There are 10 ways to get from Paris to Athens by plane, train, bus, night train, 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.
Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
best- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane CDG - ATH
6h 15m€120–256Fly from Paris Orly Airport
cheapest- Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane ORY - ATH
6h 20m€119–255Train, bus via Tirana
- Take the train from Paris Est to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraiasbus
32h 57mTrain, night train, bus
- Take the train from Paris Est to Stuttgart Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the night train from Stuttgart Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeldnighttrain En
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Thessalonikibus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
40h 14mDrive 2,812.1 km
- Drive from Paris to Athenscar 2,812.1 km
27h 24m€512–740Bus to Beauvais–Tillé Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Paris Porte Maillot to Aéroport Paris Beauvaisbus
- Fly from Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane BVA - ATH
8h 54m€136–259Bus
- Take the bus from Paris Gare de Lyon to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athensbus
36h 24mTrain, Bus
- Take the train from Paris Est to Mannheim Hbftrain Ice
- Take the bus from Mannheim to Larissabus
- Take the train from Larissa to Athenstrain Ic
2d€334–744Bus via Tirana
- Take the bus from Paris Nord to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Athensbus
2d 1hDrive, car train
- Drive from Paris to Fuldacar
- Take the car train from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Athenscar
31h 52m€500–721
Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Paris to Athens is to bus and fly which costs €130 - €260 and takes 8h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Paris to Athens is to fly which takes 6h 15m and costs €120 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Paris to Athens. However, there are services departing from Paris Gare de Lyon and arriving at Athens via Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 24m.
The distance between Paris and Athens is 2164 km. The road distance is 2812.1 km.
The best way to get from Paris to Athens without a car is to train and bus via Tirana which takes 32h 57m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 15m to get from Paris to Athens, including transfers.
Paris to Athens bus services, operated by Arjani Travel, depart from Paris Gare de Lyon station.
The best way to get from Paris to Athens is to fly which takes 6h 15m and costs €120 - €260. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 36h 24m.
Paris to Athens bus services, operated by Arjani Travel, arrive at Tirana station.
Athens is 1h ahead of Paris. It is currently 12:11 PM in Paris and 1:11 PM in Athens.
What companies run services between Paris, France and Athens, Greece?
Sky Express, Aegean Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Athens International Airport (ATH) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Paris Gare de Lyon to Athens via Tirana and Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave in around 36h 24m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–210
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Athens International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–210
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Athens International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–170
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Athens International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–170
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Athens International Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–390
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–400
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–180
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Athens International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Athens International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Athens International Airport via Dubrovnik
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–480
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Athens International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Athens International Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Est to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Est to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €120–200
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Est to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Paris Est to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–330
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Paris Est to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–450
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Paris Est to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–380
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris Est to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Night train from Stuttgart Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–50
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Thessaloniki to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
Train from Larissa to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- [email protected]
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 52m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Paris Gare de Lyon to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 7m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
- Phone
- +355 69 617 8170
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraias
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 210 92 33 33
- [email protected]
- Website
- koronatravel.gr
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
- Phone
- +33 (0) 9 77 40 24 20
- [email protected].
- Website
- aerobus.fr
Bus from Paris Porte Maillot to Aéroport Paris Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–15
- Schedules at
- aerobus.fr
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 67 604 2191
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +30 2310261280
- Website
- portokalidistours.com
Bus from Mannheim to Larissa
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €220–330
- Schedules at
- portokalidistours.gr
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Paris Nord to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- 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
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