There are 5 ways to get from Hong Kong to Athens by plane, train, 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 Hong Kong International Airport to Athens International Airport
best- Fly from Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane HKG - ATH
18h 47m€323–564Fly Hong Kong International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, train
cheapest- Fly from Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane HKG - SKG
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain
24h 54m€286–907Fly Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Fly from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport (SZX) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane SZX - ATH
19h 6m€332–727Train to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, fly to Athens International Airport
- Take the train from West Kowloon Station to Guangzhou Easttrain
- Fly from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane CAN - ATH
19h 21m€381–672Ferry, ferry to Macau International Airport, fly to Athens International Airport
- Take the ferry from Star Ferry Pier at Salisbury Road to Central Pier No.7 at Man Kwong Streetferry
- Take the ferry from Hong Kong Sheung Wan to Macau Taipa Ferry Terminalferry
- Fly from Macau International Airport (MFM) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane MFM - ATH
20h 49m€289–885
Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Hong Kong to Athens is to fly which costs €320 - €600 and takes 18h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Hong Kong to Athens is to fly which takes 18h 47m and costs €320 - €600.
The distance between Hong Kong and Athens is 8569 km.
It takes approximately 18h 47m to get from Hong Kong to Athens, including transfers.
Athens is 6h behind Hong Kong. It is currently 11:04 PM in Hong Kong and 5:04 PM in Athens.
There are 13024+ hotels available in Athens.
What companies run services between Hong Kong and Athens, Greece?
Turkish Airlines, Etihad, and four other airlines fly from Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) to Athens International Airport (ATH) 5 times a day.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
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 Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Athens International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–750
Flights from Macau International Airport to Athens International Airport via Noi Bai International, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–1,100
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–850
- Website
- etihad.com
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 Athens International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–550
- Website
- en.aegeanair.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 Athens International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–600
Flights from Macau International Airport to Athens International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €300–850
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €290–900
- Website
- emirates.com
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
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Athens International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–850
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 2m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–950
- Website
- qatarairways.com
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 Athens International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–750
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Macau International Airport to Athens International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €260–850
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Macau International Airport to Athens International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €300–850
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €300–950
Train from West Kowloon Station to Guangzhou East
- 2nd Class Seat
- €10–12
- 1st Class Seat
- €17–19
- Business Class Seat
- €25–35
- 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
- (852) 2367 7065
- [email protected]
- Website
- starferry.com.hk
Ferry from Star Ferry Pier at Salisbury Road to Central Pier No.7 at Man Kwong Street
- Ave. Duration
- 9 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €1
- Schedules at
- td.gov.hk
- Phone
- +852 2359 9990
- Website
- cotaiwaterjet.com
Ferry from Hong Kong Sheung Wan to Macau Taipa Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–26
- Schedules at
- cotaiwaterjet.com
- Weekdays
- €20
- Weekends/Holidays
- €22
- Night Sailing
- €26
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