There are 10 ways to get from Portugal to Athens by plane, train, bus, car, or car train
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Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport
best- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane LIS - ATH
7h 10m€82–199Train, bus via Lausanne
- Take the train from Lisboa - Santa Apolonia to Coimbra-Btrain Ic
- Take the bus from Coimbra to Lausannebus
- Take the bus from Lausanne Station to Pristinabus
- Take the bus from Pristina to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
2d 14hDrive 4,112.1 km
- Drive from Lisbon to Athenscar 4,112.1 km
41h 28m€744–1,074Bus to Vigo, fly
- Take the bus from Braga to Vigo - Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Vigo (VGO) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane VGO - ATH
10h 38m€123–264Bus to Santiago De Compostela Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Braga to Santiago de Compostela - Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane SCQ - ATH
11h 45m€116–301Bus via Zurich
- Take the bus from Lisbon to Zurich Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Zürich to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Athensbus
2d 18hBus
- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Oriente to Girona, Estació d'Autobusosbus
- Take the bus from Girona, Estació d'Autobusos to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Athensbus
2d 20hTrain, bus
- Take the train from Lisboa - Santa Apolonia to Guardatrain Ic
- Take the bus from Guarda - Estação CP to Salamanca, Estación de Autobusesbus
- Take the bus from Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses to Valladolidbus
- Take the bus from Valladolid to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Thessaloniki Monastirioubus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
2d 23h€171–287Bus, train
- Take the bus from Lisboa Oriente to Huelvabus
- Take the bus from Huelva to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Thessaloniki Monastirioubus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
3d 3h€163–254Drive, car train
- Drive from Lisbon to München Ostcar
- Take the car train from München Ost to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Athenscar
42h 43m€758–1,084
Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Portugal to Athens is to fly which costs €80 - €200 and takes 7h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Portugal to Athens is to fly which takes 7h 10m and costs €80 - €200.
No, there is no direct bus from Portugal to Athens. However, there are services departing from Martim Moniz and arriving at Athens via Lisbon, Zürich and Beograd, Autobuska stanica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 18h.
The distance between Portugal and Athens is 2909 km. The road distance is 4112.1 km.
The best way to get from Portugal to Athens without a car is to train and bus via Lausanne which takes 2 days 14h and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 10m to get from Portugal to Athens, including transfers.
Portugal to Athens bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lisbon station.
The best way to get from Portugal to Athens is to fly which takes 7h 10m and costs €80 - €200. Alternatively, you can bus via Zurich, which costs and takes 2 days 18h.
Portugal to Athens bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Zurich Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Portugal to Athens is 4112 km. It takes approximately 41h 28m to drive from Portugal to Athens.
What companies run services between Portugal and Athens, Greece?
Sky Express, TAP Portugal, and three other airlines fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Athens International Airport (ATH) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Martim Moniz to Athens via Estação Oriente, Lisbon, Zurich Bus Station, Zürich, and Beograd, Autobuska stanica in around 2d 18h.
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–200
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–150
Flights from Vigo to Athens International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Athens International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–390
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Athens International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–360
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–200
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–150
Flights from Vigo to Athens International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Athens International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–390
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Athens International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–370
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Athens International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–360
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Vigo to Athens International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–270
Flights from Vigo to Athens International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–230
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Athens International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–250
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Vigo to Athens International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–270
Flights from Vigo to Athens International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–230
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Athens International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–250
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Athens International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–390
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Athens International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–370
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Vigo to Athens International Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Athens International Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €90–290
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Athens International Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Vigo to Athens International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–210
- Phone
- +351 210 900 032
- Website
- cp.pt
Train from Lisboa - Santa Apolonia to Coimbra-B
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–40
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/passageiros/en
- Urban - Single Ticket
- €8–10
- Regional - Single Ticket
- €13–18
- Intercity - Single Ticket
- €21–28
- Alfa Pendular - Single Ticket
- €28–40
Train from Lisboa - Santa Apolonia to Guarda
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–55
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/passageiros/en
- Urban - Single Ticket
- €12–15
- Regional - Single Ticket
- €20–27
- Intercity - Single Ticket
- €30–45
- Alfa Pendular - Single Ticket
- €35–55
- 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
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Coimbra to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–140
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Braga to Vigo - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Braga to Santiago de Compostela - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–29
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Lisboa Oriente to Huelva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +383 44 992 615
- maxharturizam@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Lausanne Station to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +383 44 162 498
- info@barilevaturist.com
- Website
- web.facebook.com
Bus from Pristina to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–23
- Website
- https://web.facebook.com/BarilevaTuristKosova
- Phone
- + 383 (0) 44 542 029
- info@sharrtravel.com
- Website
- sharrtravel.com
Bus from Pristina to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20
- Website
- https://www.sharrtravel.com
- Phone
- +38349112555
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Pristina to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €20
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lisbon to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €140–250
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- + (381) 20 316 581
- office@gameks.biz
- Website
- gameks.biz
Bus from Zürich to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- gameks.biz
- Phone
- +302105233969
- fptravel@otenet.gr
- Website
- fptravel.gr
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Schedules at
- fptravel.gr
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Oriente to Girona, Estació d'Autobusos
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–230
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- anumitravel@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Girona, Estació d'Autobusos to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 11m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +302110120492
- saimiritoursandtravels@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- hello@gipsyy.com
- Website
- gipsyy.com
Bus from Guarda - Estação CP to Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €2–11
- Schedules at
- gipsyy.com
- Online Ticket
- €2–11
- Phone
- +34 91 272 28 32
- info.LD@avanzagrupo.com
- Website
- avanzabus.com
Bus from Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses to Valladolid
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Schedules at
- avanzabus.com
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Valladolid to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €110–150
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
Bus from Huelva to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 7h
- 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 Thessaloniki Monastiriou
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Lisboa Oriente to Huelva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €3–35
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt
- Online ticket
- €3–22
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