There are 11 ways to get from Zurich to Greece by plane, train, bus, car, or car train
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Fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane ZRH - SKG
5h 36m€89–350Fly to Athens International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane ZRH - ATH
5h 44m€86–177Train, bus
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain Ir / ...
- Take the bus from Luzern, Bahnhof to Pristinabus
- Take the bus from Pristina to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
28h 39mTrain, bus via Budapest
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Feldkirchtrain Rjx
- Take the train from Feldkirch to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain Rjx
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Thessalonikibus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
35h 34mDrive, car train
- Drive from Zurich to München Ostcar
- Take the car train from München Ost to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Athenscar
22h 25m€448–636Fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane ZRH - HER
5h 25m€103–320Fly to Rhodes International Airport
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Rhodes International Airport (RHO)plane ZRH - RHO
5h 51m€103–271Bus
- Take the bus from Zürich to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Athensbus
31h 30mBus via Kumanovo
- Take the bus from Zürich to Kumanovobus
- Take the bus from Kumanovo to Athensbus
35h 10m€93–157Bus via Tirana
- Take the bus from Zürich HB to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athensbus
39h 24mDrive 2,218.8 km
- Drive from Zurich to Athenscar 2,218.8 km
23h 49m€400–578
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Greece is to fly which costs €85 - €180 and takes 5h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Greece is to fly which takes 5h 25m and costs €100 - €320.
No, there is no direct bus from Zurich to Greece. However, there are services departing from Zürich and arriving at Athens via Beograd, Autobuska stanica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 30m.
The distance between Zurich and Greece is 1413 km. The road distance is 2218.8 km.
The best way to get from Zurich to Greece without a car is to train and bus which takes 28h 39m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 36m to get from Zurich to Greece, including transfers.
Zurich to Greece bus services, operated by Gameks, depart from Zürich station.
The best way to get from Zurich to Greece is to fly which takes 5h 36m and costs €85 - €350. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 31h 30m.
Zurich to Greece bus services, operated by Gameks, arrive at Beograd, Autobuska stanica station.
Greece is 1h ahead of Zurich. It is currently 5:43 AM in Zurich and 6:43 AM in Greece.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Greece?
Aegean Airlines, Swiss, and two other airlines fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Zürich to Athens via Beograd, Autobuska stanica in around 31h 30m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–460
Flights from Zurich Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Zurich Airport to Athens International Airport via Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–130
Flights from Zurich Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €90–270
Flights from Zurich Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–330
Flights from Zurich Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–340
Flights from Zurich Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–340
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–460
Flights from Zurich Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Zurich Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–370
Flights from Zurich Airport to Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–390
- Website
- comlux.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €120–800
Flights from Zurich Airport to Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–850
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Zurich Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €120–800
Flights from Zurich Airport to Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–850
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–250
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–750
Flights from Zurich Airport to Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–370
Flights from Zurich Airport to Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–390
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Athens International Airport via Split
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–290
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Feldkirch
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- 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
Train from Zürich HB to Feldkirch
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €22–35
Train from Feldkirch to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–180
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €120–180
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- fertours3@gmail.com
Bus from Luzern, Bahnhof to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 51m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- https://www.facebook.com/fertourstravelagency
- 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
- + 383 (0) 44 542 029
- sharrtravel@hotmail.com
- Website
- sharrtravel.com
Bus from Pristina to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20
- Website
- https://www.sharrtravel.com
- 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
- +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
- + (381) 20 316 581
- office@gameks.biz
- Website
- gameks.biz
Bus from Zürich to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- gameks.biz
- 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
- +389 42 217 370
- durmotours@yahoo.com
- Website
- durmotours.com.mk
Bus from Zürich to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Schedules at
- durmotours.com.mk
- Phone
- 0030 2108219900
- vsiamos@otenet.gr
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Kumanovo to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
- Phone
- +355 69 617 8170
- diamanttravel88@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Zürich HB to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 3m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +355 67 604 2191
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
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