There are 12 ways to get from Sète to Athens by train, plane, bus, car ferry, car, or busferry
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 Marseille Provence Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Sete to Vitrolles Aeroport Marseilletrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane MRS - ATH
7h 59m€111–303Train, train to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Sete to Narbonnetrain
- Take the train from Narbonne to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane BCN - ATH
10h 23m€103–312Train, bus
- Take the train from Sete to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sudtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Dijon Villetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Dijon Ville to Zuerich Hbtrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Zürich Hbf to Pejabus
- Take the bus from Peje to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
39hTrain, car ferry, bus
- Take the train from Sete to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sudtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain Ter
- Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Torino Porta Susatrain Tgv
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Bari Centraletrain
- Take the carferry from Port of Bari to Port of Igoumenitsacarferry
- Take the bus from Igoumenitsa to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTELbus
39h 22m€366–597Drive 2,666.5 km
- Drive from Sète to Athenscar 2,666.5 km
28h 2m€509–736Train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly
- Take the train from Sete to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgvtrain
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane LYS - ATH
7h 40m€122–365Train to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, fly
- Take the train from Sete to Toulouse Matabiautrain
- Fly from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane TLS - ATH
8h 30m€134–313Train, train to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Marseille St Charlestrain
- Take the train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Nice-Saint-Augustintrain
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane NCE - ATH
11h 27m€172–380Bus to Fréjorgues Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Sète to Montpellier - Aeroport Montpellierbus
- Fly from Fréjorgues Airport (MPL) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane MPL - ATH
6h 35m€237–417Bus
- Take the bus from Montpellier to Beogradbus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Athensbus
45h 28m€187–256Bus via Tirana
- Take the bus from Montpellier to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Athensbus
2dTrain, bus and ferry, bus
- Take the train from Sete to Marseille St Charlestrain Ter
- Take the train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Nice-Villetrain
- Take the busferry from Ventimiglia to Fierbusferry
- Take the bus from Fier to Athensbus
2d
Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sète to Athens is to train and fly which costs €110 - €310 and takes 7h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Sète to Athens is to bus and fly which takes 6h 35m and costs €230 - €420.
No, there is no direct bus from Sète to Athens. However, there are services departing from Montpellier and arriving at Athens via Savski most, Blok 28 and Beograd, Autobuska stanica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 45h 28m.
The distance between Sète and Athens is 1906 km. The road distance is 2666.5 km.
The best way to get from Sète to Athens without a car is to train and bus which takes 39h and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 59m to get from Sète to Athens, including transfers.
Sète to Athens bus services, operated by Lasta, depart from Montpellier station.
Sète to Athens bus services, operated by Lasta, arrive at Beograd station.
Athens is 1h ahead of Sète. It is currently 11:57 PM in Sète and 12:57 AM in Athens.
Yes, the driving distance between Sète to Athens is 2666 km. It takes approximately 28h 2m to drive from Sète to Athens.
What companies run services between Sète, France and Athens, Greece?
You can take a train from Sete to Athens via Montpellier Saint-Roch, Montpellier, Beograd, Savski most, Beogradska arena /španskih boraca/, Blok 28, Bulevar Crvene Armije, and Beograd, Autobuska stanica in around 45h 28m.
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–190
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €29–230
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–230
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–230
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–220
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–290
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–270
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–230
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–210
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Athens International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–210
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Athens International Airport via Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–180
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–310
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–310
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €90–450
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–200
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–230
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Sete to Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Sete to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Sete to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Sete to Narbonne
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–21
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Sete to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Sete to Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Sete to Narbonne
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–24
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Nice-Saint-Augustin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–75
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Nice-Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Sete to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Dijon Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Dijon Ville to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Sete to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Sete to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Sete to Narbonne
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Narbonne to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Thessaloniki to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–230
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Narbonne to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- fertours3@gmail.com
Bus from Zürich Hbf to Peja
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- Fertours
- Phone
- + 383 (0) 44 542 029
- info@sharrtravel.com
- Website
- Sharr Travel
Bus from Zürich Hbf to Peja
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- Sharr Travel
- Phone
- +383 44 162 498
- info@barilevaturist.com
- Website
- Barileva Turist
Bus from Peje to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–29
- Website
- Barileva Turist
- Phone
- +30 2665 0 22309
- info@ktel-thesprotias.gr
- Website
- ktel-thesprotias.gr
Bus from Igoumenitsa to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Schedules at
- ktel-thesprotias.gr
- Phone
- 07 71 10 02 45
- Website
- totoom.fr
Bus from Sète to Montpellier - Aeroport Montpellier
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €68
- Schedules at
- totoom.fr
- Phone
- +381 800 334 334
- iuc@lasta.rs
- Website
- lasta.rs
Bus from Montpellier to Beograd
- 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
- €60–95
- Schedules at
- fptravel.gr
- Phone
- +355 69 249 3348
- pati.travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- pati-travel.al
Bus from Montpellier to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 34h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +302110120492
- saimiritoursandtravels@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355697278670
- mb.travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Ventimiglia to Fier
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Fier to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +30 210 4828001
- booking@ventourisferries.com
- Website
- Ventouris Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Bari to Port of Igoumenitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90–110
- Website
- Ventouris Ferries
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