There are 9 ways to get from Croatia to Athens by plane, bus, train, car, or shuttle
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€83–210Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
cheapest- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane ZAG - ATH
5h 58m€76–163Bus
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Belgrade bus stationbus 1900 / ...
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Athensbus
22h 30m€89–142Train, bus via Thessaloníki
- Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Vinkovcitrain Re
- Take the train from Sid to Novi Beogradtrain Re / ...
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
24h 3m€148–245Drive 1,457.3 km
- Drive from Zagreb to Athenscar 1,457.3 km
14h 46m€268–387Shuttle 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€83–946Shuttle to Dubrovnik Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor
- Fly from Dubrovnik Airport (DBV) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane DBV - ATH
9h 14mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Slavonski Brodtrain Re
- Take the bus from Slavonski Brod, Autobusni Kolodvor to Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica to Athensbus
28h 51m€128–193Bus via Novi Sad
- Take the bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Novi Sad - Siamos Tours to Athensbus
29h 2m€111–242
Croatia to Athens by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Croatia to Athens is to bus 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 - €210.
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 bus which takes 22h 30m and costs €85 - €150.
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 - €210. Alternatively, you can bus, 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 5:16 AM in Croatia and 6:16 AM 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
- 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
- €75–160
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–170
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Athens International Airport via Mykonos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €30–130
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–160
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Athens International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–160
- 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
- €80–200
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–160
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–170
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–160
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Split Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–260
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Athens International Airport via Dubrovnik Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–250
- 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
- €75–130
- 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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
Train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Slavonski Brod
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- 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
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–95
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Slavonski Brod
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +381 11 360 28 99
- putnik.info@srbvoz.rs
- Website
- srbijavoz.rs
Train from Sid to Novi Beograd
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- 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
- +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
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 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
- +385 21 344 085
- Info@sugamantours.com
- Website
- sugamantours.com
Shuttle from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Schedules at
- sugamantours.com
- Phone
- +385 043 277 100
- info@cazmatrans.hr
- Website
- cazmatrans.hr
Bus from Slavonski Brod, Autobusni Kolodvor to Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €29
- Website
- https://cazmatrans.hr/en/
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/
- Phone
- 0030 2108219900
- vsiamos@otenet.gr
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Novi Sad - Siamos Tours to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–180
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
- Phone
- +381 011 7614787
- fptravelpatrikalos@gmail.com
- Website
- fptravelpatrikalos.rs
Bus from Novi Sad - Siamos Tours to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €110
- Schedules at
- fptravelpatrikalos.rs
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