There are 6 ways to get from Houston to Athens by plane, bus, or train
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Fly George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Athens International Airport
best- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane IAH - ATH
16h 59m€282–613Fly William P. Hobby Airport to Athens International Airport
- Fly from William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane HOU - ATH
19h 52m€390–1,710Bus to College Station, fly to Athens International Airport
- Take the bus from Houston - Travis St @ Dallas St to College Station TAMUbus
- Fly from College Station (CLL) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane CLL - ATH
22h 13m€330–1,160Bus to Jack Brooks Regional Airport, fly to Athens International Airport
- Take the bus from Houston to Beaumontbus
- Fly from Jack Brooks Regional Airport (BPT) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane BPT - ATH
22h 45m€364–1,268Fly George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Kalamata International Airport, bus
- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Kalamata International Airport (KLX)plane IAH - KLX
- Take the bus from Kalamata to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTELbus
22h 32m€626–2,341Fly George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, train
- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane IAH - SKG
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain
23h 15m€327–1,241
George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Houston to Athens is to fly which costs €280 - €650 and takes 16h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Houston to Athens is to fly which takes 16h 59m and costs €280 - €650.
The distance between Houston and Athens is 10251 km.
It takes approximately 16h 59m to get from Houston to Athens, including transfers.
Athens is 7h ahead of Houston. It is currently 1:20 AM in Houston and 8:20 AM in Athens.
There are 12346+ hotels available in Athens.
What companies run services between Houston, TX, USA and Athens, Greece?
KLM, Air France, and six other airlines fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Athens International Airport (ATH) every 4 hours.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Athens International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–1,200
Flights from Jack Brooks Regional Airport to Athens International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €600–2,300
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €600–2,300
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Frankfurt, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €650–2,600
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–1,400
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Athens International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Athens International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Athens International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 47m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,600
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Athens International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Athens International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 47m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,600
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Athens International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 2m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €250–550
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Athens International Airport via Baltimore, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,700
Flights from College Station to Athens International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from Jack Brooks Regional Airport to Athens International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Athens International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Athens International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 44m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,600
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Athens International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 2m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €250–550
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Athens International Airport via Baltimore, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,700
Flights from College Station to Athens International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Athens International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–1,300
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–900
Flights from Jack Brooks Regional Airport to Athens International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Jack Brooks Regional Airport to Athens International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 19m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €600–2,300
- 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
- +1 877 733 0724
- Website
- redcoachusa.com
Bus from Houston - Travis St @ Dallas St to College Station TAMU
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- https://www.redcoachusa.com
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from Houston to Beaumont
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- €35–120
- Phone
- +30 27210 28581
- info@ktelmessinias.gr
- Website
- ktelmessinias.gr
Bus from Kalamata to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/homepage-en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/routes/
- Book at
- https://ktelbus.gr/mes/ticketweb/
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