There are 9 ways to get from Sion to Athens by train, plane, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Geneva International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Sion to Genève-Aéroport
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Athens International Airport (ATH)GVA - ATH
7h 52m€77–243Train, bus via Thessaloníki
- Take the train from Sion to VispIr
- Take the train from Visp to BernIc8 / ...
- Take the bus from Bern to Veles
- Take the train from Veles to Gevgelija
- Take the bus from Gevgelija to Thessaloníki
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to AthensIc
35h 18mDrive 2,296.3 km
- Drive from Sion to Athens2,296.3 km
23h 11m€416–600Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
- Take the train from Sion to Brig
- Take the train from Domodossola to Gallarate
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Athens International Airport (ATH)MXP - ATH
9h 12m€77–260Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Sion to Visp
- Take the train from Visp to Bern
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Athens International Airport (ATH)ZRH - ATH
8h 59m€154–327Train, bus to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly
- Take the train from Sion to Genève
- Take the bus from Annemasse to Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)LYS - ATH
11h€127–350Bus via Thessaloníki
- Take the bus from Sion to Lausanne
- Take the bus from Lausanne Station to Pristina
- Take the bus from Pristina to Thessaloníki
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou to Athens Karaiskaki Square
36h 5mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Sion to BrigEc / ...
- Take the train from Domodossola to Busto Arsizio
- Take the bus from Busto Arsizio to Vlore , station
- Take the bus from Vlorë to Athens
45h€143–211Bus
- Take the bus from Sion, poste/gare to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Athens
47h 2m€189–219
Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sion to Athens is to train and fly which costs €75 - €250 and takes 7h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Sion to Athens is to train and fly which takes 7h 52m and costs €75 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Sion to Athens. However, there are services departing from Sion and arriving at Athens Karaiskaki Square via Lausanne Station, Pristina and Thessaloniki Monastiriou. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 5m.
The distance between Sion and Athens is 1923 km. The road distance is 2296.3 km.
The best way to get from Sion to Athens without a car is to train and bus via Thessaloníki which takes 35h 18m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 52m to get from Sion to Athens, including transfers.
Sion to Athens bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Sion station.
Sion to Athens bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Lausanne station.
Athens is 1h ahead of Sion. It is currently 2:10 AM in Sion and 3:10 AM in Athens.
Yes, the driving distance between Sion to Athens is 2296 km. It takes approximately 23h 11m to drive from Sion to Athens.
What companies run services between Sion, Switzerland and Athens, Greece?
You can take a bus from Sion to Athens Karaiskaki Square via Lausanne Station, Pristina, Thessaloníki, and Thessaloniki Monastiriou in around 36h 5m.
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- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Athens International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Zurich Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–150
Flights from Zurich Airport to Athens International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–150
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Zurich Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €28–120
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Athens International Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–140
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Athens International Airport via Split
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–280
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Athens International Airport via Split
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–310
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–160
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–290
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Sion to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Sion to Visp
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–22
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Visp to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Sion to Brig
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–25
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Sion to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 27 720 47 47
- info@regionalps.ch
- Website
- regionalps.ch
Train from Sion to Visp
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–34
- Schedules at
- regionalps.ch
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €16–19
- 1st Class Ticket
- €30–34
Train from Sion to Brig
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–39
- Schedules at
- regionalps.ch
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €19–23
- 1st Class Ticket
- €34–39
- Phone
- +389 (2) 3 164 255
- mztransportad@mztransportad.com.mk
- Website
- mzt.mk
Train from Veles to Gevgelija
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–22
- Schedules at
- mzt.mk
- 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
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Domodossola to Gallarate
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Domodossola to Busto Arsizio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Domodossola to Gallarate
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–15
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €10–15
Train from Domodossola to Busto Arsizio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–17
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €11–17
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Sion to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €55–85
- 2nd Class
- €35–55
- Phone
- +389 71 557 111
- niko_ekspres@hotmail.com
- Website
- web.facebook.com
Bus from Bern to Veles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +389 2 240 2528
- ruleturs@sas.com.mk
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Gevgelija to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- ruleturs.mk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Annemasse to Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €15–25
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Sion to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–14
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- Schedules at
- barilevaworldwide.com
- Phone
- + 383 (0) 44 542 029
- sharrtravel@hotmail.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
- Phone
- +30 2310 500111
- ktel2310@gmail.com
- Website
- ktelthes.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou to Athens Karaiskaki Square
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €42
- Schedules at
- ktelthes.gr
- Book at
- ktelthes.e-ticketing.gr
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- info@arjanitravel.com
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Busto Arsizio to Vlore , station
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €91
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
- Phone
- +355 692323966
Bus from Busto Arsizio to Vlore , station
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €80
- Schedules at
- web.facebook.com
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Vlorë to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +381 020 313101
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Sion, poste/gare to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €129
- Schedules at
- svajcarska.ch
- 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
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