There are 8 ways to get from Cartagena to Athens by plane, bus, car, or 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 from Murcia Corvera Airport
best- Fly from Murcia Corvera Airport (RMU) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane RMU - ATH
10h 53m€141–319Bus, bus to Alicante-Elche Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Cartagena to Estación de Autobuses de Murciabus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Alicante Aeropuertobus
- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane ALC - ATH
8h 32m€104–220Bus via Valencia
- Take the bus from Cartagena to Estació d'Autobusos de Valènciabus
- Take the bus from Estació d'Autobusos de València to Tarragonabus
- Take the bus from Tarragona - Bus Station to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Athensbus
47h 18mDrive 3,572.8 km
- Drive from Cartagena to Athenscar 3,572.8 km
36h 38m€650–938Bus to Almería Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Cartagena to Almeríabus
- Fly from Almería Airport (LEI) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane LEI - ATH
12h 32m€167–347Train, train to Valencia Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cartagena to Murcia Del Carmentrain
- Take the train from Murcia Del Carmen to Alacant/Alicante Terminaltrain
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Estació del Nordtrain
- Fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane VLC - ATH
11h 35m€140–298Train, bus
- Take the train from Cartagena to Estació del Nordtrain Ic
- Take the train from Estació del Nord to Barcelona-Santstrain Eur / ...
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Athensbus
2dBus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Cartagena to Estación de Autobuses de Murciabus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia 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 13h
Murcia Corvera Airport (RMU) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cartagena to Athens is to bus and fly which costs €100 - €220 and takes 8h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Cartagena to Athens is to bus and fly which takes 8h 32m and costs €100 - €220.
No, there is no direct bus from Cartagena to Athens. However, there are services departing from Cartagena and arriving at Athens via Estació d'Autobusos de València, Tarragona - Bus Station, Terminal D and Tirana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 47h 18m.
The distance between Cartagena and Athens is 2260 km. The road distance is 3572.8 km.
The best way to get from Cartagena to Athens without a car is to bus via Valencia which takes 47h 18m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 53m to get from Cartagena to Athens, including transfers.
Cartagena to Athens bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Cartagena station.
The best way to get from Cartagena to Athens is to fly which takes 10h 53m and costs €140 - €320. Alternatively, you can bus via Valencia, which costs and takes 47h 18m.
Cartagena to Athens bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Estació d'Autobusos de València station.
Athens is 1h ahead of Cartagena. It is currently 12:02 PM in Cartagena and 1:02 PM in Athens.
What companies run services between Cartagena, Spain and Athens, Greece?
Ryanair, Volotea, and three other airlines fly from Murcia Corvera Airport (RMU) to Athens International Airport (ATH) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Cartagena to Athens via Estació d'Autobusos de València, Tarragona - Bus Station, Tirana, Terminal D, Sheshi Shqiponja, and Tirana in around 47h 18m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Murcia Corvera Airport to Athens International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from Almería Airport to Athens International Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–160
Flights from Valencia Airport to Athens International Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–160
Flights from Valencia Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Almería Airport to Athens International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–270
Flights from Almería Airport to Athens International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–320
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Murcia Corvera Airport to Athens International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 3m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €120–340
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Almería Airport to Athens International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–270
Flights from Almería Airport to Athens International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–320
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Murcia Corvera Airport to Athens International Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €120–380
Flights from Valencia Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–210
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Murcia Corvera Airport to Athens International Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €120–500
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Almería Airport to Athens International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–370
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Valencia Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–210
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Cartagena to Murcia Del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Murcia Del Carmen to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- 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 Cartagena to Estació del Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Estació del Nord to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Murcia Del Carmen to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- 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 Murcia Del Carmen to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–21
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Cartagena to Estació d'Autobusos de València
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estació d'Autobusos de València to Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Cartagena to Estación de Autobuses de Murcia
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Alicante Aeropuerto
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Cartagena to Estación de Autobuses de Murcia
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +355 69 249 3348
- [email protected]
- Website
- pati-travel.al
Bus from Tarragona - Bus Station to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- 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
- +34 950 25 95 61
- [email protected]
- Website
- busbam.com
Bus from Cartagena to Almería
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Schedules at
- busbam.com
- Phone
- +34 900 842 202
- [email protected]
- Website
- interbusmurcia.es
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Cartagena to Estación de Autobuses de Murcia
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Schedules at
- grupointerbus.com
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Cartagena to Estación de Autobuses de Murcia
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Schedules at
- grupointerbus.com
- Phone
- +302110120492
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- 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
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