There are 8 ways to get from Imola to Athens by plane, bus, train, car ferry, car, or busferry
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 Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
best- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane BLQ - ATH
5h 40m€86–273Train to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane VCE - ATH
7h 31m€64–223Bus, train
- 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
27h 49mTrain, car ferry, bus
- Take the train from Imola to Anconatrain Re
- Take the car ferry from Port of Ancona to Port of Patrascarferry
- Take the bus from Patras to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTELbus
29h 16m€149–187Drive 1,983.4 km
- Drive from Imola to Athenscar 1,983.4 km
19h 53m€349–503Train to Florence Peretola Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane FLR - ATH
6h 36m€89–295Bus and ferry, bus via Durrës
- Take the busferry from Imola to Durrësbusferry
- Take the bus from Durrës to Athensbus
29h 33mBus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Bologna Centrale to Fierbusferry
- Take the bus from Fier to Athensbus
31h 22m€133–136
Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Imola to Athens is to train and fly which costs €60 - €230 and takes 7h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Imola to Athens is to fly which takes 5h 40m and costs €85 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from Imola to Athens. However, there are services departing from Imola and arriving at Athens via Durrës. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 33m.
The distance between Imola and Athens is 1362 km. The road distance is 1983.4 km.
The best way to get from Imola to Athens without a car is to bus and train which takes 27h 49m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 40m to get from Imola to Athens, including transfers.
Imola to Athens bus services, operated by Firenze Lines, depart from Imola station.
Imola to Athens bus services, operated by Firenze Lines, arrive at Durrës station.
Athens is 1h ahead of Imola. It is currently 6:13 AM in Imola and 7:13 AM in Athens.
Yes, the driving distance between Imola to Athens is 1983 km. It takes approximately 19h 53m to drive from Imola to Athens.
What companies run services between Imola, Italy and Athens, Greece?
Aegean Airlines, Ryanair, and ITA Airways fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Athens International Airport (ATH) 3 times a day.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
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 Florence Peretola Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- 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
- en.aegeanair.com
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 Florence Peretola Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €26–190
- Website
- volotea.com
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 Florence Peretola Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
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 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
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–360
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Athens International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
- 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
- +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
- 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
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Imola to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–40
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €13–35
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €27–70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €45–70
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- 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
- +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/
- Phone
- +355696383030
- Website
- firenzelines.com
Busferry from Imola to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 27m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- firenzelines.com
- Phone
- +210 52 25 550
- arttouroe@gmail.com
- Website
- arttour.gr
Bus from Durrës to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- arttour.gr
- Phone
- +355697278670
- mb.travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Bologna Centrale to Fier
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 39m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €90
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Fier to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +302110120492
- saimiritoursandtravels@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Fier to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 210 8919700
- superfast@superfast.com
- Website
- superfast.com
Car ferry from Port of Ancona to Port of Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–140
- Website
- https://www.superfast.com
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