There are 5 ways to get from Cincinnati to Athens by car, plane, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive to Blue Grass Airport, fly
best- Drive from Cincinnati to Lexington-Airport-LEXcar
- Fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane LEX - ATH
19h 21m€252–878Fly from Covington
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane CVG - ATH
16h 41m€410–1,410Drive to Louisville International Airport, fly
- Drive from Cincinnati to Louisville-Airport-SDFcar
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane SDF - ATH
14h 45m€255–882Bus to John Glenn Columbus International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Cincinnati to Columbusbus
- Fly from John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane CMH - ATH
18h 50m€366–1,345Bus to Dayton, fly
- Take the bus from Martin Luther King Dr & Jefferson Ave WB to Meijer - Middletownbus
- Fly from Dayton (DAY) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane DAY - ATH
22h€328–858
Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cincinnati to Athens is to bus and fly which costs €320 - €900 and takes 22h.
The fastest way to get from Cincinnati to Athens is to drive and fly which takes 14h 45m and costs €250 - €900.
The distance between Cincinnati and Athens is 9019 km.
It takes approximately 19h 21m to get from Cincinnati to Athens, including transfers.
Athens is 7h ahead of Cincinnati. It is currently 7:49 AM in Cincinnati and 2:49 PM in Athens.
There are 12952+ hotels available in Athens.
What companies run services between Cincinnati, OH, USA and Athens, Greece?
Air Canada, British Airways, and two other airlines fly from Covington (CVG) to Athens International Airport (ATH) twice daily.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Covington to Athens International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,400
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Athens International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €230–850
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Athens International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,400
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Athens International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,300
Flights from Dayton to Athens International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–850
Flights from Dayton to Athens International Airport via Washington Dulles, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–800
Flights from Dayton to Athens International Airport via Washington Dulles, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €260–950
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Athens International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 26m
- When
- Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,400
Flights from Dayton to Athens International Airport via Washington Dulles, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–950
Flights from Dayton to Athens International Airport via Washington Dulles, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–850
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Covington to Athens International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Sunday, Friday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,400
Flights from Dayton to Athens International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–850
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Covington to Athens International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,400
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Athens International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €230–850
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Athens International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,300
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Covington to Athens International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Sunday, Friday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,400
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Athens International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–900
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Athens International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €450–1,300
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Dayton to Athens International Airport via Washington Dulles, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–800
Flights from Dayton to Athens International Airport via Washington Dulles, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–850
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Athens International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €230–900
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Athens International Airport via Philadelphia, Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 41m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–850
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Covington to Athens International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,400
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Cincinnati to Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 513-785-5237
- Website
- butlercountyrta.com
Bus from Martin Luther King Dr & Jefferson Ave WB to Meijer - Middletown
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- http://www.butlercountyrta.com
- Schedules at
- http://www.butlercountyrta.com/schedules-maps
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