There are 6 ways to get from Cairns to Athens by plane, bus, train, car ferry, shuttle, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Cairns to Athens International Airport
best- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane CNS - ATH
23h 45m€415–926Fly Cairns to Kalamata International Airport, bus
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Kalamata International Airport (KLX)plane CNS - KLX
- Take the bus from Kalamata to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTELbus
2d 10h€754–1,681Fly Cairns to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, train
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane CNS - SKG
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain
32h 32m€518–1,145Bus to Cooktown Airport, fly to Athens International Airport
- Take the bus from Cairns to Cooktownbus
- Fly from Cooktown Airport (CTN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane CTN - ATH
32h€437–967Fly Cairns to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis', car ferry, bus
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' (JSI)plane CNS - JSI
- Take the carferry from Skiathos to Mantoudicarferry
- Take the bus from Kymási to Athens - KTEL Liosion Streetbus
32h 26m€559–1,241Fly Cairns to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport, shuttle, ferry, car ferry
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)plane CNS - ADB
- Take a shuttle bus from Izmir Airport to Kusadasi
- Take the ferry from Kusadasi to Pythagorio Portferry
- Take the carferry from Pythagorio Port to Agios Kirikoscarferry
- Take the ferry from Ag. Kirykos to Mykonosferry
- Take the carferry from Mykonos to Port of Piraeuscarferry
40h 35m€754–2,245
Cairns (CNS) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cairns to Athens is to bus and fly which costs €430 - €1000 and takes 32h.
The fastest way to get from Cairns to Athens is to fly which takes 23h 45m and costs €410 - €950.
The distance between Cairns and Athens is 13959 km.
It takes approximately 23h 45m to get from Cairns to Athens, including transfers.
Athens is 7h behind Cairns. It is currently 5:48 AM in Cairns and 10:48 PM in Athens.
There are 13168+ hotels available in Athens.
What companies run services between Cairns, QLD, Australia and Athens, Greece?
Singapore Airlines and Scoot Tigerair fly from Cairns (CNS) to Athens International Airport (ATH) once a week.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Cairns to Kalamata International Airport via Singapore Changi, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 11h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €700–1,700
Flights from Cairns to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Singapore Changi, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €480–1,100
Flights from Cairns to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Singapore Changi, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,200
Flights from Cairns to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Singapore Changi, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–3,000
Flights from Cairns to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' via Singapore Changi, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,200
- 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
- +30 27210 28581
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTEL Messinias
Bus from Kalamata to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- KTEL Messinias
- Schedules at
- KTEL Messinias
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- [email protected]
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Skiathos to Mantoudi
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Mykonos to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Website
- Seajets
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