There are 9 ways to get from Athens to Gela by plane, bus, train, busferry, car, ferry, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, bus, train
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane ATH - CTA
- Take the bus from Aeroporto Vincenzo Bellini/Fontanarossa to Ragusa Bus Terminalbus
- Take the train from Ragusa to Gelatrain
9h 26m€74–217Bus, bus and ferry, train
- Take the bus from Athens to Rrogozhinëbus
- Take the busferry from Rrogozhinë to Bari Portobusferry
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Lamezia Terme C.train Ic
- Take the bus from Lamezia Terme Centrale Train Station to Gela Bus Stationbus
25h 21mDrive, ferry
- Drive from Athens to Patrascar
- Take the ferry from Patras to Bari M.maferry Asf
- Drive from Bari M.ma to Villa San Giovannicar
- Take the ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
- Drive from Messina Marittima to Gelacar
27h 27m€194–418Bus, car ferry, train
- Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Igoumenitsabus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Igoumenitsa to Porto di Brindisicarferry
- Take the train from Brindisi to Villa S.Giovannitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Villa San Giovanni-Piazza Stazione to Gela Bus Stationbus
31h 6m€135–255Fly to Malta International Airport, bus and ferry, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Malta International Airport (MLA)plane ATH - MLA
- Take the busferry from Valletta to Pozzallobusferry
- Take the train from Modica to Gelatrain
11h 12m€208–350Fly to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport (CIY)plane ATH - CIY
8h 43m€133–371Fly to Palermo Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane ATH - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Caltanissetta Xirbitrain
- Take the train from Caltanissetta Xirbi to Gelatrain
10h 58m€99–252Bus, bus and ferry via Messina
- Take the bus from Athens to Fierbus
- Take the busferry from Fier to Villa San Giovannibusferry
- Take the bus from Villa San Giovanni-Piazza Stazione to Gela Bus Stationbus
32h 1mBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Athens to Vlorëbus
- Take the busferry from Vlorë to Ragusa Bus Terminalbusferry
- Take the bus from Ragusa to Gelabus 653
35h 19m
Athens to Gela by bus, foot, car ferry, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Gela is to fly and bus and train which costs €70 - €220 and takes 9h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Gela is to fly which takes 8h 43m and costs €130 - €380.
No, there is no direct bus from Athens to Gela station. However, there are services departing from Athens and arriving at Gela Bus Station via Fier and Villa San Giovanni-Piazza Stazione. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 1m.
The distance between Athens and Gela is 979 km.
The best way to get from Athens to Gela without a car is to bus and bus and ferry and train which takes 25h 21m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 26m to get from Athens to Gela, including transfers.
Athens to Gela bus services, operated by Top Lines, depart from Athens station.
Athens to Gela bus services, operated by Top Lines, arrive at Fier station.
Gela is 1h behind Athens. It is currently 4:27 AM in Athens and 3:27 AM in Gela.
There are 79+ hotels available in Gela.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Gela, Italy?
Aegean Airlines, Aeroitalia, and Ryanair fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport (CIY) twice daily.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Athens International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Malta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Athens International Airport to Malta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–150
Flights from Athens International Airport to Malta International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Athens International Airport to Malta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–130
Flights from Athens International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €27–190
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Athens International Airport to Malta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–130
Flights from Athens International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €27–190
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–260
Flights from Athens International Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
Flights from Athens International Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Palermo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ragusa to Gela
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Modica to Gela
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Caltanissetta Xirbi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–28
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Caltanissetta Xirbi to Gela
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bari Centrale to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Brindisi to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 0935 22 460
- Website
- interbus.it
Bus from Aeroporto Vincenzo Bellini/Fontanarossa to Ragusa Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Schedules at
- interbus.it
- 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
Busferry from Rrogozhinë to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Fier to Villa San Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 42m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Vlorë to Ragusa Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 22m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Lamezia Terme Centrale Train Station to Gela Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Villa San Giovanni-Piazza Stazione to Gela Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- 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
- (+356) 22069022
- res@virtuferries.com
- Website
- virtuferries.com
Busferry from Valletta to Pozzallo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €73
- Website
- https://www.virtuferries.com/
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Athens to Fier
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- komatastours.al@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Athens to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +39 091 62.08.111
- info@astsicilia.it
- Website
- aziendasicilianatrasporti.it
Bus from Ragusa to Gela
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- aziendasicilianatrasporti.it
Ferry from Patras to Bari M.ma
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Phone
- +30 210 8919700
- superfast@superfast.com
- Website
- superfast.com
Ferry from Patras to Bari M.ma
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- https://www.superfast.com
- Phone
- 3409848540
- info@blujetlines.it
- Website
- blujetlines.it
Ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–3
- Schedules at
- blujetlines.it
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- info@grimaldi.napoli.it
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Car ferry from Port of Igoumenitsa to Porto di Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
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