There are 12 ways to get from Athens to Locarno by plane, train, bus, busferry, car ferry, ferry, or car
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 Milano Malpensa Airport, train
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane ATH - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisiotrain
- Take the train from Mendrisio to Locarnotrain
7h 54mCHF 46–251Bus, 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 Reggio Emilia Avtrain Fr
- Take the train from Reggio Emilia Av to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Locarnotrain
25h 23mBus, car ferry, line 2 ferry, train
- Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Patrasbus
- Take the carferry from Port of Patras to Port of Venicecarferry
- Take the ferry from Tronchetto "B" to Ferrovia "B"ferry 2 / ...
- Take the train from Venezia S. Lucia to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Locarnotrain
45h 26mCHF 265–449Drive 2,133.6 km
- Drive from Athens to Locarnocar 2,133.6 km
22h 11mCHF 370–534Fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane ATH - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Bellinzonatrain
8h 22mCHF 121–244Fly to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane ATH - LIN
- Take the train from Monza to Locarnotrain
10h 3mCHF 111–270Fly to Il Caravaggio International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane ATH - BGY
- Take the bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoiabus
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Locarnotrain
8h 43mCHF 64–249Fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane ATH - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna centrale to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Locarnotrain
9h 3mCHF 83–258Fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane ATH - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Locarnotrain
11h 55mCHF 198–418Bus
- Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Thessaloniki Monastirioubus
- Take the bus from Thessaloníki to Pristinabus
- Take the bus from Pristina to Bellinzonabus
27h 5mCHF 75–131Train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Athens to Korinthostrain Re
- Take the bus from Korinthos to Fierbus
- Take the busferry from Fier to Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Portobusferry
- Take the train from Brindisi to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Locarnotrain
28h 31mBus, train
- Take the bus from Athens to Lushnjëbus
- Take the bus from Lushnjë to Monza Stazione FSbus
- Take the train from Monza to Locarnotrain
40h 39m
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Locarno is to fly and train which costs SFr 45 - SFr 260 and takes 7h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Locarno is to fly and train which takes 7h 54m and costs SFr 45 - SFr 260.
No, there is no direct bus from Athens to Locarno. However, there are services departing from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL and arriving at Locarno, Debarcadero via Thessaloníki, Pristina and Bellinzona, Stazione. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 5m.
The distance between Athens and Locarno is 1665 km. The road distance is 2133.6 km.
The best way to get from Athens to Locarno without a car is to bus and bus and ferry and train which takes 25h 23m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 54m to get from Athens to Locarno, including transfers.
Athens to Locarno bus services, operated by KTEL Thessalonikis S.A., depart from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL station.
Athens to Locarno bus services, operated by KTEL Thessalonikis S.A., arrive at Thessaloniki Monastiriou station.
Locarno is 1h behind Athens. It is currently 1:48 AM in Athens and 12:48 AM in Locarno.
Yes, the driving distance between Athens to Locarno is 2134 km. It takes approximately 22h 11m to drive from Athens to Locarno.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Locarno, Switzerland?
You can take a bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Locarno, Debarcadero via Thessaloniki Monastiriou, Thessaloníki, Pristina, Bellinzona, and Bellinzona, Stazione in around 27h 5m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–220
Flights from Athens International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–220
Flights from Athens International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–170
Flights from Athens International Airport to Zurich Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–120
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–150
Flights from Athens International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–190
Flights from Athens International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–190
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–170
Flights from Athens International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–190
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–130
Flights from Athens International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–170
Flights from Athens International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Wednesday, Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–210
Flights from Athens International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–210
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–170
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–230
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–150
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–290
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–150
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–350
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Athens International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–200
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–6
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Mendrisio to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–6
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Monza to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Milano Centrale to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–10
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Milano Centrale to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–10
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Monza to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–9
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–28
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Mendrisio to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–25
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Milano Centrale to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Milano Centrale to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–75
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–210
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Milano Centrale to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bari Centrale to Reggio Emilia Av
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–160
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Reggio Emilia Av to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–60
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Brindisi to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–210
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–100
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 70–100
- 2nd Class
- CHF 55–75
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Zürich HB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–70
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–40
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Athens to Korinthos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–9
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Brindisi to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–180
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- 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
- CHF 37
- 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 Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +30 2616 001 600
- info@ktelachaias.gr
- Website
- KTEL of Achaia S.A.
Bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–29
- Website
- KTEL of Achaia S.A.
- customerservices@terravision.eu
- Website
- TERRAVISION
Bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoia
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–21
- Website
- TERRAVISION
- Phone
- 035.319366
- ticket@orioshuttle.com
- Website
- orioshuttle.com
Bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoia
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–13
- Schedules at
- orioshuttle.com
- Phone
- +30 2310 500111
- info@ktelthes.gr
- Website
- KTEL Thessalonikis S.A.
Bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Thessaloniki Monastiriou
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–50
- Website
- KTEL Thessalonikis S.A.
- Phone
- +383 44 162 498
- info@barilevaturist.com
- Website
- Barileva Turist
Bus from Thessaloníki to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–21
- Website
- Barileva Turist
- Phone
- + 383 (0) 44 542 029
- info@sharrtravel.com
- Website
- Sharr Travel
Bus from Thessaloníki to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 19
- Website
- Sharr Travel
Bus from Pristina to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- Sharr Travel
- Phone
- +38349112555
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Thessaloníki to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 19
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- fertours3@gmail.com
Bus from Pristina to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- Fertours
- Phone
- +383 49 871 234
- ardititours@hotmail.com
- Website
- Arditi Tours
Bus from Pristina to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–55
- Website
- Arditi Tours
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Korinthos to Fier
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 38
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +355 42 239 203 / +355 69 400 4075
- albtrans06@yahoo.com
- Website
- Alb Trans
Bus from Athens to Lushnjë
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Alb Trans
- Phone
- +355 692323966
- arkleand.bus@yahoo.com
Bus from Lushnjë to Monza Stazione FS
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 65
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 2108919800
- superfast@superfast.com
- Website
- Superfast Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Patras to Port of Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–250
- Website
- Superfast Ferries
Ferry from Tronchetto "B" to Ferrovia "B"
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 9
- Website
- ACTV — Azienda del Consorzio Trasporti Veneziano
- 75 min. Ticket
- CHF 9
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