There are 8 ways to get from Athens to Marseille by plane, bus, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Marseille Provence Airport
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)plane ATH - MRS
6h 4m€78–236Bus, train via Turin
- Take the bus from Athens to Rrogozhinëbus
- Take the bus from Rrogozhinë to Bari Portobus
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Torino Porta Susatrain Fr
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Lyon Part Dieutrain Fr
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Marseille St Charlestrain Tgv
31h 25mBus, train
- Take the bus from Athens to Elbasanbus
- Take the bus from Elbasan to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Montpellierbus
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Marseille St Charlestrain Ter
32h 5mDrive 2,557.3 km
- Drive from Athens to Marseillecar 2,557.3 km
25h 17m€460–664Fly to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane ATH - NCE
- Take the train from Antibes to Marseille St Charlestrain
9h 26m€105–255Fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane ATH - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv to Marseille St Charlestrain
8h 11m€83–304Bus
- Take the bus from Athens to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charlesbus
43h 24m€163–218Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from Athens to Fierbus
- Take the bus from Fier to Ventimigliabus
- Take the train from Nice Ville to Marseille St Charlestrain Tgv
44h 21m
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Marseille is to fly which costs €75 - €240 and takes 6h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Marseille is to fly which takes 6h 4m and costs €75 - €240.
No, there is no direct bus from Athens to Marseille. However, there are services departing from Athens and arriving at Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles via Sofia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 43h 24m.
The distance between Athens and Marseille is 1746 km. The road distance is 2557.3 km.
The best way to get from Athens to Marseille without a car is to bus and train via Turin which takes 31h 25m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 4m to get from Athens to Marseille, including transfers.
Athens to Marseille bus services, operated by Tourist Service Holding AD, depart from Athens station.
The best way to get from Athens to Marseille is to fly which takes 6h 4m and costs €75 - €240. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €160 - €220 and takes 43h 24m.
Athens to Marseille bus services, operated by Tourist Service Holding AD, arrive at Sofia station.
Marseille is 1h behind Athens. It is currently 12:29 PM in Athens and 11:29 AM in Marseille.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Marseille, France?
Volotea, Aegean Airlines, and Transavia France fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) 3 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Athens to Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles via Sofia in around 43h 24m.
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–210
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–210
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–340
Flights from Athens International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–330
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from Athens International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Athens International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bari Centrale to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–230
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–95
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Antibes to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–40
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Nice Ville to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €59
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–40
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@laregionnormandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +210 52 25 550
- arttouroe@gmail.com
- Website
- arttour.gr
Bus from Athens to Rrogozhinë
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- arttour.gr
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Rrogozhinë to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Athens to Elbasan
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Athens to Fier
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +383 38 616 161
- travel@gjirafa.com
- Website
- gjirafa.com
Bus from Elbasan to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3
- Schedules at
- https://travel.gjirafa.com/en
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- info@anumitravel.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Montpellier
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 36m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 02 981 13 33
- outgoing@tourist-service.com
- Website
- en.tourist-service.com
Bus from Athens to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €68
- Website
- https://en.tourist-service.com/
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Sofia to Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 49m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €95–150
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- +302110120492
- saimiritoursandtravels@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Athens to Fier
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355697278670
- mb.travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Fier to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
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