There are 3 ways to get from Rio de Janeiro to Athens Airport (ATH) by plane or bus
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Fly from Santos Dumont Airport
best- Fly from Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane SDU - ATH
18h 30m€350–950Fly from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport
- Fly from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport (GIG) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane GIG - ATH
17h 17m€491–951Bus, bus to São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário Novo Rio to Terminal Rodoviário de Jacareíbus
- Take the bus from Jacareí to Tietê Bus Terminalbus
- Fly from São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport (GRU) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane GRU - ATH
22h 15m€468–883
Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rio de Janeiro to Athens Airport (ATH) is to fly which costs €350 - €950 and takes 18h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Rio de Janeiro to Athens Airport (ATH) is to fly which takes 17h 17m and costs €490 - €950.
The distance between Rio de Janeiro and Athens Airport (ATH) is 9732 km.
It takes approximately 18h 30m to fly from Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) to Athens International Airport (ATH), including transfers and time at the airport.
There is no direct flight from Santos Dumont Airport Airport to Athens International Airport Airport. The quickest flight takes 18h 30m and has two stopovers.
Athens Airport (ATH) is 6h ahead of Rio de Janeiro. It is currently 5:09 AM in Rio de Janeiro and 11:09 AM in Athens Airport (ATH).
Vueling Airlines, Sky Express, TAP Portugal and four other airlines offer flights from Santos Dumont Airport Airport to Athens International Airport Airport.
There are 13690+ hotels available in Athens Airport (ATH).
What companies run services between Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Athens Airport (ATH), Greece?
LATAM Chile, Vueling Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) to Athens International Airport (ATH) 5 times a day.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Santos Dumont Airport to Athens International Airport via São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €350–950
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €500–650
Flights from São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €450–700
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Santos Dumont Airport to Athens International Airport via São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,200
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Athens International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,000
Flights from São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport to Athens International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €500–700
Flights from São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport to Athens International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €500–700
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Santos Dumont Airport to Athens International Airport via Brasilia, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €340–950
Flights from Santos Dumont Airport to Athens International Airport via Belo Horizonte Confins, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €330–950
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Athens International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €310–900
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Athens International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,000
Flights from São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport to Athens International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €360–1,000
Flights from São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport to Athens International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €500–700
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Athens International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €340–1,100
Flights from São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
Flights from São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €450–700
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Athens International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport to Athens International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–1,000
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Santos Dumont Airport to Athens International Airport via São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €410–1,200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Athens International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Athens International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport to Athens International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–950
- Phone
- 0800 433 2324
- [email protected]
- Website
- viacaonova.com.br
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário Novo Rio to Terminal Rodoviário de Jacareí
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Schedules at
- viacaonova.com.br
- Book at
- viacaonova.com.br
Bus from Jacareí to Tietê Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Schedules at
- viacaonova.com.br
- Book at
- viacaonova.com.br
- Phone
- +55 11 3775-3850
- Website
- passaromarron.com.br
Bus from Jacareí to Tietê Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–13
- Schedules at
- passaromarron.com.br
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