There are 5 ways to get from San Luis Obispo to Athens by plane, bus, 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 San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport
best- Fly from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane SBP - ATH
21h 31m€279–936Bus to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, fly
- Take the bus from San Luis Obispo to Uc Santa Barbara Amtrak Bus Stopbus
- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane SBA - ATH
23h 50m€311–930Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly
- Take the train from San Luis Obispo to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane LAX - ATH
23h 46m€478–1,022Train to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly
- Take the train from San Luis Obispo to San Josetrain
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane SJC - ATH
25h 3m€392–1,008Train, bus to Meadows Field Airport, fly
- Take the train from San Luis Obispo to Oxnardtrain
- Take the bus from Oxnard to Bakersfieldbus
- Fly from Meadows Field Airport (BFL) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane BFL - ATH
27h 37m€464–1,399
San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Luis Obispo to Athens is to bus and fly which costs €310 - €950 and takes 23h 50m.
The fastest way to get from San Luis Obispo to Athens is to fly which takes 21h 31m and costs €270 - €950.
The distance between San Luis Obispo and Athens is 11134 km.
It takes approximately 21h 31m to get from San Luis Obispo to Athens, including transfers.
Athens is 10h ahead of San Luis Obispo. It is currently 8:55 AM in San Luis Obispo and 6:55 PM in Athens.
There are 13682+ hotels available in Athens.
What companies run services between San Luis Obispo, CA, USA and Athens, Greece?
United Airlines, Lufthansa, and four other airlines fly from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP) to Athens International Airport (ATH) every 4 hours.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Athens International Airport via Denver, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–950
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Athens International Airport via Denver, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–950
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Athens International Airport via Seattle, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–950
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Athens International Airport via Denver, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–900
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Athens International Airport via Denver, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–900
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–950
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €390–850
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Athens International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €390–850
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Athens International Airport via Portland, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 27m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €300–850
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Athens International Airport via San Francisco, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Athens International Airport via Denver, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €380–1,300
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Athens International Airport via San Francisco, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,300
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Athens International Airport via Denver, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €340–1,300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Athens International Airport via Denver, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–900
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Athens International Airport via Portland, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–900
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Athens International Airport via Denver, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–850
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Athens International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Athens International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Athens International Airport via Minneapolis, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Athens International Airport via Portland, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–1,100
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Athens International Airport via Denver, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Athens International Airport via Denver, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–900
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Athens International Airport via Seattle, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–950
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Athens International Airport via Denver, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–850
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Athens International Airport via Denver, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €270–900
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €390–850
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Athens International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €390–850
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Athens International Airport via Minneapolis, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Athens International Airport via Portland, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 27m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €300–850
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Athens International Airport via Denver, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–900
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Athens International Airport via Denver, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–850
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Athens International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Athens International Airport via Denver, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Athens International Airport via Portland, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–900
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Athens International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Athens International Airport via Minneapolis, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Athens International Airport via Portland, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–1,100
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Athens International Airport via Denver, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–900
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Athens International Airport via Denver, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–850
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Athens International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €400–850
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Athens International Airport via Minneapolis, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,100
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Athens International Airport via San Francisco, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Athens International Airport via Denver, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–900
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Athens International Airport via Denver, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–850
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €350–900
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Athens International Airport via Minneapolis, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,100
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Athens International Airport via Minneapolis, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 16m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Athens International Airport via Portland, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 27m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €300–850
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Athens International Airport via San Francisco, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Athens International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,100
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Athens International Airport via Minneapolis, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 16m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,100
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Athens International Airport via Portland, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,400
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from San Luis Obispo to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from San Luis Obispo to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from San Luis Obispo to Oxnard
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from San Luis Obispo to Uc Santa Barbara Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Oxnard to Bakersfield
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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