There are 6 ways to get from Athens to Gyeongju by plane, bus, or train
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Fly to Busan / Gimhae International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)ATH - PUS
- Take the bus from Gimhae International Airport to Gyeongju Intercity Bus Terminal
19h 51m₩524,227–1,128,227Fly to Ulsan Airport
cheapest- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Ulsan Airport (USN)ATH - USN
23h 41m₩434,727–1,455,727Fly to Daegu International Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Daegu International Airport (TAE)ATH - TAE
- Take the train from Dongdaegu Station to Gyeongju Station
18h 32m₩777,427–2,561,727Fly to Incheon International Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Incheon International Airport (ICN)ATH - ICN
- Take the train from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Seoul Station
- Take the train from Seoul Station to Gyeongju Station
19h 38m₩533,027–1,182,727Fly to Pohang
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Pohang (KPO)ATH - KPO
21h 6m₩504,427–1,542,227Fly to Gimpo International Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Gimpo International Airport (GMP)ATH - GMP
- Take the train from Gwangmyeong Station to Gyeongju Station
23h 18m₩562,727–1,380,727
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Gyeongju is to fly and bus which costs ₩500,000 - ₩1200,000 and takes 19h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Gyeongju is to fly and train which takes 18h 32m and costs ₩750,000 - ₩2600,000.
The distance between Athens and Gyeongju is 8923 km.
It takes approximately 19h 51m to get from Athens to Gyeongju, including transfers.
Gyeongju is 7h ahead of Athens. It is currently 1:33 PM in Athens and 8:33 PM in Gyeongju.
There are 316+ hotels available in Gyeongju.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Gyeongju, South Korea?
Juneyao Airlines and Jin Air fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Pohang (KPO) 4 times a week.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩480,000–1,600,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Istanbul, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–2,100,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩400,000–1,000,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩390,000–1,300,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Istanbul, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–1,700,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–1,800,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩750,000–2,500,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Pohang via Shanghai Pudong, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩470,000–1,500,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩390,000–1,300,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Ulsan Airport via Beijing Capital, Gimpo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩410,000–1,400,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Ulsan Airport via Istanbul, Beijing Capital, Gimpo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–1,900,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩490,000–1,700,000
- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Pohang via Shanghai Pudong, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩470,000–1,500,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Ulsan Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩480,000–1,600,000
- Website
- twayair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩800,000–2,500,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩440,000–1,400,000
- Website
- en.airbusan.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Ulsan Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩480,000–1,600,000
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- letskorail.com
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Gyeongju Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩5,500–10,000
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- ₩7,500–10,000
- Non-reserved
- ₩5,500–8,000
- First Class
- ₩7,500–12,000
Train from Seoul Station to Gyeongju Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩32,000–59,800
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- ₩37,000–50,000
- Non-reserved
- ₩32,000–44,000
- First Class
- ₩50,000–85,000
- Economy Class
- ₩59,800
Train from Gwangmyeong Station to Gyeongju Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩30,000–47,000
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- ₩35,000–47,000
- Non-reserved
- ₩30,000–42,000
- First Class
- ₩50,000–75,000
- Phone
- +82 1800 1472
- Website
- srail.or.kr
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Gyeongju Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩8,000–35,000
- Website
- https://www.srail.or.kr/main.do?language=EN
- Standard Class
- ₩8,000–35,000
- First Class
- ₩12,000–25,000
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- korail.com
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Gyeongju Station
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₩2,700–5,000
- Website
- https://www.korail.com/global/eng/main
- Non-reserved
- ₩2,700–3,100
- Economy Class
- ₩3,200–5,000
- Phone
- +82 1599 7788
- Website
- arex.or.kr
Train from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Seoul Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩4,300–6,000
- Website
- http://www.arex.or.kr/main.do
- Phone
- +82 1644 2992
- Website
- bustago.or.kr
Bus from Gimhae International Airport to Gyeongju Intercity Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩9,000–12,227
- Website
- https://www.bustago.or.kr/newweb/en/index.do
- Road
- ₩9,000–12,000
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