Greece is located in south-eastern Europe, partly on the Balkan and partly on the Peloponnese peninsula and hundreds of islands.

Most travelers reach Greece by air through many international airports.

Regular ferries sail to Greece mainly from Italy, but also to many islands from Turkey.

Land transport is currently only provided by bus routes from all neighbouring countries.

By air

There is one major international airport in Greece , Athens ATH, with direct flights to the whole world and then a large number of airports with many summer seasonal direct flights to the whole of Europe.

Where to buy flights to Greece?

Flights are operated by many airlines from all over the world. Compare prices, for example via Skyscanner. Once you have selected your flights, we always recommend clicking on the link that takes you directly to the airline's website.

Compare prices for flights to Greece

Most flights to Greece are offered by the following airlines.

• Aegean Airlines - Greece's national airline with a large number of flights from Athens to Europe, the Middle East and Egypt
• Sky Express - the second largest Greek airline with direct flights from Athens to all of Europe
• Ryanair - has a base in Athens and Thessaloniki and operates a huge number of seasonal flights to the Greek islands
• easyJet - year-round flights from Athens to Europe and many seasonal flights from Europe to the Greek islands
• Jet2.com - most flights from the UK to the Greek islands during the summer

Most of the major airlines from across Europe also fly to Greece, but non-European airlines such as Emirates, Qatar Airways, Etihad Airways, Scoot, Delta, United, Air Canada and many others also fly to Athens.

Major airports in Greece

Where are the largest international airports in Greece? Click on the name of the airport below for information on transport, services or how the terminals work.

• Athens ATH - the largest airport with a large number of international flights to all over the world
• Heraklion HER - the largest airport in Crete with predominantly summer traffic to over 100 destinations in Europe
• Thessaloniki SKG - the third largest airport with flights to all of Europe including year-round connections to many destinations
• Heraklion HER - Crete 's largest airport with predominantly summer traffic to over 100 destinations in Europe
• Rhodes RHO - one of the most important holiday airports on the popular island of Rhodes with around 100 seasonal destinations across Europe
• Corfu CFU - another busy airport during the summer season with many flights throughout Europe and the main gateway to the island of Corfu
• Chania CHQ - a major airport for summer holiday flights located in western Crete
• Kos KGS - approximately 50 destinations in Europe, international flights are summer seasonal only
• Zakynthos ZTH - large number of charter and low-cost flights to Europe in the summer season
• Santorini JTR - large number of charter and low-cost flights to Europe in the summer season

But many other cities and islands in Greece also have international airports for summer seasonal flights. You can find our tips and experiences for all airports on this page.

International ferries

There are a large number of ferries heading to Greece, carrying not only car travellers but also individual walkers.

Detailed information is described in the Ferry chapter.

Book a ferry ticket - directferries.com

Buses

All the surrounding countries have direct bus connections to Greece, but it is quite difficult to navigate the timetables and buy tickets online.

International connections are provided by a large number of different small bus companies, some of which don't even have websites.

Below are the routes for which you can easily buy tickets online.

Bulgaria

Most companies operate between Greece and Bulgaria.

• Athens - Sofia
  • journey time is about 13 hours
  • Ticket price from 30 eur
  • depending on the specific company, buses also stop along the route in the Greek towns of Volos, Larisa, Katerini and others
  • depending on the company, the buses also stop along the route in the Bulgarian towns of Sandanski, Blagoevgrad and others
  • Bus companies: Flixbus, Union-Ivkoni
• Thessaloniki - Sofia
  • travel time is about 5 hours
  • ticket price from 12 eur
  • depending on the specific company, the buses also stop along the route in the Bulgarian towns of Sandanski, Blagoevgrad and others
  • Bus companies: Flixbus, Union-Ivkoni, Arda Tur
• Kavala - Sofia
  • journeytimeis approx. 5.5 hours
  • Ticket price from 36 eur
  • buses also stop along the route in the Bulgarian towns of Bansko, Blagoevgrad and others
  • Bus companies.

Albania

The least clear is the bus service to Albania, where there are a large number of companies without the possibility of online booking.

• Athens - Tirana
  • journey time is approx. 12 hours
  • ticket price from 36 eur
  • depending on the specific company, buses also stop along the route in the Greek cities of Patra, Agrinio, Pyrgos, Arta, Ioannina and others
  • depending on the company, the buses also stop along the route in the Albanian cities of Vlorë, Fier, Elbasan, Durës, Berat, Gjirokaster and others
  • Bus companies: Top-Lines, Alpar, Arttour, Crazy Holidays
• Thessaloniki - Tirana
  • journeytimeis approx. 9 hours
  • ticket price from 40 eur
  • depending on the specific company, buses also stop along the route in the Greek cities of Katerina and others
  • depending on the company, the buses also stop along the route in the Albanian cities of Bilisht, Pogradec, Librazhd, Elbasan, Durrës, Fushe-Krujë, Shköder and others
  • bus companies: Alpar, Crazy Holidays

Turkey

Direct buses also run to Istanbul.

• Athens - Istanbul
  • journeytimeis approx. 16 hours
  • ticket price from 80 eur
  • depending on the specific company, buses also stop along the route in the Greek cities of Katerini, Lamia, Larisa and others
  • depending on the company, buses also stop in the Albanian cities of Edirne and others
  • Bus companies: Crazy Holidays
• Thessaloniki - Istanbul
  • traveltimeis about 9 hours
  • ticket price from 48 eur
  • depending on the specific company, buses also stop along the route in the Greek cities of Kavala, Xanthi, Alexandroupoli and others
  • depending on the company, the buses also stop along the route in the Albanian cities of Edirne and others
  • Bus companies: Crazy Holidays, Alpar

Northern Macedonia

Currently there is only 1 bus per day between Greece and North Macedonia.

• Thessaloniki - Skopje
  • Traveltimeis approx. 4 hours
  • Ticket price from 35 eur
  • Flixbus

International trains

There are currently no regular international trains to Greece.