There are 3 ways to get from Chennai to Athens by plane, train, or car 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 Chennai International Airport to Athens International Airport
best- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane MAA - ATH
13h 33m€180–423Train to Tirupati Airport, fly to Athens International Airport
- Take the train from Chennai Central to Renigunta Jntrain
- Fly from Tirupati Airport (TIR) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane TIR - ATH
23h 14m€261–648Fly Chennai International Airport to Mykonos, car ferry
- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Mykonos (JMK)plane MAA - JMK
- Take the car ferry from Mykonos to Port of Piraeuscarferry
17h 34m€268–780
Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chennai to Athens is to fly which costs €180 - €430 and takes 13h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Chennai to Athens is to fly which takes 13h 33m and costs €180 - €430.
The distance between Chennai and Athens is 6225 km.
It takes approximately 13h 33m to get from Chennai to Athens, including transfers.
Athens is 2h 30m behind Chennai. It is currently 6:59 PM in Chennai and 4:29 PM in Athens.
There are 13652+ hotels available in Athens.
What companies run services between Chennai, India and Athens, Greece?
Gulf Air Bahrain, IndiGo Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Athens International Airport (ATH) every 4 hours.
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Athens International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–430
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Athens International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Santorini
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–430
Flights from Tirupati Airport to Athens International Airport via Bengaluru, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–650
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Mykonos via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €200–600
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Athens International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–450
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Athens International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–480
Flights from Tirupati Airport to Athens International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €300–750
Flights from Tirupati Airport to Athens International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–700
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Athens International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–650
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Mykonos via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 7m
- When
- Friday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €340–900
- Website
- gulfair.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Athens International Airport via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–380
Flights from Tirupati Airport to Athens International Airport via Bengaluru, Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–600
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Athens International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–600
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Mykonos via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–800
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Athens International Airport via Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–430
- Website
- kuwaitairways.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Mykonos via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–650
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Mykonos via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €340–900
- Phone
- 14646
- [email protected]
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Chennai Central to Renigunta Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €1–11
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- €1–2
- Third AC (3A)
- €4–5
- Second AC (2A)
- €5–7
- First Class (1A)
- €8–11
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- [email protected]
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Mykonos to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
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