There are 4 ways to get from Dubai to Athens by plane, shuttle, or car ferry
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Fly Dubai International Airport to Athens International Airport
best- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane DXB - ATH
8h 42m€200–561Shuttle to Abu Dhabi, fly to Athens International Airport
cheapest- Take a shuttle bus from Dubai - Ibn Battuta Mall to Abu Dhabi Airport
- Fly from Abu Dhabi (AUH) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane AUH - ATH
10h 37m€128–390Fly Sharjah International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Fly from Sharjah International Airport (SHJ) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane SHJ - ATH
9h 53m€194–457Fly Dubai International Airport to Mykonos, car ferry
- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Mykonos (JMK)plane DXB - JMK
- Take the car ferry from Mykonos to Port of Piraeuscarferry
12h 22m€313–884
Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dubai to Athens is to shuttle and fly which costs €120 - €390 and takes 10h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Dubai to Athens is to fly which takes 8h 42m and costs €200 - €600.
The distance between Dubai and Athens is 3320 km.
It takes approximately 8h 42m to get from Dubai to Athens, including transfers.
Athens is 1h behind Dubai. It is currently 2:36 PM in Dubai and 1:36 PM in Athens.
There are 13100+ hotels available in Athens.
What companies run services between Dubai, United Arab Emirates and Athens, Greece?
Aegean Airlines, Emirates, and four other airlines fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Athens International Airport (ATH) every 4 hours.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–750
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Athens International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €200–800
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Mykonos
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Thursday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Mykonos via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–1,100
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Athens International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–900
Flights from Sharjah International Airport to Athens International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–950
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Athens International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–750
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–600
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Mykonos via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–1,100
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–310
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Athens International Airport via Santorini
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–310
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Athens International Airport via Mykonos
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–310
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Athens International Airport via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–440
- Website
- mea.com.lb
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Athens International Airport via Beirut
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–430
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Mykonos via Beirut
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €300–600
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Mykonos
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Thursday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Sharjah International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–440
- Website
- gulfair.com
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Athens International Airport via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €170–440
- Website
- elal.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Athens International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–1,300
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Mykonos via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €230–850
- Website
- zayedinternationalairport.ae
Shuttle from Dubai - Ibn Battuta Mall to Abu Dhabi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–9
- Schedules at
- zayedinternationalairport.ae
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Mykonos to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
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