There are 6 ways to get from Athens to Tuvalu by plane, car ferry, train, bus, or ferry
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 Funafuti International Airport (FUN)plane ATH - FUN
39h 7m$1,610–12,010Train to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Athens to Thessalonikitrain
- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Funafuti International Airport (FUN)plane SKG - FUN
2d$1,229–4,239Car ferry to Mykonos, fly
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Mykonoscarferry
- Fly from Mykonos (JMK) to Funafuti International Airport (FUN)plane JMK - FUN
2d 8h$2,364–7,605Car ferry to Paros National Airport, fly
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paroscarferry
- Fly from Paros National Airport (PAS) to Funafuti International Airport (FUN)plane PAS - FUN
44h 11m$2,188–15,100Bus to Kalamata International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Kalamatabus
- Fly from Kalamata International Airport (KLX) to Funafuti International Airport (FUN)plane KLX - FUN
4d 15h$2,427–6,039Ferry, bus to Milas–Bodrum Airport, fly
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Lerosferry
- Take the ferry from Port of Leros to D-Marin Turgutreis Marinaferry
- Take the bus from Turgutreis Garaj to Bodrum Torba Otogarbus
- Fly from Milas–Bodrum Airport (BJV) to Funafuti International Airport (FUN)plane BJV - FUN
2d 7h$2,003–6,186
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Funafuti International Airport (FUN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Tuvalu is to train and fly which costs $1,200 - $4,300 and takes 2 days 0h.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Tuvalu is to fly which takes 39h 7m and costs $1,600 - $12,000.
The distance between Athens and Tuvalu is 15943 km.
It takes approximately 39h 7m to get from Athens to Tuvalu, including transfers.
Tuvalu is 10h ahead of Athens. It is currently 3:49 AM in Athens and 1:49 PM in Tuvalu.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Tuvalu?
Etihad, Fiji Airways, and Gulf Air Bahrain fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Funafuti International Airport (FUN) twice a week.
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Funafuti International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Hong Kong, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–12,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Funafuti International Airport via Manama, Singapore Changi, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–12,000
Flights from Mykonos to Funafuti International Airport via Doha, Brisbane, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 11h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $2,300–7,500
Flights from Mykonos to Funafuti International Airport via Rome, Hong Kong, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $2,200–7,000
Flights from Mykonos to Funafuti International Airport via Istanbul, Hong Kong, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 7h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $2,400–17,000
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Funafuti International Airport via Istanbul, Singapore Changi, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Funafuti International Airport via Istanbul, Hong Kong, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–12,000
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Funafuti International Airport via Rome, Hong Kong, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 40h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–4,600
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Funafuti International Airport via Munich, Hong Kong, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–4,700
Flights from Paros National Airport to Funafuti International Airport via Athens International Airport, Abu Dhabi, Hong Kong, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–15,000
Flights from Kalamata International Airport to Funafuti International Airport via Munich, Hong Kong, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 9h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,900–11,000
Flights from Kalamata International Airport to Funafuti International Airport via Vienna, Tokyo Narita, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 11h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,600–8,500
Flights from Kalamata International Airport to Funafuti International Airport via Vienna, Singapore Changi, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 10h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,400–6,000
Flights from Milas–Bodrum Airport to Funafuti International Airport via Doha, Brisbane, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 11h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–6,000
Flights from Milas–Bodrum Airport to Funafuti International Airport via Doha, Sydney, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 11h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–6,000
Flights from Milas–Bodrum Airport to Funafuti International Airport via Riyadh, Hong Kong, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–14,000
- 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
- 4444801
- info@muttas.com.tr
- Website
- ulasim.muttas.com.tr
Bus from Turgutreis Garaj to Bodrum Torba Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- ulasim.muttas.com.tr
- 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
- $60–110
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paros
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–90
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Leros
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–70
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Phone
- +90 533 739 00 00
- info@bodrumexpresslines.com
- Website
- bodrumexpresslines.com
Ferry from Port of Leros to D-Marin Turgutreis Marina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–110
- Website
- https://www.bodrumexpresslines.com/en
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