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There are 13 ways to get from Groningen 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 Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane AMS - ATH
    8h 27m
    €133–312

  2. Train, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Groningen 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
    10h 11m
    €112–331

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Groningen to Leer(Ostfriesl)train train
    2. Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain train 56
    3. Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Würzburg Hbftrain train 25 / ...
    4. Take the bus from Würzburg to Pristinabus bus
    5. Take the bus from Pristina to Thessaloníkibus bus
    6. Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain train Ic
    35h 44m

  4. Train, bus via Budapest

    1. Take the train from Groningen to Utrecht Centraaltrain train
    2. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Oberhausen Hbftrain train Ice
    3. Take the train from Oberhausen Hbf to Wien Meidlingtrain train
    4. Take the train from Wien Meidling to Budapest-Delitrain train Ic
    5. Take the bus from Budapest to Thessaloníkibus bus
    6. Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain train Ic
    41h 48m
    €269–484

  5. Drive  2,684.6 km

    1. Drive from Groningen to Athenscar car 2,684.6 km
    26h 56m
    €548–791

  6. Train, train to Hamburg Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Groningen to Leer(Ostfriesl)train train
    2. Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbftrain train
    3. Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain train
    4. Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane HAM - ATH
    10h 31m
    €137–351

  7. Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Groningen 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 22m
    €150–394

  8. Train, train to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Groningen to Zwolletrain train
    2. Take the train from Zwolle to Hengelotrain train
    3. Take the train from Hengelo to Ibbenbuerentrain train
    4. Fly from Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane FMO - ATH
    12h 35m
    €163–436

  9. Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Groningen 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 28m
    €121–402

  10. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Groningen central station 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
    41h 11m

  11. Train, bus #2

    1. Take the train from Groningen to Leer(Ostfriesl)train train
    2. Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbftrain train 56
    3. Take the bus from Bremen Hauptbahnhof to Tiranabus bus
    4. Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athensbus bus
    42h 7m

  12. Train, night train, bus

    1. Take the train from Groningen 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
    47h 4m
    €208–336

  13. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Groningen to Hannover Hbfcar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Hannover Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Athenscar car
    31h 29m
    €471–658

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

Calendar44Weekly Planes
Duration3h 30mAverage Duration
Ticket€86Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,430.5 km
  • Duration: 8h 27m

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

You can take a bus from Groningen central station to Athens via Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk and Beograd, Autobuska stanica in around 41h 11m.

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