There are 11 ways to get from Ponferrada to Athens by train, plane, bus, car, towncar, 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.
Train to León Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Ponferrada to Leontrain
- Fly from León Airport (LEN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane LEN - ATH
14h 25m€176–583Train, train to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Ponferrada to Leontrain
- Take the train from Leon to Madrid Chamartíntrain
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane MAD - ATH
11h 3m€136–353Train, bus
- Take the train from Ponferrada to Barcelona-Santstrain Alv
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Athensbus
47h 34mDrive 3,682.7 km
- Drive from Ponferrada to Athenscar 3,682.7 km
37h 33m€690–997Train to Santiago De Compostela Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ponferrada to Santiago De Compostelatrain
- Fly from Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane SCQ - ATH
13h 17m€151–385Train, bus to Asturias Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ponferrada to Leontrain
- Take the train from Leon to Oviedotrain
- Take the bus from [OVIEDO/UVIÉU] Estación Bus Oviedo IL- Pepe Cosmen [CTA 21470] to [ANZU|Aeropuerto] Aeropuerto - Llegadas [CTA 03073]bus
- Fly from Asturias Airport (OVD) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane OVD - ATH
13h 30m€154–332Train, towncar to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ponferrada to Ourensetrain
- Take a town car from Ourense to Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneirotowncar
- Fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane OPO - ATH
13h 3m€364–537Train, bus to Bilbao Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ponferrada to Vitoria/Gasteiztrain
- Take the bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz - Estación de Autobuses to Aireportua/Aeropuerto Bilbaobus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane BIO - ATH
13h 34m€144–311Bus
- Take the bus from Ponferrada to Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Santsbus
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Athensbus
2d 1hTrain, bus via Lyon
- Take the train from Ponferrada to Leontrain Alv / ...
- Take the bus from León to Saint-Étienne - Rue Milleret Bus Stopbus
- Take the train from St Etienne Chateaucreux to Lyon Perrachetrain Ter
- Take the bus from Lyon, Perrache Bus Station to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athensbus
2d 13hDrive, car train
- Drive from Ponferrada to Fuldacar
- Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Athenscar
44h 41m€717–1,031
León Airport (LEN) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Ponferrada to Athens is to train and fly which costs €130 - €360 and takes 11h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Ponferrada to Athens is to train and fly which takes 11h 3m and costs €130 - €360.
No, there is no direct bus from Ponferrada to Athens. However, there are services departing from Ponferrada and arriving at Athens via Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants, Terminal D and Tirana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 1h.
The distance between Ponferrada and Athens is 2713 km. The road distance is 3682.7 km.
The best way to get from Ponferrada to Athens without a car is to train and bus which takes 47h 34m and costs .
It takes approximately 14h 25m to get from Ponferrada to Athens, including transfers.
Ponferrada to Athens bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Ponferrada station.
Ponferrada to Athens bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants station.
Athens is 1h ahead of Ponferrada. It is currently 7:02 PM in Ponferrada and 8:02 PM in Athens.
Yes, the driving distance between Ponferrada to Athens is 3683 km. It takes approximately 37h 33m to drive from Ponferrada to Athens.
What companies run services between Ponferrada, Spain and Athens, Greece?
You can take a bus from Ponferrada to Athens via Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants, Tirana, Terminal D, Sheshi Shqiponja, and Tirana in around 2d 1h.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from León Airport to Athens International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–550
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Athens International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Wednesday, Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–330
Flights from Asturias Airport to Athens International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Asturias Airport to Athens International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 16m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Athens International Airport via Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €130–420
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Athens International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €130–420
Flights from Asturias Airport to Athens International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–290
Flights from Asturias Airport to Athens International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–300
Flights from Asturias Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–250
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–250
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from León Airport to Athens International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–550
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Athens International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Wednesday, Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–330
Flights from Asturias Airport to Athens International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Asturias Airport to Athens International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 16m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Athens International Airport via Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €130–420
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Athens International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €130–420
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Athens International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €110–470
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–250
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–250
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Athens International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Friday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €110–470
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Athens International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €110–420
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Asturias Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Athens International Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–230
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Athens International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Ponferrada to Leon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Ponferrada to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 48m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €130–190
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Ponferrada to Santiago De Compostela
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Ponferrada to Leon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Leon to Oviedo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Ponferrada to Leon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Leon to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Ponferrada to Ourense
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–29
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Ponferrada to Vitoria/Gasteiz
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Ponferrada to Leon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Leon to Oviedo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Leon to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from St Etienne Chateaucreux to Lyon Perrache
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–17
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +355 69 249 3348
- pati.travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- pati-travel.al
Bus from Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 38m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 38m
- 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
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
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from [OVIEDO/UVIÉU] Estación Bus Oviedo IL- Pepe Cosmen [CTA 21470] to [ANZU|Aeropuerto] Aeropuerto - Llegadas [CTA 03073]
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Ponferrada to Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- ALSA
- Phone
- +34 94 476 50 07
- Website
- Autobuses La Union
Bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz - Estación de Autobuses to Aireportua/Aeropuerto Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- Autobuses La Union
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from León to Saint-Étienne - Rue Milleret Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- 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
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +355 68 204 4475
- amr_travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- komatastours.al@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50
- Schedules at
- facebook.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
- (+351) 220 971 653
- info@vmtransfers.com
- Website
- VM Transfers
Towncar from Ourense to Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €250
- Website
- VM Transfers
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