There are 9 ways to get from Castro to Athens by bus, ferry, car, car ferry, train, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Castro Marina Via Marinai d'Italia to Lecce - Via V Carluccio
- Take the bus from Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto to Vlorë
- Take the bus from Vlorë to Athens
19h 52mTrain, ferry to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Poggiardo to Lecce
- Take the ferry from Porto di Brindisi to Port of Corfu
- Fly from Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias (CFU) to Athens International Airport (ATH)CFU - ATH
16h 3m€92–174Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Castro to Lecce008
- Take the ferry from Porto di Brindisi to Port of Igoumenitsa
- Take the bus from Igoumenitsa to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL
20h 17m€99–153Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Castro to Volos
- Take the car ferry from Volos to Mantoudi
- Drive from Mantoudi to Athens
32h 19mTrain, Bus
- Take the train from Spongano to Lecce463
- Take the bus from Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto to Fier
- Take the bus from Fier to Athens
20h 7mBus via Taranto
- Take the bus from Castro Marina Via Marinai d'Italia to Lecce - Via V Carluccio
- Take the bus from Lecce - via V. Carluccio to Taranto Porto Mercantile
- Take the bus from Taranto Port to Lushnjë
- Take the bus from Lushnjë to Athens
25h 39mTrain, Bus, bus to Ioannina National Airport, fly
- Take the train from Poggiardo to Lecce
- Take the bus from Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto to Vlorë
- Take the bus from Vlorë to Ioannina
- Fly from Ioannina National Airport (IOA) to Athens International Airport (ATH)IOA - ATH
16h 36mTrain, Bus to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, fly
- Take the train from Poggiardo to Lecce
- Take the train from Lecce to Bari Centrale
- Take the bus from Bari Porto to Durrës
- Fly from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) to Athens International Airport (ATH)TIA - ATH
16h 3mTrain, bus, bus to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, fly
- Take the train from Poggiardo to Lecce
- Take the train from Lecce to Bari Centrale
- Take the bus from Bari to Altamura
- Take the bus from Altamura Via Matera to Bari Airport
- Fly from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) to Athens International Airport (ATH)BRI - ATH
13h 39m€100–233
Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias (CFU) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Castro to Athens is to train and ferry and fly which costs €90 - €180 and takes 16h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Castro to Athens is to train and bus and fly which takes 13h 39m and costs €100 - €240.
No, there is no direct bus from Castro to Athens. However, there are services departing from Castro Marina Via Marinai d'Italia and arriving at Athens via Lecce - Autostazione, Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto and Vlorë. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 52m.
The distance between Castro and Athens is 2722 km.
The best way to get from Castro to Athens without a car is to bus which takes 19h 52m and costs .
It takes approximately 19h 52m to get from Castro to Athens, including transfers.
Castro to Athens bus services, operated by S.T.P. di Terra d' Otranto, depart from Castro Marina Via Marinai d'Italia station.
Castro to Athens bus services, operated by S.T.P. di Terra d' Otranto, arrive at Lecce - Via V Carluccio station.
Athens is 1h ahead of Castro. It is currently 1:18 PM in Castro and 2:18 PM in Athens.
There are 5443+ hotels available in Athens.
What companies run services between Castro, Apulia, Italy and Athens, Greece?
You can take a bus from Castro Marina Via Marinai d'Italia to Athens via Lecce - Via V Carluccio, Lecce - Autostazione, Brindisi - Autorità Portuale, Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto, and Vlorë in around 19h 52m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–120
Flights from Ioannina National Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–140
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–110
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Athens International Airport via Rhodes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–110
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €24–130
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Athens International Airport via Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–180
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–85
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €30–120
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €24–130
- Phone
- 800 07 9090
- Website
- fseonline.it
Train from Poggiardo to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €2–5
- Schedules at
- fseonline.it
Train from Spongano to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Schedules at
- fseonline.it
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lecce to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lecce to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–24
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lecce to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- 0832-228441
- info@stplecce.it
- Website
- stplecce.it
Bus from Castro Marina Via Marinai d'Italia to Lecce - Via V Carluccio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Schedules at
- stplecce.it
- 2nd Class
- €3–6
Bus from Castro to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Schedules at
- stplecce.it
- 2nd Class
- €3–6
Bus from Lecce - via V. Carluccio to Taranto Porto Mercantile
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Schedules at
- stplecce.it
- 2nd Class
- €6–10
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto to Fier
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Taranto Port to Lushnjë
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 34m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Bari Porto to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Vlorë to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Vlorë to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- 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
- +210 52 25 550
- arttouroe@gmail.com
- Website
- arttour.gr
Bus from Fier to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- arttour.gr
- Phone
- +355 42 239 203 / +355 69 400 4075
- albtrans06@yahoo.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Lushnjë to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063548259783
- Phone
- +355697278670
- mb.travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Bari Porto to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +39 080 5790211
- info@cotrap.it
- Website
- bari.airports.aeroportidipuglia.it
Bus from Bari to Altamura
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Schedules at
- bari.airports.aeroportidipuglia.it
- 2nd Class
- €7–10
- Phone
- +39 080 5790111
- info@cotrap.it
- Website
- cotrap.it
Bus from Altamura Via Matera to Bari Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6
- Schedules at
- biglietteria.cotrap.it
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- info@grimaldi.napoli.it
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Ferry from Porto di Brindisi to Port of Igoumenitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
Ferry from Porto di Brindisi to Port of Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
- Phone
- +30 210 4441788
- reservations.dpt@anes.gr
- Website
- anes.gr
Car ferry from Volos to Mantoudi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Anes Ferries
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