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How to get fromLeiden to Athensby plane, bus, train, car, night train, or car train

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There are 10 ways to get from Leiden to Athens by plane, bus, train, car, night train, or car train

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  1. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol

    best
    1. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane AMS - ATH
    6h 31m
    €112–275

  2. Train, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Leiden Lammenschans to Utrecht Centraaltrain train
    2. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Duisburg Hbftrain train
    3. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane DUS - ATH
    9h 9m
    €95–317

  3. Bus via Rotterdam

    1. Take the bus from Rotterdam to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Athensbus bus
    38h 24m

  4. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Leiden Lammenschans to Utrecht Centraaltrain train
    2. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Praha hl.n.train train
    3. Take the train from Prague Main Train Station to Budapest Délitrain train
    4. Take the bus from Budapest to Thessaloníkibus bus
    5. Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain train Ic
    38h 50m
    €217–407

  5. Drive  2,791.8 km

    1. Drive from Leiden to Athenscar car 2,791.8 km
    26h 26m
    €523–756

  6. Train to Brussels Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain train
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane BRU - ATH
    8h 35m
    €113–267

  7. Train to Eindhoven Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Leiden Centraal to Eindhoven Centraaltrain train
    2. Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane EIN - ATH
    8h 26m
    €107–378

  8. Train, night train, bus

    1. Take the train from Leiden Centraal to Utrecht Centraaltrain train
    2. Take the nighttrain from Utrecht Centraal to Wien Hbfnighttrain night train Nj
    3. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain train Re
    4. Take the bus from Bratislava to Athensbus bus
    46h 1m
    €204–315

  9. Bus

    1. Take the bus from The Hague to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Athensbus bus
    2d 3h
    €213–263

  10. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Leiden to Fuldacar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Athenscar car
    30h 37m
    €497–713

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

Calendar48Weekly Planes
Duration3h 41mAverage Duration
Ticket€92Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,241.7 km
  • Duration: 6h 31m

What companies run services between Leiden, Netherlands and 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 train from Leiden Centraal to Athens via Rotterdam Centraal, Rotterdam, and Beograd, Autobuska stanica in around 38h 24m.

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