There are 7 ways to get from Athens to Kyoto by plane, train, or bus
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Fly to Kansai International Airport, train
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Kansai International Airport (KIX)plane ATH - KIX
- Take the train from Kansai Airport to Kyōtotrain
18h 39m¥68,281–113,581Fly to Osaka International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane ATH - ITM
- Take the bus from Osaka Airport to Kyoto Station Hachijou gatebus
21h 13m¥43,681–133,081Fly to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)plane ATH - NGO
- Take the train from Nagoya to Kyototrain
20h 32mFly to Tokyo International Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane ATH - HND
- Take the train from Shin Yokohama to Kyototrain
20h 47mFly to Kobe, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Kobe (UKB)plane ATH - UKB
- Take the train from Shin Kobe to Kyototrain
22h 6mFly to Narita International Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Narita International Airport (NRT)plane ATH - NRT
- Take the train from 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to Tōkyō Stationtrain
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Kyototrain
20h 23mFly to Komaki Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Komaki Airport (NKM)plane ATH - NKM
- Take the train from Nagoya to Kyototrain
24h 20m
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Kansai International Airport (KIX) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Kyoto is to fly and bus which costs ¥43000 - ¥140000 and takes 21h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Kyoto is to fly and train which takes 18h 39m and costs ¥65000 - ¥120000.
The distance between Athens and Kyoto is 9425 km.
It takes approximately 18h 39m to get from Athens to Kyoto, including transfers.
Kyoto is 6h ahead of Athens. It is currently 7:17 PM in Athens and 1:17 AM in Kyoto.
There are 3597+ hotels available in Kyoto.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Kyoto, Japan?
There is no direct connection from Athens to Kyoto. However, you can take the subway to Athens Airport, walk to Athens International Airport (ATH) airport, fly to Kansai International Airport (KIX), walk to Kansai Airport, then take the train to Kyōto. Alternatively, you can take the subway to Athens Airport, walk to Athens International Airport (ATH) airport, fly to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO), walk to Central Japan International Airport, take the train to Meitetsu Nagoya, walk to Nagoya, then take the train to Kyoto.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–130,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–130,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Beijing Capital, Gimhae
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥42,000–130,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Beijing Capital, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥41,000–130,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥46,000–120,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Narita International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥47,000–130,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Komaki Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥49,000–130,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Komaki Airport via Istanbul, Incheon, Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–170,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Komaki Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Fukuoka, Kochi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥49,000–130,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Komaki Airport via Istanbul, Incheon, Kumamoto
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–180,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Komaki Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Cheju, Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥49,000–130,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Kansai International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–170,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Istanbul, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–170,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥49,000–130,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Tel Aviv, Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–190,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Dubai, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–220,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–370,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Istanbul, Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–190,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Narita International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–170,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Gimhae
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–130,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Beijing Capital, Gimhae
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥42,000–130,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Kobe via Budapest, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–210,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Kobe via Vienna, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–220,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Kobe via Shanghai Pudong, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–170,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Kobe via Istanbul, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–200,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Athens International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥49,000–130,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Istanbul, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–340,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥49,000–130,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Tel Aviv, Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–190,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Dubai, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–220,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Kansai International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥46,000–120,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–130,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–110,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Narita International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥47,000–130,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Kansai International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥39,000–120,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–160,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–130,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Narita International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥47,000–130,000
- Website
- fujidream.co.jp
Flights from Athens International Airport to Komaki Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥49,000–130,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Komaki Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Cheju, Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥49,000–130,000
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Athens International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Beijing Capital, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥42,000–130,000
- Website
- flypeach.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Beijing Capital, Seoul Gimpo
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥42,000–130,000
- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Kobe via Beijing Capital, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–160,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Kobe via Istanbul, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–210,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from Athens International Airport to Kobe via Shanghai Pudong, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–170,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Narita International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥39,000–120,000
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Kansai Airport to Kyōto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–2,000
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
Train from Nagoya to Kyoto
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
Train from Shin Yokohama to Kyoto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
Train from Shin Kobe to Kyoto
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
Train from Tōkyō Station to Kyoto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
Train from Nagoya to Kyoto
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–1,600
- Website
- JR EAST
- Phone
- 06-6844-1124
- Website
- hankyu-kankobus.co.jp
Bus from Osaka Airport to Kyoto Station Hachijou gate
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–1,500
- Schedules at
- www-hankyu-kankobus-co-jp-e.athp.transer.com
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