There are 6 ways to get from Richmond to Athens by plane, bus, subway, or 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 Richmond International Airport
best- Fly from Richmond International Airport (RIC) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane RIC - ATH
15h 40m€339–1,135Bus to Charlottesville, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Richmond to Charlottesvillebus
- Fly from Charlottesville (CHO) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane CHO - ATH
16h 9m€337–937Bus, subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Richmond to Washington Union Stationbus
- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane IAD - ATH
15h 13m€467–768Bus to Norfolk International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Richmond to Norfolkbus
- Fly from Norfolk International Airport (ORF) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane ORF - ATH
17h 16m€907–1,475Bus to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Richmond to Washington Union Stationbus
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane DCA - ATH
16h 29m€477–1,568Bus, train to Philadelphia International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Richmond to Washington Union Stationbus
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane PHL - ATH
16h 29m€511–1,140
Richmond International Airport (RIC) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Richmond to Athens is to bus and train and fly which costs €500 - €1200 and takes 16h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Richmond to Athens is to bus and subway and fly which takes 15h 13m and costs €460 - €800.
The distance between Richmond and Athens is 8430 km.
It takes approximately 15h 40m to get from Richmond to Athens, including transfers.
Athens is 7h ahead of Richmond. It is currently 7:09 PM in Richmond and 2:09 AM in Athens.
There are 11106+ hotels available in Athens.
What companies run services between Richmond, VA, USA and Athens, Greece?
American Airlines, Delta, and JetBlue Airways fly from Richmond International Airport (RIC) to Athens International Airport (ATH) 3 times a day.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Athens International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Athens International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–900
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Athens International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–950
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Athens International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–950
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Athens International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €430–1,500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–900
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Athens International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–1,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–1,000
Flights from Charlottesville to Athens International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–900
Flights from Charlottesville to Athens International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–900
Flights from Charlottesville to Athens International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
Flights from Charlottesville to Athens International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–850
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Athens International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Athens International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–900
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Athens International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–950
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Athens International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €430–1,500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Athens International Airport via Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 21m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from Charlottesville to Athens International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–1,000
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Athens International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–950
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €350–1,300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–900
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Athens International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–1,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–1,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–900
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Athens International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–850
- Website
- flynorse.com
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Athens International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 3m
- When
- Saturday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €240–650
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–800
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €2–3
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- €2–3
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–550
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- €26–400
- First Class
- €130–550
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Richmond to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–27
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Richmond to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–27
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Richmond to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–27
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Richmond to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–25
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Richmond to Charlottesville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Richmond to Norfolk
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Richmond to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–25
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Richmond to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–25
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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