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Omio recommends booking the flight as it is the most popular option from Amsterdam to Athens among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price, take the bus, with an average ticket price of €182 For those with little time, consider booking a flight, which has an average total journey time of 7h 38m. Average ticket prices depend on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of €182, while a flight costs an average of €562.
Distance: 2164 km
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€562 Average price | €182 Average price Cheapest | €678 Average price (fuel + tolls) |
7h 38m Average total duration Fastest 5h 38m Onboard + 2h 0m Additional time* | 50h 39m Average total duration 50h 9m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 28h 29m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
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This is compared to other travel options from Amsterdam to Athens:
A bus is €379 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Amsterdam to Athens costing on average €562.
Other travel options to Athens take longer:
Bus takes on average 50h 39m.
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How to get from Amsterdam to Athens by train, bus or flight.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Amsterdam to Athens is by taking a flight because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
HV68614:20 PM3h15Amsterdam Airport Schiphol8:35 PMAthens International Airport€1461One-way0 transfers
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- HV68614:20 PM3h15Amsterdam Airport Schiphol8:35 PMAthens International Airport€1461One-way0 transfers
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KL19579:10 PM3h05Amsterdam Airport Schiphol1:15 AMAthens International Airport€1711One-way0 transfers
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JU261 · JU53210:00 AM4h45Amsterdam Airport Schiphol3:45 PMAthens International Airport€1471One-way1 transfer
GQ7912:10 PM3h10Amsterdam Airport Schiphol6:20 PMAthens International Airport€1511One-way0 transfers
RO362 · RO27311:40 AM5h35Amsterdam Airport Schiphol6:15 PMAthens International Airport€1521One-way1 transfer
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This is compared to other travel options from Amsterdam to Athens:
A bus is €379 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Amsterdam to Athens costing on average €562.
Other travel options to Athens take longer:
Bus takes on average 50h 39m.
- Around 137 flights per day.
- Around 2 buses per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Amsterdam and Athens as scheduled services by bus and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and arrive in Athens International Airport.
- Buses mostly depart from Amsterdam, Station Bijlmer Arena and arrive in Athens, Lagoumitzi / Ilia Iliou (Αθήνα, Λαγουμιτζή / Ηλία Ηλιού).
- Travel with FlixBus to go to Athens by bus.
- Travel with Lufthansa Cityline, Indigo Airlines, Qatar Airways, tarom, Norwegian Air Shuttle, Air Baltic, Helvetic Airways, Lot Polish Airlines, British Airways, Edelweiss Air, Sas Airways, Pegasus, Swiss, Transavia France, KLM, Air France, Austrian Airlines, Lufthansa, Air Serbia, Vueling, Malta MedAir, Bulgaria Air, Turkish Airlines, ITA, TAP Portugal, Aegean Airlines to go to Athens by flight.
- 5 direct flights per day with Transavia France, KLM, Aegean Airlines.
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