There are 6 ways to get from Athens to Balaton Sound by plane, train, bus, or car
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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
7h 38mFt 17,939–54,239Train, 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 53mFt 35,331–52,686Drive 1,431.1 km
- Drive from Athens to Balaton Soundcar 1,431.1 km
15h 57mFt 90,224–130,323Fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane ATH - ZAG
- Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Zamarditrain
11h 28mFt 43,549–104,689Bus, train
- Take the bus from Athens to Budapest Hotel Platanusbus
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Zamarditrain Ic / ...
25h 41mFt 30,898–56,006Bus, train via Athens
- Take the bus from Athens to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Zamarditrain Ic / ...
27h 7mFt 33,547–33,847
Athens to Balaton Sound by train, bus, foot, and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Balaton Sound is to fly and train which costs 17 000 Ft - 55 000 Ft and takes 7h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Balaton Sound is to fly and train which takes 7h 38m and costs 17 000 Ft - 55 000 Ft.
The distance between Athens and Balaton Sound is 1299 km. The road distance is 1431.1 km.
The best way to get from Athens to Balaton Sound without a car is to train and bus which takes 23h 53m and costs 35 000 Ft - 55 000 Ft.
It takes approximately 7h 38m 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 57m to drive from Athens to Balaton Sound.
There are 2603+ 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 Athens Airport, 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 Kálvin tér M, walk to Kálvin tér, take the subway to Kelenföld vasútállomás, walk 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 53m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 18,000–49,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 23,000–70,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 26,000–55,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 18,000–55,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 26,000–55,000
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–48,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,000–41,000
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Dubrovnik
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,000–120,000
- 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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,500–11,000
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Zamardi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 17,000–25,000
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/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 25,000–39,000
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
Bus from Athens to Budapest Hotel Platanus
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 28,000–55,000
- 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 30,997
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
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