There are 9 ways to get from Athens to Castro by bus, ferry, car, car ferry, plane, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, Leonetti Bus
best- Take the bus from Athens to Rrogozhinë
- Take the bus from Rrogozhinë to Bari Porto
- Take the bus from Bari to Lecce - Autostazione
- Take the bus from Lecce - Via V Carluccio to Castro Marina Via Marinai d'Italia
19h 36mBus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Igoumenitsa
- Take the ferry from Port of Igoumenitsa to Porto di Brindisi
- Take the bus from Lecce to Castro008
21h 8m€107–153Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Athens to Mantoudi
- Take the car ferry from Mantoudi to Volos
- Drive from Volos to Castro
32h 32mFly to Ioannina National Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Ioannina National Airport (IOA)ATH - IOA
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Vlorë
- Take the bus from Vlorë to Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto
- Take the train from Lecce to Poggiardo
17h 6mBus via Lecce
- Take the bus from Athens to Vlorë
- Take the bus from Vlorë to Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto
- Take the bus from Lecce - Via V Carluccio to Castro Marina Via Marinai d'Italia
19h 49mBus
- Take the bus from Athens Larissis Station to Vlorë
- Take the bus from Vlorë to Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto
- Take the bus from Lecce to Castro008
22h 58mFly to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias, ferry, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias (CFU)ATH - CFU
- Take the ferry from Port of Corfu to Port of Bari
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Lecce
- Take the train from Lecce to Poggiardo
19h 54m€120–191Fly to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, Bus, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)ATH - TIA
- Take the bus from Durrës to Bari Porto
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Lecce
- Take the train from Lecce to Poggiardo
16h 27m€163–259Fly to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, bus, Italobus Connections, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)ATH - BRI
- Take the bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteotti
- Take the bus from Matera to Taranto
- Take the train from Taranto to Brindisi
- Take the train from Lecce to Poggiardo
14h 55m
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Ioannina National Airport (IOA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Castro is to bus and ferry which costs €100 - €160 and takes 21h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Castro is to fly and Bus and train which takes 16h 27m and costs €160 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Athens to Castro. However, there are services departing from Athens and arriving at Castro Marina Via Marinai d'Italia via Rrogozhinë, Bari and Lecce - Via V Carluccio. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 36m.
The distance between Athens and Castro is 2726 km.
The best way to get from Athens to Castro without a car is to bus and Leonetti Bus which takes 19h 36m and costs .
It takes approximately 19h 36m to get from Athens to Castro, including transfers.
Athens to Castro bus services, operated by Art Tour, depart from Athens station.
Athens to Castro bus services, operated by Art Tour, arrive at Rrogozhinë station.
Castro is 1h behind Athens. It is currently 4:09 PM in Athens and 3:09 PM in Castro.
There are 2708+ hotels available in Castro.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Castro, Apulia, Italy?
You can take a bus from Athens to Castro Marina Via Marinai d'Italia via Rrogozhinë, Rrogozhinë, Bari, Lecce - Autostazione, and Lecce - Via V Carluccio in around 19h 36m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Ioannina National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–140
Flights from Athens International Airport to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–90
Flights from Athens International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–120
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Athens International Airport to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–95
Flights from Athens International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €30–100
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
- Phone
- 800 07 9090
- Website
- fseonline.it
Train from Lecce to Poggiardo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Schedules at
- fseonline.it
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bari Centrale to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bari Centrale to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Taranto to Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bari Centrale to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Taranto to Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +210 52 25 550
- arttouroe@gmail.com
- Website
- arttour.gr
Bus from Athens to Rrogozhinë
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- arttour.gr
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Rrogozhinë to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Vlorë to Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +39081/969167
- servizioclienti@leonettiroma.it
- Website
- leonettiroma.it
Bus from Bari to Lecce - Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Website
- https://www.leonettiroma.it/
- Phone
- 0832-228441
- info@stplecce.it
- Website
- stplecce.it
Bus from Lecce - Via V Carluccio to Castro Marina Via Marinai d'Italia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Schedules at
- stplecce.it
- 2nd Class
- €3–6
Bus from Lecce to Castro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Schedules at
- stplecce.it
- 2nd Class
- €4–6
- Phone
- +30 2665 0 22309
- info@ktel-thesprotias.gr
- Website
- ktel-thesprotias.gr
Bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Igoumenitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Schedules at
- ktel-thesprotias.gr
- Book at
- ktelbus.gr
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Ioannina to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Athens to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +30 210 8215414
- info@rucitours.com
- Website
- rucitours.com
Bus from Athens Larissis Station to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35
- Schedules at
- rucitours.com
- Phone
- +355697278670
- mb.travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Durrës to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +39 080 5790111
- info@cotrap.it
- Website
- cotrap.it
Bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteotti
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Schedules at
- biglietteria.cotrap.it
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Bus from Matera to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- info@grimaldi.napoli.it
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Ferry from Port of Igoumenitsa to Porto di Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–60
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
- Phone
- +30 210 4441788
- reservations.dpt@anes.gr
- Website
- anes.gr
Car ferry from Mantoudi to Volos
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Anes Ferries
- Phone
- +30 210 4828001
- booking@ventourisferries.com
- Website
- ventourisferries.com
Ferry from Port of Corfu to Port of Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €52
- Website
- https://ventourisferries.com/en/
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