There are 9 ways to get from Zermatt to Athens by train, plane, or bus
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 Visp to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane GVA - ATH
10h 6m€151–365Train, bus to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Zermatt to Brig Bahnhofplatztrain
- Take the bus from Domodossola - Stazione Ferroviaria to Aeroporto Malpensa - Terminal 1bus
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane MXP - ATH
10h 45m€88–287Train, bus via Thessaloníki
- Take the train from Visp to Berntrain Ic8 / ...
- Take the bus from Bern to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
35h 24m€173–281Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Visp to Berntrain
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane ZRH - ATH
9h 50m€166–325Train, bus, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Zermatt to Brig Bahnhofplatztrain
- Take the bus from Domodossola to Milano Centralebus
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airportbus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane BGY - ATH
12h 3mTrain, bus, bus to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly
- Take the train from Visp to Genèvetrain
- Take the bus from Geneva - Bus Station to Annecy - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Annecy - Bus Station to Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stopbus
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane LYS - ATH
13h 15m€137–402Train, train to Turin Caselle Airport, fly
- Take the train from Zermatt to Brig Bahnhofplatztrain
- Take the train from Domodossola to Novaratrain
- Take the train from Novara to Torino Porta Susatrain
- Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane TRN - ATH
15h€137–342Train, bus
- Take the train from Zermatt to Brig Bahnhofplatztrain R42 / ...
- Take the train from Domodossola to Busto Arsiziotrain Re
- Take the bus from Busto Arsizio to Fierbus
- Take the bus from Fier to Athensbus
44h 50m€160–199Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Visp to Berntrain Ic8 / ...
- Take the bus from Bern, Hauptbahnhof to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athens Larissis Stationbus
46h 50m€217–381
Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Zermatt to Athens is to train and bus and fly which costs €85 - €290 and takes 10h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Zermatt to Athens is to train and fly which takes 9h 50m and costs €160 - €330.
The distance between Zermatt and Athens is 2002 km.
The best way to get from Zermatt to Athens without a car is to train and bus via Thessaloníki which takes 35h 24m and costs €170 - €290.
It takes approximately 10h 6m to get from Zermatt to Athens, including transfers.
Athens is 1h ahead of Zermatt. It is currently 1:32 AM in Zermatt and 2:32 AM in Athens.
There are 13033+ hotels available in Athens.
What companies run services between Zermatt, Switzerland and Athens, Greece?
There is no direct connection from Zermatt to Athens. However, you can take the train to Visp, take the train to Genève-Aéroport, walk to Geneva International Airport (GVA) airport, fly to Athens International Airport (ATH), walk to Athens Airport, then take the subway to Monastiraki. Alternatively, you can take a train from Zermatt to Athens via Visp, Bern, Bern, Skopje, Transporten Centar, Thessaloníki, and Thessaloniki in around 35h 24m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Athens International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Zurich Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Zurich Airport to Athens International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Saturday, Thursday, Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–240
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Athens International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–240
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Saturday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Athens International Airport via Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Zurich Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–220
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €26–140
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Athens International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Athens International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Athens International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–240
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Saturday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–230
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Athens International Airport via Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–230
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–330
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Athens International Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Train from Visp to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Visp to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Visp to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Visp to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–95
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Visp to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- 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
- +41 (0)848 642 442
- railcenter@mgbahn.ch
- Website
- Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn
Train from Zermatt to Brig Bahnhofplatz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–60
- Website
- Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €27–33
- 1st Class Ticket
- €45–60
Train from Zermatt to Brig Bahnhofplatz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–60
- Website
- Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €27–33
- 1st Class Ticket
- €45–60
Train from Zermatt to Brig Bahnhofplatz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–60
- Website
- Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €27–33
- 1st Class Ticket
- €45–60
Train from Zermatt to Brig Bahnhofplatz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–60
- Website
- Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €27–33
- 1st Class Ticket
- €45–60
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Visp to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €65–95
- 2nd Class
- €45–65
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Domodossola to Novara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Novara to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Domodossola to Busto Arsizio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +389 71 557 111
- niko_ekspres@hotmail.com
- Website
- web.facebook.com
Bus from Bern to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +389 42 217 370
- durmotours@yahoo.com
- Website
- durmotours.com.mk
Bus from Bern to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Schedules at
- durmotours.com.mk
- Phone
- +389 2 240 2528
- ruleturs@sas.com.mk
- Website
- ruleturs.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Schedules at
- ruleturs.mk
- Phone
- +39 0322 844 862
- comazzi@comazzibus.com
- Website
- Comazzi Bus
Bus from Domodossola - Stazione Ferroviaria to Aeroporto Malpensa - Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9
- Website
- Comazzi Bus
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- Trenord
Bus from Domodossola to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- Trenord
- customerservices@terravision.eu
- Website
- TERRAVISION
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–23
- Website
- TERRAVISION
- Phone
- 035.319366
- ticket@orioshuttle.com
- Website
- orioshuttle.com
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Schedules at
- orioshuttle.com
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Geneva - Bus Station to Annecy - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Annecy - Bus Station to Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Geneva - Bus Station to Annecy - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Annecy - Bus Station to Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +355 692323966
- arkleand.bus@yahoo.com
Bus from Busto Arsizio to Fier
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €70
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- 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
- +355 69 617 8170
- diamanttravel88@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Bern, Hauptbahnhof to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €120–190
- Schedules at
- Diamant Travel
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athens Larissis Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–100
- Schedules at
- Diamant Travel
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