There are 5 ways to get from Athens to Kilkenny by plane, bus, or train
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Fly to Dublin Airport, bus
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane ATH - DUB
- Take the bus from Red Cow Luas to Kilkenny MacDonagh Stationbus
9h 42m€82–227Fly to Cork Airport, bus
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane ATH - ORK
- Take the bus from Cork Anderson's Quay to Ormonde Roadbus
13h 11m€93–276Fly to Shannon Airport, bus
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane ATH - SNN
- Take the bus from Limerick Colbert Station to Clonmel Showgroundsbus
- Take the bus from Clonmel Showgrounds to Ormonde Roadbus
14h 51m€113–248Fly to George Best Belfast City Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane ATH - BHD
- Take the train from Belfast Great Central to Dublin Connollytrain
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Kilkennytrain
15h 12m€149–273Fly to Belfast International Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane ATH - BFS
- Take the train from Belfast Great Central to Dublin Connollytrain
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Kilkennytrain
15h 39m€141–385
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Dublin Airport (DUB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Kilkenny is to fly and bus which costs €80 - €230 and takes 9h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Kilkenny is to fly and bus which takes 9h 42m and costs €80 - €230.
The distance between Athens and Kilkenny is 3043 km.
It takes approximately 9h 42m to get from Athens to Kilkenny, including transfers.
Kilkenny is 2h behind Athens. It is currently 5:59 AM in Athens and 3:59 AM in Kilkenny.
There are 138+ hotels available in Kilkenny.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Kilkenny, IE-KK, Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Athens to Kilkenny. However, you can take the subway to Στ.Αεροδρομιου, walk to Athens International Airport (ATH) airport, fly to Dublin Airport (DUB), walk to Dublin Airport Zone 16, take the line 726 bus to Red Cow Luas, then take the bus to Kilkenny MacDonagh Station. Alternatively, you can take the subway to Στ.Αεροδρομιου, walk to Athens International Airport (ATH) airport, fly to Cork Airport (ORK), walk to Cork Airport, take the line 225 bus to Cork Bus Station, walk to Cork Anderson's Quay, then take the bus to Ormonde Road.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–150
Flights from Athens International Airport to Cork Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Athens International Airport to Cork Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Athens International Airport to Cork Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Athens International Airport to Shannon Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
Flights from Athens International Airport to Shannon Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Shannon Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–380
Flights from Athens International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–360
Flights from Athens International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–290
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–220
Flights from Athens International Airport to Belfast International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Athens International Airport to Belfast International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–210
Flights from Athens International Airport to Belfast International Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Athens International Airport to Belfast International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–130
Flights from Athens International Airport to Shannon Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–290
Flights from Athens International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–290
Flights from Athens International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–280
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Cork Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–370
Flights from Athens International Airport to Shannon Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–380
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Cork Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–330
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–400
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Belfast International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Belfast Great Central to Dublin Connolly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–28
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Belfast Great Central to Dublin Connolly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €15–22
Train from Dublin Heuston to Kilkenny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €11–17
- Phone
- +353 818 333 222
- info@jjkavanagh.ie
- Website
- jjkavanagh.ie
Bus from Red Cow Luas to Kilkenny MacDonagh Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- https://jjkavanagh.ie/
Bus from Clonmel Showgrounds to Ormonde Road
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://jjkavanagh.ie/
- Phone
- +353 (0)1 465 9972
- info@dublincoach.ie
- Website
- dublincoach.ie
Bus from Red Cow Luas to Kilkenny MacDonagh Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- https://www.dublincoach.ie/
Bus from Cork Anderson's Quay to Ormonde Road
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Website
- https://www.dublincoach.ie/
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Limerick Colbert Station to Clonmel Showgrounds
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
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