There are 12 ways to get from Madrid to Greece by plane, train, bus, car, or car 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 to Athens International Airport
best- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane MAD - ATH
6h 36m€76–211Fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
cheapest- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane MAD - SKG
8h 28m€74–284Train, bus
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain
- Take the bus from Montpellier to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Athensbus
39h 19mDrive 3,530.7 km
- Drive from Madrid to Athenscar 3,530.7 km
36h 32m€637–919Fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane MAD - HER
7h 42m€98–284Fly to Rhodes International Airport
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Rhodes International Airport (RHO)plane MAD - RHO
8h 33m€93–275Fly to Ioannina National Airport
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Ioannina National Airport (IOA)plane MAD - IOA
7h 57m€148–361Train, bus via Geneva
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Avignon Tgvtrain
- Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Genevetrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Geneva to Pejabus
- Take the bus from Peje to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
46h 18mTrain, bus via Barcelona
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Athensbus
2d 3hBus via Padova
- Take the bus from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur to Padovabus
- Take the bus from Padova to Lushnjëbus
- Take the bus from Lushnjë to Athensbus
2d 14h€193–205Bus
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Athens Karoloubus Citylines 79 / ...
2d 15h€157–212Drive, car train
- Drive from Madrid to München Ostcar
- Take the car train from München Ost to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Athenscar
38h 26m€688–984
Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madrid to Greece is to fly which costs €75 - €220 and takes 6h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Madrid to Greece is to fly which takes 6h 36m and costs €75 - €220.
No, there is no direct bus from Madrid to Greece. However, there are services departing from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur and arriving at Athens via Padova and Lushnjë. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 14h.
The distance between Madrid and Greece is 2423 km. The road distance is 3530.7 km.
The best way to get from Madrid to Greece without a car is to train and bus which takes 39h 19m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 36m to get from Madrid to Greece, including transfers.
Madrid to Greece bus services, operated by Tabita Tour, depart from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur station.
The best way to get from Madrid to Greece is to fly which takes 6h 36m and costs €75 - €220. Alternatively, you can bus via Padova, which costs €190 - €210 and takes 2 days 14h.
Madrid to Greece bus services, operated by Tabita Tour, arrive at Padova station.
Greece is 1h ahead of Madrid. It is currently 10:44 AM in Madrid and 11:44 AM in Greece.
What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Greece?
Iberia, Sky Express, and three other airlines fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Athens International Airport (ATH) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur to Athens via Padova and Lushnjë in around 2d 14h.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–220
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–310
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €90–200
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–290
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–370
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–370
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Ioannina National Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–350
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Athens International Airport via Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €90–190
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €90–190
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–220
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €90–200
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–370
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–370
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–260
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–300
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–240
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–290
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Avignon Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Avignon Tgv to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €65–85
- 1st Class
- €90–120
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Básico
- €50–75
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–85
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Inicial
- €27–85
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–80
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- anumitravel@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Montpellier to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 49m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30694 051 4160
- metroeurotirane@hotmail.com
- Website
- metroeuro.travel
Bus from Tirana to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- metroeuro.travel
- Phone
- + 21 0524 9268
Bus from Tirana to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- fertours3@gmail.com
Bus from Geneva to Peja
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- https://www.facebook.com/fertourstravelagency
- Phone
- + 383 (0) 44 542 029
- info@sharrtravel.com
- Website
- sharrtravel.com
Bus from Geneva to Peja
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://www.sharrtravel.com
- Phone
- +383 44 162 498
- info@barilevaturist.com
- Website
- web.facebook.com
Bus from Peje to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–29
- Website
- https://web.facebook.com/BarilevaTuristKosova
- Phone
- +302110120492
- saimiritoursandtravels@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 34m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60–75
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- info@arjanitravel.com
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Padova to Lushnjë
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €91
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
- Phone
- +355 67 631 9888
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Padova to Lushnjë
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 31m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +210 52 25 550
- arttouroe@gmail.com
- Website
- arttour.gr
Bus from Lushnjë to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- arttour.gr
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €110–150
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- 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/
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