There are 7 ways to get from St. Louis to Athens by plane, train, bus, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Athens International Airport
best- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane STL - ATH
16h 36m€291–961Train to Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport, fly to Athens International Airport
- Take the train from St. Louis to Springfieldtrain
- Fly from Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (SPI) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane SPI - ATH
20h 25m€307–997Bus to Decatur Airport, fly to Athens International Airport
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Decatur Downtown Transportation Centerbus
- Fly from Decatur Airport (DEC) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane DEC - ATH
21h 16m€321–854Bus to Williamson County Regional Airport, fly to Athens International Airport
- Take the bus from St. Louis to Carbondalebus
- Fly from Williamson County Regional Airport (MWA) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane MWA - ATH
20h 59m€292–964Shuttle to Columbia Regional Airport, fly to Athens International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from St Louis International Airport to Jefferson City, Missouri
- Fly from Columbia Regional Airport (COU) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane COU - ATH
22h 15m€491–1,036Train to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Athens International Airport
- Take the train from St. Louis to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane ORD - ATH
19h 15m€522–929Fly Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, train
- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane STL - SKG
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain
23h 43m€374–1,354
Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from St. Louis to Athens is to bus and fly which costs €320 - €900 and takes 21h 16m.
The fastest way to get from St. Louis to Athens is to fly which takes 16h 36m and costs €290 - €1000.
The distance between St. Louis and Athens is 9223 km.
It takes approximately 16h 36m to get from St. Louis to Athens, including transfers.
Athens is 8h ahead of St. Louis. It is currently 2:07 PM in St. Louis and 10:07 PM in Athens.
There are 12952+ hotels available in Athens.
What companies run services between St. Louis, MO, USA and Athens, Greece?
Lufthansa and British Airways fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Athens International Airport (ATH) twice a week.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Athens International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 24m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–950
Flights from Decatur Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from Decatur Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–950
Flights from Decatur Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from Decatur Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €280–800
Flights from Williamson County Regional Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 39m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from Columbia Regional Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from Columbia Regional Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from Columbia Regional Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €290–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Athens International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Athens International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 32m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €210–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €210–750
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Athens International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–950
Flights from Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from Williamson County Regional Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 39m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from Columbia Regional Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Athens International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 32m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €210–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €210–750
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 56m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,300
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Athens International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–950
Flights from Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from Decatur Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from Williamson County Regional Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 4m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from Columbia Regional Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from Columbia Regional Airport to Athens International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–700
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Athens International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–950
Flights from Decatur Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from Columbia Regional Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–700
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–650
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Athens International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–650
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Athens International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–600
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Athens International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €190–490
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from St. Louis to Springfield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from St. Louis to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €130–220
- 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.
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Decatur Downtown Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €19–29
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from St. Louis to Carbondale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €13–21
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from St. Louis to Carbondale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- 573-368-4656
- [email protected]
- Website
- USA Express
Shuttle from St Louis International Airport to Jefferson City, Missouri
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €120–135
- Website
- USA Express
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