There are 7 ways to get from Faro to Athens by plane, train, bus, car, ferry, 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
8h 53m€89–225Train, bus
- Take the train from Faro to Lisboa Orientetrain
- Take the bus from Lisbon to Zurich Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Zürich to Pristinabus
- Take the bus from Pristina to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain
2d 18h€291–474Drive 4,152.6 km
- Drive from Faro to Athenscar 4,152.6 km
42h 7m€743–1,073Train to Lisbon-Portela Airport, fly
- Take the train from Faro to Lisboa Orientetrain
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane LIS - ATH
10h 40m€116–278Bus
- Take the bus from Faro to Huelvabus
- Take the bus from Huelva to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Athens Karoloubus
2d 22h€173–233Train, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Bom Joao to Vila Real De Santo Antoniotrain Re
- Take the ferry from Vila Real de Santo António to Ayamonteferry
- Take the bus from Ayamonte to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nordbus
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Athensbus
3dDrive, 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€780–1,106
Faro Airport (FAO) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Faro to Athens is to fly which costs €85 - €230 and takes 8h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Faro to Athens is to fly which takes 8h 53m and costs €85 - €230.
No, there is no direct bus from Faro to Athens. However, there are services departing from Faro and arriving at Athens Karolou via Huelva and Sofia Serdica Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 22h.
The distance between Faro and Athens is 2844 km. The road distance is 4152.6 km.
The best way to get from Faro to Athens without a car is to train and bus which takes 2 days 18h and costs €290 - €480.
It takes approximately 8h 53m 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 8h 53m and costs €85 - €230. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €170 - €240 and takes 2 days 22h.
Faro to Athens bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Huelva station.
Athens is 2h ahead of Faro. It is currently 11:52 AM in Faro and 1:52 PM in Athens.
What companies run services between Faro, Portugal and Athens, Greece?
Ryanair, Sky Express, and five other airlines fly from Faro Airport (FAO) to Athens International Airport (ATH) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Faro to Athens Karolou via Huelva, Sofia Central Bus Station, and Sofia Serdica Bus Station in around 2d 22h.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Faro Airport to Athens International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–230
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–230
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Faro Airport to Athens International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–230
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Faro Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–180
Flights from Faro Airport to Athens International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–180
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Faro Airport to Athens International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Faro Airport to Athens International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–230
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Faro Airport to Athens International Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Faro Airport to Athens International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Faro Airport to Athens International Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–350
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- 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
- €30–65
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/en/
Train from Bom Joao to Vila Real De Santo Antonio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–11
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/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 Lisbon to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €160–280
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Faro to Huelva
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €7–14
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +383 49 871 234
- ardititours@hotmail.com
- Website
- sr-rs.facebook.com
Bus from Zürich to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–75
- Website
- https://sr-rs.facebook.com/ardititours/
- Phone
- +383 44 162 498
- info@barilevaturist.com
- Website
- web.facebook.com
Bus from Pristina to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–23
- Website
- https://web.facebook.com/BarilevaTuristKosova
- Phone
- + 383 (0) 44 542 029
- info@sharrtravel.com
- Website
- sharrtravel.com
Bus from Pristina to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20
- Website
- https://www.sharrtravel.com
- Phone
- +38349112555
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Pristina to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €20
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Faro to Huelva
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €8–18
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Huelva to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 7h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €120–150
- 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
- +34 916 52 00 11
- infobus@interbus.es
- Website
- grupointerbus.com
Bus from Ayamonte to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €95–230
- Schedules at
- grupointerbus.com
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- anumitravel@gmail.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
- +302110120492
- saimiritoursandtravels@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +34 652 525 168
- Website
- facebook.com
Ferry from Vila Real de Santo António to Ayamonte
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €2–7
- Schedules at
- rioguadiana.net
- Bike
- €2
- Passenger
- €3
- Car
- €7
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