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There are 11 ways to get from Leeuwarden to Athens by train, plane, bus, car, night train, or car train

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  1. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly

    best
    1. Take the train from Leeuwarden to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane AMS - ATH
    8h 29m
    €132–310

  2. Train, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Leeuwarden to Zwolletrain train
    2. Take the train from Zwolle to Arnhem Centraaltrain train
    3. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Duisburg Hbftrain train
    4. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane DUS - ATH
    9h 45m
    €103–312

  3. Train, bus via Munich

    1. Take the train from Leeuwarden to Zwolletrain train
    2. Take the train from Zwolle to Arnhem Centraaltrain train
    3. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Muenchen Hbftrain train Ice
    4. Take the bus from München Hbf to Pejebus bus
    5. Take the bus from Peje to Thessaloníkibus bus
    6. Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain train Ic
    38h 44m
    €229–443

  4. Drive  2,744.8 km

    1. Drive from Leeuwarden to Athenscar car 2,744.8 km
    27h 37m
    €560–809

  5. Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Leeuwarden to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    2. Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Anvers-Centraltrain train
    3. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane BRU - ATH
    10h 24m
    €149–392

  6. Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Leeuwarden to Utrecht Centraaltrain train
    2. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Eindhoven Centraaltrain train
    3. Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane EIN - ATH
    9h 30m
    €119–400

  7. Train, train to Hamburg Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Leeuwarden to Groningen Europaparktrain train
    2. Take the train from Groningen Europapark to Leer(Ostfriesl)train train
    3. Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbftrain train
    4. Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain train
    5. Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane HAM - ATH
    11h 26m
    €146–370

  8. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Leeuwarden to Amsterdam Sloterdijkbus bus 075
    2. Take the bus from Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Athensbus bus
    40h 36m

  9. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Leeuwarden to Zwolletrain train
    2. Take the train from Zwolle to Enschedetrain train
    3. Take the train from Enschede to Muenster(Westf)Hbftrain train Re
    4. Take the bus from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Tiranabus bus
    5. Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athensbus bus
    42h 16m

  10. Train, night train, bus

    1. Take the train from Leeuwarden to Zwolletrain train
    2. Take the nighttrain from Deventer to Wien Hbfnighttrain night train Nj
    3. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava-Petrzalkatrain train Re / ...
    4. Take the bus from Bratislava to Athensbus bus
    46h 54m
    €207–332

  11. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Leeuwarden to Hannover Hbfcar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Hannover Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Athenscar car
    32h 9m
    €483–675

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights

Calendar44Weekly Planes
Duration3h 30mAverage Duration
Ticket€86Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,419.9 km
  • Duration: 8h 29m

What companies run services between Leeuwarden, Netherlands and Athens, Greece?

You can take a bus from Leeuwarden to Athens via Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk and Beograd, Autobuska stanica in around 40h 36m.

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