There are 5 ways to get from Louisville to Athens by car, plane, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive to Blue Grass Airport, fly
best- Drive from Louisville to Lexington-Airport-LEXcar
- Fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane LEX - ATH
17h 41m€240–875Fly from Louisville International Airport
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane SDF - ATH
16h 49m€280–1,111Bus to Covington, fly
- Take the bus from Louisville, KY Bus Station to Cincinnati - Downtownbus
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane CVG - ATH
18h€569–1,547Bus to Evansville, fly
- Take the bus from Louisville, KY to Evansville, INbus
- Fly from Evansville (EVV) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane EVV - ATH
21h 35m€348–1,173Bus to Indianapolis, fly
- Take the bus from Louisville, KY to Indianapolis Union Stationbus
- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane IND - ATH
19h 36m€526–1,262
Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Louisville to Athens is to drive and fly which costs €240 - €900 and takes 17h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Louisville to Athens is to fly which takes 16h 49m and costs €280 - €1200.
The distance between Louisville and Athens is 8994 km.
It takes approximately 17h 41m to get from Louisville to Athens, including transfers.
Athens is 7h ahead of Louisville. It is currently 11:33 PM in Louisville and 6:33 AM in Athens.
There are 12262+ hotels available in Athens.
What companies run services between Louisville, KY, USA and Athens, Greece?
United Airlines, American Airlines, and Delta fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Athens International Airport (ATH) twice daily.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Athens International Airport via Detroit, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 23m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Athens International Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 43m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–950
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Athens International Airport via Detroit, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 13m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Athens International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 33m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
Flights from Covington to Athens International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,400
Flights from Evansville to Athens International Airport via Charlotte, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Athens International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 38m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from Covington to Athens International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,400
Flights from Evansville to Athens International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from Evansville to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Athens International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 33m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
Flights from Covington to Athens International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,400
Flights from Covington to Athens International Airport via Montreal, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Athens International Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Athens International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
Flights from Indianapolis to Athens International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–950
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Athens International Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Athens International Airport via Detroit, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 23m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from Covington to Athens International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,400
Flights from Evansville to Athens International Airport via Charlotte, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Athens International Airport via Detroit, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 23m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Athens International Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 43m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–950
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Athens International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
Flights from Evansville to Athens International Airport via Charlotte, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Athens International Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Athens International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
Flights from Indianapolis to Athens International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–950
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Athens International Airport via Detroit, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 13m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–850
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Covington to Athens International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,400
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Covington to Athens International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €480–1,500
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Louisville, KY Bus Station to Cincinnati - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–40
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
- Phone
- +1 502-368-5644 x 135
- Website
- ridewithmiller.com
Bus from Louisville, KY to Evansville, IN
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://ridewithmiller.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Louisville, KY to Indianapolis Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- €19–40
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