There are 9 ways to get from Motril to Athens by bus, plane, train, car, or car ferry
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Bus to Málaga Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Motril Estación de Autobuses to Estación de Autobuses de Málagabus
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane AGP - ATH
7h 52m€88–247Bus, train via Montpellier
- Take the bus from Motril Estación de Autobuses to Estación de Autobuses de Málagabus
- Take the train from Malaga - Maria Zambrano Station to Estación de Atochatrain
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain
- Take the bus from Montpellier to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Thessaloniki train stationbus 983
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
2d 8h€330–536Drive 3,840.3 km
- Drive from Motril to Athenscar 3,840.3 km
39h 7m€689–995Bus to Almería Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Motril Estación de Autobuses to Almeriabus
- Fly from Almería Airport (LEI) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane LEI - ATH
11h 25m€119–339Bus to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Motril Estación de Autobuses to Granada Estación de Autobusesbus
- Fly from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane GRX - ATH
11h 34m€116–324Car ferry to Nador International Airport, fly
- Take the car ferry from Motril to Nadorcarferry
- Fly from Nador International Airport (NDR) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane NDR - ATH
13h 9m€181–595Bus
- Take the bus from Motril Estación de Autobuses to El Ejidobus
- Take the bus from El Ejido to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Athens Karoloubus
2d 16h€156–237Bus, train
- Take the bus from Motril Estación de Autobuses to El Ejidobus
- Take the bus from El Ejido to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Sofia to Blagoevgradtrain Ic
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal to Serresbus
- Take the train from Serres to Thessalonikitrain Re
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
2d 18h€167–227Bus via Bucharest
- Take the bus from Motril to Bucureştibus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Athens Lagoumitzibus N983
3d 9h€156–305
Málaga Airport (AGP) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Motril to Athens is to bus and fly which costs €85 - €250 and takes 7h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Motril to Athens is to bus and fly which takes 7h 52m and costs €85 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Motril to Athens. However, there are services departing from Motril Estación de Autobuses and arriving at Athens Karolou via El Ejido and Sofia Serdica Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 16h.
The distance between Motril and Athens is 2648 km. The road distance is 3840.3 km.
The best way to get from Motril to Athens without a car is to bus and train via Montpellier which takes 2 days 8h and costs €330 - €550.
It takes approximately 7h 52m to get from Motril to Athens, including transfers.
Motril to Athens bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Motril Estación de Autobuses station.
Motril to Athens bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at El Ejido station.
Athens is 1h ahead of Motril. It is currently 8:29 PM in Motril and 9:29 PM in Athens.
Yes, the driving distance between Motril to Athens is 3840 km. It takes approximately 39h 7m to drive from Motril to Athens.
What companies run services between Motril, Spain and Athens, Greece?
You can take a bus from Motril Estación de Autobuses to Athens Karolou via El Ejido, Sofia Central Bus Station, and Sofia Serdica Bus Station in around 2d 16h.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Almería Airport to Athens International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–430
Flights from Almería Airport to Athens International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–290
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Athens International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–310
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Athens International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
Flights from Nador International Airport to Athens International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–450
Flights from Nador International Airport to Athens International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–750
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Almería Airport to Athens International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €120–430
Flights from Almería Airport to Athens International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–290
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Athens International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–310
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Athens International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
Flights from Nador International Airport to Athens International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–450
Flights from Nador International Airport to Athens International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–750
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–290
Flights from Almería Airport to Athens International Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Athens International Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €90–270
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Nador International Airport to Athens International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–470
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Almería Airport to Athens International Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–350
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Nador International Airport to Athens International Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €140–650
Flights from Nador International Airport to Athens International Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Almería Airport to Athens International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–370
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Athens International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–700
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Athens International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Malaga - Maria Zambrano Station to Estación de Atocha
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
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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
- €110–180
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Thessaloniki to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
Train from Serres to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Sofia to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €3–6
- 1st Class
- €5–6
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Motril Estación de Autobuses to Estación de Autobuses de Málaga
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–16
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Motril Estación de Autobuses to Almeria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–18
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Motril Estación de Autobuses to Granada Estación de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–12
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Motril Estación de Autobuses to El Ejido
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–12
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Montpellier to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–150
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
Bus from El Ejido to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 1h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €120–150
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Sofia to Thessaloniki train station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Athens Lagoumitzi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +30 23210-22822
- ktelserres@gmail.com
- Website
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal to Serres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- Book at
- ktelserron.e-ticketing.gr
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Motril to Bucureşti
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 11h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +34 (0) 902 456 500
- Website
- armastrasmediterranea.com
Car ferry from Motril to Nador
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €28–120
- Website
- https://armastrasmediterranea.com/en
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