There are 13 ways to get from Netherlands to Athens by plane, bus, car, train, 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)plane AMS - ATH
6h 26m€106–254Fly from Eindhoven Airport
cheapest- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane EIN - ATH
6h 34m€92–262Bus via Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk
- Take the bus from Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Athensbus
39h 20mDrive 2,778.8 km
- Drive from Amsterdam to Athenscar 2,778.8 km
26h 25m€502–725Train to Brussels Airport, fly
- Take the train from Breda to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane BRU - ATH
7h 11m€112–253Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane DUS - ATH
8h 31m€138–316Train, bus to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to Charleroi Airportbus
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane CRL - ATH
8h 26m€130–284Fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport
- Fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane RTM - ATH
6h 36m€232–613Train, bus
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Arnhem Centraaltrain Ice
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Praha hl.n.train
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Athensbus
40h 32m€202–325Train, bus via Thessaloníki
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Arnhem Centraaltrain Ice
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Praha hl.n.train
- Take the train from Praha hl.n. to Bratislava hl.st.train
- Take the bus from Bratislava to Thessalonikibus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
40h 42m€267–423Night train, train, bus
- Take the night train from Amsterdam Centraal to Wien Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain Re
- Take the bus from Bratislava to Athensbus
45h 10m€202–303Bus
- Take the bus from Amsterdam to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Athensbus
2d 2h€209–391Drive, car train
- Drive from Amsterdam to Fuldacar
- Take the car train from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Athenscar
30h 33m€482–695
Netherlands to Athens by train, foot, subway, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Netherlands to Athens is to fly which costs €90 - €270 and takes 6h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Netherlands to Athens is to fly which takes 6h 26m and costs €100 - €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 20m.
The distance between Netherlands and Athens is 2231 km. The road distance is 2778.8 km.
The best way to get from Netherlands to Athens without a car is to bus via Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk which takes 39h 20m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 26m 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 26m and costs €100 - €260. Alternatively, you can bus via Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk, which costs and takes 39h 20m.
Netherlands to Athens bus services, operated by Garo Reisen, arrive at Beograd, Autobuska stanica station.
Athens is 1h ahead of Netherlands. It is currently 2:23 AM in Netherlands and 3:23 AM 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 20m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–290
Flights from Brussels Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Brussels Airport to Athens International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–220
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–280
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Athens International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–280
Flights from Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–440
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–500
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–450
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–180
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Athens International Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Athens International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–200
Flights from Brussels Airport to Athens International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–190
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Athens International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–220
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–410
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–230
Flights from Brussels Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–180
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–180
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–500
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–220
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–280
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Breda to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- 069 450099650
- Kundenservice-Linie10@vias-online.de
- Website
- vias-online.de
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Schedules at
- vias-online.de
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–24
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +31302035833
- info@europeansleeper.eu
- Website
- europeansleeper.eu
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Praha hl.n.
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–210
- Website
- https://www.europeansleeper.eu/
- Website
- slovakrail.sk
Train from Praha hl.n. to Bratislava hl.st.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- slovakrail.sk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Praha hl.n. to Bratislava hl.st.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Thessaloniki to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Amsterdam Centraal to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €120–160
- Couchette Carriage
- €95–110
- Seating Carriage
- €65–80
Train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–24
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €15–23
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- 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
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- Phone
- +30 210 92 33 33
- info@koronatravel.gr
- Website
- koronatravel.gr
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
Bus from Bratislava to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 59m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €105
- Schedules at
- 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
- Phone
- +381 011 7614787
- fptravelpatrikalos@gmail.com
- Website
- fptravelpatrikalos.rs
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €108
- Schedules at
- fptravelpatrikalos.rs
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