685.2 km

    1. Drive from Groningen to Athenscar2,685.2 km
    26h 51m
    €479–691

  5. Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Groningen to Utrecht Centraaltrain
    2. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Eindhoventrain
    3. Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)planeEIN - ATH
    9h 17m
    €128–370

  6. Train, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Groningen to Zwolletrain
    2. Take the train from Zwolle to Arnhem Centraaltrain
    3. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbftrain
    4. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)planeDUS - ATH
    10h 9m
    €133–485

  7. Bus, train, train to Hamburg Airport, fly

    1. Take the bus from Groningen, Hoofdstation to Leerbus
    2. Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbftrain
    3. Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
    4. Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Athens International Airport (ATH)planeHAM - ATH
    10h 41m
    €120–340

  8. Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Groningen to Schiphol Airporttrain
    2. Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Antwerpen-Centraaltrain
    3. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Athens International Airport (ATH)planeBRU - ATH
    10h 14m
    €151–496

  9. Train, train to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Groningen to Zwolletrain
    2. Take the train from Zwolle to Hengelotrain
    3. Take the train from Hengelo to Ibbenbüren, Bahnhoftrain
    4. Fly from Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO) to Athens International Airport (ATH)planeFMO - ATH
    12h 37m
    €172–467

  10. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Groningen central station to Amsterdam Sloterdijkbus075 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
    3. Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Athensbus
    41h 11m

  11. Bus via Tirana

    1. Take the bus from Groningen central station to Bremen Fernbusterminalbus075 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Bremen Hbf to Tiranabus
    3. Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athensbus
    43h 21m

  12. Train, Bus

    1. Take the train from Groningen to Zwolletrain
    2. Take the train from Zwolle to Arnhem Centraaltrain
    3. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Frankfurt(Main)HbftrainIce
    4. Take the bus from Frankfurt am Main to Larissabus
    5. Take the train from Larissa to AthenstrainIc
    2d 4h
    €320–613

  13. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Groningen to Düsseldorf Hbfcar
    2. Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Athenscar
    25h 15m
    €446–1,507

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights

Calendar52Weekly Planes
Duration3h 35mAverage Duration
Ticket€65Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Groningen, Netherlands and Athens, Greece?

You can take a bus from Groningen central station to Athens via Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk and Beograd, Autobuska stanica in around 41h 11m.

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