There are 13 ways to get from Papenburg 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 Papenburg, Bahnhof to Düsseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane DUS - ATH
8h 59m€106–418Train, train to Hamburg Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbftrain
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane HAM - ATH
10h 8m€101–307Train, bus
- Take the train from Papenburg, Bahnhof to Duisburg Hbftrain 35
- Take the bus from Duisburg Hbf to Strumicabus
- Take the bus from Strumica to Gevgelijabus
- Take the bus from Gevgelija to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
35h 44mTrain, bus via Sankt Pölten
- Take the train from Papenburg, Bahnhof to Münster Hauptbahnhoftrain 35
- Take the train from Hamm to St.Pölten Hbftrain
- Take the bus from Sankt Pölten to Kumanovobus
- Take the bus from Kumanovo to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
36h 38m€241–690Drive 2,618.3 km
- Drive from Papenburg to Athenscar 2,618.3 km
26h 37m€474–684Train to Bremen Airport, fly
- Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbftrain
- Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane BRE - ATH
10h 29m€136–428Train to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Papenburg, Bahnhof to Münster Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane FMO - ATH
10h 5m€166–425Train, train to Hannover Airport, fly
- Take the train from Papenburg, Bahnhof to Rheine, Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Rheine, Bahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane HAJ - ATH
9h 54m€167–1,087Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
- Take the train from Papenburg, Bahnhof to Rheine, Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Rheine to Amersfoort Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Amersfoort Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane AMS - ATH
10h 46m€144–425Bus
- Take the bus from Leer ZOB to Bremen Fernbusterminalbus 075 / ...
- Take the bus from Bremen Hauptbahnhof to Durrësbus
- Take the bus from Durrës to Athensbus
42h 26mTrain, bus #2
- Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbftrain 56 / ...
- Take the bus from Bremen to Preševobus
- Take the bus from Preševo to Athensbus
47h 5m€172–239Train, Bus via Mannheim
- Take the train from Papenburg, Bahnhof to Münster Hauptbahnhoftrain 35
- Take the train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 43 / ...
- Take the bus from Mannheim to Larissabus
- Take the train from Larissa to Athenstrain Ic
2d 2h€307–538Drive, car train
- Drive from Papenburg to Hannover Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Hannover Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Athenscar
25h 43m€429–1,392
Papenburg to Athens by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Papenburg to Athens is to train and fly which costs €100 - €420 and takes 8h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Papenburg to Athens is to train and fly which takes 8h 59m and costs €100 - €420.
No, there is no direct bus from Papenburg to Athens. However, there are services departing from Papenburg, AOK and arriving at Athens via Leer ZOB, Bremen Hauptbahnhof and Durrës. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 26m.
The distance between Papenburg and Athens is 2303 km. The road distance is 2618.3 km.
The best way to get from Papenburg to Athens without a car is to train and bus which takes 35h 44m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 59m to get from Papenburg to Athens, including transfers.
Papenburg to Athens bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Leer ZOB station.
Papenburg to Athens bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bremen Fernbusterminal station.
Athens is 1h ahead of Papenburg. It is currently 11:47 PM in Papenburg and 12:47 AM in Athens.
Yes, the driving distance between Papenburg to Athens is 2618 km. It takes approximately 26h 37m to drive from Papenburg to Athens.
What companies run services between Papenburg, Germany and Athens, Greece?
You can take a bus from Papenburg, AOK to Athens via Leer ZOB, Bremen Fernbusterminal, Bremen Hauptbahnhof, and Durrës in around 42h 26m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–1,300
Flights from Bremen Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–420
Flights from Bremen Airport to Athens International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–420
Flights from Münster Osnabrück International Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–420
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from Hannover Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–1,400
Flights from Hannover Airport to Athens International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–1,400
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
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 Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–260
Flights from Bremen Airport to Athens International Airport via Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
Flights from Münster Osnabrück International Airport to Athens International Airport via Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
Flights from Münster Osnabrück International Airport to Athens International Airport via Rhodes
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Athens International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–260
Flights from Hannover Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–650
Flights from Hannover Airport to Athens International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–1,400
Flights from Hannover Airport to Athens International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–650
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–380
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Athens International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Athens International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–130
Flights from Hannover Airport to Athens International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–270
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Athens International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–440
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–240
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–150
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–260
Flights from Hannover Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–650
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bremen Airport to Athens International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–400
Flights from Hannover Airport to Athens International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–370
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Athens International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–340
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–430
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Münster Osnabrück International Airport to Athens International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–430
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Papenburg, Bahnhof to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Papenburg, Bahnhof to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €46–52
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Papenburg, Bahnhof to Münster Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–29
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Papenburg, Bahnhof to Rheine, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–33
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Rheine, Bahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- 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
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Hamm to St.Pölten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–480
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €130–200
- 1st Class
- €290–480
Train from Rheine, Bahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–95
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €28–45
- 1st Class
- €55–95
Train from Rheine to Amersfoort Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–85
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €25–40
- 1st Class
- €50–85
Train from Amersfoort Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–28
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €10–15
- 1st Class
- €17–28
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- info@der-metronom.de
- Website
- der-metronom.de
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- 088 - 033 13 60
- Website
- keolis.nl
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €2
- Website
- Keolis Nederland
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Hannover Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–900
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- €420–470
- Car Compartment
- €750–900
- Phone
- +389 70 638 014
- info@metaktrans.mk
- Website
- metaktrans.mk
Bus from Duisburg Hbf to Strumica
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 12m
- 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
- +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
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €14–16
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
Bus from Preševo to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Leer ZOB to Bremen Fernbusterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +355 673 835 770
- Website
- devatours.eu
Bus from Bremen Hauptbahnhof to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- devatours.eu
- Phone
- +210 52 25 550
- arttouroe@gmail.com
- Website
- arttour.gr
Bus from Durrës to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- arttour.gr
- Phone
- +381 (11) 761-4545
- Website
- srbijatours.com
Bus from Bremen to Preševo
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €120–140
- Schedules at
- srbijatours.com
- Prices
- €120–140
- Website
- portokalidistours.gr
Bus from Mannheim to Larissa
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €220–330
- Schedules at
- portokalidistours.gr
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