There are 11 ways to get from Lourdes to Athens by plane, train, bus, or car
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 Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport
best- Fly from Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport (LDE) to Athens International Airport (ATH)LDE - ATH
10h 11m€131–300Train, bus to Bilbao Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Lourdes to Hendaye
- Take the bus from Donostia / San Sebastián to Airport Loiu Bilbao
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Athens International Airport (ATH)BIO - ATH
11h 47m€101–262Train, bus
- Take the train from Lourdes to Toulouse MatabiauTer
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Montpellier Saint-RochTer
- Take the bus from Montpellier to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana to Elbasan
- Take the bus from Elbasan to Athens
37h 55mTrain, bus via Sankt Pölten
- Take the train from Lourdes to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2Tgv
- Take the train from Paris l'Est to St Pölten HauptbahnhofNj
- Take the bus from Sankt Pölten to Kumanovo
- Take the bus from Kumanovo to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to AthensIc
43h 30m€229–594Drive 3,015.9 km
- Drive from Lourdes to Athens3,015.9 km
31h 15m€539–778Fly from Pau Pyrénées Airport
- Fly from Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) to Athens International Airport (ATH)PUF - ATH
10h 49m€176–513Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lourdes to Bordeaux St Jean
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Athens International Airport (ATH)BOD - ATH
9h 42m€107–284Train to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lourdes to Toulouse Matabiau
- Fly from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)TLS - ATH
8h 28m€106–228Train, bus via Larissa
- Take the train from Lourdes to Toulouse MatabiauTer
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Montpellier Saint-RochTer
- Take the bus from Montpellier to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana to Larisa
- Take the train from Larissa to AthensIc
38h 1mBus
- Take the bus from Tarbes to Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station
- Take the bus from Toulouse to Sofia
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Athens Karolou
2d 5h€128–220Bus via Lyon
- Take the bus from Tarbes to Lyon - Perrache Bus Station
- Take the bus from Lyon, Perrache Bus Station to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athens Larissis Station
2d 5h
Lourdes to Athens by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lourdes to Athens is to train and fly which costs €100 - €230 and takes 8h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Lourdes to Athens is to train and fly which takes 8h 28m and costs €100 - €230.
No, there is no direct bus from Lourdes to Athens. However, there are services departing from Halles - Office de tourisme and arriving at Athens Karolou via Tarbes, Toulouse and Sofia Serdica Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 5h.
The distance between Lourdes and Athens is 2142 km. The road distance is 3015.9 km.
The best way to get from Lourdes to Athens without a car is to train and bus which takes 37h 55m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 11m to get from Lourdes to Athens, including transfers.
Lourdes to Athens bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Tarbes station.
The best way to get from Lourdes to Athens is to fly which takes 10h 11m and costs €130 - €300. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €120 - €220 and takes 2 days 5h.
Lourdes to Athens bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station.
Athens is 1h ahead of Lourdes. It is currently 12:03 AM in Lourdes and 1:03 AM in Athens.
What companies run services between Lourdes, France and Athens, Greece?
Volotea, Aegean Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport (LDE) to Athens International Airport (ATH) 5 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Halles - Office de tourisme to Athens Karolou via Bastillac, Tarbes, Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station, Toulouse, Sofia, and Sofia Serdica Bus Station in around 2d 5h.
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from Pau Pyrénées Airport to Athens International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–490
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €120–440
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Athens International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–250
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Athens International Airport via Dubrovnik
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–250
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Athens International Airport via Florence
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Pau Pyrénées Airport to Athens International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–490
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €120–440
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Pau Pyrénées Airport to Athens International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–750
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport to Athens International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 27m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–190
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Athens International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Pau Pyrénées Airport to Athens International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–550
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lourdes to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lourdes to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lourdes to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lourdes to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lourdes to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–65
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Train from Paris l'Est to St Pölten Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €90–280
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €260–280
- Couchette Carriage
- €160–190
- Seating Carriage
- €90–110
- 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
Train from Larissa to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- info@anumitravel.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Montpellier to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 49m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +383 38 616 161
- travel@gjirafa.com
- Website
- gjirafa.com
Bus from Tirana to Elbasan
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3
- Schedules at
- https://travel.gjirafa.com/en
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Elbasan to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +389 46 787 312
- info@eurobus.mk
- Website
- eurobus.mk
Bus from Sankt Pölten to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Schedules at
- eurobus.mk
- Phone
- 0030 2108219900
- vsiamos@otenet.gr
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Kumanovo to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €14–16
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
Bus from Donostia / San Sebastián to Airport Loiu Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com/en/home
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Donostia / San Sebastián to Airport Loiu Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +30694 051 4160
- metroeurotirane@hotmail.com
- Website
- metroeuro.travel
Bus from Tirana to Larisa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- metroeuro.travel
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Tarbes to Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–20
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Tarbes to Lyon - Perrache Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Toulouse to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €110–150
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Toulouse to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 37h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €90–130
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Athens Karolou
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Athens Karolou
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- info@arjanitravel.com
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Lyon, Perrache Bus Station to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
- Phone
- +355 69 617 8170
- diamanttravel88@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athens Larissis Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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