There are 5 ways to get from Athens to Algiers by plane, train, bus, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG)plane ATH - ALG
8h 40m$191–311Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Athens to Thessalonikitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou Bus Stop to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charlesbus
- Take the car ferry from Vieux Port to Algierscarferry
2d 15h$446–800Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Athens Karolou to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charlesbus
- Take the car ferry from Vieux Port to Algierscarferry
2d 16h$447–773Bus, car ferry via Cité Amirouche
- Take the bus from Athens to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charlesbus
- Take the car ferry from Vieux Port to Algierscarferry
2d 23h$639–799Bus, car ferry via Budapest
- Take the bus from Athens to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charlesbus
- Take the car ferry from Vieux Port to Bejaiacarferry
- Take the bus from Béjaïa to Algiersbus
3d 4h$485–827
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Algiers is to fly which costs $190 - $320 and takes 8h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Algiers is to fly which takes 8h 40m and costs $190 - $320.
The distance between Athens and Algiers is 1893 km.
The best way to get from Athens to Algiers without a car is to train and bus and car ferry which takes 2 days 15h and costs $440 - $800.
It takes approximately 8h 40m to get from Athens to Algiers, including transfers.
Algiers is 1h behind Athens. It is currently 9:43 AM in Athens and 8:43 AM in Algiers.
There are 270+ hotels available in Algiers.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Algiers, Algeria?
ITA Airways, Vueling Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG) 4 times a day.
- Website
- airalgerie.dz
Flights from Athens International Airport to Houari Boumediene Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–360
Flights from Athens International Airport to Houari Boumediene Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–310
Flights from Athens International Airport to Houari Boumediene Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–370
Flights from Athens International Airport to Houari Boumediene Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $110–370
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Houari Boumediene Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–390
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Houari Boumediene Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–410
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Athens to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Sofia to Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 49m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–170
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Athens Karolou to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Athens Karolou to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- 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
- $79
- Website
- https://en.tourist-service.com/
- Phone
- +30 210 92 33 33
- info@koronatravel.gr
- Website
- koronatravel.gr
Bus from Athens to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $102
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–220
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- (213) 21 77 00 66
- contact@sogral.dz
- Website
- sogral.dz
Bus from Béjaïa to Algiers
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–210
- Schedules at
- sogral.dz
- Phone
- +213 (0)21 64 43 77 / 78
- contact@algerieferries.dz
- Website
- algerieferries.dz
Car ferry from Vieux Port to Algiers
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $303
- Schedules at
- algerieferries.dz
Car ferry from Vieux Port to Bejaia
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $296
- Schedules at
- algerieferries.dz
- Phone
- +33 (0) 825 88 80 88
- Website
- corsicalinea.com
Car ferry from Vieux Port to Algiers
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $450–550
- Website
- Corsica Linea
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