There are 8 ways to get from Valence to Athens by train, plane, car ferry, 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 Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Valence Ville to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgvtrain
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane LYS - ATH
6h 5m€72–254Train, car ferry, bus
- Take the train from Valence Ville 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 Brindisitrain Fr
- Take the car ferry from Porto di Brindisi to Port of Igoumenitsacarferry
- Take the bus from Igoumenitsa to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTELbus
33h 23m€269–571Train, bus via Milan
- Take the train from Valence Ville to Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain Ter
- Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Chiassotrain
- Take the bus from Chiasso to Pristinabus
- Take the bus from Pristina to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
34h 11mDrive 2,518.8 km
- Drive from Valence to Athenscar 2,518.8 km
25h 9m€449–648Train to Geneva International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Valence Ville to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane GVA - ATH
9h 19m€100–305Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly
- Take the train from Valence Ville to Aix En Provence Tgvtrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane MRS - ATH
7h 15m€104–316Train, bus
- Take the train from Valence Ville to Lyon Part Dieutrain Ter
- Take the bus from Lyon Part Dieu to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Athensbus
38h 58mBus
- Take the bus from Valence to Grenoblebus 740
- Take the bus from Grenoble to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Athensbus
41h 15m€146–264
Valence to Athens by train, bus, foot, and car ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Valence to Athens is to train and fly which costs €70 - €260 and takes 6h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Valence to Athens is to train and fly which takes 6h 5m and costs €70 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Valence to Athens. However, there are services departing from Valence and arriving at Athens via Grenoble and Beograd, Autobuska stanica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41h 15m.
The distance between Valence and Athens is 1910 km. The road distance is 2518.8 km.
The best way to get from Valence to Athens without a car is to train and car ferry and bus which takes 33h 23m and costs €260 - €600.
It takes approximately 6h 5m to get from Valence to Athens, including transfers.
Valence to Athens bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Valence station.
Valence to Athens bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Grenoble station.
Athens is 1h ahead of Valence. It is currently 4:18 PM in Valence and 5:18 PM in Athens.
Yes, the driving distance between Valence to Athens is 2519 km. It takes approximately 25h 9m to drive from Valence to Athens.
What companies run services between Valence, France and Athens, Greece?
You can take a bus from Valence to Athens via Grenoble and Beograd, Autobuska stanica in around 41h 15m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–230
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Athens International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–230
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–170
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–320
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–310
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Athens International Airport via Split
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–340
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Valence Ville to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13–35
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Valence Ville to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Valence Ville to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Valence Ville to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Valence Ville to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Valence Ville to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–180
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Milano Centrale to Chiasso
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- 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
- +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
- Book at
- ktelbus.gr
- Phone
- + 383 (0) 44 542 029
- info@sharrtravel.com
- Website
- sharrtravel.com
Bus from Chiasso to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://www.sharrtravel.com
Bus from Pristina to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20
- Website
- https://www.sharrtravel.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
- Website
- https://web.facebook.com/BarilevaTuristKosova
- 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
- +355 69 232 8000
- info@anumitravel.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Lyon Part Dieu to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- Frequency
- Once 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
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Valence to Grenoble
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–24
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Valence to Grenoble
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 3635
- Website
- groupe-sncf.com
Bus from Valence to Grenoble
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://www.groupe-sncf.com/en
- Phone
- +381 800 334 334
- iuc@lasta.rs
- Website
- lasta.rs
Bus from Grenoble to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Phone
- 011 761-4693
- bstours@verat.net
- Website
- bstours.rs
Bus from Grenoble to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- http://bstours.rs/en/
- 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
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- info@grimaldi.napoli.it
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Car ferry from Porto di Brindisi to Port of Igoumenitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
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