There are 6 ways to get from Kyoto to Greece by train, plane, 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.
Train to Kansai International Airport, fly to Athens International Airport
best- Take the train from Kyōto to Kansai Airporttrain
- Fly from Kansai International Airport (KIX) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane KIX - ATH
20h 15m€409–720Bus to Osaka International Airport, fly to Athens International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Kyoto Station Hachijou gate to Osaka Itami Airport South Terminalbus
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane ITM - ATH
24h 5m€266–768Train to Kansai International Airport, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Take the train from Kyōto to Kansai Airporttrain
- Fly from Kansai International Airport (KIX) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane KIX - SKG
21h 18m€312–863Train to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, fly to Athens International Airport
- Take the train from Kyoto to Nagoyatrain
- Fly from Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane NGO - ATH
21h 51mTrain to Kobe, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Take the train from Kyoto to Shin Kobetrain
- Fly from Kobe (UKB) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane UKB - SKG
24h 39mTrain to Kobe, fly to Athens International Airport
- Take the train from Kyoto to Shin Kobetrain
- Fly from Kobe (UKB) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane UKB - ATH
22h 26m
Kansai International Airport (KIX) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kyoto to Greece is to bus and fly which costs €260 - €800 and takes 24h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Kyoto to Greece is to train and fly which takes 20h 15m and costs €400 - €750.
The distance between Kyoto and Greece is 9426 km.
It takes approximately 20h 15m to get from Kyoto to Greece, including transfers.
Greece is 7h behind Kyoto. It is currently 5:52 PM in Kyoto and 10:52 AM in Greece.
There are 12941+ hotels available in Greece.
What companies run services between Kyoto, Japan and Greece?
There is no direct connection from Kyoto to Greece. However, you can take the train to Kansai Airport, walk to Kansai International Airport (KIX) airport, fly to Athens International Airport (ATH), walk to Athens Airport, then take the subway to Monastiraki. Alternatively, you can take the train to Kansai Airport, walk to Kansai International Airport (KIX) airport, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG), walk to Thessaloniki Airport, then take the bus to Thessaloniki Neos Sidirodromikos Stathmos.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Athens International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–950
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,100
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Athens International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–950
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Athens International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €280–950
Flights from Kobe to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Tokyo Haneda, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 37m
- When
- Wednesday to Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €370–2,900
Flights from Kobe to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Incheon, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,200
Flights from Kobe to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Taiwan Taoyuan, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,300
Flights from Kobe to Athens International Airport via Incheon, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from Kobe to Athens International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–1,100
Flights from Kobe to Athens International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Athens International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–800
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Athens International Airport via Fukuoka, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–750
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Athens International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €240–700
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Athens International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–800
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Shanghai Pudong, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €300–900
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Athens International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €240–700
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Athens International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–800
Flights from Kobe to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Taiwan Taoyuan, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,300
Flights from Kobe to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Tokyo Haneda, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €420–2,900
Flights from Kobe to Athens International Airport via Incheon, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Athens International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–700
Flights from Kobe to Athens International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €280–800
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,300
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Athens International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €360–1,100
Flights from Kobe to Athens International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €420–1,300
- Website
- elal.com
Flights from Kobe to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Incheon, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €600–1,400
Flights from Kobe to Athens International Airport via Incheon, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,200
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Athens International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,000
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–850
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Athens International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,000
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Athens International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €240–650
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Kobe to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Taiwan Taoyuan, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,300
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Kyōto to Kansai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–12
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Kyōto to Kansai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–12
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
Train from Kyoto to Nagoya
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
Train from Kyoto to Shin Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
Train from Kyoto to Shin Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
- Phone
- 06-6844-1124
- Website
- hankyu-kankobus.co.jp
Bus from Kyoto Station Hachijou gate to Osaka Itami Airport South Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–9
- Schedules at
- www-hankyu-kankobus-co-jp-e.athp.transer.com
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