There are 7 ways to get from Athens to Albufeira by plane, train, bus, 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 40m€109–248Fly to Lisbon-Portela Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS)plane ATH - LIS
- Take the bus from Lisbon to Albufeirabus
10h 47m€101–235Train, bus via Barcelona
- 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 Sevilla-Santa Justatrain Ave
- Take the bus from Seville to Albufeirabus
2d 1hDrive 4,183.6 km
- Drive from Athens to Albufeiracar 4,183.6 km
42h 9m€741–1,070Bus, 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 13hTrain, bus
- Take the train from Athens to Thessalonikitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Train Station Bus Stop to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Huelva Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Huelva to Albufeirabus
3d 2h€169–292Bus
- Take the bus from Athens to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Seville Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sevilla - Plaza de Armas to Albufeirabus
3d 2h€212–298
Athens to Albufeira by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Albufeira is to fly and bus which costs €100 - €240 and takes 10h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Albufeira is to fly which takes 10h 40m and costs €100 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Athens to Albufeira. However, there are services departing from Athens and arriving at Albufeira via Durrës, Fiume/Xx Settembre, Genoa and Lisbon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 13h.
The distance between Athens and Albufeira is 2876 km. The road distance is 4183.6 km.
The best way to get from Athens to Albufeira without a car is to train and bus via Barcelona which takes 2 days 1h and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 40m 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 40m and costs €100 - €250. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €210 - €300 and takes 3 days 2h.
Athens to Albufeira bus services, operated by Art Tour, arrive at Durrës station.
Albufeira is 2h behind Athens. It is currently 1:42 PM in Athens and 11:42 AM in Albufeira.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Albufeira, Portugal?
Aegean Airlines, TAP Portugal, and three other airlines fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Faro Airport (FAO) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Athens to Albufeira - Centro via Sofia, Sofia Serdica Bus Stop, Sevilla - Plaza de Armas, and Terminal Rodoviário de Albufeira in around 3d 2h.
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Faro Airport via Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from Athens International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Faro Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–190
Flights from Athens International Airport to Faro Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
Flights from Athens International Airport to Faro Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–200
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Faro Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Athens International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Athens to Larissa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
Train from Athens to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Seville to Albufeira
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lisbon to Albufeira
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–29
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Genoa to Lisbon
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Huelva to Albufeira
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Seville to Albufeira
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Huelva to Albufeira
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +210 52 25 550
- arttouroe@gmail.com
- Website
- arttour.gr
Bus from Athens to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- arttour.gr
- 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
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Thessaloniki Train Station Bus Stop to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Huelva Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 9h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €140–210
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Seville Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 7h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €140–210
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Thessaloniki Train Station Bus Stop to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Huelva Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 7h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €120–150
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- 02 981 13 33
- outgoing@tourist-service.com
- Website
- en.tourist-service.com
Bus from Athens to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €68
- Website
- https://en.tourist-service.com/
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Sevilla - Plaza de Armas to Albufeira
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €2–17
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt/en
- Online ticket
- €2–17
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