There are 11 ways to get from Amsterdam to Central Athens by plane, train, bus, night train, car, or car train
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Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
best- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane AMS - ATH
5h 53m€130–283Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane DUS - ATH
8h 8m€120–298Train, bus via Skopje
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Frankfurttrain 41 / ...
- Take the bus from Frankfurt to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
36h 29m€205–379Train, night train, bus
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain 47 / ...
- Take the night train from Ulm Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeldnighttrain En
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Thessalonikibus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
41h 37mDrive 2,779.3 km
- Drive from Amsterdam to Central Athenscar 2,779.3 km
26h 23m€505–730Train to Brussels Airport, fly
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Anvers-Centraltrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane BRU - ATH
7h 36m€130–348Train to Eindhoven Airport, fly
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Eindhoven Centraaltrain
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane EIN - ATH
7h 34m€122–338Bus
- Take the bus from Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Athensbus
38h 1mBus via Amsterdam
- Take the bus from Amsterdam to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Athensbus
2d 2h€209–417Train, Bus
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Ice
- Take the bus from Frankfurt am Main to Larissabus
- Take the train from Larissa to Athenstrain Ic
2d 2h€303–476Drive, car train
- Drive from Amsterdam to Fuldacar
- Take the car train from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Central Athenscar
30h 34m€482–696
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Amsterdam to Central Athens is to train and fly which costs €120 - €300 and takes 8h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Amsterdam to Central Athens is to fly which takes 5h 53m and costs €130 - €290.
No, there is no direct bus from Amsterdam to Central Athens. However, there are services departing from Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk and arriving at Athens via Beograd, Autobuska stanica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 1m.
The distance between Amsterdam and Central Athens is 2225 km. The road distance is 2779.3 km.
The best way to get from Amsterdam to Central Athens without a car is to train and bus via Skopje which takes 36h 29m and costs €200 - €380.
It takes approximately 5h 53m to get from Amsterdam to Central Athens, including transfers.
Amsterdam to Central Athens bus services, operated by Lasta, depart from Amsterdam station.
The best way to get from Amsterdam to Central Athens is to fly which takes 5h 53m and costs €130 - €290. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 38h 1m.
Amsterdam to Central Athens bus services, operated by Lasta, arrive at Beograd, Autobuska stanica station.
Yes, the driving distance between Amsterdam to Central Athens is 2779 km. It takes approximately 26h 23m to drive from Amsterdam to Central Athens.
What companies run services between Amsterdam, Netherlands and Central Athens, Greece?
Sky Express, Aegean Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Athens International Airport (ATH) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk to Athens via Beograd, Autobuska stanica in around 38h 1m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–240
Flights from Brussels Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Brussels Airport to Athens International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–180
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Athens International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–450
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €100–440
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–220
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Athens International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–450
Flights from Brussels Airport to Athens International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–220
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Athens International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–260
Flights from Brussels Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–150
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–180
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–450
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–350
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–230
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Eindhoven Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–27
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–100
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–170
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €85–370
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Thessaloniki to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
Train from Thessaloniki to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
Train from Larissa to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Night train from Ulm Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–45
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +31302035833
- [email protected]
- Website
- europeansleeper.eu
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- https://www.europeansleeper.eu/
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Eindhoven Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- Second Class Single
- €18–26
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +389 42 218 007
- Website
- nasirtours.mk
Bus from Frankfurt to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €75
- Website
- https://www.nasirtours.mk/en/destinations
- Phone
- +389 2 240 2528
- [email protected]
- Website
- ruleturs.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35
- Schedules at
- ruleturs.mk
- Phone
- +30 210 92 33 33
- [email protected]
- Website
- koronatravel.gr
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
- Phone
- +381 20 333 733
- [email protected]
- Website
- garo-reisen.rs
Bus from Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- garo-reisen.rs
- Phone
- +302105233969
- [email protected]
- Website
- fptravel.gr
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Schedules at
- fptravel.gr
- Phone
- +381 800 334 334
- [email protected]
- Website
- lasta.rs
Bus from Amsterdam to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Phone
- +381 011 7614787
- [email protected]
- Website
- fptravelpatrikalos.rs
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €108
- Schedules at
- fptravelpatrikalos.rs
- Phone
- +30 2310261280
- Website
- portokalidistours.com
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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