There are 10 ways to get from Austria to Athens by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly from Vienna International Airport
best- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane VIE - ATH
5h 25m€64–226Train to Bratislava Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Wien Aspern Nord to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain
- Fly from Bratislava Airport (BTS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane BTS - ATH
6h 47m€57–215Train, bus via Skopje
- Take the train from Wien Westbahnhof to St Pölten Hauptbahnhoftrain Drf / ...
- Take the bus from Sankt Pölten to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the train from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Gevgelijatrain
- Take the bus from Gevgelija to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
24h 38mDrive 1,623.2 km
- Drive from Vienna to Athenscar 1,623.2 km
17h 57m€293–423Fly from Innsbruck Airport
- Fly from Innsbruck Airport (INN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane INN - ATH
7h 46m€125–392Fly from Graz Airport
- Fly from Graz Airport (GRZ) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane GRZ - ATH
7h 51m€142–372Train to Munich International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Osttrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane MUC - ATH
7h 32m€102–302Train, bus
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain Ec
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Athensbus
27h 48m€104–156Bus
- Take the bus from Vienna International Airport to Bratislavabus 901
- Take the bus from Bratislava to Athensbus
29h 25m€131–137Bus via Budapest
- Take the bus from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus 902 / ...
- Take the bus from Budapest Hotel Platanus to Athensbus
30h 21m€79–122
Austria to Athens by subway, train, tram, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Austria to Athens is to bus via Budapest which costs €75 - €130 and takes 30h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Austria to Athens is to fly which takes 5h 25m and costs €60 - €230.
No, there is no direct bus from Austria to Athens. However, there are services departing from Wien Morzinplatz and arriving at Athens via Vienna International Airport and Bratislava. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 25m.
The distance between Austria and Athens is 1334 km. The road distance is 1623.2 km.
The best way to get from Austria to Athens without a car is to train and bus via Skopje which takes 24h 38m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 25m to get from Austria to Athens, including transfers.
Austria to Athens bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Vienna International Airport station.
The best way to get from Austria to Athens is to fly which takes 5h 25m and costs €60 - €230. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €130 - €140 and takes 29h 25m.
Austria to Athens bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bratislava station.
Athens is 1h ahead of Austria. It is currently 3:45 PM in Austria and 4:45 PM in Athens.
What companies run services between Austria and Athens, Greece?
Ryanair, Aegean Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Athens International Airport (ATH) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Wien Morzinplatz to Athens via Vienna International Airport, Bratislava, and Bratislava in around 29h 25m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Athens International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–150
Flights from Innsbruck Airport to Athens International Airport via Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–370
Flights from Innsbruck Airport to Athens International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–350
Flights from Innsbruck Airport to Athens International Airport via Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €85–360
Flights from Innsbruck Airport to Athens International Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–350
Flights from Graz Airport to Athens International Airport via Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €140–330
Flights from Graz Airport to Athens International Airport via Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–330
Flights from Munich International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–260
Flights from Munich International Airport to Athens International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Innsbruck Airport to Athens International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–350
Flights from Graz Airport to Athens International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–450
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Innsbruck Airport to Athens International Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–350
Flights from Graz Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–470
Flights from Munich International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–260
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–210
Flights from Innsbruck Airport to Athens International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
Flights from Graz Airport to Athens International Airport via Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €140–330
Flights from Munich International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–170
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Athens International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–160
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Graz Airport to Athens International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €23–100
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Wien Westbahnhof to St Pölten Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–35
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Standard Ticket
- €13–19
- First Class
- €24–35
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–50
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Wien Westbahnhof to St Pölten Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Wien Aspern Nord to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–13
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–55
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Westbahnhof to St Pölten Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +389 (2) 3 164 255
- mztransportad@mztransportad.com.mk
- Website
- mzt.mk
Train from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Gevgelija
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–35
- Schedules at
- mzt.mk
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Thessaloniki to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 8024 997171
- info@brb.de
- Website
- brb.de
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Schedules at
- brb.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–55
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €35–55
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–26
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +389 46 787 312
- info@eurobus.mk
- Website
- eurobus.mk
Bus from Sankt Pölten to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Schedules at
- eurobus.mk
- Phone
- +389 2 240 2528
- ruleturs@sas.com.mk
- Website
- ruleturs.mk
Bus from Gevgelija to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- ruleturs.mk
- Phone
- +30 210 92 33 33
- info@koronatravel.gr
- Website
- koronatravel.gr
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
Bus from Bratislava to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €120
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Vienna International Airport to Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0030 2108219900
- vsiamos@otenet.gr
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Budapest Hotel Platanus to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €65–80
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
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