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 - $260
Fly to Milan Linate • 5 h 50 min
$76 - $253
Fly to Bari • 4 h 55 min
$72 - $357
Train, bus and ferry • 21 h 15 min
$171 - $253
Bus, bus and ferry Portokalidis Tours • 21 h 55 min
$196 - $271
Train, bus, car ferry • 26 h 51 min
Bus, bus and ferry Florentia Bus • 28 h 37 min
$131 - $171
Bus, car ferry, train • 29 h 37 min
$163 - $402
Drive, car ferry • 22 h 57 min
$202 - $446
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Vatican?
Aegean Airlines, Ryanair and five other airlines fly from Athens to Bologna every 4 hours.
- Website
- alitalia.com
Flights from Athens to Bologna via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85 - $440
Flights from Athens to Naples via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 5 min
- 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 Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 55 min
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $50 - $370
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 23 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70 - $340
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Athens to Bologna via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85 - $440
Flights from Athens to Naples via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 5 min
- 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
- Website
- aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens to Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 20 min
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $90 - $500
Flights from Athens to Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 50 min
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50 - $340
Flights from Athens to Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 7 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45 - $350
Flights from Athens to Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 45 min
- When
- 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 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
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Athens to Bologna via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 40 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200 - $950
Flights from Athens to Milan Linate via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 10 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230 - $750
- 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
- easyjet.com
Flights from Athens to Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 45 min
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $45 - $300
- 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
- volotea.com
Flights from Athens to Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 35 min
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $45 - $490
- Website
- trainose.gr
Train from Athens to Kalambaka
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 51 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22 - $30
- Website
- trainose.gr
- Purchase a
- eurail.com
- Second Class
- $22 - $30
- First Class
- $28 - $40
Train from Athens to Kiáto
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 19 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8 - $10
- Website
- trainose.gr
- Purchase a
- eurail.com
- Second Class
- $8 - $10
- First Class
- $9 - $12
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ancona to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35 - $50
- Website
- orario.trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bari Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 6 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60 - $85
- 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
- $110 - $170
- Schedules at
- portokalidistours.gr
Bus and ferry from Trikala to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 10 h 42 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $110 - $170
- Schedules at
- portokalidistours.gr
- Phone
- 24620 22242
- Website
- ktelgrevenon.gr
Bus from Athens to Trikala
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $49
- 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
- $35 - $50
- Schedules at
- romamarchelinee.it
- Website
- trainose.gr
Bus from Kiáto to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- trainose.gr
- Purchase a
- eurail.com
- Phone
- +355 4 2239 203
- rezervime@albtrans.net
- Website
- albtrans.net
Bus from Athens to Fier
- Ave. Duration
- 10 h 50 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50
- 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
- $80 - $120
- Schedules at
- florentiabus.it
- Phone
- 2610 623 888
- Website
- ktelachaias.gr
Bus from Athens to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24 - $28
- Schedules at
- ktelachaias.gr
- 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
- $95 - $290
- Schedules at
- superfast.com
- Deck
- $99 - $100
- Aircraft-type seats
- $113 - $114
- 2 bed inside cabin
- $282 - $283
- 3 bed outside cabin
- $230 - $280
Car ferry from Patras to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 20 h 30 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100 - $320
- Schedules at
- superfast.com
- Deck
- $104
- Aircraft-type seats
- $122
- 2 bed inside cabin
- $316
- 3 bed outside cabin
- $270 - $320
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Read the travel guideQuestions & Answers
How far is it from Athens to Vatican?
The distance between Athens and Vatican is 1054 km.
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€ - 160€ 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 takes 4 h 55 min and costs 55€ - 290€.
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.
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.