There are 5 ways to get from Gainesville to Athens by plane or bus
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 Gainesville Regional Airport
best- Fly from Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane GNV - ATH
17h 48m€260–910Bus to Jacksonville, fly
- Take the bus from Gainesville to Jacksonvillebus
- Fly from Jacksonville (JAX) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane JAX - ATH
19h 51m€260–876Bus to Orlando, fly
- Take the bus from University of Florida - 1956 Gale Lemerand Dr to Orlando - RedCoach Station, FLbus
- Fly from Orlando (MCO) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane MCO - ATH
18h 25m€377–746Bus to Valdosta, fly
- Take the bus from Gainesville to Valdostabus
- Fly from Valdosta (VLD) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane VLD - ATH
19h 26m€286–946Bus to Tampa, fly
- Take the bus from Gainesville to Tampa Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Tampa (TPA) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane TPA - ATH
21h 20m€378–523
Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Gainesville to Athens is to bus and fly which costs €370 - €550 and takes 21h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Gainesville to Athens is to fly which takes 17h 48m and costs €260 - €950.
The distance between Gainesville and Athens is 9327 km.
It takes approximately 17h 48m to get from Gainesville to Athens, including transfers.
Athens is 7h ahead of Gainesville. It is currently 10:31 PM in Gainesville and 5:31 AM in Athens.
There are 12985+ hotels available in Athens.
What companies run services between Gainesville, FL, USA and Athens, Greece?
Delta and American Airlines fly from Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV) to Athens International Airport (ATH) twice daily.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Gainesville Regional Airport to Athens International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–900
Flights from Jacksonville to Athens International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–850
Flights from Jacksonville to Athens International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–850
Flights from Orlando to Athens International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–850
Flights from Valdosta to Athens International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–900
Flights from Tampa to Athens International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–850
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Gainesville Regional Airport to Athens International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–900
Flights from Jacksonville to Athens International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–850
Flights from Jacksonville to Athens International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–850
Flights from Orlando to Athens International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–850
Flights from Valdosta to Athens International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–900
Flights from Tampa to Athens International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–850
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Gainesville Regional Airport to Athens International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–900
Flights from Jacksonville to Athens International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 43m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–850
Flights from Orlando to Athens International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €280–950
Flights from Orlando to Athens International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €240–850
Flights from Tampa to Athens International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–850
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Jacksonville to Athens International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–850
Flights from Orlando to Athens International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €240–850
Flights from Tampa to Athens International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–850
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Orlando to Athens International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–460
Flights from Orlando to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €330–460
Flights from Tampa to Athens International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €340–470
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Jacksonville to Athens International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 43m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–850
Flights from Orlando to Athens International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €280–950
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Orlando to Athens International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €240–850
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Tampa to Athens International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–850
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Gainesville to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Gainesville to Valdosta
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Gainesville to Tampa Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 877 733 0724
- Website
- RedCoach
Bus from University of Florida - 1956 Gale Lemerand Dr to Orlando - RedCoach Station, FL
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Website
- RedCoach
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