There are 8 ways to get from Istria to Athens by shuttle, plane, bus, car, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Shuttle to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, fly
best- Take a shuttle bus from Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor to Trieste Airport
- Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)TRS - ATH
8h 56m€121–401Shuttle to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly
cheapest- Take a shuttle bus from Novigrad to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Athens International Airport (ATH)VCE - ATH
8h 25m€69–463Bus
- Take the bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Athens
27h€98–161Drive 1,570.1 km
- Drive from Pula to Athens1,570.1 km
20h 45m€281–406Shuttle, shuttle to Ljubljana, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Poreč, Autobusni Kolodvor to Trieste Centrale
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Centrale to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Athens International Airport (ATH)LJU - ATH
7h 34m€138–577Bus to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Vodnjan to Zagreb
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Athens International Airport (ATH)ZAG - ATH
8h 46m€90–267Bus, train
- Take the bus from Pula to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Thessaloníki
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to AthensIc
27h 13m€128–141Bus via Skopje
- Take the bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Thessaloníki
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou to Athens Karaiskaki Square
29h 5m€147
Istria to Athens by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istria to Athens is to bus which costs €95 - €170 and takes 27h.
The fastest way to get from Istria to Athens is to shuttle and fly which takes 7h 34m and costs €130 - €600.
No, there is no direct bus from Istria to Athens. However, there are services departing from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor and arriving at Athens via Beograd, Autobuska stanica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h.
The distance between Istria and Athens is 1397 km. The road distance is 1570.1 km.
The best way to get from Istria to Athens without a car is to bus which takes 27h and costs €95 - €170.
It takes approximately 8h 56m to get from Istria to Athens, including transfers.
Istria to Athens bus services, operated by BS Tours, depart from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor station.
Istria to Athens bus services, operated by BS Tours, arrive at Beograd, Autobuska stanica station.
Athens is 1h ahead of Istria. It is currently 6:30 AM in Istria and 7:30 AM in Athens.
Yes, the driving distance between Istria to Athens is 1570 km. It takes approximately 20h 45m to drive from Istria to Athens.
What companies run services between Istria, Croatia and Athens, Greece?
You can take a bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Athens via Beograd, Autobuska stanica in around 27h.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Athens International Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–210
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Athens International Airport via Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–210
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €28–170
Flights from Ljubljana to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–160
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Athens International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–210
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Athens International Airport via Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–210
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Athens International Airport via Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–210
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €28–170
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–160
Flights from Ljubljana to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–350
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–120
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Athens International Airport via Dubrovnik
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- 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
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor to Trieste Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €32–200
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €32–36
- Private
- €100–200
Shuttle from Novigrad to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €30–300
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €30–40
- Private
- €160–300
Shuttle from Poreč, Autobusni Kolodvor to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €28–150
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €28–100
- Private
- €55–150
Shuttle from Trieste Centrale to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €31–170
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €31–34
- Private
- €95–170
- Phone
- 011 761-4693
- bstours@verat.net
- Website
- bstours.rs
Bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- http://bstours.rs/en/
- Phone
- +385 (0)72 660 660
- info@arriva.com.hr
- Website
- arriva.com.hr
Bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
- Phone
- +381 800 334 334
- iuc@lasta.rs
- Website
- lasta.rs
Bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Vodnjan to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +389 22400033
- info@dominoline.com.mk
- Website
- dominoline.com.mk
Bus from Pula to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €71
- Schedules at
- dominoline.com.mk
- Phone
- +389 2 240 2528
- ruleturs@sas.com.mk
- Website
- ruleturs.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35
- Schedules at
- ruleturs.mk
- Phone
- +386 41520943
- info@hisarturizam.com
- Website
- hisarturizam.com
Bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €70
- Schedules at
- hisarturizam.com
- Phone
- +30 2310 500111
- ktel2310@gmail.com
- Website
- ktelthes.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou to Athens Karaiskaki Square
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €42
- Schedules at
- ktelthes.gr
- Book at
- ktelthes.e-ticketing.gr
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