There are 12 ways to get from Rotterdam to Greece by train, plane, bus, car, or car train
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Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
best- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane AMS - SKG
6h 19m€88–275Bus
- Take the bus from Rotterdam to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Athensbus
36h 51mTrain, bus via Sankt Pölten
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to St.Poelten Hbftrain Nj
- 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
39h 19m€427–704Drive 2,773.9 km
- Drive from Rotterdam to Athenscar 2,773.9 km
26h 40m€505–730Fly Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Athens International Airport
- Fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane RTM - ATH
4h 6m€158–674Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Athens International Airport
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane AMS - ATH
6h 27m€95–242Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane AMS - HER
6h 13m€127–295Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Athens International Airport
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane BRU - ATH
7h 34m€118–255Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Bredatrain
- Take the train from Breda to Eindhoventrain
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane EIN - HER
7h 26m€110–279Bus via Athens
- Take the bus from Rotterdam to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Athensbus
2d 3h€176–425Train, Bus
- Take the train from Rotterdam Blaak to Venlotrain
- Take the train from Venlo to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Ice
- Take the bus from Frankfurt am Main to Larissabus
- Take the train from Larissa to Athenstrain Ic
2d 5h€298–493Drive, car train
- Drive from Rotterdam to Düsseldorf Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Athenscar
25h 18m€438–1,505
Rotterdam to Greece by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rotterdam to Greece is to train and fly which costs €90 - €250 and takes 6h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Rotterdam to Greece is to fly which takes 4h 6m and costs €150 - €700.
No, there is no direct bus from Rotterdam to Greece. However, there are services departing from Rotterdam and arriving at Athens via Beograd, Autobuska stanica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 51m.
The distance between Rotterdam and Greece is 1975 km. The road distance is 2773.9 km.
The best way to get from Rotterdam to Greece without a car is to bus which takes 36h 51m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 19m to get from Rotterdam to Greece, including transfers.
Rotterdam to Greece bus services, operated by Garo Reisen, depart from Rotterdam station.
The best way to get from Rotterdam to Greece is to bus which takes 36h 51m and costs . Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €150 - €700 and takes 4h 6m.
Rotterdam to Greece bus services, operated by Garo Reisen, arrive at Beograd, Autobuska stanica station.
Greece is 1h ahead of Rotterdam. It is currently 7:18 AM in Rotterdam and 8:18 AM in Greece.
What companies run services between Rotterdam, Netherlands and Greece?
You can take a bus from Rotterdam to Athens via Beograd, Autobuska stanica in around 36h 51m. Alternatively, Aegean Airlines flies from Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) to Athens International Airport (ATH) twice a week.
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–490
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–460
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–650
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–490
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–460
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–650
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–270
Flights from Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–550
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–320
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–310
Flights from Brussels Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–350
Flights from Brussels Airport to Athens International Airport via Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–180
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–470
- 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
- €70–190
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €140–650
Flights from Brussels Airport to Athens International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–170
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–200
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–270
Flights from Brussels Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–180
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–350
- Website
- tui.nl
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €200–600
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–490
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–450
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–14
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–12
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Breda to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–15
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Rotterdam Blaak to Venlo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–65
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Venlo to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–70
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 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
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to St.Poelten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €290–490
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/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
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–1,000
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- €270–550
- Car Compartment
- €550–1,000
- Phone
- +381 20 333 733
- garoreisen@gmail.com
- Website
- garo-reisen.rs
Bus from Rotterdam to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 51m
- 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
- €60–90
- Schedules at
- fptravel.gr
- 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
- €24
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
- Phone
- +381 800 334 334
- iuc@lasta.rs
- Website
- lasta.rs
Bus from Rotterdam to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Website
- portokalidistours.gr
Bus from Frankfurt am Main to Larissa
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €230–340
- Schedules at
- portokalidistours.gr
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