There are 4 ways to get from Louisville to Athens by car, plane, or bus
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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 27m€460–1,725Bus to Covington, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Louisville, KY Bus Station to Cincinnati - Downtownbus
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane CVG - ATH
18h 20m€370–1,549Fly from Louisville International Airport
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane SDF - ATH
16h 34m€611–2,111Bus 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 20m€527–1,263
Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Louisville to Athens is to bus and fly which costs €500 - €1300 and takes 19h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Louisville to Athens is to fly which takes 16h 34m and costs €600 - €2200.
The distance between Louisville and Athens is 8994 km.
It takes approximately 17h 27m to get from Louisville to Athens, including transfers.
Athens is 7h ahead of Louisville. It is currently 10:03 PM in Louisville and 5:03 AM in Athens.
There are 12658+ hotels available in Athens.
What companies run services between Louisville, KY, USA and Athens, Greece?
Delta flies from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Athens International Airport (ATH) once daily.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Athens International Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €440–1,700
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Athens International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €340–1,400
Flights from Covington to Athens International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €380–1,500
Flights from Indianapolis to Athens International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Athens International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €440–1,700
Flights from Covington to Athens International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,500
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Athens International Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €440–1,700
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Athens International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €340–1,400
Flights from Covington to Athens International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €380–1,500
Flights from Indianapolis to Athens International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 44m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Covington to Athens International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,500
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Covington to Athens International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,500
Flights from Covington to Athens International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,500
Flights from Covington to Athens International Airport via Montreal, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €420–1,800
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Athens International Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €480–2,100
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Athens International Airport via Detroit, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €440–1,700
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Athens International Airport via Detroit, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €440–1,700
Flights from Covington to Athens International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,500
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Athens International Airport via Detroit, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €440–1,700
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Covington to Athens International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €490–1,400
- 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
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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