How to get to Athens from Marseille

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Compare coach and flight for Marseille to Athens

Omio recommends booking the flight as it is the most popular option from Marseille to Athens among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price, take the flight, with an average ticket price of £136 For those with little time, consider booking a flight, which has an average total journey time of 5h 58m. Average ticket prices depend on the travel mode: a flight costs an average of £136, while a coach costs an average of £184.

Distance: 1653 km

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£136

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£184

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45h 31m

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from Marseille to Athens

How to get to Athens from Marseille by train, bus, flight or ferry.

Our recommendation

flight

The best way to travel from Marseille to Athens is by taking a flight because it’s the best combination of price and speed.

  • Aegean AirlinesA3695
    17:402h30
    Marseille Provence Airport
    21:10Athens International Airport
    £1211One-way
    0 changes

Cheapest

  • Aegean AirlinesA3695
    17:402h30
    Marseille Provence Airport
    21:10Athens International Airport
    £1211One-way
    0 changes

Fastest

  • Aegean AirlinesA3695
    17:402h30
    Marseille Provence Airport
    21:10Athens International Airport
    £1211One-way
    0 changes

Other options

  • FlixBusFlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus
    4:5054h30
    Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles
    12:20Athens, Lagoumitzi / Ilia Iliou (Αθήνα, Λαγουμιτζή / Ηλία Ηλιού)
    £1491One-way
    3 changes
  • FlixBusFlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus
    9:3073h50
    Marseille, Gare de Saint-Antoine
    12:20Athens, Lagoumitzi / Ilia Iliou (Αθήνα, Λαγουμιτζή / Ηλία Ηλιού)
    £1711One-way
    3 changes
  • ITAAZ337 · AZ722
    19:354h10
    Marseille Provence Airport
    0:45Athens International Airport
    £1431One-way
    1 change
  • Air FranceAF7339 · AF1032
    15:106h50
    Marseille Provence Airport
    23:00Athens International Airport
    £1781One-way
    1 change
  • Air FranceAF7337 · AF1032
    13:458h15
    Marseille Provence Airport
    23:00Athens International Airport
    £1781One-way
    1 change

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FAQs: Marseille to Athens

Travel to Athens easily. Whether you want fast, cheap or something entirely different, our travel experts have collected everything you need to know so you can find the best option from Marseille to Athens.

FAQs
There are 2 options to travel between Marseille and Athens including taking a coach and flight.
The cheapest way to travel from Marseille to Athens is a flight with an average price of £136.

This is compared to other travel options from Marseille to Athens:

A flight is £49 less than a coach for this route with tickets for a coach from Marseille to Athens costing on average £184.

The fastest way to travel from Marseille to Athens is by flight with an average journey time of 5h 58m.

Other travel options to Athens take longer:

Coach takes on average 45h 31m.

The Marseille to Athens distance is approximately 1653 km.
The average frequency per day from Marseille to Athens is:
  • Around 51 flights per day.
  • Around 1 coaches per day.

However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Marseille and Athens as scheduled services by coach and flight can vary by season or day of the week.

These are the most popular departure and arrival points from Marseille to Athens:
  • Flights mostly depart from Marseille Provence Airport and arrive in Athens International Airport.
  • Coaches mostly depart from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles and arrive in Athens, Lagoumitzi / Ilia Iliou (Αθήνα, Λαγουμιτζή / Ηλία Ηλιού).
If finding a good deal is your main consideration for your trip from Marseille to Athens, then we'll help you find the best value travel companies for you:
  • Travel with Volotea, Air France, ITA, Aegean Airlines, Transavia France, Lufthansa, Turkish Airlines, KLM, Brussels Airlines, Vueling, Ryanair, Austrian Airlines, Swiss, CitizenPlane, Iberia to go to Athens by flight.
  • Travel with FlixBus to go to Athens by coach.
Yes, there is a direct route available from Marseille to Athens:
  • 1 direct flights per day with Aegean Airlines.
Omio customers who travel from Marseille to Athens often also extend their vacation to go to Santorini (Island), Mykonos, Thessaloniki, Paris, Rome. Omio can help you plan your trip by finding the best connections between Athens and these popular destinations at a great price.

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