There are 4 ways to get from Athens to Sydney by plane, bus, or train
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Fly Athens International Airport to Sydney International Airport
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane ATH - SYD
22h 47m$633–2,038Fly Athens International Airport to Newcastle Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Newcastle Airport (NTL)plane ATH - NTL
- Take the train from Hamilton Station to Central Stationtrain
31h 1m$578–1,734Fly Athens International Airport to Canberra International Airport, bus
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Canberra International Airport (CBR)plane ATH - CBR
- Take the bus from Canberra to Sydney Central Stationbus
29h 51m$947–1,376Train to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, fly to Sydney International Airport
- Take the train from Athens to Thessalonikitrain
- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane SKG - SYD
30h 34m$859–1,778
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Sydney International Airport (SYD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Sydney is to fly which costs $600 - $2,100 and takes 22h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Sydney is to fly which takes 22h 47m and costs $600 - $2,100.
The distance between Athens and Sydney is 15347 km.
It takes approximately 22h 47m to get from Athens to Sydney, including transfers.
Sydney is 7h ahead of Athens. It is currently 7:41 AM in Athens and 2:41 PM in Sydney.
There are 4613+ hotels available in Sydney.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Sydney, NSW, Australia?
Scoot Tigerair and Virgin Australia fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Sydney International Airport (SYD) once daily.
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,300
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Singapore Changi, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,300
Flights from Athens International Airport to Canberra International Airport via Singapore Changi, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Canberra International Airport via Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Canberra International Airport via Singapore Changi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
Flights from Athens International Airport to Newcastle Airport via Singapore Changi, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Canberra International Airport via Singapore Changi, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Newcastle Airport via Singapore Changi, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Sydney International Airport via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–1,100
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Sydney International Airport via Istanbul, Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–1,100
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Sydney International Airport via Istanbul, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–4,200
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Sydney International Airport via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–1,100
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Sydney International Airport via Istanbul, Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–1,100
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,300
- Website
- flypelican.com.au
Flights from Athens International Airport to Newcastle Airport via Singapore Changi, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Hamilton Station to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Athens to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Website
- flixbus.com.au
Bus from Canberra to Sydney Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
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