There are 4 ways to get from Kandy to Athens by bus, plane, train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Mini Bus, bus to Weerawila International Airport, fly to Athens International Airport
best- Take the bus from Kandy to Ellabus
- Take the bus from Ella to Tissamaharamabus
- Fly from Weerawila International Airport (WRZ) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane WRZ - ATH
23h 14m€221–548Train, train to Koggala, fly to Athens International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Kandy to Fort Stationtrain
- Take the train from Fort Station to Habaraduwatrain
- Fly from Koggala (KCT) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane KCT - ATH
22h 49m€183–525Fly Victoria Resevour Kandy to Bandaranaike International Airport, fly to Athens International Airport
- Fly from Victoria Resevour Kandy to Colombo Airportplane
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane CMB - ATH
15h 40m€397–587Fly Victoria Resevour Kandy to Bandaranaike International Airport, fly to Mykonos, car ferry
- Fly from Victoria Resevour Kandy to Colombo Airportplane
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Mykonos (JMK)plane CMB - JMK
- Take the carferry from Mykonos to Port of Piraeuscarferry
20h 20m€555–1,310
Weerawila International Airport (WRZ) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kandy to Athens is to train and fly which costs €180 - €550 and takes 22h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Kandy to Athens is to fly which takes 15h 40m and costs €390 - €600.
The distance between Kandy and Athens is 7001 km.
It takes approximately 23h 14m to get from Kandy to Athens, including transfers.
Athens is 2h 30m behind Kandy. It is currently 12:52 in Kandy and 10:22 in Athens.
There are 13133+ hotels available in Athens.
What companies run services between Kandy, Sri Lanka and Athens, Greece?
You can take a flight from Victoria Resevour Kandy to Monastiraki via Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB), Athens International Airport (ATH), and Athens Airport in around 15h 40m.
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to Athens International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–700
Flights from Koggala to Athens International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–700
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Athens International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–1,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Mykonos via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €440–1,400
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to Athens International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–500
Flights from Koggala to Athens International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Athens International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–700
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Mykonos via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to Athens International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–700
Flights from Koggala to Athens International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–700
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Athens International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–1,000
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to Athens International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €200–550
Flights from Koggala to Athens International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €200–550
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Athens International Airport via Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–430
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Athens International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Mykonos via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,500
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Athens International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,100
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Athens International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €330–850
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Mykonos via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,500
- Phone
- +94 114 600 111
- Website
- Sri Lanka Railways
Train from Kandy to Fort Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–8
- Website
- Sri Lanka Railways
- 2nd Class Fare
- €3–5
- 3rd Class Fare
- €3–5
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- €6–8
Train from Fort Station to Habaraduwa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €1–8
- Website
- Sri Lanka Railways
- 2nd Class Fare
- €3–5
- 3rd Class Fare
- €3–5
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- €6–8
- 3rd Class
- €5
- 2nd Class
- €1
- 1st Class
- €6
- Website
- Tuktukdude Lesiure
Bus from Kandy to Ella
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €34
- Schedules at
- Tuktukdude Lesiure
- Website
- Magical Srilanka
Bus from Kandy to Ella
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29
- Schedules at
- Magical Srilanka
- Phone
- +94 011-2587372
- info@ntc.gov.lk
- Website
- National Transport Commission
Bus from Ella to Tissamaharama
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €1
- Website
- National Transport Commission
- Schedules at
- NTC Schedules
- Standard
- €1
- Semi Lux
- €1–2
- Super Lux
- €1–3
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Mykonos to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Website
- Seajets
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