There are 6 ways to get from Athens to Balaton Sound by plane, train, bus, or car
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 Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, train
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane ATH - BUD
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Zamarditrain
8h 1mFt 22,087–63,437Train, bus
- Take the train from Athens to Thessalonikitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Budapest Hotel Platanusbus
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Zamarditrain Ic / ...
23h 54mFt 30,009–42,630Drive 1,431 km
- Drive from Athens to Balaton Soundcar 1,431 km
15h 51mFt 99,220–143,317Fly to Vienna International Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane ATH - VIE
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Zamarditrain
10h 55mFt 32,567–106,367Bus, train
- Take the bus from Athens to Budapest Hotel Platanusbus
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Zamarditrain Ic / ...
25h 42mFt 28,681–33,669Bus, train via Athens
- Take the bus from Athens to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Zamarditrain Ic / ...
27h 7mFt 36,199–36,499
Athens to Balaton Sound by train, bus, foot, and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Balaton Sound is to bus and train which costs 28 000 Ft - 34 000 Ft and takes 25h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Balaton Sound is to fly and train which takes 8h 1m and costs 22 000 Ft - 65 000 Ft.
The distance between Athens and Balaton Sound is 1302 km. The road distance is 1431 km.
The best way to get from Athens to Balaton Sound without a car is to train and bus which takes 23h 54m and costs 30 000 Ft - 43 000 Ft.
It takes approximately 8h 1m to get from Athens to Balaton Sound, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Athens to Balaton Sound is 1431 km. It takes approximately 15h 51m to drive from Athens to Balaton Sound.
There are 1813+ hotels available in Balaton Sound.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Balaton Sound, Hungary?
There is no direct connection from Athens to Balaton Sound. However, you can take the subway to Στ.Αεροδρομιου, walk to Athens International Airport (ATH) airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD), walk to Liszt Ferenc Airport 2, take the bus to Kőbánya-Kispest M, walk to Koebanya-Kispest, take the train to Budapest-Kelenfoeld, take the train to Zamardi, then walk to Balaton Sound. Alternatively, you can take a train from Athens to Balaton Sound via Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Budapest Hotel Platanus, Népliget M, Kelenföld vasútállomás M, Budapest-Kelenfoeld, and Zamardi in around 23h 54m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 16,000–55,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 17,000–65,000
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 16,000–55,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,000–75,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 25,000–60,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,000–75,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 10,000–42,000
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Athens International Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 19,000–70,000
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Zamardi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,100–2,400
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Athens to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 8,000–12,000
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,000–21,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 14,000–22,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- Ft 14,000–22,000
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,400–10,000
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,000–21,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- 0030 2108219900
- vsiamos@otenet.gr
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Thessaloniki to Budapest Hotel Platanus
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 19,000–28,000
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
Bus from Athens to Budapest Hotel Platanus
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 26,000–31,000
- Schedules at
- siamostours.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
- Ft 33,649
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
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