Greece » Getting to Athens

 An approximate flight time to Athens from London is 3 hours 15 minutes.

By Air

Greece has sixteen international airports, but only those in Athens, Thessaloníki, Iraklio (Crete), Rhodes and Corfu take scheduled flights. Athens handles the vast majority of flights, including all intercontinental traffic. International airport Athens (ATH) Located 27km north-eastern of Athens, the new Athens International Airport. As Greece is a member of the European Union, most European and North American nationals do not need a visa. EU citizens may enter with a valid identity card. You normally won't need to show any ID entering via ferryboat from Italy or by air from countries that are members of the Schengen Agreement.

By Train

The typical train journey from Western Europe involves a train to Venice or Brindisi in Italy, followed by a ferry to Patra. Trains from Sofia and Istanbul arrives in Thessaloniki daily.

By Road

Driving to Greece from Western Europe usually involves driving to Venice or Brindisi and catching a ferry. Routes via the former Yugoslavia aren't dangerous any more if you keep away from Kosovo. On the other hand, driving through the Balkans is still a kind of adventure as you have to show your passport quite often.

By Sea

Ferries to Igominitsa and Patra leave throughout the year from the Italian ports of Venice, Trieste, Ancona, Bari and Brindisi. For the Ferry form Ancona to partra you will pay for a single person about €40 winter/ €60 summer. There are also ferries from Egypt and Cyprus. From Turkey there are ferries from Marmaris to Rhodes, from Tsesme to Chios and from Kusadasi to Samos.