There are 9 ways to get from Grenoble to Athens by train, plane, ferry, bus, busferry, car ferry, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Grenoble to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgvtrain
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane LYS - ATH
6h 48m€79–283Train, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Grenoble to Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain Ter
- Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Bologna centraletrain
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Bari Centraletrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Bari M.ma to Igoumenitsaferry Asf
- Take the bus from Igoumenitsa to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTELbus
30h 58m€242–423Train, bus
- Take the train from Grenoble to Genevetrain Ter
- Take the train from Genève to Zürich HBtrain Ic1 / ...
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Wien Meidlingtrain Rjx
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Budapest-Delitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Budapest to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
38h 23m€332–529Bus
- Take the bus from Grenoble to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Athensbus
38h 24m€175–212Train to Geneva International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Grenoble to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane GVA - ATH
8h 20m€96–272Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly
- Take the train from Grenoble to Aix En Provence Tgvtrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane MRS - ATH
7h 56m€136–330Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Grenoble - Bus Station to Turin - Vittorio Emanuele Bus Stationbus
- Take the busferry from Torino - Corso Vittorio Emanuele to Elbasanbusferry
- Take the bus from Elbasan to Athensbus
2d 1hTrain, ferry, car ferry, bus
- Take the train from Grenoble to Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain Ter
- Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Venezia S. Luciatrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Ferrovia "D" to P.le Roma "D"ferry 4.2
- Take the carferry from Port of Venice to Port of Patrascarferry
- Take the bus from Patras to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTELbus
2d 3h€310–465Drive 2,427 km
- Drive from Grenoble to Athenscar 2,427 km
24h 14m€456–658
Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Grenoble to Athens is to train and fly which costs €75 - €290 and takes 6h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Grenoble to Athens is to train and fly which takes 6h 48m and costs €75 - €290.
No, there is no direct bus from Grenoble to Athens. However, there are services departing from Grenoble and arriving at Athens via Beograd, Autobuska stanica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 24m.
The distance between Grenoble and Athens is 1928 km. The road distance is 2427 km.
The best way to get from Grenoble to Athens without a car is to train and ferry and bus which takes 30h 58m and costs €240 - €430.
It takes approximately 6h 48m to get from Grenoble to Athens, including transfers.
Grenoble to Athens bus services, operated by Lasta, depart from Grenoble station.
Grenoble to Athens bus services, operated by Lasta, arrive at Beograd, Autobuska stanica station.
Athens is 1h ahead of Grenoble. It is currently 8:13 AM in Grenoble and 9:13 AM in Athens.
Yes, the driving distance between Grenoble to Athens is 2427 km. It takes approximately 24h 14m to drive from Grenoble to Athens.
What companies run services between Grenoble, France and Athens, Greece?
You can take a bus from Grenoble to Athens via Beograd, Autobuska stanica in around 38h 24m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Saturday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–260
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Athens International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–230
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–200
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–210
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–250
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–330
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–320
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Grenoble to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Grenoble to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Grenoble to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Grenoble to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Grenoble to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Grenoble to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Grenoble to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Grenoble to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Grenoble to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Milano Centrale to Bologna centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna Centrale to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Centrale to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bologna Centrale to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Genève to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Wien Meidling to Budapest-Deli
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Thessaloniki to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
- 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
- +302105233969
- [email protected]
- Website
- fptravel.gr
Bus from Budapest to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Schedules at
- fptravel.gr
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Schedules at
- fptravel.gr
- Phone
- +381 800 334 334
- [email protected]
- Website
- lasta.rs
Bus from Grenoble to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Grenoble - Bus Station to Turin - Vittorio Emanuele Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–29
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Grenoble - Bus Station to Turin - Vittorio Emanuele Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Bus from Grenoble - Bus Station to Turin - Vittorio Emanuele Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
- Phone
- +393293958604
- [email protected]
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Torino - Corso Vittorio Emanuele to Elbasan
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +30694 051 4160
- [email protected]
- Website
- metroeuro.travel
Bus from Elbasan to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- metroeuro.travel
- Phone
- +355 67 604 2191
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Elbasan to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +30 2616 001 600
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTEL of Achaia S.A.
Bus from Patras to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- KTEL of Achaia S.A.
- Phone
- +30 2108919800
- [email protected]
- Website
- Superfast Ferries
Ferry from Bari M.ma to Igoumenitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- Superfast Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Venice to Port of Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €190–270
- Website
- Superfast Ferries
Ferry from Ferrovia "D" to P.le Roma "D"
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10
- Website
- ACTV — Azienda del Consorzio Trasporti Veneziano
- 75 min. Ticket
- €10
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