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How to get fromOstend to Athensby train, plane, bus, car, night train, or car train

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There are 11 ways to get from Ostend to Athens by train, plane, bus, car, night train, or car train

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  1. Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly

    best
    1. Take the train from Ostende to Gand-Saint-Pierretrain train
    2. Take the train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain train
    3. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane BRU - ATH
    8h 23m
    €120–262

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

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Ostende to Gand-Saint-Pierretrain train
    2. Take the bus from Gent Sint Pieters Station to Charleroi Airportbus bus
    3. Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane CRL - ATH
    9h 3m
    €103–261

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Ostende to Liège-Guilleminstrain train Ic / ...
    2. Take the bus from Liege Gare des Guillemins to Tiranabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Tirana to Athensbus bus
    36h 16m
    €210–264

  4. Train, bus via Vienna

    1. Take the train from Ostende to Bruxelles-Miditrain train Ic / ...
    2. Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Wien HBFtrain train Nj
    3. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Gyoertrain train Ec
    4. Take the train from Gyoer to Ferencvarostrain train Ir
    5. Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Thessalonikibus bus
    6. Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain train Ic
    45h 1m

  5. Drive 2,849 km

    1. Drive from Ostend to Athenscar car 2,849 km
    27h
    €514–742

  6. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly

    1. Take the train from Ostende to Anvers-Centraltrain train
    2. Take the train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    3. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane AMS - ATH
    9h 20m
    €144–329

  7. Bus to Lille-Lesquin Airport, fly

    1. Take the bus from Bruges to Lille Lesquin Airportbus bus
    2. Fly from Lille-Lesquin Airport (LIL) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane LIL - ATH
    9h 4m
    €118–278

  8. Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Ostende to Anvers-Centraltrain train
    2. Take the train from Anvers-Central to Bredatrain train
    3. Take the train from Breda to Eindhoventrain train
    4. Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane EIN - ATH
    10h 15m
    €129–343

  9. Train, night train, bus

    1. Take the train from Ostende to Brussels-Nordtrain train Ic / ...
    2. Take the night train from Brussels-Nord to Wien Hbfnighttrain night train Nj
    3. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain train Re
    4. Take the bus from Bratislava to Athensbus bus
    46h 43m
    €216–356

  10. Train, bus #2

    1. Take the train from Ostende to Brussels-Nordtrain train Ic / ...
    2. Take the bus from Brussels-Nord to Tiranabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athensbus bus
    2d 4h

  11. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Ostend to Fuldacar car
    2. Take the car train from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Athenscar car
    31h 46m
    €481–694

Brussels Airport (BRU) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights

Calendar40Weekly Planes
Duration4h 27mAverage Duration
Ticket€75Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Ostend, Belgium and Athens, Greece?

There is no direct connection from Ostend to Athens. However, you can take the train to Gand-Saint-Pierre, take the train to Brussels Airport-Zaventem, walk to Brussels Airport (BRU) airport, fly to Athens International Airport (ATH), walk to Athens Airport, then take the subway to Monastiraki. Alternatively, you can take a train from Ostende to Athens via Liège-Guillemins, Liege Gare des Guillemins, Tirana, Terminal D, Sheshi Shqiponja, and Tirana in around 36h 16m.

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