There are 5 ways to get from Athlone to Athens by train, plane, 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.
Train to Dublin Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Athlone to Dublin Heustontrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane DUB - ATH
9h 27m€100–253Train to Ireland West Airport Knock, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Athlone to Claremorristrain
- Fly from Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane NOC - ATH
12h 30m€99–278Bus
- Take the bus from Arcadia to Liffey Valley SCbus
- Take the bus from Dublin to Rădăuțibus
- Take the bus from Suceava to Thessalonikibus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTELbus
3d 11h€126–458Train, train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly
- Take the train from Athlone to Dublin Heustontrain
- Take the train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand Centraltrain
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane BHD - ATH
13h 48m€155–339Train, train to Shannon Airport, fly
- Take the train from Athlone to Athenrytrain
- Take the train from Athenry to Ennistrain
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane SNN - ATH
13h 1m€151–421
Dublin Airport (DUB) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Athlone to Athens is to train and fly which costs €100 - €260 and takes 9h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Athlone to Athens is to train and fly which takes 9h 27m and costs €100 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Athlone to Athens. However, there are services departing from Arcadia and arriving at Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL via Dublin, Rădăuţi, Suceava and Thessaloniki Monastiriou. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 11h.
The distance between Athlone and Athens is 3064 km.
The best way to get from Athlone to Athens without a car is to bus which takes 3 days 11h and costs €120 - €460.
It takes approximately 9h 27m to get from Athlone to Athens, including transfers.
Athlone to Athens bus services, operated by Citylink, depart from Arcadia station.
Athlone to Athens bus services, operated by Citylink, arrive at Liffey Valley SC station.
Athens is 2h ahead of Athlone. It is currently 3:45 PM in Athlone and 5:45 PM in Athens.
There are 13162+ hotels available in Athens.
What companies run services between Athlone, Ireland and Athens, Greece?
You can take a bus from Arcadia to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL via Liffey Valley SC, Dublin, Rădăuţi, Suceava, Thessaloniki, and Thessaloniki Monastiriou in around 3d 11h.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Athens International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 16m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–460
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Athens International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–430
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Athens International Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Shannon Airport to Athens International Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €120–270
Flights from Shannon Airport to Athens International Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €120–270
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–260
Flights from Shannon Airport to Athens International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–310
Flights from Shannon Airport to Athens International Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–270
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Athens International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Sunday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–220
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Athens International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–220
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–250
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Athens International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–420
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Athens International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–380
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Athlone to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €11–17
Train from Athlone to Claremorris
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €8–13
Train from Athlone to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €11–17
Train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €15–22
Train from Athlone to Athenry
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €6–9
Train from Athenry to Ennis
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €6–9
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–29
- Website
- Translink
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- info@citylink.ie
- Website
- Citylink
Bus from Arcadia to Liffey Valley SC
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- Citylink
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Dublin to Rădăuți
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €29–200
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- Simeonidis Tours
Bus from Suceava to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Website
- Simeonidis Tours
- Phone
- +30 2310 500111
- info@ktelthes.gr
- Website
- KTEL Thessalonikis S.A.
Bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–50
- Website
- KTEL Thessalonikis S.A.
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