There are 6 ways to get from Athens to Athlone by plane, train, or bus
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 Dublin Airport, train
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane ATH - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Athlonetrain
8h 6m€122–270Bus
- Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Thessaloniki Monastirioubus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Suceavabus
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Dublinbus
- Take the bus from Liffey Valley to Arcadiabus
3d 11h€128–460Fly to Ireland West Airport Knock, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC)plane ATH - NOC
- Take the train from Claremorris to Athlonetrain
11h 53m€148–200Fly to Shannon Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane ATH - SNN
- Take the train from Ennis to Athenrytrain
- Take the train from Athenry to Athlonetrain
11h 44m€126–333Fly to George Best Belfast City Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane ATH - BHD
- Take the train from Belfast Grand Central to Dublin Connollytrain
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Athlonetrain
12h 36m€189–381Fly to Belfast International Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane ATH - BFS
- Take the train from Belfast Grand Central to Dublin Connollytrain
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Athlonetrain
13h 32m€126–263
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Dublin Airport (DUB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Athlone is to fly and train which costs €120 - €270 and takes 8h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Athlone is to fly and train which takes 8h 6m and costs €120 - €270.
No, there is no direct bus from Athens to Athlone. However, there are services departing from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL and arriving at Arcadia via Thessaloniki, Suceava, Rădăuți and Liffey Valley. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 11h.
The distance between Athens and Athlone is 3051 km.
The best way to get from Athens to Athlone without a car is to bus which takes 3 days 11h and costs €120 - €460.
It takes approximately 8h 6m to get from Athens to Athlone, including transfers.
Athens to Athlone bus services, operated by KTEL Thessalonikis S.A., depart from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL station.
Athens to Athlone bus services, operated by KTEL Thessalonikis S.A., arrive at Thessaloniki Monastiriou station.
Athlone is 2h behind Athens. It is currently 7:06 AM in Athens and 5:06 AM in Athlone.
There are 81+ hotels available in Athlone.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Athlone, Ireland?
You can take a bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Arcadia via Thessaloniki Monastiriou, Thessaloniki, Suceava, Rădăuți, Dublin, and Liffey Valley in around 3d 11h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–160
Flights from Athens International Airport to Dublin Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–160
Flights from Athens International Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–130
Flights from Athens International Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €130–390
Flights from Athens International Airport to Shannon Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 56m
- When
- Sunday, Friday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Athens International Airport to Shannon Airport via Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–160
Flights from Athens International Airport to Shannon Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–220
Flights from Athens International Airport to Belfast International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Athens International Airport to Belfast International Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Athens International Airport to Belfast International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Athens International Airport to Belfast International Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Athens International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Thursday, Tuesday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–430
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–240
Flights from Athens International Airport to Shannon Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–480
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–160
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Shannon Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–410
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–410
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Belfast International Airport via Dubrovnik
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Dublin Heuston to Athlone
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €11–17
Train from Claremorris to Athlone
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €8–13
Train from Ennis to Athenry
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €6–9
Train from Athenry to Athlone
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €6–9
Train from Belfast Grand Central to Dublin Connolly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €15–22
Train from Dublin Heuston to Athlone
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €11–17
Train from Belfast Grand Central to Dublin Connolly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €15–22
Train from Dublin Heuston to Athlone
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €11–17
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Belfast Grand Central to Dublin Connolly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–29
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Train from Belfast Grand Central to Dublin Connolly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–29
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- 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 Suceava
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Website
- https://simeonidistours.gr/en/
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Rădăuți to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €29–200
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- info@citylink.ie
- Website
- citylink.ie
Bus from Liffey Valley to Arcadia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- https://www.citylink.ie/
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