There are 6 ways to get from Nerja to Athens by car, plane, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive, fly
best- Drive from Nerja to Granada-Jaén-Airport-GRX
- Fly from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX) to Athens International Airport (ATH)GRX - ATH
7h 25m€125–462Bus, train via Tarragona
- Take the bus from Maro Empalme to Estación de Autobuses de Málaga
- Take the train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Alacant/Alicante TerminalAve
- Take the bus from Alicante 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 5hDrive 3,878.7 km
- Drive from Nerja to Athens3,878.7 km
39h 18m€691–999Bus via Barcelona
- Take the bus from Maro Empalme to Estación de Autobuses de Granada
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Granada to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana to Elbasan
- Take the bus from Elbasan to Athens
2d 15hBus
- Take the bus from Maro Empalme to Estación de Autobuses de Málaga
- Take the bus from Málaga to Sofia
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Athens Karolou
2d 17h€166–219Bus, train
- Take the bus from Maro Empalme to Estación de Autobuses de Málaga
- 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 19h€184–276
Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nerja to Athens is to bus which costs €160 - €220 and takes 2 days 17h.
The fastest way to get from Nerja to Athens is to drive and fly which takes 7h 25m and costs €120 - €470.
The distance between Nerja and Athens is 2571 km. The road distance is 3878.7 km.
The best way to get from Nerja to Athens without a car is to bus and train via Tarragona which takes 2 days 5h and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 25m to get from Nerja to Athens, including transfers.
Athens is 1h ahead of Nerja. It is currently 4:10 PM in Nerja and 5:10 PM in Athens.
Yes, the driving distance between Nerja to Athens is 3879 km. It takes approximately 39h 18m to drive from Nerja to Athens.
There are 12318+ hotels available in Athens.
What companies run services between Nerja, Spain and Athens, Greece?
You can take a vehicle from Nerja to Athens via Maro Empalme, Estación de Autobuses de Granada, Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord, Tirana, and Elbasan in around 2d 15h.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Athens International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–490
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Athens International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–240
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Athens International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–490
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Athens International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Athens International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–280
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Athens International Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- 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
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Maro Empalme to Estación de Autobuses de Málaga
- Ave. Duration
- 8 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Alicante to Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–55
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Maro Empalme to Estación de Autobuses de Granada
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Granada to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Alicante to Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- +355 69 232 8000
- info@anumitravel.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 6m
- 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
- 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
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