There are 8 ways to get from Faro to Athens by plane, bus, train, car, or car train
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 Faro Airport
best- Fly from Faro Airport (FAO) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane FAO - ATH
10h 16m€104–296Train to Lisbon-Portela Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Faro to Lisboa Orientetrain
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane LIS - ATH
10h 42m€92–242Bus, train
- Take the bus from Faro to Sevillebus
- Take the train from Sevilla-Santa Justa to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the bus from Barcelona Sants Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Athens Karoloubus
2d 15h€184–392Drive 4,152.6 km
- Drive from Faro to Athenscar 4,152.6 km
42h 7m€748–1,081Bus, train to Jerez Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Faro to Sevillebus
- Take the train from Sevilla-Santa Justa to La Parratrain
- Fly from Jerez Airport (XRY) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane XRY - ATH
13h 35m€183–653Bus
- Take the bus from Faro to Huelvabus
- Take the bus from Huelva to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nordbus
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Elbasanbus
- Take the bus from Elbasan to Athensbus
2d 20hTrain, bus
- Take the train from Faro to Porto Campanhatrain
- Take the train from Porto Campanha to Redondela De Galiciatrain
- Take the train from Redondela De Galicia to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Take the bus from Barcelona Sants Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Thessaloniki Monastiriou Bus Stopbus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain
3d 4h€268–491Drive, car train
- Drive from Faro to München Ostcar
- Take the car train from München Ost to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Athenscar
43h 40m€783–1,110
Faro to Athens by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Faro to Athens is to train and fly which costs €90 - €250 and takes 10h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Faro to Athens is to fly which takes 10h 16m and costs €100 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Faro to Athens. However, there are services departing from Faro and arriving at Athens via Huelva, Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord, Tirana and Elbasan. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 20h.
The distance between Faro and Athens is 2851 km. The road distance is 4152.6 km.
The best way to get from Faro to Athens without a car is to bus and train which takes 2 days 15h and costs €180 - €400.
It takes approximately 10h 16m to get from Faro to Athens, including transfers.
Faro to Athens bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Faro station.
The best way to get from Faro to Athens is to fly which takes 10h 16m and costs €100 - €300. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 2 days 20h.
Faro to Athens bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Huelva station.
Athens is 2h ahead of Faro. It is currently 8:21 PM in Faro and 10:21 PM in Athens.
What companies run services between Faro, Portugal and Athens, Greece?
Vueling Airlines, Transavia France, and three other airlines fly from Faro Airport (FAO) to Athens International Airport (ATH) 5 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Faro to Athens via Huelva, Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord, Tirana, and Elbasan in around 2d 20h.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Faro Airport to Athens International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Faro Airport to Athens International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–200
Flights from Jerez Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €150–550
Flights from Jerez Airport to Athens International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–410
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Faro Airport to Athens International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Jerez Airport to Athens International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–360
Flights from Jerez Airport to Athens International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–370
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Faro Airport to Athens International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–190
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Athens International Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Jerez Airport to Athens International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–360
Flights from Jerez Airport to Athens International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–370
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Jerez Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Faro Airport to Athens International Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–370
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Jerez Airport to Athens International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–700
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Sevilla-Santa Justa to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–150
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Sevilla-Santa Justa to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Sevilla-Santa Justa to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Sevilla-Santa Justa to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Sevilla-Santa Justa to La Parra
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–12
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Porto Campanha to Redondela De Galicia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–19
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Redondela De Galicia to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–140
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +351 210 900 032
- Website
- cp.pt
Train from Faro to Lisboa Oriente
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–27
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/passageiros/en
Train from Faro to Porto Campanha
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–120
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/passageiros/en
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Thessaloniki to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Faro to Seville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Faro to Huelva
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–27
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Faro to Seville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €1–15
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt/en
- Online ticket
- €1–15
Bus from Faro to Huelva
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €1–11
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt/en
- Online ticket
- €1–11
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Faro to Seville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Faro to Huelva
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Barcelona Sants Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 40h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €95–140
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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
- 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
- +34 916 52 00 11
- info@interbus.es
- Website
- interbus.es
Bus from Huelva to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://www.interbus.es/
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- info@anumitravel.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +383 38 616 161
- travel@gjirafa.com
- Website
- gjirafa.com
Bus from Tirana to Elbasan
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3
- Schedules at
- https://travel.gjirafa.com/en
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Elbasan to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
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