There are 10 ways to get from Basque Country to Athens by plane, train, bus, car, or car train
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 San Sebastián Airport
best- Fly from San Sebastián Airport (EAS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)EAS - ATH
6h 21m€130–291Fly from Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport
cheapest- Fly from Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT) to Athens International Airport (ATH)VIT - ATH
9h 6m€62–202Train, bus via Strasbourg
- Take the train from Hendaye to Massy TgvTgv
- Take the train from Massy Tgv to StrasbourgTgv
- Take the bus from Strasbourg to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraias
40h 52mDrive 3,196.8 km
- Drive from Donostia / San Sebastián to Athens3,196.8 km
32h 31m€569–822Fly from Bilbao Airport
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Athens International Airport (ATH)BIO - ATH
6h 31m€76–211Train, bus
- Take the train from San Sebastian/Donostia to Camp De TarragonaAlv
- Take the bus from Tarragona - Bus Station to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana to Larisa
- Take the train from Larissa to AthensIc
46h 16mBus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Sofia
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Athens KarolouCitylines 79 / ...
2d 5h€142–195Bus, train
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Sofia
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Thessaloniki Train Station Bus Stop
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to AthensIc
2d 5h€151–204Bus via Athens
- Take the bus from San Sebastian Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus StopUnion Ivkoni - Unibus 3419 / ...
- Take the bus from Sofia to Athens
2d 6h€171–214Drive, car train
- Drive from Donostia / San Sebastián to München Ost
- Take the car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Athens
33h 51m€615–868
San Sebastián Airport (EAS) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basque Country to Athens is to fly which costs €75 - €220 and takes 6h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Basque Country to Athens is to fly which takes 6h 21m and costs €130 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Basque Country to Athens. However, there are services departing from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián and arriving at Athens Karolou via Sofia Serdica Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 5h.
The distance between Basque Country and Athens is 2277 km. The road distance is 3196.8 km.
The best way to get from Basque Country to Athens without a car is to train and bus via Strasbourg which takes 40h 52m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 21m to get from Basque Country to Athens, including transfers.
Basque Country to Athens bus services, operated by Yubim, depart from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián station.
The best way to get from Basque Country to Athens is to fly which takes 6h 21m and costs €130 - €300. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €140 - €200 and takes 2 days 5h.
Basque Country to Athens bus services, operated by Yubim, arrive at Sofia station.
Athens is 1h ahead of Basque Country. It is currently 9:22 AM in Basque Country and 10:22 AM in Athens.
What companies run services between Basque Country, Spain and Athens, Greece?
Volotea, Aegean Airlines, and two other airlines fly from San Sebastián Airport (EAS) to Athens International Airport (ATH) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Athens Karolou via Sofia and Sofia Serdica Bus Station in around 2d 5h.
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Athens International Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Athens International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport to Athens International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
Flights from Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport to Athens International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Athens International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–280
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Athens International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–310
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Athens International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport to Athens International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Athens International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–280
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Athens International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–310
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Athens International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport to Athens International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Athens International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport to Athens International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport to Athens International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Hendaye to Massy Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Massy Tgv to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Massy Tgv to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €75–120
- Rail 1st Class
- €120–170
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from San Sebastian/Donostia to Camp De Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Larissa to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
Train from Thessaloniki to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- info@arjanitravel.com
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Strasbourg to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 52m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
- Phone
- +355 69 617 8170
- diamanttravel88@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraias
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 69 249 3348
- pati.travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- pati-travel.al
Bus from Tarragona - Bus Station to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30694 051 4160
- metroeurotirane@hotmail.com
- Website
- metroeuro.travel
Bus from Tirana to Larisa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- metroeuro.travel
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €110–150
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Athens Karolou
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Thessaloniki Train Station Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Athens Karolou
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Thessaloniki Train Station Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from San Sebastian Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- 02 981 13 33
- outgoing@tourist-service.com
- Website
- en.tourist-service.com
Bus from Sofia to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €68
- Website
- https://en.tourist-service.com/
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