There are 6 ways to get from Ireland to Athens by plane, bus, or train
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 Dublin Airport
best- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane DUB - ATH
7h 39m€78–212Bus to Kerry Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Limerick Colbert Station to Kerry Airportbus
- Fly from Kerry Airport (KIR) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane KIR - ATH
10h 16m€55–171Bus, train
- Take the bus from Dublin to Rădăuțibus
- Take the bus from Suceava to Thessalonikibus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
3d 8h€136–434Fly from Shannon Airport
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane SNN - ATH
9h 28m€110–337Train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly
- Take the train from Dundalk to Belfast Great Centraltrain
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane BHD - ATH
10h 27m€121–294Bus to Ireland West Airport Knock, fly
- Take the bus from Galway Ceannt Station to Ireland West Airportbus
- Fly from Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane NOC - ATH
11h 31m€80–261
Dublin Airport (DUB) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ireland to Athens is to bus and fly which costs €55 - €180 and takes 10h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Ireland to Athens is to fly which takes 7h 39m and costs €75 - €220.
The distance between Ireland and Athens is 2933 km.
The best way to get from Ireland to Athens without a car is to bus and train which takes 3 days 8h and costs €130 - €440.
It takes approximately 7h 39m to get from Ireland to Athens, including transfers.
Athens is 2h ahead of Ireland. It is currently 8:13 PM in Ireland and 10:13 PM in Athens.
There are 12346+ hotels available in Athens.
What companies run services between Ireland and Athens, Greece?
Ryanair, Aer Lingus, and two other airlines fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Athens International Airport (ATH) once daily.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–150
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Athens International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Kerry Airport to Athens International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Athens International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–430
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Athens International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–450
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Athens International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–270
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Athens International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–270
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Athens International Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–270
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Shannon Airport to Athens International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Shannon Airport to Athens International Airport via Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €90–320
Flights from Kerry Airport to Athens International Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Athens International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–450
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Athens International Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from Kerry Airport to Athens International Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Athens International Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–230
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Athens International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €90–320
- 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
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Great Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Great Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €9–13
- 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
- €30–200
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Suceava to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Schedules at
- simeonidistours.gr
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Galway Ceannt Station to Ireland West Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
Bus from Limerick Colbert Station to Kerry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
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