There are 9 ways to get from Madrid to Greece by plane, train, bus, car, or busferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Athens International Airport
best- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane MAD - ATH
6h 14m€100–217Fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
cheapest- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane MAD - SKG
8h 23m€78–194Train, bus via Tirana
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Athensbus
41h 8mDrive 3,530.7 km
- Drive from Madrid to Athenscar 3,530.7 km
36h 30m€641–926Fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane MAD - HER
7h 42m€82–244Fly to Ioannina National Airport
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Ioannina National Airport (IOA)plane MAD - IOA
8h 27m€157–321Fly to Rhodes International Airport
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Rhodes International Airport (RHO)plane MAD - RHO
8h 30m€87–185Train, bus
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Athensbus
43h 17mBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Madrid to Genoabus
- Take the busferry from Genova Piazza Principe to Fierbusferry
- Take the bus from Fier to Athensbus
2d 11h
Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madrid to Greece is to fly which costs €75 - €200 and takes 8h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Madrid to Greece is to fly which takes 6h 14m and costs €100 - €220.
No, there is no direct bus from Madrid to Greece. However, there are services departing from Madrid and arriving at Athens via Genova Piazza Principe and Fier. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 11h.
The distance between Madrid and Greece is 2418 km. The road distance is 3530.7 km.
The best way to get from Madrid to Greece without a car is to train and bus via Tirana which takes 41h 8m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 14m to get from Madrid to Greece, including transfers.
Madrid to Greece bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Madrid station.
Madrid to Greece bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Genoa station.
Greece is 1h ahead of Madrid. It is currently 4:35 AM in Madrid and 5:35 AM in Greece.
Yes, the driving distance between Madrid to Greece is 3531 km. It takes approximately 36h 30m to drive from Madrid to Greece.
What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Greece?
Iberia, Air Europa, and two other airlines fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Athens International Airport (ATH) every 4 hours.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–170
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–260
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €140–200
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Dubrovnik
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Ioannina National Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–490
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–260
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- When
- Friday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–160
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–330
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–320
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–310
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €95–170
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €95–170
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- [email protected]
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +355 69 249 3348
- [email protected]
- Website
- pati-travel.al
Bus from Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 38m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 38m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30694 051 4160
- [email protected]
- Website
- metroeuro.travel
Bus from Tirana to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- metroeuro.travel
- Phone
- + 21 0524 9268
Bus from Tirana to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +302110120492
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Madrid to Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–210
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +355697278670
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Genova Piazza Principe to Fier
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Fier to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
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