There are 8 ways to get from Athens to Marseille by plane, bus, busferry, 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
4h€102–261Bus, bus and ferry, train via Lyon Airport (LYS)
- Take the bus from Athens to Rrogozhinëbus
- Take the busferry from Rrogozhinë to Bari Portobusferry
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgvtrain Fr
- Take the train from Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv to Marseille St Charlestrain Fr
30h 56mBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Athens to Rrogozhinëbus
- Take the busferry from Rrogozhinë to Savona FSbusferry
- Take the bus from Savona to Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charlesbus 404
33h 6mDrive 2,548.5 km
- Drive from Athens to Marseillecar 2,548.5 km
25h 38m€459–662Fly 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-Saint-Charlestrain
6h 21m€147–357Train, bus
- Take the train from Athens to Thessalonikitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Thessaloníki to Pristinabus
- Take the bus from Pristina to Chiassobus
- Take the train from Chiasso to Milano Centraletrain S11
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgvtrain Fr
- Take the train from Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv to Marseille St Charlestrain Fr
35h 9mBus, bus and ferry, train
- Take the bus from Athens to Fierbus
- Take the busferry from Fier to Ventimigliabusferry
- Take the train from Nice-Ville to Marseille-Saint-Charlestrain
42hBus
- Take the bus from Athens to Beograd, Mihaja Bogicevicabus
- Take the bus from Beograd to Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charlesbus
42h 29m€195–385
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 €100 - €270 and takes 4h.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Marseille is to fly which takes 4h and costs €100 - €270.
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 Rrogozhinë and Savona. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 6m.
The distance between Athens and Marseille is 1745 km. The road distance is 2548.5 km.
The best way to get from Athens to Marseille without a car is to bus and bus and ferry and train via Lyon Airport (LYS) which takes 30h 56m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h to get from Athens to Marseille, including transfers.
Athens to Marseille bus services, operated by Art Tour, depart from Athens station.
The best way to get from Athens to Marseille is to fly which takes 4h and costs €100 - €270. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €190 - €390 and takes 42h 29m.
Athens to Marseille bus services, operated by Art Tour, arrive at Rrogozhinë station.
Marseille is 1h behind Athens. It is currently 11:20 AM in Athens and 10:20 AM in Marseille.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Marseille, France?
Volotea, Aegean Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Athens to Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles via Beograd, Mihaja Bogicevica and Beograd in around 42h 29m.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–170
Flights from Athens International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–240
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Athens International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–210
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Athens International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Athens International Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Athens International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–320
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bari Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €120–250
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bari Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–190
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Milano Centrale to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Milano Centrale to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Trenitalia
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Antibes to Marseille-Saint-Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Nice-Ville to Marseille-Saint-Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Antibes to Marseille-Saint-Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nice-Ville to Marseille-Saint-Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Athens to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Chiasso to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–55
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- 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
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
Busferry from Rrogozhinë to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Rrogozhinë to Savona FS
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 48m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Savona to Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +383 44 162 498
- info@barilevaturist.com
- Website
- Barileva Turist
Bus from Thessaloníki to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–23
- Website
- Barileva Turist
- Phone
- + 383 (0) 44 542 029
- info@sharrtravel.com
- Website
- Sharr Travel
Bus from Thessaloníki to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20
- Website
- Sharr Travel
Bus from Pristina to Chiasso
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- Sharr Travel
- Phone
- +38349112555
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Thessaloníki to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €20
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Athens to Fier
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +355697278670
- mb.travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Fier to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- 0030 2108219900
- vsiamos@otenet.gr
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Athens to Beograd, Mihaja Bogicevica
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
- Phone
- +381 800 334 334
- iuc@lasta.rs
- Website
- lasta.rs
Bus from Beograd to Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles
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