There are 10 ways to get from Athens to León by plane, bus, train, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to León Airport
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to León Airport (LEN)plane ATH - LEN
17h 42m€200–711Fly to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane ATH - MAD
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Leontrain
9h 33m€120–336Bus, train
- Take the bus from Athens to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Santsbus
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Leontrain Alv
47h 42mDrive 3,569.7 km
- Drive from Athens to Leóncar 3,569.7 km
36h 32m€687–992Fly to Asturias Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Asturias Airport (OVD)plane ATH - OVD
- Take the bus from [ANZU|Aeropuerto] Aeropuerto - Salidas [CTA 20118] to [OVIEDO/UVIÉU] Estación Bus Oviedo FL- Pepe Cosmen [CTA 01549]bus
- Take the train from Oviedo to Leontrain
11h 25m€127–305Bus
- Take the bus from Athens to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Santsbus
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Leonbus
2d 2hBus, train via Tudela
- Take the bus from Athens to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Tarragona - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Tarragona to Tudelabus
- Take the train from Tudela De Navarra to Leontrain Alv
2d 2hTrain, bus
- Take the train from Athens to Thessalonikitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Thessaloníki to Pristinabus
- Take the bus from Pristina to Padova Autostazionebus
- Take the bus from Padova to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus
- Take the train from Santander to Palenciatrain Alv / ...
- Take the train from Palencia to Leontrain Re / ...
2d 7h€302–379Bus, train via Lyon
- Take the bus from Athens to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Lyon, Perrache Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Lyon Perrache to St Etienne Chateaucreuxtrain Ter
- Take the bus from Saint-Étienne - Rue Milleret Bus Stop to Leónbus
2d 10hDrive, car train
- Drive from Athens to Villach Hbf ARZcar
- Take the cartrain from Villach Hbf ARZ to Fuldacartrain
- Drive from Fulda to Leóncar
43h 40m€750–1,079
Athens International Airport (ATH) to León Airport (LEN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Athens to León is to fly and bus and train which costs €120 - €310 and takes 11h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to León is to fly and train which takes 9h 33m and costs €120 - €340.
No, there is no direct bus from Athens to León. However, there are services departing from Athens and arriving at Leon via 9 Katëshet A, Tirana, Pl Joan Peiró - Estació de Sants and Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 2h.
The distance between Athens and León is 2591 km. The road distance is 3569.7 km.
The best way to get from Athens to León without a car is to bus and train which takes 47h 42m and costs .
It takes approximately 17h 42m to get from Athens to León, including transfers.
Athens to León bus services, operated by Art Tour, depart from Athens station.
The best way to get from Athens to León is to fly which takes 17h 42m and costs €200 - €750. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 2 days 2h.
Athens to León bus services, operated by Art Tour, arrive at Tirana station.
León is 1h behind Athens. It is currently 10:55 PM in Athens and 9:55 PM in León.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and León, Spain?
Vueling Airlines, Iberia, and two other airlines fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to León Airport (LEN) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Athens to Leon via Tirana, 9 Katëshet A, Terminal D, Tirana, Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants, Pl Joan Peiró - Estació de Sants, Gran Via - Roger de Flor, and Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord in around 2d 2h.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to León Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 12m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–850
Flights from Athens International Airport to Asturias Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–340
Flights from Athens International Airport to Asturias Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–170
Flights from Athens International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to León Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 12m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–850
Flights from Athens International Airport to Asturias Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–340
Flights from Athens International Airport to Asturias Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–170
Flights from Athens International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Asturias Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
Flights from Athens International Airport to Asturias Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–310
Flights from Athens International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–250
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Asturias Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–370
Flights from Athens International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–190
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–250
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Athens International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Leon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €110–170
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Oviedo to Leon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Leon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Tudela De Navarra to Leon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Santander to Palencia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Palencia to Leon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Oviedo to Leon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Leon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Palencia to Leon
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–29
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Athens to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Perrache to St Etienne Chateaucreux
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to Fulda
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +302110120492
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Athens to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 69 249 3348
- [email protected]
- Website
- pati-travel.al
Bus from Tirana to Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 37m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 37m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Tarragona - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from [ANZU|Aeropuerto] Aeropuerto - Salidas [CTA 20118] to [OVIEDO/UVIÉU] Estación Bus Oviedo FL- Pepe Cosmen [CTA 01549]
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Leon
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- ALSA
- Phone
- +210 52 25 550
- [email protected]
- Website
- arttour.gr
Bus from Athens to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- arttour.gr
Bus from Athens to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- arttour.gr
- Phone
- +34 900 92 91 92
- [email protected]
- Website
- Monbus
Bus from Tarragona to Tudela
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €26–35
- Website
- Monbus
- Phone
- +383 44 162 498
- [email protected]
- Website
- Barileva Turist
Bus from Thessaloníki to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–23
- Website
- Barileva Turist
- Phone
- + 383 (0) 44 542 029
- [email protected]
- Website
- Sharr Travel
Bus from Thessaloníki to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20
- Website
- Sharr Travel
- Phone
- +38349112555
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Thessaloníki to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €20
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +39 333 916 3531
- [email protected]
- Website
- Harea Travel
Bus from Pristina to Padova Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90
- Website
- Harea Travel
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Padova to Estación de autobuses de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 34m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–150
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Athens to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Athens to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 68 204 4475
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Athens to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 67 604 2191
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Athens to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- [email protected]
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Tirana to Lyon, Perrache Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Saint-Étienne - Rue Milleret Bus Stop to León
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
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