There are 8 ways to get from Cannes to Athens by plane, train, bus, car ferry, ferry, busferry, or car
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 Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
best- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane NCE - ATH
6h 14m€83–187Train, bus
- Take the train from Cannes to Ventimigliatrain C3
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centraletrain Ic
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Chiassotrain Ec
- Take the bus from Chiasso to Pristinabus
- Take the bus from Pristina to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
34h 32mTrain, car ferry, bus
- Take the train from Cannes to Ventimigliatrain C3
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Piacenzatrain Ic
- Take the train from Piacenza to Brindisitrain Ic
- Take the car ferry from Porto di Brindisi to Port of Igoumenitsacarferry
- Take the bus from Igoumenitsa to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTELbus
34h 49mTrain, ferry, car ferry, bus
- Take the train from Cannes to Ventimigliatrain C3
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Genova P.Za Principetrain Ic
- Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe to Venezia S. Luciatrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Ferrovia "D" to P.le Roma "D"ferry 4.2
- Take the car ferry from Port of Venice to Port of Patrascarferry
- Take the bus from Patras to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTELbus
2d 3hTrain to Marseille Provence Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cannes to Marseille St Charlestrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane MRS - ATH
8h 8m€124–263Bus
- Take the bus from Nice to Beogradbus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Athensbus
40h 22m€187–332Train, bus and ferry, bus
- Take the train from Cannes to Ventimigliatrain C3
- Take the busferry from Ventimiglia to Fierbusferry
- Take the bus from Fier to Athensbus
43h 23mDrive 2,398.3 km
- Drive from Cannes to Athenscar 2,398.3 km
23h 55m€441–637
Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cannes to Athens is to fly which costs €80 - €190 and takes 6h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Cannes to Athens is to fly which takes 6h 14m and costs €80 - €190.
No, there is no direct bus from Cannes to Athens. However, there are services departing from Gare SNCF Cannes and arriving at Athens via Aeroport Terminal 2, Nice, Savski most, Blok 28 and Beograd, Autobuska stanica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 22m.
The distance between Cannes and Athens is 1601 km. The road distance is 2398.3 km.
The best way to get from Cannes to Athens without a car is to train and bus which takes 34h 32m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 14m to get from Cannes to Athens, including transfers.
Cannes to Athens bus services, operated by Lasta, depart from Nice station.
The best way to get from Cannes to Athens is to fly which takes 6h 14m and costs €80 - €190. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €180 - €340 and takes 40h 22m.
Cannes to Athens bus services, operated by Lasta, arrive at Beograd station.
Athens is 1h ahead of Cannes. It is currently 10:19 PM in Cannes and 11:19 PM in Athens.
What companies run services between Cannes, France and Athens, Greece?
easyJet, Aegean Airlines, and ITA Airways fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Athens International Airport (ATH) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Gare SNCF Cannes to Athens via Aeroport Terminal 2, Nice, Beograd, Savski most, Beogradska arena /španskih boraca/, Blok 28, Bulevar Crvene Armije, and Beograd, Autobuska stanica in around 40h 22m.
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–230
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–230
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Athens International Airport via Dubrovnik
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Athens International Airport via Split
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–170
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–230
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Athens International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–320
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- zou.maregionsud.fr
Train from Cannes to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- zou.maregionsud.fr
Train from Cannes to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- zou.maregionsud.fr
Train from Cannes to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- zou.maregionsud.fr
Train from Cannes to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- zou.maregionsud.fr
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ventimiglia to Piacenza
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Piacenza to Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €95–200
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ventimiglia to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Milano Centrale to Chiasso
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ventimiglia to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–29
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Chiasso
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €7–11
- 2nd Class
- €9–12
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Milano Centrale to Chiasso
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–29
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Thessaloniki to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Cannes to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- + 383 (0) 44 542 029
- info@sharrtravel.com
- Website
- sharrtravel.com
Bus from Chiasso to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://www.sharrtravel.com
Bus from Pristina to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20
- Website
- https://www.sharrtravel.com
- Phone
- +383 44 162 498
- info@barilevaturist.com
- Website
- web.facebook.com
Bus from Pristina to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–23
- Website
- https://web.facebook.com/BarilevaTuristKosova
- Phone
- +38349112555
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Pristina to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €20
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 2665 0 22309
- info@ktel-thesprotias.gr
- Website
- ktel-thesprotias.gr
Bus from Igoumenitsa to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Schedules at
- ktel-thesprotias.gr
- Phone
- +30 2616 001 600
- info@ktelachaias.gr
- Website
- ktelachaias.gr
Bus from Patras to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.ktelachaias.gr/en/homepage-en/
- Phone
- +381 800 334 334
- iuc@lasta.rs
- Website
- lasta.rs
Bus from Nice to Beograd
- Phone
- +302105233969
- fptravel@otenet.gr
- Website
- fptravel.gr
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Schedules at
- fptravel.gr
- Phone
- +355697278670
- mb.travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Ventimiglia to Fier
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Fier to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- info@grimaldi.napoli.it
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Car ferry from Porto di Brindisi to Port of Igoumenitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
- Phone
- (+39) 041 041
- direzione@actv.it
- Website
- actv.avmspa.it
Ferry from Ferrovia "D" to P.le Roma "D"
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10
- Website
- https://actv.avmspa.it/en
- 75 min. Ticket
- €10
- Phone
- +30 210 8919700
- superfast@superfast.com
- Website
- superfast.com
Car ferry from Port of Venice to Port of Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €150–220
- Website
- https://www.superfast.com
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