There are 12 ways to get from Athens to Ponferrada by plane, train, bus, car, towncar, or car train
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 Santiago De Compostela Airport, train
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ)plane ATH - SCQ
- Take the train from Santiago De Compostela to Ponferradatrain
14h 4m€150–386Fly to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane ATH - MAD
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Leontrain
- Take the train from Leon to Ponferradatrain
12h 12m€135–354Bus, train
- Take the bus from Athens to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Santsbus
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Ponferradatrain Alv
2dDrive 3,675.1 km
- Drive from Athens to Ponferradacar 3,675.1 km
37h 39m€687–992Fly to León Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to León Airport (LEN)plane ATH - LEN
- Take the train from Leon to Ponferradatrain
13h 57m€215–734Fly to Asturias Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Asturias Airport (OVD)plane ATH - OVD
- Take the bus from [ANZU|Aeropuerto] Aeropuerto - Salidas [CTA 20118] to [OVIEDO/UVIÉU] Estación Bus Oviedo FL- Pepe Cosmen [CTA 01549]bus
- Take the train from Oviedo to Leontrain
- Take the train from Leon to Ponferradatrain
13h 57m€153–333Fly to A Coruña Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to A Coruña Airport (LCG)plane ATH - LCG
- Take the train from La Coruna-San Cristobal to Ourensetrain
- Take the train from Ourense to Ponferradatrain
14h 42m€148–430Fly to Bilbao Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane ATH - BIO
- Take the bus from Aireportua/Aeropuerto Bilbao to Vitoria-Gasteiz - Estación de Autobusesbus
- Take the train from Vitoria/Gasteiz to Ponferradatrain
14h 36m€142–315Fly to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport, towncar, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO)plane ATH - OPO
- Take a town car from Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro to Ourensetowncar
- Take the train from Ourense to Ponferradatrain
14h 8m€363–538Bus
- Take the bus from Athens to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Santsbus
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Ponferradabus
2d 4hBus, train via Lyon
- Take the bus from Athens to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Lyon, Perrache Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Lyon Perrache to St Etienne Chateaucreuxtrain Ter
- Take the bus from Saint-Étienne - Rue Milleret Bus Stop to Leónbus
- Take the train from Leon to Ponferradatrain Re / ...
2d 13hDrive, car train
- Drive from Athens to Villach Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Villach Hbf to Fuldacartrain
- Drive from Fulda to Ponferradacar
44h 58m€721–1,026
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Ponferrada is to fly and train which costs €130 - €360 and takes 12h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Ponferrada is to fly and train which takes 12h 12m and costs €130 - €360.
No, there is no direct bus from Athens to Ponferrada. However, there are services departing from Athens and arriving at Ponferrada via 9 Katëshet A, Tirana, Pl Joan Peiró - Estació de Sants and Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 4h.
The distance between Athens and Ponferrada is 3067 km. The road distance is 3675.1 km.
The best way to get from Athens to Ponferrada without a car is to bus and train which takes 2 days 0h and costs .
It takes approximately 14h 4m to get from Athens to Ponferrada, including transfers.
Athens to Ponferrada bus services, operated by Art Tour, depart from Athens station.
Athens to Ponferrada bus services, operated by Art Tour, arrive at Tirana station.
Ponferrada is 1h behind Athens. It is currently 1:34 PM in Athens and 12:34 PM in Ponferrada.
Yes, the driving distance between Athens to Ponferrada is 3675 km. It takes approximately 37h 39m to drive from Athens to Ponferrada.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Ponferrada, Spain?
You can take a bus from Athens to Ponferrada via Tirana, 9 Katëshet A, Terminal D, Tirana, Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants, Pl Joan Peiró - Estació de Sants, Gran Via - Roger de Flor, and Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord in around 2d 4h.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–330
Flights from Athens International Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–440
Flights from Athens International Airport to León Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–700
Flights from Athens International Airport to Asturias Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
Flights from Athens International Airport to Asturias Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–370
Flights from Athens International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–160
Flights from Athens International Airport to A Coruña Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–400
Flights from Athens International Airport to A Coruña Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–330
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–330
Flights from Athens International Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–440
Flights from Athens International Airport to León Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–700
Flights from Athens International Airport to Asturias Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
Flights from Athens International Airport to Asturias Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–370
Flights from Athens International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–160
Flights from Athens International Airport to A Coruña Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–400
Flights from Athens International Airport to A Coruña Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–330
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Asturias Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Athens International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–250
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Athens International Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–250
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Asturias Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from Athens International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–180
Flights from Athens International Airport to A Coruña Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–460
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–250
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–260
Flights from Athens International Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–250
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–230
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Athens International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to A Coruña Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–410
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Santiago De Compostela to Ponferrada
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Ponferrada
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €130–190
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Leon to Ponferrada
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Oviedo to Leon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Leon to Ponferrada
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Leon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Leon to Ponferrada
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from La Coruna-San Cristobal to Ourense
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Ourense to Ponferrada
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–29
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Vitoria/Gasteiz to Ponferrada
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Ourense to Ponferrada
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–29
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Leon to Ponferrada
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Oviedo to Leon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Leon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from La Coruna-San Cristobal to Ourense
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Perrache to St Etienne Chateaucreux
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–17
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Villach Hbf to Fulda
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 14m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +210 52 25 550
- arttouroe@gmail.com
- Website
- arttour.gr
Bus from Athens to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- arttour.gr
Bus from Athens to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- arttour.gr
- Phone
- +355 69 249 3348
- pati.travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- pati-travel.al
Bus from Tirana to Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 37m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 37m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from [ANZU|Aeropuerto] Aeropuerto - Salidas [CTA 20118] to [OVIEDO/UVIÉU] Estación Bus Oviedo FL- Pepe Cosmen [CTA 01549]
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Ponferrada
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- ALSA
- Phone
- +34 94 476 50 07
- Website
- Autobuses La Union
Bus from Aireportua/Aeropuerto Bilbao to Vitoria-Gasteiz - Estación de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- Autobuses La Union
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Athens to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- komatastours.al@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Athens to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 68 204 4475
- amr_travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Athens to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 67 604 2191
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Athens to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- info@arjanitravel.com
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Tirana to Lyon, Perrache Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Saint-Étienne - Rue Milleret Bus Stop to León
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 59m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- (+351) 220 971 653
- info@vmtransfers.com
- Website
- VM Transfers
Towncar from Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro to Ourense
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €250
- Website
- VM Transfers
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