There are 10 ways to get from Alicante to Athens by plane, train, bus, car ferry, or car
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Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport
best- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane ALC - ATH
6h 10m€95–200Train, bus via Tirana
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Barcelona-Santstrain Eur / ...
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Athensbus
43h 13mTrain, car ferry, bus
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Barcelona-Santstrain Eur / ...
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susatrain Fr
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Bari Centraletrain
- Take the car ferry from Port of Bari to Port of Igoumenitsacarferry
- Take the bus from Igoumenitsa to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTELbus
2d€434–753Drive 3,470.9 km
- Drive from Alicante to Athenscar 3,470.9 km
35h 43m€630–910Train to Valencia Airport, fly
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Estació del Nordtrain
- Fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane VLC - ATH
8h 4m€126–254Train to Murcia Corvera Airport, fly
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Murcia Del Carmentrain
- Fly from Murcia Corvera Airport (RMU) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane RMU - ATH
12h 52m€134–340Train to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, fly
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Madrid Chamartíntrain
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane MAD - ATH
8h 57m€146–349Train to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, fly
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane BCN - ATH
11h 27m€159–293Train, bus
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Barcelona-Santstrain Eur / ...
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Athensbus
45h 22mBus
- Take the bus from Alicante to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nordbus
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Athensbus
2d 10h
Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Alicante to Athens is to fly which costs €95 - €200 and takes 6h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Alicante to Athens is to fly which takes 6h 10m and costs €95 - €200.
No, there is no direct bus from Alicante to Athens. However, there are services departing from Alicante and arriving at Athens via Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord, Terminal C and Tirana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 10h.
The distance between Alicante and Athens is 2178 km. The road distance is 3470.9 km.
The best way to get from Alicante to Athens without a car is to train and bus via Tirana which takes 43h 13m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 10m to get from Alicante to Athens, including transfers.
Alicante to Athens bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Alicante station.
The best way to get from Alicante to Athens is to fly which takes 6h 10m and costs €95 - €200. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 2 days 10h.
Alicante to Athens bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord station.
Athens is 1h ahead of Alicante. It is currently 9:00 AM in Alicante and 10:00 AM in Athens.
What companies run services between Alicante, Spain and Athens, Greece?
easyJet, Ryanair, and Sky Express fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Athens International Airport (ATH) 3 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Alicante to Athens via Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord, Tirana, Terminal C, Asllan Rusi, and Tirana in around 2d 10h.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–160
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–150
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Valencia Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–210
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–170
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–150
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Athens International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–150
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Valencia Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–210
Flights from Murcia Corvera Airport to Athens International Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–360
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–170
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–150
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–160
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–150
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–150
Flights from Valencia Airport to Athens International Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–160
Flights from Valencia Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–160
Flights from Murcia Corvera Airport to Athens International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–280
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–140
Flights from Murcia Corvera Airport to Athens International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 3m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €120–310
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Valencia Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–160
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Murcia Corvera Airport to Athens International Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–480
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Estació del Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Murcia Del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €150–300
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Murcia Del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Murcia Del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–21
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- [email protected]
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +355 69 249 3348
- [email protected]
- Website
- pati-travel.al
Bus from Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 38m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 38m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30694 051 4160
- [email protected]
- Website
- metroeuro.travel
Bus from Tirana to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- metroeuro.travel
- Phone
- + 21 0524 9268
Bus from Tirana to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 2665 0 22309
- [email protected]
- 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
- Phone
- +302110120492
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Alicante to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 2310241545
- [email protected]
- Website
- crazyholidays.gr
Bus from Tirana to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–90
- Website
- https://www.crazyholidays.gr/root.en.aspx
- Phone
- +30 210 4828001
- [email protected]
- Website
- ventourisferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Bari to Port of Igoumenitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- https://ventourisferries.com/en/
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