There are 10 ways to get from Cannes to Greece by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Athens International Airport
best- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane NCE - ATH
6h 10m€77–197Train, bus via Thessaloníki
- Take the train from Cannes to Ventimigliatrain C3
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Milano Greco Pirellitrain
- Take the train from Milano Greco Pirelli to Chiassotrain S11
- Take the bus from Chiasso to Pristinabus
- Take the bus from Pristina to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
35h 11mDrive 2,398.4 km
- Drive from Cannes to Athenscar 2,398.4 km
23h 51m€431–622Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane NCE - SKG
8h 2m€95–250Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane NCE - HER
8h 12m€109–220Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Rhodes International Airport
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Rhodes International Airport (RHO)plane NCE - RHO
8h 23m€129–211Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Athens International Airport
- Take the train from Cannes to Aix En Provence Tgvtrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane MRS - ATH
8h 29m€103–306Train, Bus
- Take the train from Cannes to Ventimigliatrain C3
- Take the bus from Ventimiglia to Durrësbus
- Take the bus from Durrës to Athensbus
39h 26mBus
- Take the bus from Nice Airport to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Athens Karoloubus Citylines 79 / ...
40h 15m€119–193Train, Bus #2
- Take the train from Cannes to Ventimigliatrain C3
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Savonatrain Re
- Take the bus from Savona FS to Elbasanbus
- Take the bus from Elbasan to Athensbus
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Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cannes to Greece is to fly which costs €75 - €200 and takes 6h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Cannes to Greece is to fly which takes 6h 10m and costs €75 - €200.
No, there is no direct bus from Cannes to Greece. However, there are services departing from Gare SNCF Cannes and arriving at Athens Karolou via Nice Airport and Sofia Serdica Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 15m.
The distance between Cannes and Greece is 1601 km. The road distance is 2398.4 km.
The best way to get from Cannes to Greece without a car is to train and bus via Thessaloníki which takes 35h 11m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 10m to get from Cannes to Greece, including transfers.
Cannes to Greece bus services, operated by Yubim, depart from Nice Airport station.
The best way to get from Cannes to Greece is to fly which takes 6h 10m and costs €75 - €200. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €110 - €200 and takes 40h 15m.
Cannes to Greece bus services, operated by Yubim, arrive at Sofia station.
Greece is 1h ahead of Cannes. It is currently 5:59 AM in Cannes and 6:59 AM in Greece.
What companies run services between Cannes, France and Greece?
easyJet, Aegean Airlines, and ITA Airways fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Athens International Airport (ATH) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Gare SNCF Cannes to Athens Karolou via Nice Airport, Sofia, and Sofia Serdica Bus Station in around 40h 15m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–220
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–300
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–170
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–180
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–180
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–230
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–310
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 Cannes to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Cannes to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €35–55
- Rail 1st Class
- €55–80
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ventimiglia to Milano Greco Pirelli
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ventimiglia to Savona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Milano Greco Pirelli to Chiasso
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- 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
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Cannes to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ventimiglia to Savona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- + 383 (0) 44 542 029
- sharrtravel@hotmail.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
- Twice 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
- +355697278670
- mb.travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Ventimiglia to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +210 52 25 550
- arttouroe@gmail.com
- Website
- arttour.gr
Bus from Durrës to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- arttour.gr
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Nice Airport to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- 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/
- 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
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Savona FS to Elbasan
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 59m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +355 67 604 2191
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Elbasan to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
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