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Compare bus and flight for Brussels to Athens
Omio recommends booking the flight as it is the most popular option from Brussels to Athens among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price, take the bus, with an average ticket price of €210 For those with little time, consider booking a flight, which has an average total journey time of 7h 12m. Average ticket prices depend on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of €210, while a flight costs an average of €495.
Distance: 2089 km
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€495 Average price | €210 Average price Cheapest | €666 Average price (fuel + tolls) |
7h 12m Average total duration Fastest 5h 12m Onboard + 2h 0m Additional time* | 52h 21m Average total duration 51h 51m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 27h 55m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
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This is compared to other travel options from Brussels to Athens:
A bus is €285 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Brussels to Athens costing on average €495.
Other travel options to Athens take longer:
Bus takes on average 52h 21m.
Travel optionsfrom Brussels to Athens
How to get from Brussels to Athens by train, bus or flight.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Brussels to Athens is by taking a flight because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
FR 11971:55 PM3h05Brussels South Charleroi Airport6:00 PMAthens International Airport€731One-way0 transfers
Cheapest
- FR 11971:55 PM3h05Brussels South Charleroi Airport6:00 PMAthens International Airport€731One-way0 transfers
Fastest
A36238:00 PM2h59Brussels Airport11:59 PMAthens International Airport€1801One-way0 transfers
Other options
- A362111:15 AM3h00Brussels Airport3:15 PMAthens International Airport€1501One-way0 transfers
GQ8012:05 PM3h00Brussels Airport6:05 PMAthens International Airport€1531One-way0 transfers
AZ165 · AZ7226:55 PM4h50Brussels Airport12:45 AMAthens International Airport€1741One-way1 transfer
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This is compared to other travel options from Brussels to Athens:
A bus is €285 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Brussels to Athens costing on average €495.
Other travel options to Athens take longer:
Bus takes on average 52h 21m.
- Around 93 flights per day.
- Around 2 buses per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Brussels and Athens as scheduled services by bus and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Brussels Airport and arrive in Athens International Airport.
- Buses mostly depart from Brussels, Brussels South (Gare du Midi) and arrive in Athens, Lagoumitzi / Ilia Iliou (Αθήνα, Λαγουμιτζή / Ηλία Ηλιού).
- Travel with FlixBus to go to Athens by bus.
- Travel with Lufthansa Cityline, Indigo Airlines, Brussels Airlines, Qatar Airways, tarom, Croatia Airlines, Air Baltic, Helvetic Airways, Lot Polish Airlines, Egypt Air, British Airways, Ryanair, Edelweiss Air, Iberia, Sas Airways, Pegasus, Swiss, Transavia France, KLM, Austrian Airlines, Lufthansa, Air Serbia, Vueling, Smartwings, Bulgaria Air, Turkish Airlines, ITA, TAP Portugal, Aegean Airlines to go to Athens by flight.
- 6 direct flights per day with Brussels Airlines, Ryanair, Aegean Airlines.
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