There are 11 ways to get from Athens to Basque Country by plane, bus, train, busferry, 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 San Sebastián Airport
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to San Sebastián Airport (EAS)plane ATH - EAS
9h 15m€119–339Fly to Santander Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane ATH - SDR
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
11h 34m€78–277Bus, train
- Take the bus from Athens to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Montpellierbus
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Toulouse Matabiautrain Ter
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Hendayetrain
38h 58mBus, bus and ferry, train
- Take the bus from Athens to Vlorëbus
- Take the busferry from Vlorë to Taranto Portbusferry
- Take the train from Taranto to Casertatrain Ic
- Take the train from Caserta to Lourdestrain
- Take the train from Lourdes to Hendayetrain
2d 14hDrive 3,198.8 km
- Drive from Athens to Donostia / San Sebastiáncar 3,198.8 km
32h 41m€573–828Fly to Bilbao Airport
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane ATH - BIO
7h 36m€81–235Fly to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT)plane ATH - VIT
10h 55m€110–311Fly to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane ATH - BIQ
9h 16m€121–343Train, bus
- Take the train from Athens to Larissatrain Ic
- Take the bus from Larisa to Elbasanbus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Strasbourg Bahnhofbus
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Massy Tgvtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Massy Tgv to Hendayetrain Tgv
40h 41mBus
- Take the bus from Athens Karolou to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus Citylines 80 / ...
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastiánbus
2d 5h€156–211Bus, bus and ferry, train via Ventimiglia
- Take the bus from Athens to Fierbus
- Take the busferry from Fier to Ventimigliabusferry
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Nice Saint-Augustintrain C3
- Take the bus from Nice Airport to San Sebastian / Donostiabus
2d 7h
Athens International Airport (ATH) to San Sebastián Airport (EAS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Basque Country is to fly which costs €80 - €240 and takes 7h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Basque Country is to fly which takes 7h 36m and costs €80 - €240.
No, there is no direct bus from Athens to Basque Country. However, there are services departing from Athens Karolou and arriving at Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián via Sofia Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 5h.
The distance between Athens and Basque Country is 2276 km. The road distance is 3198.8 km.
The best way to get from Athens to Basque Country without a car is to bus and train which takes 38h 58m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 15m to get from Athens to Basque Country, including transfers.
Athens to Basque Country bus services, operated by Citylines, depart from Athens Karolou station.
The best way to get from Athens to Basque Country is to fly which takes 9h 15m and costs €110 - €340. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €150 - €220 and takes 2 days 5h.
Athens to Basque Country bus services, operated by Citylines, arrive at Sofia Serdica Bus Station.
Basque Country is 1h behind Athens. It is currently 4:47 PM in Athens and 3:47 PM in Basque Country.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Basque Country, Spain?
Vueling Airlines, Iberia, and two other airlines fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to San Sebastián Airport (EAS) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Athens Karolou to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián via Sofia Serdica Bus Station and Sofia Central Bus Station in around 2d 5h.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–470
Flights from Athens International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–550
Flights from Athens International Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–400
Flights from Athens International Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–380
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–470
Flights from Athens International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–550
Flights from Athens International Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–400
Flights from Athens International Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–380
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Athens International Airport to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–400
Flights from Athens International Airport to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–380
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
Flights from Athens International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
Flights from Athens International Airport to Santander Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €130–450
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €130–450
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Santander Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lourdes to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Strasbourg to Massy Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €80–180
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Ventimiglia to Nice Saint-Augustin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–15
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Strasbourg to Massy Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Massy Tgv to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €150–250
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Taranto to Caserta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Caserta to Lourdes
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €210–350
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 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
- Phone
- +210 52 25 550
- arttouroe@gmail.com
- Website
- arttour.gr
Bus from Athens to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- arttour.gr
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- anumitravel@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Montpellier
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 36m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- komatastours.al@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Athens to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Vlorë to Taranto Port
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–16
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +30694 051 4160
- metroeurotirane@hotmail.com
- Website
- metroeuro.travel
Bus from Larisa to Elbasan
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- metroeuro.travel
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- info@arjanitravel.com
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Tirana to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 51m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
- 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
- €45–65
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €110–150
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Athens to Fier
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +355697278670
- mb.travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Fier to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Nice Airport to San Sebastian / Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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