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 Duisburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane DUS - ATH
8h 37m€137–298Train to Bremen Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbftrain
- Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane BRE - ATH
10h 29m€101–338Train, bus
- Take the train from Papenburg, Bahnhof to Rheine, Bahnhoftrain 35
- Take the train from Rheine to Hannover Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Würzburg Hbftrain 25 / ...
- Take the bus from Würzburg to Pristinabus
- Take the bus from Pristina to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
33h 47mTrain, 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€241–668Drive 2,618.3 km
- Drive from Papenburg to Athenscar 2,618.3 km
26h 37m€467–674Train 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€176–403Train, train to Hamburg Airport, fly
- 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 7m€106–287Train, train to Hannover Airport, fly
- Take the train from Papenburg, Bahnhof to Rheine, Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Rheine to Hannover Hbftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane HAJ - ATH
10h 7m€157–357Train, 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 47m€144–395Bus
- Take the bus from Leer ZOB to Bremen Fernbusterminalbus N44 / ...
- Take the bus from Bremen Hauptbahnhof to Durrësbus
- Take the bus from Durrës to Athensbus
42h 11mTrain, 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
- 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€292–471Drive, 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€429–1,381
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 - €290 and takes 10h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Papenburg to Athens is to train and fly which takes 8h 37m and costs €130 - €300.
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 11m.
The distance between Papenburg and Athens is 2288 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 33h 47m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 37m 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 7:09 PM in Papenburg and 8:09 PM 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 11m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–330
Flights from Bremen Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–410
Flights from Bremen Airport to Athens International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–420
Flights from Münster Osnabrück International Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–430
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–290
Flights from Hannover Airport to Athens International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–400
Flights from Hannover Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–390
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–240
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Athens International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Münster Osnabrück International Airport to Athens International Airport via Rhodes
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
Flights from Münster Osnabrück International Airport to Athens International Airport via Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–290
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Athens International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–290
Flights from Hannover Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
Flights from Hannover Airport to Athens International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
Flights from Hannover Airport to Athens International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–400
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–320
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Athens International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–130
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Athens International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–120
Flights from Hannover Airport to Athens International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–160
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Athens International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–430
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–140
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
- €80–160
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–240
Flights from Hannover Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–420
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bremen Airport to Athens International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–390
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Münster Osnabrück International Airport to Athens International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Athens International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–420
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Papenburg, Bahnhof to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €46–52
- 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 to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €39–44
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Würzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Papenburg, Bahnhof to Münster Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- 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
- €7–22
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Rheine to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–95
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €28–45
- 1st Class
- €55–95
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 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
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–28
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €10–15
- 1st Class
- €17–28
- 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
- +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 daily
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- 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
- fertours3@gmail.com
Bus from Würzburg to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- https://www.facebook.com/fertourstravelagency
- Phone
- +383 44 162 498
- info@barilevaturist.com
- Website
- web.facebook.com
Bus from Pristina to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–23
- Website
- https://web.facebook.com/BarilevaTuristKosova
- Phone
- + 383 (0) 44 542 029
- sharrtravel@hotmail.com
- Website
- sharrtravel.com
Bus from Pristina to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20
- Website
- https://www.sharrtravel.com
- Phone
- +38349112555
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Pristina to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €20
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- 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
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- 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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