There are 11 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€97–264Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport
cheapest- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane ALC - ATH
6h 49m€71–212Train, bus via Montpellier
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Barcelona-Santstrain Eur / ...
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain
- Take the bus from Montpellier to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Athensbus
43h 32mDrive 3,485.7 km
- Drive from Elche to Athenscar 3,485.7 km
35h 39m€634–915Bus to Murcia Corvera Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Elche to Estación de Autobuses de Murciabus
- Fly from Murcia Corvera Airport (RMU) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane RMU - ATH
14h 10m€96–301Train 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 35m€127–337Train 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€117–279Bus, 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€126–443Train, 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 51mBus
- Take the bus from Alicante to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Athens Karoloubus Citylines 79 / ...
2d 9h€157–219Bus via Timișoara
- Take the bus from Elche to Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nordbus
- Take the bus from Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nord to Thessalonikibus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou to Athens Karaiskaki Squarebus
2d 19h€134–320
Valencia Airport (VLC) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Elche to Athens is to fly which costs €70 - €220 and takes 6h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Elche to Athens is to fly which takes 6h 49m and costs €70 - €220.
No, there is no direct bus from Elche to Athens. However, there are services departing from Elche Estación de Autobuses and arriving at Athens Karolou via Alicante 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 via Montpellier which takes 43h 32m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 52m to get from Elche to Athens, including transfers.
Elche to Athens bus services, operated by Yubim, depart from Alicante station.
The best way to get from Elche to Athens is to fly which takes 6h 49m and costs €70 - €220. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €150 - €220 and takes 2 days 9h.
Elche to Athens bus services, operated by Yubim, arrive at Sofia station.
Athens is 1h ahead of Elche. It is currently 6:30 PM in Elche and 7:30 PM 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 Estación de Autobuses to Athens Karolou via Alicante, Sofia, and Sofia Serdica Bus Station in around 2d 9h.
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Valencia Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from Murcia Corvera Airport to Athens International Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–390
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–240
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–180
Flights from Ibiza Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–310
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Valencia Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–240
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–180
Flights from Ibiza Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–310
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Valencia Airport to Athens International Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Murcia Corvera Airport to Athens International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 6m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–310
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Athens International Airport via Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Murcia Corvera Airport to Athens International Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–150
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–150
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Murcia Corvera Airport to Athens International Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–150
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–150
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Valencia Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- 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
- €60–210
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–250
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–130
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 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- 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
- €55–100
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- 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
- €50–90
- 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
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-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
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- 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
- €45–70
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.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
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- 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
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- anumitravel@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Montpellier to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 49m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30694 051 4160
- metroeurotirane@hotmail.com
- Website
- metroeuro.travel
Bus from Tirana to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- metroeuro.travel
Bus from Tirana to Larisa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- metroeuro.travel
- Phone
- + 21 0524 9268
Bus from Tirana to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Elche to Estación de Autobuses de Murcia
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–10
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Elche to Denia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–18
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/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
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Alicante to Sofia
- 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/
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Elche to Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 58m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nord to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 27m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Schedules at
- simeonidistours.gr
- Phone
- +30 2310 500111
- ktel2310@gmail.com
- Website
- ktelthes.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou to Athens Karaiskaki Square
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–45
- Schedules at
- ktelthes.gr
- Book at
- ktelthes.e-ticketing.gr
- 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
- €35–100
- Website
- https://www.balearia.com/en
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