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Cagliari to Athens

Compare trains, buses, flights and ferries from Cagliari to Athens. From €95.88, fastest 5h 14m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Traveling from Cagliari to Athens costs €95.88 at the cheapest and takes 5h 14m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 1,314 km. Cheapest is by Flight, fastest is by Flight.

Checked September 12, 2026Priced for September 29, 2026One passenger, all fees included

At a glance

Distance
1,314 km
Fastest
5h 14m
Average
5h 21m
Services per day
5
Cheapest
€95.88
CO2 per passenger
323.2 kg
Door to door

Every way to make this journey

Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 29, 2026.

Door to door means the whole journey, including reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. Fares are the cheapest sold on each mode.
ModeDoor to doorMovingAt the endsFromCO2Per day
Flight5h 21m2h 11m3h 10m€137.61323.2 kg4
  • 5h 21mFastest, by Flight
  • €137.61Cheapest, by Flight
  • 323.2 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
  • 1,314 kmDistance traveled
Real services

The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026

Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.

Cheapest€95.88
  1. BlaBlaCar BB469107:305h 27m12:57Cagliari Piazza MatteottiPalermo Autostazione
  2. VOLOTEA Airways VO790113:581h 47m15:45Palermo PMOAthens ATH

Changes at Palermo, with 61 minutes between services and a walk of about 14 minutes.

Door to door 10h 12mCO2 240.3 kgChanges 1Fixed, no changes

Fastest€132.30
  1. VOLOTEA Airways VO922506:042h 11m08:15Cagliari CAGAthens ATH

Door to door 5h 21mCO2 323.2 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes

Today's real departures

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.

Today's real departures
OperatorServiceDepartsArrivesTakes
ARST SpA - Trasporti Regionali Della Sardegna4 changesLinea 74712:3008:0343h 39m
CTM Spa5 changes112:2608:0343h 37m
ARST SpA - Trasporti Regionali Della Sardegna7 changesLinea 934216:3008:0363h 39m
ARST SpA - Trasporti Regionali Della Sardegna8 changesLinea 934216:3000:1255h 59m
ARST SpA - Trasporti Regionali Della Sardegna9 changesLinea 934216:3022:5154h 38m
TRENITALIA8 changesREG 483416:3008:0363h 33m
TRENITALIA9 changesREG 483416:3000:1255h 53m
TRENITALIA10 changesREG 483416:3022:5154h 32m

Prices over the next three weeks

Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.

Cheapest fare by mode and day for Cagliari to Athens
Cheapest fare by mode and day for Cagliari to AthensSunSep 13MonSep 14TueSep 15WedSep 16ThuSep 17FriSep 18SatSep 19SunSep 20MonSep 21TueSep 22WedSep 23ThuSep 24FriSep 25SatSep 26
Coach€243.28€192.68€152.53€187.18€172.33€187.73€161.33€120.08€117.88€141.53€122.83€159.68€162.43€121.18
Flight€275.08€221.98€181.27€217.85€236.14€242.04€209.59€180.68€137.61€151.77€170.06€191.30€158.26€174.78

Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €95.88

The flight gets you into Athens. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.

A hotel room

Where to stay in Athens

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Booking window

When to book Cagliari to Athens

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. €135.4890 days
  2. €84.8860 days
  3. €88.1845 days
  4. €79.3830 days
  5. €133.8321 days
  6. €121.1814 days
  7. €161.337 days
  8. €152.533 days
  9. €243.281 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 30 days ahead, at €79.38.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 206 percent. The most expensive point is €243.28, 1 days out.
What that means
Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 30 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
€243.28€79.381371421304560

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 30 days ahead. You are inside that window.

Day of the week

Which departure day costs least

Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.

  1. €120.08Sun
  2. €117.88Mon
  3. €141.53Tue
  4. €122.83Wed
  5. €159.68Thu
  6. €158.26Fri
  7. €133.83Sat
Across the year

How the fare moves month by month

The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.

  1. €152.53Sep
  2. €118.73Oct
  3. €106.34Nov
  4. €99.73Dec
  5. €104.13Jan
  6. €86.87Feb

The route

CagliariCagliariAthensAthens
The journey

What the journey actually looks like

Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.

Direct or connecting
20% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 80% involve one connection.
How far it really runs
The route covers 1,314 km against 1,276 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Where the change is
Connections are made at Bari, Naples, Palermo, Catania. The gap between arriving and leaving is 45 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 20 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
First and last departure
The first service of the day leaves Cagliari at 06:04 and the last at 07:30, across 4 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Terminals

Where you leave from and where you arrive

The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.

Cagliari

Rail
  • Cagliari
  • Cagliari railway station
  • Cagliari Elmas railway station
Bus
  • Cagliari Piazza Matteotti
  • Autostazione ARST
Air
  • CAG
Ferry
  • Cagliari Stazione Marittima

Athens

Rail
  • Athina Larissa
  • Athens railway station
  • Peloponnese railway station of Athens
Bus
  • Athina Kifissos
  • KTEL Athens Bus Station Terminal B
Air
  • ATH

ATH is not in Athens, and the drive in from it is the part of the trip nobody plans. We sell the flight and stop at the terminal door.

A taxi stand outside an airport terminal

Getting from ATH into Athens

A price agreed before you fly, a driver at arrivals, and a car big enough for the bags.

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Carriers

Who runs this route

Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.

Every operator we sell on this corridor. Speed is the carrier's own typical cruising speed, not the average over this route.
OperatorFromFastestTypical speedFlexibilityOn board
VOLOTEA Airways€117.555h 14m740 km/hFixed fareNot published
  • VOLOTEA Airways
The price

What the fare is made of

Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.

The cheapest Coach fare we sell on 2026-09-29, broken into its parts. Nothing is added after this.
PartAmountShare
Operator fare€84.0088%
Taxes€8.409%
Supplier fees€1.492%
Our service fee€1.992%
Total you pay€95.88100%

Check-in is at three and you will be in Athens well before then. Lockers are not something we run.

Left luggage lockers

Somewhere to drop the bags in Athens?

Priced by the bag and by the day, booked before you get there, and insured while it sits.

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Questions about Cagliari to Athens

The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.

How long does it take to get from Cagliari to Athens?

The fastest journey from Cagliari to Athens takes 5h 14m door to door, of which 2h 11m is spent moving, on the Flight. Most services take around 5h 21m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.

How much does it cost to travel from Cagliari to Athens?

The cheapest fare from Cagliari to Athens is €95.88, checked on September 29, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €180.68. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.

What is the cheapest way to get from Cagliari to Athens?

The cheapest way from Cagliari to Athens is by Flight, at €137.61 for one passenger on September 29, 2026. That journey takes 5h 21m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.

When should I book Cagliari to Athens?

Fares from Cagliari to Athens bottom out around 30 days before departure, at €79.38. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 206 percent, measured on September 29, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for Cagliari to Athens?

Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Cagliari to Athens, at €117.88. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 29, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for Cagliari to Athens?

February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Cagliari to Athens, at €86.87 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.

Who runs service from Cagliari to Athens?

1 operators sell services from Cagliari to Athens across 1 modes: VOLOTEA Airways. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.

Is there a direct service from Cagliari to Athens?

20 percent of the services we sell from Cagliari to Athens are direct. The rest connect at Bari, Naples, Palermo, Catania, with about 45 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.

Which station or terminal do services from Cagliari to Athens use?

Services from Cagliari to Athens by Flight leave from Cagliari CAG and arrive at Athens ATH. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.

Can I change or refund a ticket from Cagliari to Athens?

0 of the 1 operators we sell from Cagliari to Athens allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.

Where these numbers come from

Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.

Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.

Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances

On this page
Every figure above was computed for Cagliari to Athens on September 12, 2026: 1314 km of route against 1276 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €95.88, and 5h 14m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

The flight is the simple part. What you do once you are in Athens is somebody else's catalog.

A guided tour group

Things to do in Athens

Day trips that leave Athens in the morning and cover a good part of Greece by evening.

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