There are 6 ways to get from Sligo to Athens by bus, plane, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Ireland West Airport Knock, fly
best- Take the bus from Sligo Bus Station to Ireland West Airportbus
- Fly from Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane NOC - ATH
9h 58m€87–247Train, bus
- Take the train from Sligo to Broombridgetrain
- Take the bus from Dublin to Rădăuțibus
- Take the bus from Suceava to Thessalonikibus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain
3d 12h€146–449Train to Dublin Airport, fly
- Take the train from Sligo to Drumcondratrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane DUB - ATH
10h 23m€96–236Bus to Donegal Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Sligo Markievicz Road to Croithlíbus
- Fly from Donegal Airport (CFN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane CFN - ATH
14h 43mBus, bus to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Sligo University Hospital to Enniskillenbus
- Take the bus from Enniskillen Bus Station to Grand Central Station Stand 15bus
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane BHD - ATH
13h 46mBus, bus to Shannon Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Sligo Bus Station to ATU Galwaybus
- Take the bus from ATU Galway to Shannon Airportbus
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane SNN - ATH
13h 47m€114–368
Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sligo to Athens is to train and fly which costs €95 - €240 and takes 10h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Sligo to Athens is to bus and fly which takes 9h 58m and costs €85 - €250.
The distance between Sligo and Athens is 3138 km.
The best way to get from Sligo to Athens without a car is to train and bus which takes 3 days 12h and costs €140 - €450.
It takes approximately 9h 58m to get from Sligo to Athens, including transfers.
Athens is 2h ahead of Sligo. It is currently 9:52 PM in Sligo and 11:52 PM in Athens.
There are 5807+ hotels available in Athens.
What companies run services between Sligo, Ireland and Athens, Greece?
There is no direct connection from Sligo to Athens. However, you can take the bus to Ireland West Airport, walk to Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) airport, fly to Athens International Airport (ATH), walk to Στ.Αεροδρομιου, then take the subway to Στ.Μοναστηρακι. Alternatively, you can take a train from Sligo to Athens via Broombridge, Dublin, Rădăuţi, Suceava, Thessaloniki, and Thessaloniki in around 3d 12h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Athens International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Dublin Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Dublin Airport to Athens International Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Donegal Airport to Athens International Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Shannon Airport to Athens International Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Athens International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–420
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Athens International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–420
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Donegal Airport to Athens International Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Athens International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
Flights from Shannon Airport to Athens International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Shannon Airport to Athens International Airport via Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Athens International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Donegal Airport to Athens International Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–370
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Athens International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–450
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Athens International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–390
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Sligo to Broombridge
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €18–26
Train from Sligo to Drumcondra
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €18–26
- 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
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Sligo Bus Station to Ireland West Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
Bus from Sligo Bus Station to ATU Galway
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
Bus from ATU Galway to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Dublin to Rădăuți
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–200
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Suceava to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Website
- https://simeonidistours.gr/en/
- Phone
- +353 74 954 8114
- info@feda.ie
- Website
- busfeda.ie
Bus from Sligo Markievicz Road to Croithlí
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://busfeda.ie/
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6111
- Website
- buseireann.ie
Bus from Sligo University Hospital to Enniskillen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Bus from Enniskillen Bus Station to Grand Central Station Stand 15
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
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