There are 12 ways to get from Athens to Vatican by plane, train, bus and ferry, bus, car 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.
Recommended option
Fly to Bologna • 5 h 30 min
$57 - $256
Cheapest option
Fly to Rome Ciampino • 5 h 17 min
$38 - $195
10 alternative options
Fly to Rome • 5 h 31 min
$66 - $257
Fly to Naples • 5 h 24 min
$66 - $312
Fly to Milan Linate • 5 h 56 min
$76 - $253
Fly to Milan Malpensa • 6 h 12 min
$77 - $226
Train, bus and ferry • 21 h 38 min
$154 - $238
Bus, bus and ferry Portokalidis Tours • 21 h 59 min
$177 - $252
Bus, carferry, train via Βari - Viale Unità ang. Largo Ciaia • 25 h 35 min
$207 - $415
Bus, carferry, train • 28 h 57 min
$150 - $373
Bus, bus and ferry Florentia Bus • 33 h 21 min
$123 - $158
Drive, carferry • 25 h 10 min
$158 - $282
Questions & Answers
No, there is no direct bus from Athens to Vatican. However, there are services departing from Athens and arriving at P.le Tiburtino via Trikala, Ancona and Staz.ne Tiburtina. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21 h 59 min.
The distance between Athens and Vatican is 1054 km.
The best way to get from Athens to Vatican without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 21 h 38 min and costs .
It takes approximately 5 h 30 min to get from Athens to Vatican, including transfers.
Athens to Vatican bus services, operated by KTEL Grevenon, depart from Athens station.
The quickest flight from Athens Airport to Bologna Airport is the direct flight which takes 2 h 20 min.
Athens to Vatican bus services, operated by Prima Linee, arrive at Rome Tiburtina station.
Vatican is 1 h behind Athens. It is currently 2:44 PM in Athens and 1:44 PM in Vatican.
Aegean Airlines, Austrian Airlines, Turkish Airlines and three other airlines offer flights from Athens Airport to Bologna Airport.
There are 11856+ hotels available in Vatican. Prices start at $56 USD per night.
- Distance: 658.5 miles
- Duration: 5 h 30 min
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Vatican?
Aegean Airlines, Ryanair and six other airlines fly from Athens to Bologna every 3 hours.
- Website
- alitalia.com
Flights from Athens to Bologna via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85 - $440
Flights from Athens to Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 5 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50 - $370
Flights from Athens to Rome via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50 - $370
Flights from Athens to Rome via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110 - $500
Flights from Athens to Naples via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 2 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80 - $390
Flights from Athens to Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 35 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70 - $340
Flights from Athens to Milan Linate via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 22 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70 - $340
Flights from Athens to Milan Malpensa via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150 - $750
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Athens to Bologna via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85 - $440
Flights from Athens to Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 5 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50 - $370
Flights from Athens to Rome via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 45 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110 - $500
Flights from Athens to Naples via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 2 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80 - $390
Flights from Athens to Milan Malpensa via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 15 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120 - $800
- Website
- aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens to Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 20 min
- When
- Tuesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90 - $500
Flights from Athens to Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 7 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45 - $350
Flights from Athens to Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 50 min
- When
- Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50 - $340
Flights from Athens to Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 35 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55 - $470
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Athens to Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 25 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40 - $460
Flights from Athens to Bologna via Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 55 min
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $40 - $460
Flights from Athens to Rome via Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 35 min
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $40 - $210
Flights from Athens to Rome Ciampino
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30 - $220
Flights from Athens to Milan Malpensa via Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 45 min
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $45 - $220
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Athens to Milan Linate via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 10 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230 - $750
Flights from Athens to Milan Malpensa via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200 - $800
Flights from Athens to Milan Malpensa via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 35 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200 - $800
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Athens to Bologna via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 10 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220 - $1,000
Flights from Athens to Milan Malpensa via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 15 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240 - $1,000
- Website
- p.turkishairlines.com
Flights from Athens to Bologna via Istanbul Ataturk
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 15 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150 - $550
Flights from Athens to Rome via Istanbul Ataturk
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170 - $550
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Athens to Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 45 min
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $45 - $300
Flights from Athens to Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 35 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75 - $500
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Athens to Milan Malpensa via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250 - $1,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Athens to Bologna via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 25 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110 - $550
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Athens to Milan Linate via Paris CDG
- Ave. Duration
- 6 h
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180 - $650
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Athens to Milan Malpensa via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 25 min
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $140 - $550
- Website
- trainose.gr
Train from Athens to Kalambaka
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 58 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20 - $28
- Website
- trainose.gr
- Book at
- Raileurope.com
- Second Class
- $20 - $28
- First Class
- $26 - $35
The primary train operator in Italy, Trenitalia was created in the year 2000. Trenitalia offers national rail connections in Italy as well as international connections to Austria, France, Germany and Switzerland. The company operates regional and long-distance trains, as well as high-speed trains called Frecce that travel on specialised tracks on speeds of up to 360km/h. Trenitalia tickets are available online, in stations across the country or from many travel agents that offer bookings.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Falconara Marittima to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30 - $45
- Website
- orario.trenitalia.com
Train from Ancona to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30 - $45
- Website
- orario.trenitalia.com
The primary train operator in Italy, Trenitalia was created in the year 2000. Trenitalia offers national rail connections in Italy as well as international connections to Austria, France, Germany and Switzerland. The company operates regional and long-distance trains, as well as high-speed trains called Frecce that travel on specialised tracks on speeds of up to 360km/h. Trenitalia tickets are available online, in stations across the country or from many travel agents that offer bookings.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bari Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 1 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55 - $80
- Website
- orario.trenitalia.com
- Website
- portokalidistours.gr
Bus and ferry from Kalabaka to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 10 h 28 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $100 - $160
- Schedules at
- portokalidistours.gr
Bus and ferry from Trikala to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 10 h 42 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $100 - $160
- Schedules at
- portokalidistours.gr
- Phone
- 24620 22242
- Website
- ktelgrevenon.gr
Bus from Athens to Trikala
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $46
- Schedules at
- ktelgrevenon.gr
- Phone
- 0733.818638
- Website
- primalinee.com
Bus from Ancona to Rome Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 1 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30 - $45
- Schedules at
- romamarchelinee.it
- Phone
- 2610 623 888
- Website
- ktelachaias.gr
Bus from Athens to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $22 - $26
- Schedules at
- ktelachaias.gr
- Phone
- +355 4 2239 203
- rezervime@albtrans.net
- Website
- albtrans.net
Bus from Athens to Fier
- Ave. Duration
- 10 h 49 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $46
- Schedules at
- albtrans.net
- Phone
- +39 055 967024
- info@florentiabus.it
- Website
- florentiabus.it
Bus and ferry from Fier to Rome Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 20 h 55 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $75 - $110
- Schedules at
- florentiabus.it
- Phone
- +30 210 8919700
- superfast@superfast.com
- Website
- superfast.com
Car ferry from Patras to Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 15 h 30 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90 - $270
- Schedules at
- superfast.com
- Deck
- $92 - $93
- Aircraft-type seats
- $104 - $106
- 2 bed inside cabin
- $260 - $263
- 3 bed outside cabin
- $210 - $260
Car ferry from Patras to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 20 h 30 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95 - $300
- Schedules at
- superfast.com
- Deck
- $97
- Aircraft-type seats
- $114
- 2 bed inside cabin
- $294
- 3 bed outside cabin
- $250 - $300
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- info@grimaldi.napoli.it
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Car ferry from Patras to Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 17 h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35 - $95
- Schedules at
- grimaldi-lines.com
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