There are 12 ways to get from France to Greece by plane, train, busferry, bus, car, or car train
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Fly Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Athens International Airport
best- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane CDG - ATH
6h 39m€85–230Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Athens International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane NCE - ATH
5h 54m€73–203Train, bus and ferry, bus
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta Susatrain Tgv
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Brindisitrain Fr
- Take the busferry from Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto to Fierbusferry
- Take the bus from Fier to Athensbus
33h 20mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Paris Est to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Strasbourg to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraiasbus
33h 24mDrive 2,812.3 km
- Drive from Paris to Athenscar 2,812.3 km
27h 27m€494–714Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Athens International Airport
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane LYS - ATH
6h 11m€79–234Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane LYS - HER
5h 48m€101–257Fly Paris Orly Airport to Athens International Airport
- Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane ORY - ATH
6h 42m€82–262Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Stuttgart Hbftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane STR - SKG
7h 19m€100–336Bus
- Take the bus from Paris Gare de Lyon to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athensbus
37h 37mBus via Tirana
- Take the bus from Paris Nord to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Athensbus
2d 2hDrive, car train
- Drive from Paris to Düsseldorf Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Athenscar
27h 33m€464–1,536
Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from France to Greece is to fly which costs €70 - €210 and takes 5h 54m.
The fastest way to get from France to Greece is to fly which takes 5h 48m and costs €100 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from France to Greece. However, there are services departing from Hôtel de Ville and arriving at Athens via Paris Gare de Lyon and Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 37m.
The distance between France and Greece is 2171 km. The road distance is 2812.3 km.
The best way to get from France to Greece without a car is to train and bus and ferry and bus which takes 33h 20m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 39m to get from France to Greece, including transfers.
France to Greece bus services, operated by Arjani Travel, depart from Paris Gare de Lyon station.
The best way to get from France to Greece is to fly which takes 6h 39m and costs €85 - €230. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 37h 37m.
France to Greece bus services, operated by Arjani Travel, arrive at Tirana station.
Greece is 1h ahead of France. It is currently 9:45 PM in France and 10:45 PM in Greece.
What companies run services between France and Greece?
Sky Express, Aegean Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Athens International Airport (ATH) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Hôtel de Ville to Athens via Gare de Lyon - Van Gogh, Paris Gare de Lyon, Tirana, and Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave in around 37h 37m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €35–200
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–280
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–300
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–400
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–320
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €35–200
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–270
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Athens International Airport via Dubrovnik
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–410
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Athens International Airport via Split
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–380
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–330
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–250
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–380
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Est to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Strasbourg to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–200
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Paris Est to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Strasbourg to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris Est to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–1,000
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- €270–550
- Car Compartment
- €550–1,000
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto to Fier
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +210 52 25 550
- arttouroe@gmail.com
- Website
- arttour.gr
Bus from Fier to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- arttour.gr
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- info@arjanitravel.com
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Strasbourg to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 52m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Paris Gare de Lyon to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 7m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
- Phone
- +355 69 617 8170
- diamanttravel88@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraias
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- komatastours.al@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 67 604 2191
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- info@anumitravel.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Paris Nord to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- 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
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