There are 9 ways to get from Ireland to Greece by plane, bus, train, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Dublin Airport to Athens International Airport
best- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane DUB - ATH
7h 39m€93–222Fly Dublin Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
cheapest- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane DUB - SKG
7h 36m€76–265Bus
- Take the bus from Dublin to Rădăuțibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuţi to Bucharest Otopeni Airportbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest Henri Coanda Airport Arrival Terminal to Athensbus
3d 7h€110–329Fly Shannon Airport to Athens International Airport
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane SNN - ATH
9h 28m€90–217Fly Dublin Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane DUB - HER
7h 35m€110–275Fly Dublin Airport to Rhodes International Airport
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Rhodes International Airport (RHO)plane DUB - RHO
7h 56m€120–336Fly Cork Airport to Athens International Airport
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane ORK - ATH
9h 21m€83–265Bus, 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€148–446Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourgferry
- Take the bus from Cherbourg-Gare to Rennes-Gare Routierebus
- Take the bus from Rennes Place de la Gare to Sofia Serdica Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Athensbus
3d 11h
Dublin Airport (DUB) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ireland to Greece is to fly which costs €75 - €270 and takes 7h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Ireland to Greece is to fly which takes 7h 35m and costs €110 - €280.
The distance between Ireland and Greece is 2933 km.
The best way to get from Ireland to Greece without a car is to bus which takes 3 days 7h and costs €110 - €330.
It takes approximately 7h 39m to get from Ireland to Greece, including transfers.
The best way to get from Ireland to Greece is to fly which takes 7h 39m and costs €90 - €230. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €110 - €330 and takes 3 days 7h.
Greece is 2h ahead of Ireland. It is currently 1:44 PM in Ireland and 3:44 PM in Greece.
There are 12252+ hotels available in Greece.
What companies run services between Ireland and Greece?
Aer Lingus, Ryanair, and Aegean Airlines fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Athens International Airport (ATH) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Dublin to Athens via Dublin, Rădăuți, Rădăuţi, Bucharest Otopeni Airport, and Bucharest Henri Coanda Airport Arrival Terminal in around 3d 7h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Dublin Airport to Athens International Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Shannon Airport to Athens International Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Dublin Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
Flights from Dublin Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
Flights from Dublin Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
Flights from Dublin Airport to Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €110–330
Flights from Cork Airport to Athens International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Shannon Airport to Athens International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–280
Flights from Dublin Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–260
Flights from Dublin Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–300
Flights from Cork Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–280
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–150
Flights from Dublin Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–290
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Athens International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–450
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Cork Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
- 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
- +40 230 562 929
- 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
- 0745 638 910
- transnicolaescu@yahoo.com
- Website
- transnicolaescu.ro
Bus from Rădăuţi to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–30
- Schedules at
- transnicolaescu.ro
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Bucharest Henri Coanda Airport Arrival Terminal to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Rennes Place de la Gare to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 43h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- 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
- +33 806 07 95 30
- contact@capcotentin.fr
- Website
- capcotentin.fr
Bus from Cherbourg-Gare to Rennes-Gare Routiere
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- capcotentin.fr
- 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/
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–85
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €210–1,000
- On Foot
- €70–85
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