There are 8 ways to get from Croatia to Athens by plane, shuttle, bus, train, 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 Split Airport
best- Fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane SPU - ATH
5h 10m€85–214Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
cheapest- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane ZAG - ATH
5h 58m€76–173Shuttle, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Zagreb to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Athensbus
21h 52m€148Train, bus
- Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Vinkovcitrain Re
- Take the train from Sid to Tosin Bunartrain Re
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
24h 51m€146–245Drive 1,457.3 km
- Drive from Zagreb to Athenscar 1,457.3 km
14h 46m€268–386Shuttle to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Pula railway Stattion to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane VCE - ATH
8h 42m€83–949Bus via Belgrade
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Belgrade bus stationbus 1900 / ...
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Athensbus
22h 30m€88–141Bus
- Take the bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica to Athensbus
27h 17m€96–157
Croatia to Athens by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Croatia to Athens is to bus via Belgrade which costs €85 - €150 and takes 22h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Croatia to Athens is to fly which takes 5h 10m and costs €80 - €220.
No, there is no direct bus from Croatia to Athens. However, there are services departing from Zagreb and arriving at Athens via Beograd, Autobuska stanica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 30m.
The distance between Croatia and Athens is 952 km. The road distance is 1457.3 km.
The best way to get from Croatia to Athens without a car is to shuttle and bus which takes 21h 52m and costs €148.
It takes approximately 5h 10m to get from Croatia to Athens, including transfers.
Croatia to Athens bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Zagreb station.
The best way to get from Croatia to Athens is to fly which takes 5h 10m and costs €80 - €220. Alternatively, you can bus via Belgrade, which costs €85 - €150 and takes 22h 30m.
Croatia to Athens bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Belgrade bus station.
Athens is 1h ahead of Croatia. It is currently 12:31 PM in Croatia and 1:31 PM in Athens.
What companies run services between Croatia and Athens, Greece?
Volotea, Aegean Airlines, and Croatia Airlines fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Athens International Airport (ATH) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Zagreb to Athens via Belgrade bus station and Beograd, Autobuska stanica in around 22h 30m.
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Split Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €35–200
Flights from Split Airport to Athens International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–200
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–160
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Split Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €35–200
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–160
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–170
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Athens International Airport via Mykonos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Split Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–240
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Athens International Airport via Dubrovnik
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Athens International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–140
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Vinkovci
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Vinkovci
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–95
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +381 11 360 28 99
- putnik.info@srbvoz.rs
- Website
- srbijavoz.rs
Train from Sid to Tosin Bunar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Schedules at
- srbijavoz.rs
- Rail 2nd Class
- €4–5
- 1st Class
- €5–7
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Thessaloniki to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
Shuttle from Zagreb to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- kombiprevozputnika.net
- Phone
- +381 011 7614787
- fptravelpatrikalos@gmail.com
- Website
- fptravelpatrikalos.rs
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €108
- Schedules at
- fptravelpatrikalos.rs
- Phone
- +302105233969
- fptravel@otenet.gr
- Website
- fptravel.gr
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Schedules at
- 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
Bus from Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Schedules at
- fptravel.gr
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Pula railway Stattion to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €44–800
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €44
- Private
- €248
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Zagreb to Belgrade bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +385 043 277 100
- info@cazmatrans.hr
- Website
- cazmatrans.hr
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://cazmatrans.hr/en/
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