There are 12 ways to get from Netherlands to Athens by plane, train, bus, car, night train, or car train
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Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
best- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)AMS - ATH
6h 16m€83–257Train, bus via Sankt Pölten
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Muenchen-PasingIce
- Take the train from Muenchen-Pasing to St.Poelten Hbf963 / ...
- Take the bus from Sankt Pölten to Kumanovo
- Take the bus from Kumanovo to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to AthensIc
34h 25m€290–677Train, bus
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Düsseldorf HbfIce
- Take the bus from Düsseldorf Hbf to Strumica
- Take the bus from Strumica to Gevgelija
- Take the bus from Gevgelija to Thessaloníki
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to AthensIc
35h 12mDrive 2,778.9 km
- Drive from Amsterdam to Athens2,778.9 km
26h 27m€495–715Fly from Eindhoven Airport
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)EIN - ATH
6h 25m€88–284Train to Brussels Airport, fly
- Take the train from Breda to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Athens International Airport (ATH)BRU - ATH
7h 4m€100–288Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)DUS - ATH
8h 1m€107–412Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Köln Hbf
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)CGN - ATH
8h 45m€124–373Bus via Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk
- Take the bus from Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Athens
39h 19mNight train, bus
- Take the night train from Amsterdam Centraal to Wien HbfNj
- Take the bus from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz to Bratislava901 / ...
- Take the bus from Bratislava to Athens
43h 48m€214–416Bus
- Take the bus from Amsterdam to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Athens
2d 4h€156–261Drive, car train
- Drive from Amsterdam to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Athens
25h 7m€439–1,496
Netherlands to Athens by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Netherlands to Athens is to fly which costs €80 - €260 and takes 6h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Netherlands to Athens is to fly which takes 6h 16m and costs €80 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Netherlands to Athens. However, there are services departing from Amsterdam, Buiten Brouwersstraat and arriving at Athens via Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk and Beograd, Autobuska stanica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 19m.
The distance between Netherlands and Athens is 2231 km. The road distance is 2778.9 km.
The best way to get from Netherlands to Athens without a car is to train and bus via Sankt Pölten which takes 34h 25m and costs €290 - €700.
It takes approximately 6h 16m to get from Netherlands to Athens, including transfers.
Netherlands to Athens bus services, operated by Garo Reisen, depart from Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk station.
The best way to get from Netherlands to Athens is to fly which takes 6h 16m and costs €80 - €260. Alternatively, you can bus via Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk, which costs and takes 39h 19m.
Netherlands to Athens bus services, operated by Garo Reisen, arrive at Beograd, Autobuska stanica station.
Athens is 1h ahead of Netherlands. It is currently 10:39 PM in Netherlands and 11:39 PM in Athens.
What companies run services between Netherlands and Athens, Greece?
Sky Express, Aegean Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Athens International Airport (ATH) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Amsterdam, Buiten Brouwersstraat to Athens via Amsterdam, Station Sloterdijk, Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk, and Beograd, Autobuska stanica in around 39h 19m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from Brussels Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Brussels Airport to Athens International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–260
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Athens International Airport via Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–230
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Athens International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–260
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Athens International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–280
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–400
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–350
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Athens International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–410
Flights from Brussels Airport to Athens International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–160
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Athens International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–180
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–1,200
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–300
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Brussels Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–400
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–240
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–260
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €55–280
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Athens International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Muenchen-Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–430
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €120–180
- 1st Class
- €260–430
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–120
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €30–50
- 1st Class
- €65–120
Train from Breda to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–50
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €16–24
- 1st Class
- €30–50
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–65
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €20–30
- 1st Class
- €35–65
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–85
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €26–40
- 1st Class
- €50–85
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Muenchen-Pasing to St.Poelten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–110
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/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
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 069 450099650
- Kundenservice-Linie10@vias-online.de
- Website
- vias-online.de
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Schedules at
- vias-online.de
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Amsterdam Centraal to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–280
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €260–280
- Couchette Carriage
- €160–190
- Seating Carriage
- €90–110
- 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
- Phone
- +389 46 787 312
- info@eurobus.mk
- Website
- eurobus.mk
Bus from Sankt Pölten to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Schedules at
- eurobus.mk
- Phone
- 0030 2108219900
- vsiamos@otenet.gr
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Kumanovo to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €14–16
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €55–75
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
- Phone
- +389 70 638 014
- info@metaktrans.mk
- Website
- metaktrans.mk
Bus from Düsseldorf Hbf to Strumica
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 54m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- metaktrans.mk
- Phone
- +389 34 346 030
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Strumica to Gevgelija
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/strumicaekspres
- Phone
- +389 2 240 2528
- ruleturs@sas.com.mk
- Website
- ruleturs.mk
Bus from Gevgelija to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- ruleturs.mk
- Phone
- +381 20 333 733
- garoreisen@gmail.com
- Website
- garo-reisen.rs
Bus from Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 1m
- 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
- €60–95
- Schedules at
- fptravel.gr
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz to Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +421 2 55 422 734
- staznosti@slovaklines.sk
- Website
- slovaklines.sk
Bus from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz to Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.slovaklines.sk/en/
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz to Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–11
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +30 210 92 33 33
- info@koronatravel.gr
- Website
- koronatravel.gr
Bus from Bratislava to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €120
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
- Phone
- +381 800 334 334
- iuc@lasta.rs
- Website
- lasta.rs
Bus from Amsterdam to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
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