There are 4 ways to get from Athens to Socotra by plane, car ferry, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Athens International Airport
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Socotra (SCT)plane ATH - SCT
17h 52m$225–605Car ferry to Mykonos, fly
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Mykonoscarferry
- Fly from Mykonos (JMK) to Socotra (SCT)plane JMK - SCT
25h 35m$427–1,139Train to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, fly
- Take the train from Athens to Thessalonikitrain
- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Socotra (SCT)plane SKG - SCT
23h 49m$273–733Bus to Kalamata International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Kalamatabus
- Fly from Kalamata International Airport (KLX) to Socotra (SCT)plane KLX - SCT
2d 13h$432–1,183
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Socotra (SCT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Socotra is to fly which costs $220 - $650 and takes 17h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Socotra is to fly which takes 17h 52m and costs $220 - $650.
The distance between Athens and Socotra is 4135 km.
It takes approximately 17h 52m to get from Athens to Socotra, including transfers.
Socotra is 1h ahead of Athens. It is currently 9:53 PM in Athens and 10:53 PM in Socotra.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Socotra, Yemen?
Aegean Airlines and Yemenia fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Socotra (SCT) once a week.
- Website
- yemenia.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Socotra via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $180–550
Flights from Mykonos to Socotra via Athens International Airport, Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 36m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $310–900
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Socotra via Istanbul, Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Socotra via Athens International Airport, Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $210–650
Flights from Kalamata International Airport to Socotra via Athens International Airport, Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 7h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Athens to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +30 27210 28581
- info@ktelmessinias.gr
- Website
- ktelmessinias.gr
Bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Kalamata
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/homepage-en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/routes/
- Book at
- https://ktelbus.gr/mes/ticketweb/
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- reservations.dpt@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Mykonos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–200
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
- Deck Fare Economy
- $75–110
- Deck Fare Economy & Car less than 4.25m
- $140–200
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