There are 4 ways to get from Seattle to Athens by plane, bus, or train
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Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Athens International Airport
best- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane SEA - ATH
17h 22m€385–815Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kalamata International Airport, bus
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Kalamata International Airport (KLX)plane SEA - KLX
- Take the bus from Kalamata to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTELbus
21h 26m€503–1,348Fly King County International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Fly from King County International Airport (BFI) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane BFI - ATH
19h 39m€612–2,012Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, train
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane SEA - SKG
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain
23h 35m€438–808
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Seattle to Athens is to fly and train which costs €430 - €850 and takes 23h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Seattle to Athens is to fly which takes 17h 22m and costs €380 - €850.
The distance between Seattle and Athens is 10006 km.
It takes approximately 17h 22m to get from Seattle to Athens, including transfers.
Athens is 10h ahead of Seattle. It is currently 11:42 PM in Seattle and 9:42 AM in Athens.
There are 13499+ hotels available in Athens.
What companies run services between Seattle, WA, USA and Athens, Greece?
Scandinavian Airlines, Aegean Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Athens International Airport (ATH) every 4 hours.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Athens International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,900
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €470–1,900
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Athens International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–1,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Athens International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–950
Flights from King County International Airport to Athens International Airport via Portland, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €600–2,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Athens International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–950
Flights from King County International Airport to Athens International Airport via Portland, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €600–2,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Athens International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–1,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €490–750
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Athens International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–1,000
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €440–1,600
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–850
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Athens International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–750
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €470–1,300
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,900
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from King County International Airport to Athens International Airport via Portland, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,400
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Thessaloniki to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +30 27210 28581
- info@ktelmessinias.gr
- Website
- ktelmessinias.gr
Bus from Kalamata to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/homepage-en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/routes/
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