There are 5 ways to get from Queenstown to Athens by plane, bus, or car ferry
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Fly Queenstown Airport to Athens International Airport
best- Fly from Queenstown Airport (ZQN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane ZQN - ATH
28h 38m€494–1,240Bus to Dunedin, fly to Athens International Airport
- Take the bus from Queenstown to Dunedin Airportbus
- Fly from Dunedin (DUD) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane DUD - ATH
34h 20m€638–1,360Fly Queenstown Airport to Mykonos, car ferry
- Fly from Queenstown Airport (ZQN) to Mykonos (JMK)plane ZQN - JMK
- Take the carferry from Mykonos to Port of Piraeuscarferry
34h 14m€672–1,877Bus to Invercargill, fly to Athens International Airport
- Take the bus from Queenstown to Invercargillbus
- Fly from Invercargill (IVC) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane IVC - ATH
35h 15m€517–1,073Bus to Christchurch International Airport, fly to Athens International Airport
- Take the bus from Queenstown to Rollestonbus
- Fly from Christchurch International Airport (CHC) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane CHC - ATH
36h 2m€894–1,390
Queenstown Airport (ZQN) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Queenstown to Athens is to bus and fly which costs €500 - €1100 and takes 35h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Queenstown to Athens is to fly which takes 28h 38m and costs €490 - €1300.
The distance between Queenstown and Athens is 17040 km.
It takes approximately 28h 38m to get from Queenstown to Athens, including transfers.
Athens is 9h behind Queenstown. It is currently 12:18 PM in Queenstown and 3:18 AM in Athens.
There are 13684+ hotels available in Athens.
What companies run services between Queenstown, New Zealand and Athens, Greece?
Virgin Australia, Qatar Airways, and five other airlines fly from Queenstown Airport (ZQN) to Athens International Airport (ATH) every 4 hours.
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Queenstown Airport to Athens International Airport via Melbourne, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €600–1,700
Flights from Queenstown Airport to Athens International Airport via Sydney, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €600–1,700
Flights from Dunedin to Athens International Airport via Gold Coast, Ngurah Rai, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €700–1,900
Flights from Dunedin to Athens International Airport via Christchurch International Airport, Singapore Changi, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €650–2,300
Flights from Queenstown Airport to Mykonos via Melbourne, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €850–2,300
Flights from Queenstown Airport to Mykonos via Sydney, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €850–2,300
Flights from Invercargill to Athens International Airport via Auckland, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,500
Flights from Invercargill to Athens International Airport via Christchurch International Airport, Singapore Changi, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €500–3,700
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Queenstown Airport to Athens International Airport via Melbourne, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €600–1,700
Flights from Queenstown Airport to Athens International Airport via Sydney, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €600–1,700
Flights from Dunedin to Athens International Airport via Gold Coast, Ngurah Rai, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €700–1,900
Flights from Queenstown Airport to Mykonos via Melbourne, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €850–2,300
Flights from Queenstown Airport to Mykonos via Sydney, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €850–2,300
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Queenstown Airport to Athens International Airport via Sydney, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,200
Flights from Queenstown Airport to Athens International Airport via Melbourne, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,200
Flights from Dunedin to Athens International Airport via Gold Coast, Ngurah Rai, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,400
Flights from Queenstown Airport to Mykonos via Sydney, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €600–1,700
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Queenstown Airport to Athens International Airport via Sydney, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €650–1,900
Flights from Queenstown Airport to Athens International Airport via Melbourne, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €650–1,900
Flights from Dunedin to Athens International Airport via Gold Coast, Ngurah Rai, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €750–2,100
Flights from Queenstown Airport to Mykonos via Sydney, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €900–2,500
Flights from Invercargill to Athens International Airport via Auckland, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €600–1,700
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Dunedin to Athens International Airport via Christchurch International Airport, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €600–1,300
Flights from Invercargill to Athens International Airport via Christchurch International Airport, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,000
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Athens International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €430–950
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Queenstown Airport to Athens International Airport via Sydney, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €650–1,900
Flights from Queenstown Airport to Athens International Airport via Melbourne, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €650–1,900
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Dunedin to Athens International Airport via Christchurch International Airport, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €600–1,300
Flights from Invercargill to Athens International Airport via Christchurch International Airport, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,000
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Dunedin to Athens International Airport via Christchurch International Airport, Singapore Changi, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €650–4,800
- Website
- gulfair.com
Flights from Invercargill to Athens International Airport via Christchurch International Airport, Singapore Changi, Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–3,700
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Athens International Airport via Singapore Changi, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €500–1,500
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5780
- [email protected]
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Queenstown to Dunedin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–26
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Queenstown to Rolleston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–55
- Website
- InterCity
- Phone
- +64 274 497 994
- [email protected]
- Website
- catchabussouth.com
Bus from Queenstown to Invercargill
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Schedules at
- catchabussouth.com
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- [email protected]
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Mykonos to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- Seajets
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