There are 7 ways to get from Riverside to Athens by plane, train, 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.
Fly Ontario International Airport to Athens International Airport
best- Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane ONT - ATH
21h 31m€341–911Train, train to San Diego International Airport, fly to Athens International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Riverside - Downtown to Santa Anatrain
- Take the train from Santa Ana to San Diego Old Town Transportation Centertrain
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane SAN - ATH
22h 7m€257–839Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Athens International Airport
- Take the train from Riverside - Downtown to L.A. Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane LAX - ATH
20h 21m€484–933Train to John Wayne Airport Orange County, fly to Athens International Airport
- Take the train from Riverside - Downtown to Santa Anatrain
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane SNA - ATH
22h 22m€339–921Train, bus to Palm Springs International Airport, fly to Athens International Airport
- Take the train from Riverside - Downtown to Fullertontrain
- Take the bus from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Palm Springs Airport Amtrak Bus Stopbus
- Fly from Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane PSP - ATH
28h 14mFly San Bernardino International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Fly from San Bernardino International Airport (SBD) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane SBD - ATH
23h 48m€263–713Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, train
- Take the train from Riverside - Downtown to L.A. Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane LAX - SKG
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain
25h 43m€267–676
Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Riverside to Athens is to fly which costs €260 - €750 and takes 23h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Riverside to Athens is to train and fly which takes 20h 21m and costs €480 - €950.
The distance between Riverside and Athens is 11147 km.
It takes approximately 21h 31m to get from Riverside to Athens, including transfers.
Athens is 10h ahead of Riverside. It is currently 2:54 AM in Riverside and 12:54 PM in Athens.
There are 12952+ hotels available in Athens.
What companies run services between Riverside, Riverside County, CA, USA and Athens, Greece?
United Airlines, American Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Athens International Airport (ATH) 5 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–1,000
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €330–900
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €460–480
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Athens International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €460–480
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Athens International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Athens International Airport via Newark, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Athens International Airport via Newark, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–900
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Athens International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–750
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Athens International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from San Bernardino International Airport to Athens International Airport via San Francisco, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 7m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from San Bernardino International Airport to Athens International Airport via San Francisco, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from San Bernardino International Airport to Athens International Airport via Provo, Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 21m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €460–480
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Athens International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €460–480
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–800
Flights from San Bernardino International Airport to Athens International Airport via San Francisco, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 49m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from San Bernardino International Airport to Athens International Airport via San Francisco, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from San Bernardino International Airport to Athens International Airport via Provo, Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 21m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 31m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–850
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,000
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Athens International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Athens International Airport via Newark, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Athens International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–750
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Athens International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from San Bernardino International Airport to Athens International Airport via San Francisco, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 32m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from San Bernardino International Airport to Athens International Airport via Provo, Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 21m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Athens International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €340–1,100
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Athens International Airport via Toronto, Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,000
Flights from San Bernardino International Airport to Athens International Airport via San Francisco, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 7m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €250–700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–800
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–600
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Athens International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–650
Flights from San Bernardino International Airport to Athens International Airport via Provo, Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 21m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from San Bernardino International Airport to Athens International Airport via San Francisco, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 7m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €250–700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–1,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Athens International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €200–750
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Athens International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–700
Flights from San Bernardino International Airport to Athens International Airport via San Francisco, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 27m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,100
Flights from San Bernardino International Airport to Athens International Airport via Provo, Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 21m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–1,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Athens International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €200–750
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Athens International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–700
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Athens International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €200–750
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–750
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Athens International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €200–700
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Athens International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €340–1,100
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Athens International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €210–750
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
Train from Riverside - Downtown to L.A. Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
Train from Riverside - Downtown to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
Train from Riverside - Downtown to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
Train from Riverside - Downtown to Fullerton
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
Train from Riverside - Downtown to L.A. Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Santa Ana to San Diego Old Town Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Thessaloniki to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Palm Springs Airport Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- Amtrak
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