There are 8 ways to get from Athens to Lipari by plane, ferry, train, bus, or busferry
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 Reggio Calabria Airport, ferry
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)plane ATH - REG
- Take the ferry from Reggio di Calabria to Lipariferry
10h 46m€94–186Fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, bus, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane ATH - CTA
- Take the bus from Catania Airport to Milazzobus
- Take the ferry from Milazzo to Lipariferry
9h 16m€84–238Train, bus, bus and ferry, ferry
- Take the train from Athens to Larissatrain Ic
- Take the bus from Larisa to Elbasanbus
- Take the busferry from Elbasan to Bari Portobusferry
- Take the bus from Bari-Porto to Napoli P.zza Garibaldibus
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Milazzotrain Ic
- Take the ferry from Milazzo to Lipariferry
29h 10mFly to Palermo Airport, train, ferry
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane ATH - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Milazzotrain
- Take the ferry from Milazzo to Lipariferry
11h 13m€90–256Fly to Lamezia Terme International Airport, train, ferry
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF)plane ATH - SUF
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Reggio Calabria Lidotrain
- Take the ferry from Reggio di Calabria to Lipariferry
13h 9m€106–229Bus, bus and ferry, ferry
- Take the bus from Athens to Fierbus
- Take the busferry from Fier to Messina - Piazza della Repubblicabusferry
- Take the ferry from Milazzo to Lipariferry
30h 31mBus, bus and ferry, ferry via Vlorë
- Take the bus from Athens to Vlorëbus
- Take the busferry from Vlorë to Messina - Piazza della Repubblicabusferry
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Lipariferry
30h 48mBus, bus and ferry, ferry via Vlorë #2
- Take the bus from Athens Larissis Station to Vlorëbus
- Take the busferry from Vlorë to Messina - Piazza della Repubblicabusferry
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Lipariferry
34h 34m
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Lipari is to fly and ferry which costs €90 - €190 and takes 10h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Lipari is to fly and bus and ferry which takes 9h 16m and costs €80 - €240.
The distance between Athens and Lipari is 870 km.
The best way to get from Athens to Lipari without a car is to train and bus and bus and ferry and ferry which takes 29h 10m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 46m to get from Athens to Lipari, including transfers.
Lipari is 1h behind Athens. It is currently 3:44 PM in Athens and 2:44 PM in Lipari.
There are 541+ hotels available in Lipari.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Lipari, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Athens to Lipari. However, you can take the subway to Στ.Αεροδρομιου, walk to Athens International Airport (ATH) airport, fly to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG), walk to Reggio di Calabria - Airport, take the line 27 bus to Reggio di Calabria - Ponte Libertà, walk to Reggio di Calabria, then take the ferry to Lipari. Alternatively, you can take a train from Athens to Lipari via Larissa, Larisa, Elbasan, Elbasan, Bari Porto, Bari-Porto, Napoli P.zza Garibaldi, Napoli Centrale, Milazzo, and Milazzo in around 29h 10m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
Flights from Athens International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–310
Flights from Athens International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Athens International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–160
Flights from Athens International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
Flights from Athens International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–150
Flights from Athens International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Athens International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–200
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Athens International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €26–230
Flights from Athens International Airport to Palermo Airport via Santorini
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €26–90
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Athens International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €26–230
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Palermo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–190
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Athens to Larissa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Napoli Centrale to Milazzo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Milazzo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Milazzo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Reggio Calabria Lido
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +30694 051 4160
- metroeurotirane@hotmail.com
- Website
- metroeuro.travel
Bus from Larisa to Elbasan
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- metroeuro.travel
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Elbasan to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Fier to Messina - Piazza della Repubblica
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 57m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Vlorë to Messina - Piazza della Repubblica
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 56m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +39 080 579 0211
- info@sitasudtrasporti.it
- Website
- sitasudtrasporti.it
Bus from Bari-Porto to Napoli P.zza Garibaldi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €12–28
- Schedules at
- sitasudtrasporti.it
- 2nd Class
- €12–18
- Phone
- +39 090.673782
- info@giuntabus.com
- Website
- giuntabus.com
Bus from Catania Airport to Milazzo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–15
- Schedules at
- giuntabus.com
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Catania Airport to Milazzo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- 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
- +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
- 0923.873813
- callcenter@libertylines.it
- Website
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Reggio di Calabria to Lipari
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Milazzo to Lipari
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Lipari
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–23
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
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