There are 8 ways to get from Athens to Albufeira by plane, bus, train, car, or busferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Faro Airport
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Faro Airport (FAO)plane ATH - FAO
10h 26m€96–214Bus, train via Madrid
- Take the bus from Athens to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Montpellierbus
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Sevilla-Santa Justatrain Ave
- Take the bus from Sevilla Santa Justa to Albufeirabus
45h 11mDrive 4,174.8 km
- Drive from Athens to Albufeiracar 4,174.8 km
42h 30m€759–1,097Fly to Lisbon-Portela Airport, bus
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS)plane ATH - LIS
- Take the bus from Lisbon to Albufeirabus
10h 23m€117–287Train, bus
- Take the train from Athens to Larissatrain Ic
- Take the bus from Larisa to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Santsbus
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain Ave
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Sevilla-Santa Justatrain Ave
- Take the bus from Sevilla Santa Justa to Albufeirabus
2dBus, train
- Take the bus from Athens to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Santsbus
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Sevilla-Santa Justatrain Ave
- Take the bus from Sevilla Santa Justa to Albufeirabus
2d 3hBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Athens to Durrësbus
- Take the busferry from Durrës to Genova Piazza della Vittoriabusferry
- Take the bus from Genoa to Lisbonbus
- Take the bus from Lisbon to Albufeirabus
2d 12hBus
- Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Thessaloniki Monastirioubus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nordbus
- Take the bus from Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nord to Sevilla, Estación de Autobusesbus
- Take the bus from Sevilla, Estación de Autobuses to Terminal Rodoviário de Albufeirabus
3d 11h€248–438
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Faro Airport (FAO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Albufeira is to fly which costs €95 - €220 and takes 10h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Albufeira is to fly and bus which takes 10h 23m and costs €110 - €290.
No, there is no direct bus from Athens to Albufeira. However, there are services departing from Athens and arriving at Albufeira via Durrës, Buenos Aires 2/Lambruschini, Genoa and Lisbon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 12h.
The distance between Athens and Albufeira is 2873 km. The road distance is 4174.8 km.
The best way to get from Athens to Albufeira without a car is to bus and train via Madrid which takes 45h 11m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 26m to get from Athens to Albufeira, including transfers.
Athens to Albufeira bus services, operated by Art Tour, depart from Athens station.
The best way to get from Athens to Albufeira is to fly which takes 10h 26m and costs €95 - €220. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €240 - €440 and takes 3 days 11h.
Athens to Albufeira bus services, operated by Art Tour, arrive at Durrës station.
Albufeira is 2h behind Athens. It is currently 9:54 AM in Athens and 7:54 AM in Albufeira.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Albufeira, Portugal?
Vueling Airlines, Ryanair, and four other airlines fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Faro Airport (FAO) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Albufeira - Centro via Thessaloniki Monastiriou, Thessaloniki, Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nord, Sevilla, Estación de Autobuses, and Terminal Rodoviário de Albufeira in around 3d 11h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Faro Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–190
Flights from Athens International Airport to Faro Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–340
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Faro Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Athens International Airport to Faro Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €90–340
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–290
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–290
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Faro Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Athens International Airport to Faro Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €90–280
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Athens International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–250
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €160–280
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–230
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–170
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Athens to Larissa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +210 52 25 550
- arttouroe@gmail.com
- Website
- arttour.gr
Bus from Athens to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- arttour.gr
Bus from Athens to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- arttour.gr
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- anumitravel@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Montpellier
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 36m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Sevilla Santa Justa to Albufeira
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–45
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt/en
Bus from Sevilla, Estación de Autobuses to Terminal Rodoviário de Albufeira
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–45
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt/en
- Adult
- €25–45
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Lisbon to Albufeira
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Genoa to Lisbon
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €150–250
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +30694 051 4160
- metroeurotirane@hotmail.com
- Website
- metroeuro.travel
Bus from Larisa to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- metroeuro.travel
- Phone
- +355 69 249 3348
- pati.travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- pati-travel.al
Bus from Tirana to Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +302110120492
- saimiritoursandtravels@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Athens to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Durrës to Genova Piazza della Vittoria
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 44m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +30 2310 500111
- info@ktelthes.gr
- Website
- ktelthes.gr
Bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Thessaloniki Monastiriou
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–50
- Website
- https://ktelthes.gr/en/
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki to Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- https://simeonidistours.gr/en/
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nord to Sevilla, Estación de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €160–210
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
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