There are 12 ways to get from Greece to Spain by plane, bus, train, busferry, 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 Athens International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane ATH - BCN
6h 38m€64–175Fly Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
cheapest- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane SKG - BCN
6h 23m€62–178Bus, train
- Take the bus from Athens to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Montpellierbus
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Barcelona-Santstrain
34h 10mBus, bus and ferry, train
- Take the bus from Athens to Rrogozhinëbus
- Take the busferry from Rrogozhinë to Bari Portobusferry
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Torino Porta Susatrain
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Lyon Part Dieutrain Fr
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Santstrain
36h 3mDrive 2,976.9 km
- Drive from Athens to Barcelonacar 2,976.9 km
30h 37m€527–761Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane HER - BCN
6h 21m€91–237Fly Athens International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane ATH - MAD
6h 49m€77–194Fly Athens International Airport to Málaga Airport
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Málaga Airport (AGP)plane ATH - AGP
7h 8m€71–191Fly Athens International Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI)plane ATH - PMI
6h 3m€74–174Bus via Tirana
- Take the bus from Athens to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nordbus
41h 51mBus
- Take the bus from Athens to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nordbus
42h 34mBus #2
- Take the bus from Athens to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Barcelonabus
2d 3h€178–218
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Greece to Spain is to fly which costs €60 - €180 and takes 6h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Greece to Spain is to fly which takes 6h 3m and costs €70 - €180.
No, there is no direct bus from Greece to Spain. However, there are services departing from Athens and arriving at Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord via Qender and Tirana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41h 51m.
The distance between Greece and Spain is 1955 km. The road distance is 2976.9 km.
The best way to get from Greece to Spain without a car is to bus and train which takes 34h 10m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 38m to get from Greece to Spain, including transfers.
Greece to Spain bus services, operated by Art Tour, depart from Athens station.
The best way to get from Greece to Spain is to fly which takes 6h 38m and costs €60 - €180. Alternatively, you can bus via Tirana, which costs and takes 41h 51m.
Greece to Spain bus services, operated by Art Tour, arrive at Tirana station.
Yes, the driving distance between Greece to Spain is 2977 km. It takes approximately 30h 37m to drive from Greece to Spain.
What companies run services between Greece and Spain?
Vueling Airlines and Aegean Airlines fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Athens to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord via Tirana, Qender, Pallati I Verdhe, and Tirana in around 41h 51m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Athens International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–230
Flights from Athens International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–190
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Athens International Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–140
Flights from Athens International Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–130
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €85–210
Flights from Athens International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–130
Flights from Athens International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Athens International Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Athens International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–320
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Málaga Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- 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 Montpellier Saint-Roch to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Bari Centrale to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +210 52 25 550
- arttouroe@gmail.com
- Website
- arttour.gr
Bus from Athens to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- arttour.gr
Bus from Athens to Rrogozhinë
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- arttour.gr
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- info@anumitravel.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Montpellier
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 36m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Rrogozhinë to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +302110120492
- saimiritoursandtravels@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Athens to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 02 981 13 33
- outgoing@tourist-service.com
- Website
- en.tourist-service.com
Bus from Athens to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €68
- Website
- https://en.tourist-service.com/
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Sofia to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €110–150
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
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