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 24m€268–1,022Fly from The Eastern Iowa Airport
- Fly from The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane CID - ATH
16h 28m€420–1,510Bus, 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 50mDrive to Burlington Municipal Airport, fly
- 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€286–983
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 €280 - €1000 and takes 20h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Cedar Rapids to Athens is to fly which takes 16h 28m and costs €420 - €1600.
The distance between Cedar Rapids and Athens is 9123 km.
It takes approximately 17h 24m to get from Cedar Rapids to Athens, including transfers.
Athens is 7h ahead of Cedar Rapids. It is currently 7:54 AM in Cedar Rapids and 2:54 PM in Athens.
There are 12643+ hotels available in Athens.
What companies run services between Cedar Rapids, IA, USA and Athens, Greece?
United Airlines, American Airlines, and three 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
- €250–1,000
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,200
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,500
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,700
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €410–1,500
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–1,000
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 6m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,200
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
Flights from Burlington Municipal Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–950
Flights from Burlington Municipal Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,100
Flights from Burlington Municipal Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–950
- 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
- €250–1,000
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 41m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,200
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,500
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €370–1,700
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–1,000
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 43m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,200
Flights from Burlington Municipal Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–950
Flights from Burlington Municipal Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–1,100
- 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
- €250–1,000
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €370–1,500
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–1,000
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Athens International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Burlington Municipal Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–950
- 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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