There are 10 ways to get from Athens to Basque Country by plane, bus, train, car, or car train
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 17m€119–379Fly to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport
cheapest- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT)plane ATH - VIT
10h 57m€90–291Bus, train
- Take the bus from Athens to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus
- 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 38mDrive 3,198.7 km
- Drive from Athens to Donostia / San Sebastiáncar 3,198.7 km
32h 34m€582–840Fly to Bilbao Airport
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane ATH - BIO
6h 59m€91–234Fly to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane ATH - BIQ
9h 43m€109–361Fly to Santander Airport, bus
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane ATH - SDR
- Take the bus from Aeropuerto Santander-S.Ballest to Bilbao Intermodalbus
11h 16m€103–278Bus via Barcelona
- Take the bus from Athens to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nordbus
- Take the bus from Barcelona Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Donostia-San Sebastián Estación de Autobusesbus
2d 2hBus
- Take the bus from Athens Karolou to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus Citylines 80 / ...
- Take the bus from Sofia to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastiánbus
2d 5h€156–211Drive, car train
- Drive from Athens to Villach Hbf ARZcar
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to München Ostcartrain
- Drive from München Ost to Donostia / San Sebastiáncar
33h 35m€624–886
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 €90 - €240 and takes 6h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Basque Country is to fly which takes 6h 59m and costs €90 - €240.
No, there is no direct bus from Athens to Basque Country. However, there are services departing from Athens and arriving at Donostia-San Sebastián Estación de Autobuses via Tirana and Barcelona Estació d'Autobusos Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 2h.
The distance between Athens and Basque Country is 2277 km. The road distance is 3198.7 km.
The best way to get from Athens to Basque Country without a car is to bus and train which takes 40h 38m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 17m 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 17m and costs €110 - €380. Alternatively, you can bus via Barcelona, which costs and takes 2 days 2h.
Athens to Basque Country bus services, operated by Citylines, arrive at Sofia Serdica Bus Station.
Basque Country is 1h behind Athens. It is currently 2:39 AM in Athens and 1:39 AM 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 to Donostia-San Sebastián Estación de Autobuses via Tirana, Tirana, and Barcelona Estació d'Autobusos Nord in around 2d 2h.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–450
Flights from Athens International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–490
Flights from Athens International Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–310
Flights from Athens International Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–360
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–450
Flights from Athens International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–490
Flights from Athens International Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–310
Flights from Athens International Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–360
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Athens International Airport to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–400
Flights from Athens International Airport to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–400
Flights from Athens International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €120–430
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Athens International Airport to Santander Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–460
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €120–420
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €130–430
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Santander Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Strasbourg to Massy Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Massy Tgv to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €140–240
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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 Strasbourg to Massy Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–190
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Athens to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +355 67 604 2191
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Athens to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- komatastours.al@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Athens to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- 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
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Aeropuerto Santander-S.Ballest to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en
- Phone
- +302110120492
- saimiritoursandtravels@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Athens to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- anumitravel@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +34 900 92 91 92
- info@monbus.es
- Website
- monbus.es
Bus from Barcelona Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Donostia-San Sebastián Estación de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.monbus.es/en
- 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 to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €110–150
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
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