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 27 min
$40 - $197
10 alternative options
Fly to Naples • 5 h 24 min
$66 - $312
Fly to Rome • 5 h 41 min
$69 - $259
Fly to Milan Linate • 6 h 3 min
$76 - $253
Fly to Bari • 4 h 55 min
$71 - $356
Train, bus and ferry • 21 h 40 min
$156 - $240
Bus, bus and ferry Portokalidis Tours • 21 h 55 min
$178 - $258
Bus, car ferry, train via Βari - Viale Unità ang. Largo Ciaia • 25 h 21 min
$210 - $418
Bus, bus and ferry Florentia Bus • 28 h 38 min
$124 - $159
Bus, car ferry, train • 29 h 18 min
$152 - $375
Drive, car ferry • 22 h 57 min
$197 - $426
Questions & Answers
What is the cheapest way to get from Athens to Vatican?
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Vatican is to fly which costs 30€ - 170€ and takes 5 h 27 min.
What is the fastest way to get from Athens to Vatican?
The quickest way to get from Athens to Vatican is to fly which costs 60€ - 310€ and takes 4 h 55 min.
How far is it from Athens to Vatican?
The distance between Athens and Vatican is 1054 km.
How long does it take to get from Athens to Vatican?
It takes approximately 5 h 30 min to get from Athens to Vatican, including transfers.
Is there a direct bus between Athens and Vatican?
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 55 min.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Vatican?
Aegean Airlines, Ryanair and six other airlines fly from Athens to Bologna every 4 hours.
Airlines
- 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 Naples via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80 - $390
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
- 5 h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110 - $500
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 21 min
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70 - $340
- 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 Naples via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80 - $390
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
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110 - $500
- Website
- aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens to Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 20 min
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $90 - $500
Flights from Athens to Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 50 min
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50 - $340
Flights from Athens to Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 8 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45 - $350
Flights from Athens to Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 45 min
- When
- Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40 - $420
- 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 25 min
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $40 - $460
Flights from Athens to Rome Ciampino
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30 - $220
- Website
- p.turkishairlines.com
Flights from Athens to Bologna via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 15 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150 - $550
Flights from Athens to Rome via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170 - $550
- 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
- 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
- easyjet.com
Flights from Athens to Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 45 min
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $45 - $300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Athens to Milan Linate via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 10 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230 - $750
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Athens to Milan Linate via Paris CDG
- Ave. Duration
- 6 h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180 - $650
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Athens to Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 35 min
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $45 - $490
Train operators
- Website
- trainose.gr
Train from Αθήνα to Καλαμπάκα
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 58 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21 - $28
- Website
- trainose.gr
- Purchase a
- eurail.com
- Second Class
- $21 - $28
- First Class
- $26 - $35
- 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
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bari Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 34 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55 - $80
- Website
- orario.trenitalia.com
Bus operators
- 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
- $47
- 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 - $50
- 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
- $23 - $27
- 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
- $47
- Schedules at
- albtrans.net
- Phone
- +39 055 967024
- info@florentiabus.it
- Website
- florentiabus.it
Bus and ferry from Fier to Rome Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 16 h 10 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $75 - $110
- Schedules at
- florentiabus.it
Ferry operators
- Phone
- +30 210 8919700
- superfast@superfast.com
- Website
- superfast.com
Car ferry from Patras to Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 15 h 30 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $90 - $270
- Schedules at
- superfast.com
- Deck
- $94 - $95
- Aircraft-type seats
- $106 - $107
- 2 bed inside cabin
- $266 - $267
- 3 bed outside cabin
- $220 - $270
Car ferry from Patras to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 20 h 30 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95 - $300
- Schedules at
- superfast.com
- Deck
- $98
- Aircraft-type seats
- $115
- 2 bed inside cabin
- $298
- 3 bed outside cabin
- $250 - $300
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