There are 7 ways to get from Guangzhou to Athens by plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Athens International Airport
best- Fly from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane CAN - ATH
17h 56m€371–661Train, bus to Zhuhai Jinwan Airport, fly to Athens International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Guangzhou South station to Zhuhaitrain
- Take the bus from Zhuhai Gongbei to Zhuhai Golden Bay International Airportbus
- Fly from Zhuhai Jinwan Airport (ZUH) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane ZUH - ATH
22h 33m€209–628Train to Hong Kong International Airport, fly to Athens International Airport
- Take the train from Guangzhou South station to Shenzhen Northtrain
- Fly from Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane HKG - ATH
20h 48m€338–605Train to Huizhou Pingtan Airport, fly to Athens International Airport
- Take the train from Guangzhou Train Station to Huizhou Southtrain
- Fly from Huizhou Pingtan Airport (HUZ) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane HUZ - ATH
21h 27m€342–1,036Train to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport, fly to Athens International Airport
- Take the train from Guangzhou South station to Futian Stationtrain
- Fly from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport (SZX) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane SZX - ATH
20h 57m€338–720Fly Foshan Shadi Airport to Athens International Airport
- Fly from Foshan Shadi Airport (FUO) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane FUO - ATH
19h 41m€275–775Fly Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, train
- Fly from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane CAN - SKG
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain
24h 3m€444–804
Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Guangzhou to Athens is to train and bus and fly which costs €200 - €650 and takes 22h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Guangzhou to Athens is to fly which takes 17h 56m and costs €370 - €700.
The distance between Guangzhou and Athens is 8449 km.
It takes approximately 17h 56m to get from Guangzhou to Athens, including transfers.
Athens is 6h behind Guangzhou. It is currently 6:57 AM in Guangzhou and 12:57 AM in Athens.
There are 13004+ hotels available in Athens.
What companies run services between Guangzhou, China and Athens, Greece?
Turkish Airlines, Aegean Airlines, and seven other airlines fly from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) to Athens International Airport (ATH) every 4 hours.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Athens International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–750
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Athens International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–750
Flights from Foshan Shadi Airport to Athens International Airport via Tianfu International, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €260–900
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–850
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Athens International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–600
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–850
Flights from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–900
Flights from Zhuhai Jinwan Airport to Athens International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–650
Flights from Foshan Shadi Airport to Athens International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–750
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 42m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €200–850
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–700
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Athens International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–550
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Athens International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–500
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–850
Flights from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport to Athens International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €220–650
Flights from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–900
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–700
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Huizhou Pingtan Airport to Athens International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,000
Flights from Zhuhai Jinwan Airport to Athens International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–600
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Huizhou Pingtan Airport to Athens International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,100
Flights from Zhuhai Jinwan Airport to Athens International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–650
Flights from Foshan Shadi Airport to Athens International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–750
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Athens International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–750
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Athens International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–750
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–700
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Athens International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–850
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Athens International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–800
Flights from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport to Athens International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Athens International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €290–750
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 22m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–800
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–850
Flights from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–900
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–700
- Website
- gulfair.com
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Athens International Airport via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €210–550
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–700
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Athens International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–600
Flights from Huizhou Pingtan Airport to Athens International Airport via Tianfu International, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Athens International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–800
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–900
- Website
- arkia.co.il
Flights from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport to Athens International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €240–800
- Website
- flyaircairo.com
Flights from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport to Athens International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–800
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport to Athens International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–850
Train from Guangzhou South station to Shenzhen North
- 2nd Class Seat
- €6–8
- 1st Class Seat
- €10–12
- Business Class Seat
- €14–21
Train from Guangzhou Train Station to Huizhou South
- 2nd Class Seat
- €9–11
- 1st Class Seat
- €15–18
- Business Class Seat
- €22–35
Train from Guangzhou South station to Futian Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- €7–8
- 1st Class Seat
- €11–13
- Business Class Seat
- €15–23
Train from Guangzhou South station to Zhuhai
- 2nd Class Seat
- €7–8
- 1st Class Seat
- €11–13
- Business Class Seat
- €16–24
Train from Guangzhou South station to Shenzhen North
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- €7–11
- Adult - 1st Class
- €8–13
Train from Guangzhou South station to Zhuhai
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- €8–11
- Adult - 1st Class
- €9–14
Train from Guangzhou South station to Zhuhai
- Adult - second class
- €5–9
- 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.
- Website
- zhairport.com
Bus from Zhuhai Gongbei to Zhuhai Golden Bay International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4
- Schedules at
- zhairport.com
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