There are 8 ways to get from Marbella to Athens by bus, plane, train, car, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Málaga Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Marbella to Malaga Airport
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Athens International Airport (ATH)AGP - ATH
7h 1m€77–200Bus, train via Tarragona
- Take the bus from Marbella to Tarragona
- Take the bus from Tarragona - Bus Station to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana to Larisa
- Take the train from Larissa to AthensIc
2d 6hDrive 3,938.1 km
- Drive from Marbella to Athens3,938.1 km
40h 34m€702–1,014Bus, car ferry to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Marbella to Estación de Algeciras San Bernardo
- Take the car ferry from Tarifa to Port of Tangier Ville
- Fly from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) to Athens International Airport (ATH)TNG - ATH
14h 16m€147–323Bus, train to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Marbella to Estación de Autobuses de Málaga
- Take the train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Athens International Airport (ATH)MAD - ATH
11h 11m€103–315Bus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Marbella to Estación de Autobuses de Málaga313 / ...
- Take the bus from Málaga to Sofia
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Athens Karolou
2d 18h€160–213Bus, train
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Marbella to Estación de Autobuses de Málaga313 / ...
- Take the bus from Malaga Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Thessaloniki Train Station Bus Stop
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to AthensIc
2d 20h€178–270Bus via Bucharest
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Marbella to Estación de Autobuses de Málaga
- Take the bus from Malaga to Bucureşti
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Athens Lagoumitzi
3d 14h€169–301
Marbella to Athens by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Marbella to Athens is to bus and fly which costs €75 - €200 and takes 7h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Marbella to Athens is to bus and fly which takes 7h 1m and costs €75 - €200.
No, there is no direct bus from Marbella to Athens. However, there are services departing from Estación de Autobuses de Marbella and arriving at Athens Karolou via Paseo de los Tilos - Estación de Autobuses, Málaga and Sofia Serdica Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 18h.
The distance between Marbella and Athens is 2593 km. The road distance is 3938.1 km.
The best way to get from Marbella to Athens without a car is to bus and train via Tarragona which takes 2 days 6h and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 1m to get from Marbella to Athens, including transfers.
Marbella to Athens bus services, operated by Avanza Grupo, depart from Estación de Autobuses de Marbella station.
Marbella to Athens bus services, operated by Avanza Grupo, arrive at Estación de Autobuses de Málaga station.
Athens is 1h ahead of Marbella. It is currently 11:08 PM in Marbella and 12:08 AM in Athens.
Yes, the driving distance between Marbella to Athens is 3938 km. It takes approximately 40h 34m to drive from Marbella to Athens.
What companies run services between Marbella, Spain and Athens, Greece?
You can take a bus from Estación de Autobuses de Marbella to Athens Karolou via Paseo de los Tilos - Estación de Autobuses, Alameda Principal - Sur, Málaga, Sofia, and Sofia Serdica Bus Station in around 2d 18h.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–150
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Athens International Airport via Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Athens International Airport via Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–290
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Athens International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–300
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–190
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Athens International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–200
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–150
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Athens International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–200
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–150
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Athens International Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–300
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Athens International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–220
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–550
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Larissa to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
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 Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–80
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–100
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–55
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 272 28 32
- info.LD@avanzagrupo.com
- Website
- avanzabus.com
Bus from Marbella to Malaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
Bus from Marbella to Estación de Algeciras San Bernardo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–15
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Marbella to Estación de Autobuses de Málaga
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–11
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Marbella to Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Marbella to Estación de Algeciras San Bernardo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +355 69 249 3348
- pati.travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- pati-travel.al
Bus from Tarragona - Bus Station to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- 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
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Málaga to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €120–150
- 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/
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Thessaloniki Train Station Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
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
Bus from Malaga Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 5h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €130–200
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Thessaloniki Train Station Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Malaga to Bucureşti
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 13h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Athens Lagoumitzi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €90–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 912 66 02 15
- reservas@balearia.com
- Website
- balearia.com
Car ferry from Tarifa to Port of Tangier Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–45
- Website
- https://www.balearia.com/en
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