There are 3 ways to get from Seattle to Athens by plane, bus, or train
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Fly to Athens International Airport
best- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane SEA - ATH
17h 15m€315–815Fly 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 47m€579–1,543Fly 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 45m€320–793
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 which costs €310 - €850 and takes 17h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Seattle to Athens is to fly which takes 17h 15m and costs €310 - €850.
The distance between Seattle and Athens is 10006 km.
It takes approximately 17h 15m to get from Seattle to Athens, including transfers.
Athens is 10h ahead of Seattle. It is currently 3:26 AM in Seattle and 1:26 PM in Athens.
There are 12346+ hotels available in Athens.
What companies run services between Seattle, WA, USA and Athens, Greece?
Lufthansa, Aegean Airlines, and seven other airlines fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Athens International Airport (ATH) 4 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Athens International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,300
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €600–2,300
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,200
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- 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
- 13h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €240–850
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Athens International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–850
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Athens International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–850
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,000
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €290–750
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Athens International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €240–850
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Athens International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €240–850
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Athens International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–650
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Athens International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €340–750
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,500
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,500
- 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
- +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
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/homepage-en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/routes/
- Book at
- https://ktelbus.gr/mes/ticketweb/
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