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How to get fromAvignon to Athensby train, plane, car ferry, bus, busferry, or car

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There are 10 ways to get from Avignon to Athens by train, plane, car ferry, bus, busferry, or car

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  1. Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly

    best
    1. Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Aix En Provence Tgvtrain train
    2. Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane MRS - ATH
    6h 25m
    €86–266

  2. Train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgvtrain train
    2. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane LYS - ATH
    6h 36m
    €85–302

  3. Train, car ferry, bus

    1. Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Lyon Part Dieutrain train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain train Fr
    3. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Bari Centraletrain train Fr
    4. Take the carferry from Port of Bari to Port of Igoumenitsacarferry car ferry
    5. Take the bus from Igoumenitsa to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTELbus bus
    36h 16m
    €303–523

  4. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Mulhouse Villetrain train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Zuerich Hbtrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Wien Meidlingtrain train Rjx
    4. Take the train from Wien Meidling to Budapest-Delitrain train Ic
    5. Take the bus from Budapest to Thessaloníkibus bus
    6. Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain train Ic
    40h 35m
    €334–543

  5. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Avignon to Beogradbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Athensbus bus
    42h 35m
    €187–230

  6. Train, train to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Marseille St Charlestrain train
    2. Take the train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Nice-Saint-Augustintrain train
    3. Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane NCE - ATH
    9h 34m
    €152–348

  7. Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Lyon Part Dieutrain train
    2. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain train
    3. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane GVA - ATH
    9h 49m
    €121–339

  8. Train, bus and ferry, bus

    1. Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Nice Villetrain train Tgv
    2. Take the busferry from Ventimiglia to Fierbusferry bus ferry
    3. Take the bus from Fier to Athensbus bus
    45h 54m

  9. Bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the bus from Avignon to Turinbus bus
    2. Take the busferry from Torino - Corso Vittorio Emanuele to Elbasanbusferry bus ferry
    3. Take the bus from Elbasan to Athensbus bus
    2d 7h

  10. Drive  2,538.5 km

    1. Drive from Avignon to Athenscar car 2,538.5 km
    27h 7m
    €475–686

Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights

Calendar4Weekly Planes
Duration2h 40mAverage Duration
Ticket€38Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,807.8 km
  • Duration: 6h 25m

What companies run services between Avignon, France and Athens, Greece?

You can take a bus from Avignon to Athens via Beograd, Savski most, Beogradska arena /španskih boraca/, Blok 28, Bulevar Crvene Armije, and Beograd, Autobuska stanica in around 42h 35m.

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