There are 5 ways to get from Athens to Faro by plane, bus, train, car, busferry, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Faro Airport (FAO)plane ATH - FAO
7h 3m€125–227Bus, train
- Take the bus from Athens to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Santsbus
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Sevilla-Santa Justatrain
- Take the bus from Sevilla Santa Justa to Farobus
2dDrive 4,146.5 km
- Drive from Athens to Farocar 4,146.5 km
42h 10m€745–1,076Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Athens to Durrësbus
- Take the busferry from Durrës to Genova Piazza della Vittoriabusferry
- Take the bus from Genoa to Lisbonbus
- Take the bus from Lisbon to Farobus
2d 13hBus, ferry, train
- 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 Ayamontebus
- Take the ferry from Ayamonte to Vila Real de Santo Antónioferry
- Take the train from Vila Real De Santo Antonio to Bom Joaotrain Re / ...
2d 19h
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Faro Airport (FAO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Faro is to fly which costs €120 - €230 and takes 7h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Faro is to fly which takes 7h 3m and costs €120 - €230.
No, there is no direct bus from Athens to Faro. However, there are services departing from Athens and arriving at Faro via Durrës, Brignole Fs/, Genoa and Lisbon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 13h.
The distance between Athens and Faro is 2842 km. The road distance is 4146.5 km.
The best way to get from Athens to Faro without a car is to bus and train which takes 2 days 0h and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 3m to get from Athens to Faro, including transfers.
Athens to Faro bus services, operated by Art Tour, depart from Athens station.
Athens to Faro bus services, operated by Art Tour, arrive at Durrës station.
Faro is 2h behind Athens. It is currently 6:37 PM in Athens and 4:37 PM in Faro.
Yes, the driving distance between Athens to Faro is 4146 km. It takes approximately 42h 10m to drive from Athens to Faro.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Faro, Portugal?
Vueling Airlines, Ryanair, and four other airlines fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Faro Airport (FAO) twice daily.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Faro Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–170
Flights from Athens International Airport to Faro Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Saturday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–290
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Faro Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Faro Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Faro Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Faro Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–270
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €110–220
- Website
- Iryo
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €160–290
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- Ouigo
- Phone
- +351 210 900 032
- Website
- Comboios de Portugal
Train from Vila Real De Santo Antonio to Bom Joao
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–11
- Website
- Comboios de Portugal
- 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
Bus from Athens to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- arttour.gr
- Phone
- +355 69 249 3348
- pati.travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- pati-travel.al
Bus from Tirana to Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 37m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- Rede Expressos
Bus from Sevilla Santa Justa to Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- Rede Expressos
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Durrës to Genova Piazza della Vittoria
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 44m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Genoa to Lisbon
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €170–290
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lisbon to Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- Flixbus
- 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
- +34 916 52 00 11
- infobus@interbus.es
- Website
- grupointerbus.com
Bus from Barcelona Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Ayamonte
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €90–190
- Schedules at
- grupointerbus.com
- Phone
- +34 652 525 168
- Website
- facebook.com
Ferry from Ayamonte to Vila Real de Santo António
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €2–7
- Schedules at
- rioguadiana.net
- Bike
- €2
- Passenger
- €3
- Car
- €7
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