There are 3 ways to get from Seoul to Athens by train or plane
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Train to Incheon International Airport, fly to Athens International Airport
best- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1train
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane ICN - ATH
18h 51m€292–812Fly Gimpo International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Fly from Gimpo International Airport (GMP) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane GMP - ATH
21h 12m€420–1,211Train to Incheon International Airport, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, train
- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1train
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane ICN - SKG
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain
24h 53m€357–990
Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Seoul to Athens is to train and fly which costs €290 - €850 and takes 18h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Seoul to Athens is to train and fly which takes 18h 51m and costs €290 - €850.
The distance between Seoul and Athens is 8567 km.
It takes approximately 18h 51m to get from Seoul to Athens, including transfers.
Athens is 6h behind Seoul. It is currently 4:01 PM in Seoul and 10:01 AM in Athens.
There are 12894+ hotels available in Athens.
What companies run services between Seoul, South Korea and Athens, Greece?
Air China, Eastar Jet, and six other airlines fly from Gimpo International Airport (GMP) to Athens International Airport (ATH) 3 times a day.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Athens International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Athens International Airport via Osaka Kansai, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Athens International Airport via Beijing Capital, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–950
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Athens International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Athens International Airport via Cheju, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,100
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Athens International Airport via Beijing Capital, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–950
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,300
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Athens International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–1,600
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Athens International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–1,300
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Athens International Airport via Cheju, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–1,400
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Athens International Airport via Gimhae, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €190–1,400
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,100
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €390–1,600
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Athens International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–850
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,100
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Athens International Airport via Cheju, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,100
- Phone
- +82 1599 7788
- Website
- airportrailroad.com
Train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- https://www.airportrailroad.com/intro
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Thessaloniki to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
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