There are 4 ways to get from Cedar Rapids to Athens by car, plane, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive to Waterloo Municipal Airport, fly
best- Drive from Cedar Rapids to Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO)car
- Fly from Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane ALO - ATH
17h 19m€258–922Drive to Burlington Municipal Airport, fly
cheapest- Drive from Cedar Rapids to Burlington Municipal Airport (BRL)car
- Fly from Burlington Municipal Airport (BRL) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane BRL - ATH
20h 37m€256–783Fly from The Eastern Iowa Airport
- Fly from The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane CID - ATH
16h 41m€260–810Bus, bus to Quad City International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from GTC Bay 9 to Court St Transportation Centerbus
- Take the bus from Iowa City to Moline Center Stationbus
- Fly from Quad City International Airport (MLI) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane MLI - ATH
19h 43m
Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cedar Rapids to Athens is to drive and fly which costs €250 - €800 and takes 20h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Cedar Rapids to Athens is to fly which takes 16h 41m and costs €260 - €850.
The distance between Cedar Rapids and Athens is 9123 km.
It takes approximately 17h 19m to get from Cedar Rapids to Athens, including transfers.
Athens is 8h ahead of Cedar Rapids. It is currently 4:22 PM in Cedar Rapids and 12:22 AM in Athens.
There are 12346+ hotels available in Athens.
What companies run services between Cedar Rapids, IA, USA and Athens, Greece?
United Airlines, American Airlines, and four other airlines fly from The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) to Athens International Airport (ATH) 5 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–900
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–800
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
Flights from Burlington Municipal Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from Burlington Municipal Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €240–950
Flights from Burlington Municipal Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €230–750
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–900
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 43m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–900
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 54m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–800
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–1,000
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–900
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
Flights from Burlington Municipal Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from Burlington Municipal Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–950
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 33m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €230–900
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 43m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €230–900
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 58m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €230–900
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Athens International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–950
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Burlington Municipal Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €230–700
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Burlington Municipal Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €230–750
- Phone
- +1-319-362-0375
- Website
- 380express.com
Bus from GTC Bay 9 to Court St Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.380express.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.380express.com/schedule/
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Iowa City to Moline Center Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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