There are 4 ways to get from Galway to Athens by bus or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Shannon Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Galway Ceannt to Shannon Airportbus
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane SNN - ATH
10h 49m€145–301Bus to Dublin Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Galway Coach Stn to Airport Zone 13bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane DUB - ATH
10h 10m€99–256Bus
- Take the bus from Galway Coach Stn to Liffey Valley SCbus
- Take the bus from Dublin to Rădăuțibus
- Take the bus from Suceava to Thessalonikibus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTELbus
3d 13h€132–466Bus to Ireland West Airport Knock, fly
- Take the bus from Galway Ceannt to Ireland W Airportbus
- Fly from Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane NOC - ATH
10h 35m€100–251
Shannon Airport (SNN) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Galway to Athens is to bus and fly which costs €95 - €260 and takes 10h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Galway to Athens is to bus and fly which takes 10h 10m and costs €95 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Galway to Athens. However, there are services departing from Galway Coach Stn and arriving at Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL via Dublin, Rădăuţi, Suceava and Thessaloniki Monastiriou. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 13h.
The distance between Galway and Athens is 3134 km.
The best way to get from Galway to Athens without a car is to bus which takes 3 days 13h and costs €130 - €470.
It takes approximately 10h 49m to get from Galway to Athens, including transfers.
Galway to Athens bus services, operated by Citylink, depart from Galway Coach Stn station.
Galway to Athens bus services, operated by Citylink, arrive at Liffey Valley SC station.
Athens is 2h ahead of Galway. It is currently 4:35 PM in Galway and 6:35 PM in Athens.
There are 12952+ hotels available in Athens.
What companies run services between Galway, Ireland and Athens, Greece?
You can take a bus from Galway Coach Stn to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL via Liffey Valley SC, Dublin, Rădăuţi, Suceava, Thessaloniki, and Thessaloniki Monastiriou in around 3d 13h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Athens International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–220
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Athens International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 16m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
Flights from Dublin Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Athens International Airport via Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €120–220
Flights from Shannon Airport to Athens International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–220
Flights from Dublin Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Athens International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–440
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Athens International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–380
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Shannon Airport to Athens International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Athens International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Athens International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Galway Ceannt to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Galway Ceannt to Ireland W Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- info@citylink.ie
- Website
- Citylink
Bus from Galway Coach Stn to Liffey Valley SC
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- Citylink
Bus from Galway Coach Stn to Airport Zone 13
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–28
- Website
- Citylink
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Dublin to Rădăuți
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €29–200
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- Simeonidis Tours
Bus from Suceava to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Website
- Simeonidis Tours
- Phone
- +30 2310 500111
- info@ktelthes.gr
- Website
- KTEL Thessalonikis S.A.
Bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–50
- Website
- KTEL Thessalonikis S.A.
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