There are 10 ways to get from Elche to Athens by train, plane, bus, car, or car ferry
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Train to Valencia Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Estació del Nordtrain
- Fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane VLC - ATH
9h 52m€90–257Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport
cheapest- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane ALC - ATH
6h 49m€66–201Train, bus
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Camp De Tarragonatrain Eur / ...
- Take the bus from Tarragona - Bus Station to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Larisabus
- Take the train from Larissa to Athenstrain Ic
46h 51mDrive 3,485.7 km
- Drive from Elche to Athenscar 3,485.7 km
35h 39m€628–907Bus, car ferry to Ibiza Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Elche to Deniabus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Denia to Port of Ibizacarferry
- Fly from Ibiza Airport (IBZ) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane IBZ - ATH
12h 28m€139–487Train to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, fly
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Madrid Chamartíntrain
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane MAD - ATH
10h 34m€93–280Train to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, fly
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane BCN - ATH
13h 24m€102–327Bus via Benidorm
- Take the bus from Elche to Benidorm Estación De Autobusesbus
- Take the bus from Benidorm to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Athens Karoloubus
2d 9h€146–208Bus, train
- Take the bus from Alicante Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Thessaloniki Train Station Bus Stopbus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
2d 13h€151–232Bus
- Take the bus from Elche to Estación de Autobuses de Murciabus
- Take the bus from Murcia Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Athensbus
2d 16h€183–243
Elche to Athens by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Elche to Athens is to fly which costs €65 - €210 and takes 6h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Elche to Athens is to fly which takes 6h 49m and costs €65 - €210.
No, there is no direct bus from Elche to Athens. However, there are services departing from Elche and arriving at Athens Karolou via Benidorm and Sofia Serdica Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 9h.
The distance between Elche and Athens is 2362 km. The road distance is 3485.7 km.
The best way to get from Elche to Athens without a car is to train and bus which takes 46h 51m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 52m to get from Elche to Athens, including transfers.
Elche to Athens bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Elche station.
The best way to get from Elche to Athens is to fly which takes 6h 49m and costs €65 - €210. Alternatively, you can bus via Benidorm, which costs €140 - €210 and takes 2 days 9h.
Elche to Athens bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Benidorm Estación De Autobuses station.
Athens is 1h ahead of Elche. It is currently 12:50 AM in Elche and 1:50 AM in Athens.
What companies run services between Elche, Spain and Athens, Greece?
easyJet flies from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Athens International Airport (ATH) once a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Elche to Athens Karolou via Benidorm Estación De Autobuses, Benidorm, Sofia, and Sofia Serdica Bus Station in around 2d 9h.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Ibiza Airport to Athens International Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–170
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–140
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Valencia Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–150
Flights from Ibiza Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–90
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Ibiza Airport to Athens International Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–170
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–140
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Valencia Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Valencia Airport to Athens International Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Valencia Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–390
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–150
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Estació del Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–50
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Camp De Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–70
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–140
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Larissa to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
Train from Thessaloniki to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–75
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–60
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–50
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +355 69 249 3348
- pati.travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- pati-travel.al
Bus from Tarragona - Bus Station to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30694 051 4160
- metroeurotirane@hotmail.com
- Website
- metroeuro.travel
Bus from Tirana to Larisa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- metroeuro.travel
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Elche to Denia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–13
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Elche to Benidorm Estación De Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Elche to Estación de Autobuses de Murcia
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–6
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Benidorm to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €110–150
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
Bus from Alicante Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €110–150
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Athens Karolou
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Thessaloniki Train Station Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Athens Karolou
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Alicante Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–170
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Thessaloniki Train Station Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Murcia Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–170
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- 02 981 13 33
- outgoing@tourist-service.com
- Website
- en.tourist-service.com
Bus from Sofia to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €68
- Website
- https://en.tourist-service.com/
- Phone
- +34 912 66 02 15
- reservas@balearia.com
- Website
- balearia.com
Car ferry from Port of Denia to Port of Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–220
- Website
- https://www.balearia.com/en
- Seating
- €45–65
- Cabin
- €150–220
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