There are 12 ways to get from Como to Athens by train, plane, bus, 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.
Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Como Lago to Saronnotrain
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane MXP - ATH
6h 28m€44–177Bus, train
- Take the bus from Chiasso to Pristinabus
- Take the bus from Pristina to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
26h 31mTrain, line 2 ferry, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Como S.Giovanni to Venezia S. Luciatrain Ec
- Take the ferry from Ferrovia "A" to Tronchetto "A"ferry 2 / ...
- Take the ferry from Port of Venice to Port of Patrasferry
- Take the bus from Patras to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTELbus
43h 58m€232–306Drive 2,076.1 km
- Drive from Como to Athenscar 2,076.1 km
21h 6m€367–530Fly from Milan Linate Airport
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane LIN - ATH
8h 29m€100–267Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Como S. Giovanni to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane BGY - ATH
7h 5m€86–276Train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Como S. Giovanni to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane ZRH - ATH
8h 16m€149–294Train, train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly
- Take the train from Como S. Giovanni to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane BLQ - ATH
7h 55m€111–323Train, train to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly
- Take the train from Como S. Giovanni to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane VCE - ATH
8h 53m€87–334Train, bus
- Take the train from Como S. Giovanni to Milano Centraletrain Ec
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Bologna Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the train from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Gevgelijatrain
- Take the bus from Gevgelija to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
30h 11mBus via Belgrade
- Take the bus from Como to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Athensbus
35h 58m€97–149Bus
- Take the bus from Monza Stazione FS to Vlore , stationbus
- Take the bus from Vlorë to Athensbus
41h 20m€124
Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Como to Athens is to train and fly which costs €40 - €180 and takes 6h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Como to Athens is to train and fly which takes 6h 28m and costs €40 - €180.
No, there is no direct bus from Como to Athens. However, there are services departing from Como and arriving at Athens via Beograd, Autobuska stanica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 58m.
The distance between Como and Athens is 1606 km. The road distance is 2076.1 km.
The best way to get from Como to Athens without a car is to bus and train which takes 26h 31m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 28m to get from Como to Athens, including transfers.
Como to Athens bus services, operated by Zlatan Prevoz D.O.O., depart from Como station.
The best way to get from Como to Athens is to fly which takes 8h 29m and costs €95 - €270. Alternatively, you can bus via Belgrade, which costs €95 - €150 and takes 35h 58m.
Como to Athens bus services, operated by Zlatan Prevoz D.O.O., arrive at Beograd, Autobuska stanica station.
Athens is 1h ahead of Como. It is currently 3:44 AM in Como and 4:44 AM in Athens.
What companies run services between Como, Italy and Athens, Greece?
ITA Airways, Ryanair, and Aegean Airlines fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Athens International Airport (ATH) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Como to Athens via Beograd, Autobuska stanica in around 35h 58m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Athens International Airport via Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–220
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Athens International Airport via Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Zurich Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Zurich Airport to Athens International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–250
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €26–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Athens International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–220
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Athens International Airport via Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–220
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Athens International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Athens International Airport via Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–250
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €26–190
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–220
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €25–110
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Athens International Airport via Split
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Como Lago to Saronno
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–4
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Thessaloniki to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Como S.Giovanni to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €80–120
- 2nd Class
- €65–90
Train from Milano Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €75–110
- 2nd Class
- €55–80
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Como S. Giovanni to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Como S. Giovanni to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–55
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Milano Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–55
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–55
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +389 (2) 3 164 255
- mztransportad@mztransportad.com.mk
- Website
- mzt.mk
Train from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Gevgelija
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–35
- Schedules at
- mzt.mk
- Phone
- + 383 (0) 44 542 029
- sharrtravel@hotmail.com
- Website
- sharrtravel.com
Bus from Chiasso to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://www.sharrtravel.com
Bus from Pristina to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20
- Website
- https://www.sharrtravel.com
- Phone
- +383 44 162 498
- info@barilevaturist.com
- Website
- web.facebook.com
Bus from Pristina to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–23
- Website
- https://web.facebook.com/BarilevaTuristKosova
- Phone
- +38349112555
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Pristina to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €20
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 2610 623 888
- info@ktelachaias.gr
- Website
- ktelachaias.gr
Bus from Patras to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–23
- Website
- https://www.ktelachaias.gr/en/homepage-en/
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–10
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- Phone
- +39 02 3008 9000
- mail@autostradale.it
- Website
- autostradale.it
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–17
- Website
- https://autostradale.it/?lang=en-GB
- Standard Rate
- €13–17
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- hakkomerc@gmail.com
- Website
- hakbus.org
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 48m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110
- Website
- https://www.hakbus.org/
- Phone
- +389 2 240 2528
- ruleturs@sas.com.mk
- Website
- ruleturs.mk
Bus from Gevgelija to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- ruleturs.mk
- Phone
- 00 381 31 510 060
- zlatanprevoz@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Como to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 58m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +302105233969
- fptravel@otenet.gr
- Website
- fptravel.gr
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Schedules at
- fptravel.gr
- Phone
- +355 692323966
Bus from Monza Stazione FS to Vlore , station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €80
- Schedules at
- web.facebook.com
- 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
- Phone
- (+39) 041 041
- direzione@actv.it
- Website
- actv.avmspa.it
Ferry from Ferrovia "A" to Tronchetto "A"
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10
- Website
- https://actv.avmspa.it/en
- 75 min. Ticket
- €10
- Phone
- +30 210 8919700
- superfast@superfast.com
- Website
- superfast.com
Ferry from Port of Venice to Port of Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–150
- Website
- https://www.superfast.com
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