There are 9 ways to get from Granada to Athens by plane, train, bus, or car
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 Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport
best- Fly from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane GRX - ATH
8h 26m€112–362Train to Málaga Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Granada to Malaga Maria Zambranotrain
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane AGP - ATH
8h 8m€91–292Train, bus
- Take the train from Granada to Zaragoza-Deliciastrain Ave
- Take the train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain
- Take the bus from Montpellier to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Athensbus
42h 54mDrive 3,761.1 km
- Drive from Granada to Athenscar 3,761.1 km
39h 12m€669–966Train to Almería Airport, fly
- Take the train from Granada to Almeriatrain
- Fly from Almería Airport (LEI) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane LEI - ATH
12h 20m€161–529Train, bus via Karlsruhe
- Take the train from Granada to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Pristinabus
- Take the bus from Pristina to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
2dTrain, bus #2
- Take the train from Granada to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Athensbus
2d 7hBus via Lorca
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Granada to Lorcabus
- Take the bus from Lorca to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Athens Karoloubus
2d 14h€162–222Bus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Granada to Almeriabus
- Take the bus from Almeria Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Athensbus
2d 20h€205–275
Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Granada to Athens is to train and fly which costs €90 - €300 and takes 8h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Granada to Athens is to train and fly which takes 8h 8m and costs €90 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Granada to Athens. However, there are services departing from Estación de Autobuses de Granada and arriving at Athens Karolou via Lorca and Sofia Serdica Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 14h.
The distance between Granada and Athens is 2484 km. The road distance is 3761.1 km.
The best way to get from Granada to Athens without a car is to train and bus which takes 42h 54m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 26m to get from Granada to Athens, including transfers.
Granada to Athens bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Estación de Autobuses de Granada station.
The best way to get from Granada to Athens is to fly which takes 8h 26m and costs €110 - €370. Alternatively, you can bus via Lorca, which costs €160 - €230 and takes 2 days 14h.
Granada to Athens bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Lorca station.
Athens is 1h ahead of Granada. It is currently 7:11 AM in Granada and 8:11 AM in Athens.
What companies run services between Granada, Spain and Athens, Greece?
Vueling Airlines, Iberia, and two other airlines fly from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX) to Athens International Airport (ATH) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Estación de Autobuses de Granada to Athens Karolou via Lorca, Sofia, and Sofia Serdica Bus Station in around 2d 14h.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Athens International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–550
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Athens International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–280
Flights from Almería Airport to Athens International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–350
Flights from Almería Airport to Athens International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–490
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Athens International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–310
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Athens International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–300
Flights from Málaga Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–140
Flights from Almería Airport to Athens International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–390
Flights from Almería Airport to Athens International Airport via Sevilla
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €120–400
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Athens International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–550
Flights from Almería Airport to Athens International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–490
Flights from Almería Airport to Athens International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–350
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Athens International Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Málaga Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Almería Airport to Athens International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–280
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Almería Airport to Athens International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Granada to Zaragoza-Delicias
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Granada to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Granada to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Granada to Almeria
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–40
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–210
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-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
- +355 69 232 8000
- info@anumitravel.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Montpellier to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 49m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30694 051 4160
- metroeurotirane@hotmail.com
- Website
- metroeuro.travel
Bus from Tirana to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- metroeuro.travel
- Phone
- + 21 0524 9268
Bus from Tirana to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +383 44 135 228
- zhitia-turist@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- 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
- sharrtravel@hotmail.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
- +302110120492
- saimiritoursandtravels@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Granada to Lorca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €22
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Granada to Almeria
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Lorca to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €110–150
- 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
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
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
Bus from Almeria Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–190
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- 02 981 13 33
- outgoing@tourist-service.com
- Website
- en.tourist-service.com
Bus from Sofia to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €68
- Website
- https://en.tourist-service.com/
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