There are 10 ways to get from Athens to Metaponto by car, ferry, bus, busferry, car ferry, train, or plane
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Drive, ferry
best- Drive from Athens to Igoumenitsacar
- Take the ferry from Igoumenitsa to Bari M.maferry Asf
- Drive from Bari M.ma to Metapontocar
16h 11m€127–244Fly to Naples Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane ATH - NAP
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Metapontotrain
9h 59m€57–209Bus, bus and ferry via Bari
- Take the bus from Athens to Rrogozhinëbus
- Take the busferry from Rrogozhinë to Bari Portobusferry
- Take the bus from Bari to Metapontobus
17h 32mBus, 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 Metapontotrain Ic
20h 41m€105–150Train, bus, bus and 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 train from Bari Centrale to Tarantotrain Re
- Take the train from Taranto to Metapontotrain Ic
19h 25mBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Athens to Vlorëbus
- Take the busferry from Vlorë to Taranto Portbusferry
- Take the bus from Taranto to Metapontobus
19h 31mFly to Brindisi Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Brindisi Airport (BDS)plane ATH - BDS
- Take the train from Brindisi to Metapontotrain
11h 56m€90–249Fly to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, bus
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane ATH - BRI
- Take the bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteottibus
- Take the bus from Matera to Metapontobus
8h 47m€72–204Fly to Ioannina National Airport, bus, bus and ferry, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Ioannina National Airport (IOA)plane ATH - IOA
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Vlorëbus
- Take the busferry from Vlorë to Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Portobusferry
- Take the train from Brindisi to Metapontotrain
15h 44mFly to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, bus and ferry, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane ATH - TIA
- Take the busferry from Durrës to Bari Portobusferry
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Tarantotrain
- Take the train from Taranto to Metapontotrain
15h 1m
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Naples Airport (NAP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Metaponto is to fly and train which costs €55 - €210 and takes 9h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Metaponto is to fly and bus which takes 8h 47m and costs €70 - €210.
No, there is no direct bus from Athens to Metaponto. However, there are services departing from Athens and arriving at Metaponto via Rrogozhinë, Stazione Marittima and Bari. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 32m.
The distance between Athens and Metaponto is 878 km.
The best way to get from Athens to Metaponto without a car is to bus and bus and ferry via Bari which takes 17h 32m and costs .
It takes approximately 16h 11m to get from Athens to Metaponto, including transfers.
Athens to Metaponto bus services, operated by Art Tour, depart from Athens station.
Athens to Metaponto bus services, operated by Art Tour, arrive at Rrogozhinë station.
Metaponto is 1h behind Athens. It is currently 12:31 PM in Athens and 11:31 AM in Metaponto.
There are 1171+ hotels available in Metaponto.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Metaponto, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Athens to Metaponto. However, you can drive to Igoumenitsa, take the ferry to Bari M.ma, then drive to Metaponto. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Athens to Metaponto via Rrogozhinë, Rrogozhinë, Bari Porto, Stazione Marittima, Italia-De Rossi, Bari, and Metaponto in around 17h 32m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €24–140
Flights from Athens International Airport to Ioannina National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–140
Flights from Athens International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Athens International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Brindisi Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Athens International Airport to Brindisi Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Athens International Airport to Brindisi Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Athens International Airport to Brindisi Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €26–100
Flights from Athens International Airport to Brindisi Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €24–140
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Brindisi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–210
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Brindisi Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
Flights from Athens International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €27–110
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Athens International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Brindisi to Metaponto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Napoli Centrale to Metaponto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bari Centrale to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Taranto to Metaponto
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Napoli Centrale to Metaponto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bari Centrale to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Taranto to Metaponto
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 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 Bari Centrale to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–26
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Taranto to Metaponto
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–14
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- 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 Elbasan to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Vlorë to Taranto Port
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Vlorë to Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bari to Metaponto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Bari to Metaponto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- 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
- +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
- +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
Bus from Ioannina to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +39 0835 522250
- biglietteria@chiruzzi.it
- Website
- chiruzzi.com
Bus from Taranto to Metaponto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Schedules at
- chiruzzi.it
- 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
- +39 080 579 0211
- info@sitasudtrasporti.it
- Website
- sitasudtrasporti.it
Bus from Matera to Metaponto
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Schedules at
- sitasudtrasporti.it
- 2nd Class
- €3–5
- Phone
- +355697278670
- mb.travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Durrës to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
Ferry from Igoumenitsa to Bari M.ma
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Economy
- €35–55
- 2 Bed Inside Cabin
- €70–85
- 4 Bed Outside Cabin
- €60–80
- 2 Bed Lux Cabin
- €85–110
- 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
- €45–60
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
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