There are 3 ways to get from Seattle to Athens by plane, train, or bus
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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 20m€345–815Fly 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 33m€368–758Fly 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 49m€579–1,743
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 €340 - €850 and takes 17h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Seattle to Athens is to fly which takes 17h 20m and costs €340 - €850.
The distance between Seattle and Athens is 10005 km.
It takes approximately 17h 20m to get from Seattle to Athens, including transfers.
Athens is 10h ahead of Seattle. It is currently 5:35 AM in Seattle and 3:35 PM in Athens.
There are 13076+ hotels available in Athens.
What companies run services between Seattle, WA, USA and Athens, Greece?
Scandinavian Airlines, Aegean Airlines, and six 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
- €330–1,300
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Athens International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–1,300
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,300
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–1,300
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,400
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,800
- 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
- €310–1,200
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–900
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €500–2,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Athens International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Athens International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
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
- britishairways.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Athens International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €400–650
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,500
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Athens International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Athens International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
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
- airbus.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,800
- 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
- €260–1,100
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Athens International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–750
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €600–2,400
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Thessaloniki to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- 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
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/homepage-en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/routes/
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