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How to get fromAlgarve to Greeceby train, plane, bus, car, taxi, or ferry

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There are 11 ways to get from Algarve to Greece by train, plane, bus, car, taxi, or ferry

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  1. Train to Lisbon-Portela Airport, fly to Athens International Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Tunes to Lisboa Orientetrain train
    2. Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane LIS - ATH
    10h 43m
    €147–371

  2. Fly Faro Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Faro Airport (FAO) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane plane FAO - SKG
    13h 6m
    €99–302

  3. Train, bus via Zaragoza

    1. Take the train from Tunes to Lisboa Orientetrain train Ic
    2. Take the bus from Lisbon - Oriente to Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragozabus bus
    3. Take the train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Barcelona-Santstrain train Ave
    4. Take the bus from Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants to Tiranabus bus
    5. Take the bus from Tirana to Athensbus bus
    2d 7h

  4. Drive  4,181.6 km

    1. Drive from Algarve to Athenscar car 4,181.6 km
    42h 34m
    €804–1,161

  5. Train to Lisbon-Portela Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    1. Take the train from Tunes to Lisboa Orientetrain train
    2. Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane LIS - HER
    11h 56m
    €164–374

  6. Fly Faro Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    1. Fly from Faro Airport (FAO) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane FAO - HER
    14h 11m
    €108–212

  7. Fly Faro Airport to Athens International Airport

    1. Fly from Faro Airport (FAO) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane FAO - ATH
    11h 58m
    €126–259

  8. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Tunes to Lisboa Orientetrain train Ic
    2. Take the bus from Lisbon to Genevabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Geneva - Bus station to Tiranabus bus
    4. Take the bus from Tirana to Larisabus bus
    5. Take the train from Larissa to Athenstrain train Ic
    2d 16h

  9. Bus via Metz

    1. Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário de São Bartolomeu de Messines to Estação Rodoviária de Sete Riosbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Lisbon - Sete Rios to Metz - Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Metz to Tiranabus bus
    4. Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athensbus bus
    2d 22h

  10. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário de São Bartolomeu de Messines to Estação Rodoviária de Sete Riosbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nordbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Tiranabus bus
    4. Take the bus from Tirana to Athensbus bus
    3d

  11. Taxi, bus, Boat

    1. Take the taxi from Algarve to Casa Novataxi taxi
    2. Take the bus from Casa Nova to Alcoutimbus bus
    3. Take the ferry from Alcoutim to Sanlúcar de Guadianaferry ferry
    4. Take the bus from Sanlúcar de Guadiana to Gibraleónbus bus
    5. Take the bus from Gibraleon to Sibiubus bus
    6. Take the bus from Sibiu to Thessalonikibus bus
    7. Take the bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou to Athens Karaiskaki Squarebus bus
    3d 14h
    €298–460

Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights

Calendar20Weekly Planes
Duration4h 1mAverage Duration
Ticket€87Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 3,186 km
  • Duration: 10h 43m

What companies run services between Algarve, Portugal and Greece?

Lufthansa City, Aegean Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Faro Airport (FAO) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Alte to Athens via Terminal Rodoviário de São Bartolomeu de Messines, Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios, Lisbon - Sete Rios, Metz - Bus Station, Metz, Tirana, and Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave in around 2d 22h.

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