There are 12 ways to get from Le Mans to Athens by train, plane, ferry, bus, car ferry, car, or car train
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 Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Le Mans to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane CDG - ATH
7h 53m€130–327Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Le Mans to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane NTE - ATH
8h 20m€122–305Train, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Le Mans to Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Torino Porta Susatrain Tgv
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Bari Centraletrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Bari M.ma to Igoumenitsaferry Asf
- Take the bus from Igoumenitsa to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTELbus
34h 34m€386–654Bus
- Take the bus from Le Mans - Université Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris Gare de Lyon to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athensbus
41h 4mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Le Mans to Bruxelles Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid to Praha hl.n.train
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Budapest-Delitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Budapest to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
45h 30m€320–594Train to Paris Orly Airport, fly
- Take the train from Le Mans to Massy Tgvtrain
- Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane ORY - ATH
7h 37m€145–380Train to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, fly
- Take the train from Le Mans to Rennestrain
- Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane RNS - ATH
10h 15m€151–390Train to Caen – Carpiquet Airport, fly
- Take the train from Le Mans to Caentrain
- Fly from Caen – Carpiquet Airport (CFR) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane CFR - ATH
11h 35m€162–662Train, ferry, car ferry, bus
- Take the train from Le Mans to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu 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 6h€416–689Bus via Tirana
- Take the bus from Le Mans - Université Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris Nord to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Athensbus
2d 6hDrive 2,977.6 km
- Drive from Le Mans to Athenscar 2,977.6 km
29h 59m€558–806Drive, car train
- Drive from Le Mans to Fuldacar
- Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Athenscar
33h 39m€544–781
Le Mans to Athens by train, bus, ferry, and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Le Mans to Athens is to train and fly which costs €120 - €310 and takes 8h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Le Mans to Athens is to train and fly which takes 7h 37m and costs €140 - €380.
No, there is no direct bus from Le Mans station to Athens. However, there are services departing from Le Mans - Université Bus Station and arriving at Athens via Paris Gare de Lyon and Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41h 4m.
The distance between Le Mans and Athens is 2405 km. The road distance is 2977.6 km.
The best way to get from Le Mans to Athens without a car is to train and ferry and bus which takes 34h 34m and costs €380 - €700.
It takes approximately 7h 53m to get from Le Mans to Athens, including transfers.
Le Mans to Athens bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Le Mans - Université Bus Station.
Le Mans to Athens bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station.
Athens is 1h ahead of Le Mans. It is currently 9:56 PM in Le Mans and 10:56 PM in Athens.
Yes, the driving distance between Le Mans to Athens is 2978 km. It takes approximately 29h 59m to drive from Le Mans to Athens.
What companies run services between Le Mans, France and Athens, Greece?
You can take a bus from Le Mans - Université Bus Station to Athens via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, Bercy, Gare de Lyon, Paris Gare de Lyon, Tirana, and Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave in around 41h 4m.
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Athens International Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–270
Flights from Caen – Carpiquet Airport to Athens International Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–430
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Le Mans to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Le Mans to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €130–210
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Le Mans to Massy Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Le Mans to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Le Mans to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Le Mans to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- TGV inOui
- 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
- +30 2108919800
- [email protected]
- Website
- Superfast Ferries
Ferry from Bari M.ma to Igoumenitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice 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
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