There are 13 ways to get from Heerlen to Athens by train, plane, bus, car, or car train
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Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Herzogenrath to Duesseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane DUS - ATH
8h 17mTrain to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Köln Hbftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane CGN - ATH
7h 55m€91–261Train, bus
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Würzburg Hbftrain 41 / ...
- Take the bus from Würzburg to Pristinabus
- Take the bus from Pristina to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
32h 27mTrain, bus via Hegyeshalom
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Wien HBFtrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Hegyeshalomtrain Ec
- Take the train from Hegyeshalom to Ferencvarostrain
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Thessalonikibus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
42h 21mDrive 2,612.9 km
- Drive from Heerlen to Athenscar 2,612.9 km
24h 38m€473–683Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly
- Take the train from Heerlen to Liège-Guilleminstrain
- Take the train from Liège-Guillemins to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane BRU - ATH
8h 30m€111–261Train to Eindhoven Airport, fly
- Take the train from Heerlen to Eindhoventrain
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane EIN - ATH
7h 32m€92–268Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane FRA - ATH
8h 34m€117–369Train, train to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly
- Take the train from Heerlen to Liège-Guilleminstrain
- Take the train from Liège-Guillemins to Charleroi-Centraltrain
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane CRL - ATH
9h 21m€97–325Bus
- Take the bus from [Sittard] Achterzijde station, P&R Q-park Geerweg to [Eindhoven Centraal] Taxistandplaats, Kennedypleinbus
- Take the bus from Eindhoven, Station to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Athensbus
39h 38mTrain, Bus
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Ice
- Take the bus from Frankfurt am Main to Larissabus
- Take the train from Larissa to Athenstrain Ic
2d 1h€292–481Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Heerlen to Liège-Guilleminstrain S43
- Take the bus from Liege to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athensbus
2d 2hDrive, car train
- Drive from Heerlen to Düsseldorf Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Athenscar
23h 50m€415–1,471
Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Heerlen to Athens is to train and fly which costs €90 - €270 and takes 7h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Heerlen to Athens is to train and fly which takes 7h 32m and costs €90 - €270.
No, there is no direct bus from Heerlen station to Athens. However, there are services departing from Heerlen, Station Heerlen and arriving at Athens via [Sittard] Achterzijde station, P&R Q-park Geerweg, Eindhoven, Station and Beograd, Autobuska stanica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 38m.
The distance between Heerlen and Athens is 2130 km. The road distance is 2612.9 km.
The best way to get from Heerlen to Athens without a car is to train and bus which takes 32h 27m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 17m to get from Heerlen to Athens, including transfers.
Heerlen to Athens bus services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from [Sittard] Achterzijde station, P&R Q-park Geerweg.
Heerlen to Athens bus services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at [Eindhoven Centraal] Taxistandplaats, Kennedyplein station.
Athens is 1h ahead of Heerlen. It is currently 7:23 AM in Heerlen and 8:23 AM in Athens.
Yes, the driving distance between Heerlen to Athens is 2613 km. It takes approximately 24h 38m to drive from Heerlen to Athens.
What companies run services between Heerlen, Netherlands and Athens, Greece?
You can take a bus from Heerlen, Station Heerlen to Athens via Sittard, Station Sittard, [Sittard] Achterzijde station, P&R Q-park Geerweg, [Eindhoven Centraal] Taxistandplaats, Kennedyplein, Eindhoven, Station, and Beograd, Autobuska stanica in around 39h 38m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–270
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Athens International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–270
Flights from Brussels Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–340
Flights from Brussels Airport to Athens International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–180
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Athens International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–310
Flights from Frankfurt to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–300
Flights from Frankfurt to Athens International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–370
Flights from Frankfurt to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–150
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–280
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Athens International Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–280
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–140
Flights from Brussels Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–170
Flights from Frankfurt to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–270
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–340
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Athens International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–140
Flights from Brussels Airport to Athens International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €85–170
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–390
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Herzogenrath to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Würzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–29
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Thessaloniki to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
Train from Larissa to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Aachen Hbf to Wien HBF
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 3m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €260–450
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Heerlen to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–23
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Liège-Guillemins to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €17–29
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Liège-Guillemins to Charleroi-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Aachen Hbf to Wien HBF
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €210–320
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €20–30
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Hegyeshalom
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Wien Hbf to Hegyeshalom
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–27
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Wien Hbf to Hegyeshalom
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €3–7
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Train from Wien Hbf to Hegyeshalom
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €16–24
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Hegyeshalom to Ferencvaros
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–10
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Train from Heerlen to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–14
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €12–14
Train from Heerlen to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €21–23
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €21–23
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Heerlen to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €5–14
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Heerlen to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–25
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–1,000
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- €270–550
- Car Compartment
- €550–1,000
- fertours3@gmail.com
Bus from Würzburg to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- https://www.facebook.com/fertourstravelagency
- Phone
- +383 44 162 498
- info@barilevaturist.com
- Website
- web.facebook.com
Bus from Pristina to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–23
- Website
- https://web.facebook.com/BarilevaTuristKosova
- Phone
- + 383 (0) 44 542 029
- info@sharrtravel.com
- Website
- sharrtravel.com
Bus from Pristina to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20
- Website
- https://www.sharrtravel.com
- Phone
- +38349112555
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Pristina to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €20
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 210 92 33 33
- info@koronatravel.gr
- Website
- koronatravel.gr
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Bus from [Sittard] Achterzijde station, P&R Q-park Geerweg to [Eindhoven Centraal] Taxistandplaats, Kennedyplein
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +381 20 333 733
- garoreisen@gmail.com
- Website
- garo-reisen.rs
Bus from Eindhoven, Station to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- garo-reisen.rs
- Phone
- +302105233969
- fptravel@otenet.gr
- Website
- fptravel.gr
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Schedules at
- fptravel.gr
- Website
- portokalidistours.gr
Bus from Frankfurt am Main to Larissa
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €230–340
- Schedules at
- portokalidistours.gr
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- info@arjanitravel.com
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Liege to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 51m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- komatastours.al@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 67 604 2191
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
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