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4.6Travel Information to Athens from Thessaloniki
 Distance | 187 miles (302 km) |
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 Available travel modes | Train, bus, flight or ferry |
 Ticket price range | $20 - $82 |
 Cheapest mode | Train • $20 (€18) • 4 h 53 min |
 Fastest mode | Flight • $40 (€36) • 50 min |
 Popular travel companies | KTEL Thessalonikis, Blue Star Ferries, Aegean Airlines or Hellenic Train |
Travel 187 miles (302 km) by train, bus, flight or ferry between Thessaloniki and Athens. The most popular travel companies which serve this journey are KTEL Thessalonikis, Blue Star Ferries, Aegean Airlines or Hellenic Train among others. Travelers can even take a direct bus, ferry, flight or train from Thessaloniki to Athens.
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How to Travel from Thessaloniki to Athens?
The main way to travel from Thessaloniki to Athens is by plane. The average time for a direct flight is 50 minutes, while connecting flights take longer. A flight with transfer can take anywhere between 2 hours and 30 minutes and more than 19 hours, depending on the layover time and the number of transfers. There are flights with one or two transfers, and services are available every day of the week.
What Is the Cheapest Way to Get from Thessaloniki to Athens?
The cheapest way to travel from Thessaloniki to Athens is by plane. Direct flights cost significantly less than connecting flights. The majority of the lowest cost flights are from Olympic, and are operated by Aegean airlines. The services are available daily, and the earliest flight leaves around 6:25 a.m. while the last plane leaves around 10:25 p.m. during the week.
What Is the Fastest Way to Travel from Thessaloniki to Athens?
The fastest way to travel from Thessaloniki to Athens is through a direct flight. Olympic flights operated by Aegean Airlines take approximately 50 minutes to fly from Thessaloniki International Airport to Athens International Airport. Check-in time is about 50 minutes. The fastest connecting flights take around 2 hours and 34 minutes.
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Travel from Thessaloniki to Athens by Plane
Planes travel from Thessaloniki to Athens every day. You can find around 10 direct flights and around 24 more indirect flights daily. In total, there are approximately 34 flights between Thessaloniki and Athens each day, and there are several service providers for this route. For example, Olympic Air provides direct flights from Thessaloniki to Athens. Olympic Air is a subsidiary of Aegean Airlines, which is the Greek National Carrier. Other flight providers from Thessaloniki to Athens include Sky Express, Air Serbia, Blue Air, Turkish Airlines, Tarom, and Transavia Airlines.
When flying on Olympic Air, you can use self check-in to save time at the airport. If you choose to check-in online, make sure to arrive to the boarding gate at least 30 minutes prior to departure.
The departure airport is the Thessaloniki International Airport. It is around 10.5 miles from the city center, which is accessible via a 30 minute taxi ride. The facilities at the airport include restaurants, cafeterias, duty free shops, banks, a post office, a veterinary station, parking, luggage storage, ticket counters and check-in counters.
The arrival station is the Athens International Airport. It is around 22 miles from the city center. A taxi ride into town takes approximately 40 minutes depending on the traffic. The airport is also connected via the metro and buses. The facilities at the airport include airport lounges, WiFi, airport hotels, showers, rest zones, luggage storage, mobile charging, baby rooms, ATMs, and a pharmacy.
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There are 4 travel options to Athens from Thessaloniki. You can take a train, bus, flight or ferry.
The cheapest way to go to Athens from Thessaloniki is by taking a train, which costs on average $20 (€18).
This is compared to other ways of getting from Thessaloniki to Athens:
A train is $30 (€27) less than a bus with an average ticket price of $50 (€45) from Thessaloniki to Athens.
Taking a train costs $62 (€56) less than taking a ferry, which costs on average $82 (€74) for the same trip.
Taking a train costs $20 (€18) less than taking a flight, which costs on average $40 (€36) for the same trip.
The fastest way to get to Athens from Thessaloniki is by flight with an average travel time of 50 min.
Other travel options to Athens take longer:
Getting to Athens by bus takes 5 h 45 min on average.
Taking a ferry requires on average 27 h 20 min of travel time.
Train takes on average 4 h 53 min.
The distance is approximately 187 miles (302 km) from Thessaloniki to Athens.
The average frequency per day from Thessaloniki to Athens is:
- 8 buses a day.
- 1 ferry per day.
- Around 17 flights per day.
- 4 trains a day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route from Thessaloniki to Athens as scheduled services by train, bus, flight or ferry can vary by season or day of the week.
These are the most popular departure and arrival points when traveling from Thessaloniki to Athens:
- Most travelers take a ferry from Port of Thessaloniki to Port of Piraeus.
- Most travelers board their plane from Thessaloniki International Airport and arrive in Athens International Airport.
Omio works with many trusted partners that can help you travel the best way from Thessaloniki to Athens:
- You can travel by bus between Thessaloniki and Athens with KTEL Thessalonikis, and you can find KTEL Thessalonikis Thessaloniki to Athens tickets for $50 (€45) on Omio.
- You can take a ferry from Thessaloniki to Athens with Blue Star Ferries or Seajets. Cheap tickets can be found for $66 (€60) with Seajets from Thessaloniki to Athens.
- You can travel by plane from Thessaloniki to Athens with Aegean Airlines or Olympic Air, and you can find Aegean Airlines Thessaloniki to Athens tickets for $41 (€37) on Omio.
- You can travel by train to Athens from Thessaloniki with Hellenic Train, and you can find Hellenic Train Thessaloniki to Athens tickets for $20 (€18) on Omio.
Yes, there are direct routes from Thessaloniki to Athens with the following travel companies:
- You'll find 8 direct buses a day to Athens with KTEL Thessalonikis.
- You can find 1 direct ferry per day to Athens with.
- You can check for a direct flight to Athens with Aegean Airlines with 9 direct flights per day.
- You can find 3 direct trains per day to Athens with Hellenic Train.
Direct services to Athens tend to save you time and add more convenience as you won't need to transfer at another stop in between, so it's worth paying attention to before booking tickets for your route.
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