There are 12 ways to get from Villach to Athens by shuttle, plane, bus, train, night train, ferry, car ferry, 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.
Shuttle to Ljubljana, fly
best- Take a shuttle bus from Klagenfurt - Hauptbahnhof to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane LJU - ATH
7h 2m€149–447Train to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Venezia Mestretrain
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane VCE - ATH
8h 49m€78–251Bus, train
- Take the bus from Villach Hbf to Pejebus
- Take the bus from Peje to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
24h 10mNight train, line 2 ferry, car ferry, bus
- Take the night train from Villach Hbf to Venezia S. Lucianighttrain Nj
- Take the ferry from Ferrovia "A" to Tronchetto "A"ferry 2 / ...
- Take the car ferry from Port of Venice to Port of Patrascarferry
- Take the bus from Patras to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTELbus
43h 58m€196–362Drive 1,692.6 km
- Drive from Villach to Athenscar 1,692.6 km
16h 55m€304–439Fly from Klagenfurt Airport
- Fly from Klagenfurt Airport (KLU) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane KLU - ATH
9h 52m€174–397Train to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, fly
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Trieste Airporttrain
- Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane TRS - ATH
9h 43m€96–228Train, shuttle to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, fly
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljanatrain
- Take a shuttle bus from Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja to Zagreb Airport
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane ZAG - ATH
8h 11m€120–576Train to Vienna International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Wien Hbftrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane VIE - ATH
9h 29m€106–332Bus via Peć
- Take the bus from Villach Hbf to Pejebus
- Take the bus from Peje to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTELbus
24h 46mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Wien Hbftrain Rj / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain Ec
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Thessalonikibus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
30h 36mBus
- Take the bus from Villach to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Athensbus
32h 5m€154–210
Ljubljana (LJU) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Villach to Athens is to train and fly which costs €75 - €260 and takes 8h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Villach to Athens is to shuttle and fly which takes 7h 2m and costs €140 - €450.
No, there is no direct bus from Villach to Athens. However, there are services departing from Villach Hbf and arriving at Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL via Peje and Thessaloniki Monastiriou. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 46m.
The distance between Villach and Athens is 1346 km. The road distance is 1692.6 km.
The best way to get from Villach to Athens without a car is to bus and train which takes 24h 10m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 2m to get from Villach to Athens, including transfers.
Villach to Athens bus services, operated by Fershped Reisen, depart from Villach Hbf station.
The best way to get from Villach to Athens is to fly which takes 9h 52m and costs €170 - €400. Alternatively, you can bus via Peć, which costs and takes 24h 46m.
Villach to Athens bus services, operated by Fershped Reisen, arrive at Peje station.
Athens is 1h ahead of Villach. It is currently 3:20 AM in Villach and 4:20 AM in Athens.
What companies run services between Villach, Austria and Athens, Greece?
Austrian Airlines, Aegean Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Klagenfurt Airport (KLU) to Athens International Airport (ATH) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Villach Hbf to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL via Peje, Thessaloníki, and Thessaloniki Monastiriou in around 24h 46m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–260
Flights from Ljubljana to Athens International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Klagenfurt Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €130–440
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Athens International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €22–160
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Athens International Airport via Mykonos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €22–140
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Athens International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–150
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–240
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Athens International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–240
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Klagenfurt Airport to Athens International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–550
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–240
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Klagenfurt Airport to Athens International Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–370
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Athens International Airport via Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–160
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Klagenfurt Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €130–440
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Athens International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €22–160
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–220
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Athens International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Athens International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–150
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Athens International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–160
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Klagenfurt Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €120–390
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Athens International Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–140
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €26–160
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Athens International Airport via Dubrovnik
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–290
- 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
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Villach Hbf to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23–95
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €85–95
- Couchette Carriage
- €55–65
- Seating Carriage
- €23–28
Train from Villach Hbf to Trieste Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €26–40
Train from Villach Hbf to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €35–55
Train from Villach Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €55–80
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €35–55
Train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Villach Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Villach Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Villach Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–23
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Klagenfurt - Hauptbahnhof to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Private
- €139
Shuttle from Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja to Zagreb Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €32–320
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €32
- Private
- €150
- Phone
- +383 49 324 464
- fershped@msn.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Villach Hbf to Peje
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +383 44 162 498
- info@barilevaturist.com
- Website
- web.facebook.com
Bus from Peje to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–29
- Website
- https://web.facebook.com/BarilevaTuristKosova
- Phone
- +30 2616 001 600
- info@ktelachaias.gr
- Website
- ktelachaias.gr
Bus from Patras to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–23
- Website
- https://www.ktelachaias.gr/en/homepage-en/
- Phone
- +386 40 121 900
- mamut.slovenija@gmail.com
- Website
- slovenija.eu.com
Shuttle from Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja to Zagreb Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €120–220
- Schedules at
- slovenija.eu.com
- 1 -3 persons
- €170
- 4-8 persons
- €220
- Phone
- +30 2310 500111
- info@ktelthes.gr
- Website
- ktelthes.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–50
- Website
- https://ktelthes.gr/en/
- Phone
- +30 210 92 33 33
- info@koronatravel.gr
- Website
- koronatravel.gr
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Villach to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- 02 981 13 33
- outgoing@tourist-service.com
- Website
- en.tourist-service.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €69
- Website
- https://en.tourist-service.com/
- Phone
- (+39) 041 041
- direzione@actv.it
- Website
- actv.avmspa.it
Ferry from Ferrovia "A" to Tronchetto "A"
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10
- Website
- https://actv.avmspa.it/en
- 75 min. Ticket
- €10
- Phone
- +30 210 8919700
- superfast@superfast.com
- Website
- superfast.com
Car ferry from Port of Venice to Port of Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–230
- Website
- https://www.superfast.com
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