There are 9 ways to get from Calabria to Athens by plane, train, busferry, bus, car, ferry, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Lamezia Terme International Airport
best- Fly from Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane SUF - ATH
6h 36m€86–201Ferry, train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the ferry from Reggio Calabria to Messina Marittimaferry
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane CTA - ATH
7h 46m€72–218Train, bus and ferry, bus
- Take the train from Reggio Calabria Lido to Lamezia Terme C.train Re
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Brindisitrain Ic
- Take the busferry from Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto to Fierbusferry
- Take the bus from Fier to Korinthosbus
- Take the train from Korinthos to Athenstrain Re
23h 12mDrive, ferry
- Drive from Reggio Calabria to Bari M.macar
- Take the ferry from Bari M.ma to Patrasferry Asf
- Drive from Patras to Athenscar
23h 57m€164–389Train, car ferry, bus
- Take the train from Reggio Calabria Lido to Lamezia Terme C.train Re
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Brindisitrain Ic
- Take the car ferry from Porto di Brindisi to Port of Igoumenitsacarferry
- Take the bus from Igoumenitsa to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTELbus
23h 59m€109–213Fly from Reggio Calabria Airport
- Fly from Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane REG - ATH
8h 55m€82–163Fly from Crotone Airport
- Fly from Crotone Airport (CRV) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane CRV - ATH
9h 15m€121–411Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Villa San Giovanni to Fierbusferry
- Take the bus from Fier to Athensbus
28h 41mBus and ferry, bus via Vlorë
- Take the busferry from Villa San Giovanni to Vlorëbusferry
- Take the bus from Vlorë to Athensbus
29h 37m
Calabria to Athens by train, bus, foot, and car ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Calabria to Athens is to fly which costs €80 - €170 and takes 8h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Calabria to Athens is to fly which takes 6h 36m and costs €85 - €210.
No, there is no direct bus from Calabria to Athens. However, there are services departing from Reggio Calabria - via Portanova and arriving at Athens via Villa San Giovanni and Fier. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 41m.
The distance between Calabria and Athens is 724 km.
The best way to get from Calabria to Athens without a car is to train and bus and ferry and bus which takes 23h 12m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 36m to get from Calabria to Athens, including transfers.
Calabria to Athens bus services, operated by Pistoia viaggi, depart from Villa San Giovanni station.
Calabria to Athens bus services, operated by Pistoia viaggi, arrive at Fier station.
Athens is 1h ahead of Calabria. It is currently 11:55 PM in Calabria and 12:55 AM in Athens.
There are 5710+ hotels available in Athens.
What companies run services between Calabria, Italy and Athens, Greece?
Ryanair, ITA Airways, and two other airlines fly from Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF) to Athens International Airport (ATH) 4 times a day.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Athens International Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Athens International Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Athens International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–140
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Athens International Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–140
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Crotone Airport to Athens International Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–400
Flights from Crotone Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–490
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Athens International Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Athens International Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Athens International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–190
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Athens International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Crotone Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–490
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Reggio Calabria Lido to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–25
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Reggio Calabria Lido to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–27
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–22
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Korinthos to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto to Fier
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Villa San Giovanni to Fier
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 48m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Villa San Giovanni to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 47m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Fier to Korinthos
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €37
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Fier to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +30 2665 0 22309
- info@ktel-thesprotias.gr
- Website
- ktel-thesprotias.gr
Bus from Igoumenitsa to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Schedules at
- ktel-thesprotias.gr
- Book at
- ktelbus.gr
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- komatastours.al@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Vlorë to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Ferry from Bari M.ma to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–230
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Phone
- +30 210 8919700
- superfast@superfast.com
- Website
- superfast.com
Ferry from Bari M.ma to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- https://www.superfast.com
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- info@grimaldi.napoli.it
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Car ferry from Porto di Brindisi to Port of Igoumenitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
- Phone
- 3409848540
- info@blujetlines.it
- Website
- blujetlines.it
Ferry from Reggio Calabria to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–4
- Schedules at
- blujetlines.it
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