There are 11 ways to get from Greece to Spain by plane, bus, train, or car
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Fly Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
best- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)SKG - BCN
6h 23m€72–187Fly Athens International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
cheapest- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)ATH - BCN
6h 38m€64–184Bus, train
- Take the bus from Athens to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana to Montpellier
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Barcelona-Sants
34h 10mBus, train via Turin
- Take the bus from Athens to Rrogozhinë
- Take the bus from Rrogozhinë to Bari Porto
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Torino Porta Susa
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Lyon Part DieuFr
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
36h 15mDrive 2,967.9 km
- Drive from Athens to Barcelona2,967.9 km
30h 32m€528–763Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)HER - BCN
6h 21m€91–216Fly Athens International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)ATH - MAD
6h 49m€77–194Fly Athens International Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI)ATH - PMI
6h 3m€74–184Fly Athens International Airport to Málaga Airport
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Málaga Airport (AGP)ATH - AGP
7h 8m€71–191Bus via Tirana
- Take the bus from Athens to Elbasan
- Take the bus from Elbasan to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord
41h 16mBus
- Take the bus from Athens to Sofia
- Take the bus from Sofia to Barcelona
2d 3h€178–218
Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Greece to Spain is to fly which costs €60 - €190 and takes 6h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Greece to Spain is to fly which takes 6h 3m and costs €70 - €190.
No, there is no direct bus from Greece to Spain. However, there are services departing from Athens and arriving at Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord via Elbasan and Tirana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41h 16m.
The distance between Greece and Spain is 1788 km. The road distance is 2967.9 km.
The best way to get from Greece to Spain without a car is to bus and train which takes 34h 10m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 23m to get from Greece to Spain, including transfers.
Greece to Spain bus services, operated by Top Lines, depart from Athens station.
The best way to get from Greece to Spain is to fly which takes 6h 23m and costs €70 - €190. Alternatively, you can bus via Tirana, which costs and takes 41h 16m.
Greece to Spain bus services, operated by Top Lines, arrive at Elbasan station.
Yes, the driving distance between Greece to Spain is 2968 km. It takes approximately 30h 32m to drive from Greece to Spain.
What companies run services between Greece and Spain?
Aegean Airlines, Air Serbia, and Ryanair fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Athens to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord via Elbasan and Tirana in around 41h 16m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Athens International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–180
Flights from Athens International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–190
Flights from Athens International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–190
Flights from Athens International Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
Flights from Athens International Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €80–210
Flights from Athens International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–150
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from Athens International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–150
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–180
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Athens International Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Athens International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–550
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–140
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Bari Centrale to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–190
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +210 52 25 550
- arttouroe@gmail.com
- Website
- arttour.gr
Bus from Athens to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- arttour.gr
Bus from Athens to Rrogozhinë
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- arttour.gr
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- info@anumitravel.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Montpellier
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 36m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Rrogozhinë to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Athens to Elbasan
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +383 38 616 161
- travel@gjirafa.com
- Website
- gjirafa.com
Bus from Elbasan to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3
- Schedules at
- https://travel.gjirafa.com/en
- Phone
- 02 981 13 33
- outgoing@tourist-service.com
- Website
- en.tourist-service.com
Bus from Athens to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €68
- Website
- https://en.tourist-service.com/
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Sofia to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €110–150
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
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