There are 10 ways to get from Santiago de Compostela to Athens by plane, train, bus, 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 Santiago De Compostela Airport
best- Fly from Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane SCQ - ATH
8h 50m€120–340Train to A Coruña Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Santiago De Compostela to La Coruna-San Cristobaltrain
- Fly from A Coruña Airport (LCG) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane LCG - ATH
9h 41m€118–376Train, bus via Madrid
- Take the train from Santiago De Compostela to Madrid Chamartíntrain Ave
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Alacant/Alicante Terminaltrain Ave
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant to Tarragonabus
- Take the bus from Tarragona - Bus Station to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Athensbus
2d 4hDrive 3,850.7 km
- Drive from Santiago de Compostela to Athenscar 3,850.7 km
39h 33m€721–1,041Train to Vigo, fly
- Take the train from Santiago De Compostela to Vigo Urzaiztrain
- Fly from Vigo (VGO) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane VGO - ATH
10h 48m€123–375Train, bus
- Take the train from Santiago De Compostela to Barcelona-Santstrain Alv
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Athensbus
2d 5hBus
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santiago de Compostela to Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Santsbus
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Athensbus
2d 5hTrain, bus via Bratislava
- Take the train from Santiago De Compostela to Madrid Chamartíntrain Ave
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Marseille St Charlestrain
- Take the bus from Marseille to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivybus
- Take the bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Thessalonikibus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
2d 14h€450–727Bus via Pontevedra
- Take the bus from Santiago de Compostela Estación de Autobuses to Pontevedra Estación de Autobusesbus
- Take the bus from Pontevedra to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nordbus
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Athensbus
2d 19hDrive, car train
- Drive from Santiago de Compostela to Fuldacar
- Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Athenscar
46h 41m€744–1,070
Santiago de Compostela to Athens by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Santiago de Compostela to Athens is to train and fly which costs €110 - €380 and takes 9h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Santiago de Compostela to Athens is to fly which takes 8h 50m and costs €120 - €340.
No, there is no direct bus from Santiago de Compostela to Athens. However, there are services departing from Estación de autobuses de Santiago de Compostela and arriving at Athens via Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants, Terminal D and Tirana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 5h.
The distance between Santiago de Compostela and Athens is 2822 km. The road distance is 3850.7 km.
The best way to get from Santiago de Compostela to Athens without a car is to train and bus via Madrid which takes 2 days 4h and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 50m to get from Santiago de Compostela to Athens, including transfers.
Santiago de Compostela to Athens bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Estación de autobuses de Santiago de Compostela station.
The best way to get from Santiago de Compostela to Athens is to fly which takes 8h 50m and costs €120 - €340. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 2 days 5h.
Santiago de Compostela to Athens bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants station.
Athens is 1h ahead of Santiago de Compostela. It is currently 1:28 PM in Santiago de Compostela and 2:28 PM in Athens.
What companies run services between Santiago de Compostela, Spain and Athens, Greece?
Vueling Airlines, Iberia, and four other airlines fly from Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ) to Athens International Airport (ATH) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Estación de autobuses de Santiago de Compostela to Athens via Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants, Tirana, Terminal D, Sheshi Shqiponja, and Tirana in around 2d 5h.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Athens International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–330
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Athens International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–430
Flights from A Coruña Airport to Athens International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–420
Flights from A Coruña Airport to Athens International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Vigo to Athens International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–450
Flights from Vigo to Athens International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–290
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Athens International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–330
Flights from A Coruña Airport to Athens International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–420
Flights from A Coruña Airport to Athens International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Vigo to Athens International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–450
Flights from Vigo to Athens International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–290
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Athens International Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €140–420
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Athens International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €140–420
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Athens International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €150–440
Flights from A Coruña Airport to Athens International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–410
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from A Coruña Airport to Athens International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–470
Flights from Vigo to Athens International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–340
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Athens International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €120–420
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from A Coruña Airport to Athens International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Santiago De Compostela to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Santiago De Compostela to La Coruna-San Cristobal
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Santiago De Compostela to Vigo Urzaiz
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–24
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Santiago De Compostela to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Santiago De Compostela to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Santiago De Compostela to La Coruna-San Cristobal
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Santiago De Compostela to Vigo Urzaiz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Santiago De Compostela to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €160–230
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Santiago De Compostela to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €140–210
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Ouigo
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- [email protected]
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Iryo
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Thessaloniki to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant to Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santiago de Compostela to Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–150
- Website
- ALSA
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant to Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +355 69 249 3348
- [email protected]
- Website
- pati-travel.al
Bus from Tarragona - Bus Station to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 38m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 38m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30694 051 4160
- [email protected]
- Website
- metroeuro.travel
Bus from Tirana to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- metroeuro.travel
Bus from Tirana to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- metroeuro.travel
- Phone
- + 21 0524 9268
Bus from Tirana to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- 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
Bus from Tirana to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Marseille to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–200
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- [email protected]
- Website
- Simeonidis Tours
Bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- Simeonidis Tours
- Phone
- +30 210 92 33 33
- [email protected]
- Website
- koronatravel.gr
Bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
- Phone
- +34 900 92 91 92
- [email protected]
- Website
- Monbus
Bus from Santiago de Compostela Estación de Autobuses to Pontevedra Estación de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–6
- Website
- Monbus
Bus from Pontevedra to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–95
- Website
- Monbus
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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