There are 5 ways to get from Athens to Mackay by plane, train, car, or bus
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Fly to Mackay
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Mackay (MKY)plane ATH - MKY
27h 37m$515–1,615Fly to Whitsunday Coast Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP)plane ATH - PPP
- Take the train from Proserpine to Mackaytrain
36h 2m$826–2,625Fly to Moranbah Airport, drive
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Moranbah Airport (MOV)plane ATH - MOV
- Drive from Moranbah Airport (MOV) to Mackaycar
33h 28m$1,145–3,565Fly to Great Barrier Reef Airport, bus
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI)plane ATH - HTI
- Take the bus from Airlie Beach to Mackaybus
37h 52m$1,039–3,025Fly to Townsville Airport, drive
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Townsville Airport (TSV)plane ATH - TSV
- Drive from Townsville-Airport-TSV to Mackaycar
32h 15m$585–1,725
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Mackay (MKY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Mackay is to fly which costs $500 - $1,700 and takes 27h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Mackay is to fly which takes 27h 37m and costs $500 - $1,700.
The distance between Athens and Mackay is 14518 km.
It takes approximately 27h 37m to get from Athens to Mackay, including transfers.
Mackay is 7h ahead of Athens. It is currently 1:41 AM in Athens and 8:41 AM in Mackay.
There are 86+ hotels available in Mackay.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Mackay, QLD, Australia?
Qatar Airways, Virgin Australia, and four other airlines fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Mackay (MKY) 3 times a day.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Mackay via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,300
Flights from Athens International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
Flights from Athens International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–2,900
Flights from Athens International Airport to Moranbah Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,700
Flights from Athens International Airport to Moranbah Airport via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 37h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–2,900
Flights from Athens International Airport to Townsville Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Townsville Airport via Singapore Changi, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Mackay via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,900
Flights from Athens International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
Flights from Athens International Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,800
Flights from Athens International Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,900
Flights from Athens International Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Townsville Airport via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Mackay via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,900
Flights from Athens International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
Flights from Athens International Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,800
Flights from Athens International Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,900
Flights from Athens International Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Townsville Airport via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Mackay via Singapore Changi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Athens International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
Flights from Athens International Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Townsville Airport via Singapore Changi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Mackay via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,300
Flights from Athens International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
Flights from Athens International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–2,900
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–2,900
Flights from Athens International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Abu Dhabi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- queenslandrailtravel.com.au
Train from Proserpine to Mackay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $21–453
- Book at
- https://queenslandrailtravel-booking.opendestinations.com/BookingSite/rail/search
- Website
- https://www.queenslandrailtravel.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.queenslandrailtravel.com.au/Pages/Timetable.aspx
- BQuick
- $24–45
- AChoice
- $22–29
- Gold Class
- $362
- Heritage Class
- $453
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- customerservice@greyhound.com.au
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Airlie Beach to Mackay
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $35–55
- Advantage
- $35–55
- Flexible
- $40–60
- Phone
- 13 34 10
- reservations@premierms.com.au
- Website
- premierms.com.au
Bus from Airlie Beach to Mackay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Website
- https://premierms.com.au/
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