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

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  1. Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly

    best
    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane CGN - ATH
    7h 53m
    €91–299

  2. Train, bus to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Heerlen to Liège-Guilleminstrain train
    2. Take the bus from Liège Rue du Plan Inclined to Charleroi Airportbus bus
    3. Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane CRL - ATH
    9h 28m
    €86–244

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain train Ice / ...
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Würzburg Hbftrain train 41 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Würzburg to Pristinabus bus
    4. Take the bus from Pristina to Thessaloníkibus bus
    5. Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain train Ic
    32h 28m

  4. Train, bus via Hegyeshalom

    1. Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Wien Hauptbahnhoftrain train 90N
    2. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Hegyeshalomtrain train Ec
    3. Take the train from Hegyeshalom to Ferencvarostrain train
    4. Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Thessalonikibus bus
    5. Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain train Ic
    42h 15m

  5. Drive 2,612.9 km

    1. Drive from Heerlen to Athenscar car 2,612.9 km
    24h 38m
    €465–671

  6. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Herzogenrath to Duesseldorf Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane DUS - ATH
    8h 11m
    €105–238

  7. Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Heerlen to Liège-Guilleminstrain train
    2. Take the train from Liège-Guillemins to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain train
    3. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane BRU - ATH
    8h 33m
    €109–244

  8. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly

    1. Take the train from Heerlen to Eindhoventrain train
    2. Take the train from Eindhoven to Schiphol Airporttrain train
    3. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane AMS - ATH
    8h 51m
    €120–337

  9. Train to Frankfurt, fly

    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane FRA - ATH
    8h 40m
    €114–317

  10. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Aachen station west to Cologne Airport CGNbus bus N79 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Köln/Bonn Flughafen Terminal 2 to Durrësbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Durrës to Athensbus bus
    39h 37m

  11. Train, Bus

    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain train Ice
    2. Take the bus from Frankfurt am Main to Larissabus bus
    3. Take the train from Larissa to Athenstrain train Ic
    2d 1h
    €277–449

  12. Train, bus #2

    1. Take the train from Heerlen to Liège-Guilleminstrain train S43 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Liege to Tiranabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athensbus bus
    2d 2h

  13. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Heerlen to Düsseldorf Hbfcar car
    2. Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Athenscar car
    23h 50m
    €414–1,461

Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights

Calendar17Weekly Planes
Duration4h 27mAverage Duration
Ticket€57Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Heerlen, Netherlands and Athens, Greece?

You can take a bus from Heerlen, Zandweg to Athens via Aachen, Ponttor, Aachen station west, Köln/Bonn Flughafen Terminal 2, and Durrës in around 39h 37m.

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