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

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There are 12 ways to get from Ostend to Athens by train, plane, bus, car, 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
    7h 28m
    €130–308

  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
    8h 44m
    €111–390

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Ostende to Bruxelles-Miditrain train Ic / ...
    2. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain train Ice
    3. Take the bus from Frankfurt to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Thessaloníkibus bus
    5. Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain train Ic
    37h 26m
    €229–571

  4. Train, bus via Budapest

    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 Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain train Ec
    4. Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Thessalonikibus bus
    5. Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain train Ic
    43h 45m

  5. Drive 2,849 km

    1. Drive from Ostend to Athenscar car 2,849 km
    26h 58m
    €512–739

  6. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly

    1. Take the train from Ostende to Anvers-Centraltrain train
    2. Take the train from Anvers-Central to Schiphol Airporttrain train
    3. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane AMS - ATH
    8h 48m
    €168–393

  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
    8h 32m
    €149–314

  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 Eindhoven Centraaltrain train
    4. Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane EIN - ATH
    9h 48m
    €138–427

  9. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Bruges to Brussels-North train stationbus bus 819 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Brussels-Nord to Tiranabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Tirana to Athensbus bus
    39h 26m

  10. Train, Bus

    1. Take the train from Ostende to Bruxelles-Miditrain train Ic / ...
    2. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain train Ice
    3. Take the bus from Frankfurt am Main to Larissabus bus
    4. Take the train from Larissa to Athenstrain train Ic
    2d 3h
    €340–786

  11. 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

  12. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Ostend to Fuldacar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Athenscar car
    31h 46m
    €480–683

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

Calendar35Weekly Planes
Duration3h 49mAverage Duration
Ticket€73Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,260 km
  • Duration: 7h 28m

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

You can take a bus from Oostende Gouwelozestraat to Athens via Brugge Station perron C7, Bruges, Brussels-North train station, Brussels-Nord, Tirana, Terminal D, Sheshi Shqiponja, and Tirana in around 39h 26m.

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