There are 7 ways to get from Picardy 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
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane LYS - ATH
3h 59m€109–263Train, bus
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mannheim Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the train from Mannheim Hbf to St.Poelten Hbftrain Nj
- Take the bus from Sankt Pölten to Kumanovobus
- Take the bus from Kumanovo to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
37h 44m€235–524Bus via Elbasan
- Take the bus from Lyon Part Dieu to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Elbasanbus
- Take the bus from Elbasan to Athensbus
37h 54mDrive 2,479.6 km
- Drive from Picardy to Athenscar 2,479.6 km
24h 47m€447–646Bus, train
- Take the bus from Lyon Part Dieu to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Larisabus
- Take the train from Larissa to Athenstrain Ic
38hBus
- Take the bus from Lyon, Perrache Bus Station to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athensbus
45h 1mBus #2
- Take the bus from Lyon Gare Perrache to Sofia Serdica Bus Stopbus Union Ivkoni - Unibus 3419 / ...
- Take the bus from Sofia to Athensbus
45h 45m€148–196
Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Picardy to Athens is to fly which costs €100 - €270 and takes 3h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Picardy to Athens is to fly which takes 3h 59m and costs €100 - €270.
The distance between Picardy and Athens is 1831 km. The road distance is 2479.6 km.
The best way to get from Picardy to Athens without a car is to train and bus which takes 37h 44m and costs €230 - €550.
It takes approximately 3h 59m to get from Picardy to Athens, including transfers.
The best way to get from Picardy to Athens is to fly which takes 3h 59m and costs €100 - €270. Alternatively, you can bus via Elbasan, which costs and takes 37h 54m.
Yes, the driving distance between Picardy to Athens is 2480 km. It takes approximately 24h 47m to drive from Picardy to Athens.
There are 12252+ hotels available in Athens.
What companies run services between Picardy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France and Athens, Greece?
easyJet, Volotea, and four other airlines fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Athens International Airport (ATH) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Carneval to Athens via Sainte-Marie Lyon, La Verpilliere, Lyon Part Dieu, Lyon Part Dieu, Tirana, and Elbasan in around 37h 54m.
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–210
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–210
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–310
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Athens International Airport via Split
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–340
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–250
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Mannheim Hbf to St.Poelten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €55–85
- 1st Class
- €90–130
- 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
- +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
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €14–16
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- info@anumitravel.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Lyon Part Dieu to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- 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
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- 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 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 67 604 2191
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Lyon Gare Perrache to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- 02 981 13 33
- outgoing@tourist-service.com
- Website
- en.tourist-service.com
Bus from Sofia to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €68
- Website
- https://en.tourist-service.com/
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