There are 11 ways to get from Istria to Athens by shuttle, plane, bus, car ferry, train, 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.
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)plane TRS - ATH
8h 56m€106–411Shuttle 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)plane VCE - ATH
8h 25m€69–473Bus
- Take the bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Athensbus
27h€98–156Car ferry, bus, train
- Take the car ferry from Port of Pula to Port of Venicecarferry
- Take the car ferry from Port of Venice to Port of Patrascarferry
- Take the bus from Patra to Kiatobus C3e / ...
- Take the train from Kiato to Athenstrain Re
44h 16m€213–342Drive 1,570.2 km
- Drive from Pula to Athenscar 1,570.2 km
20h 51m€284–410Shuttle, 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)plane LJU - ATH
7h 34m€143–557Shuttle to Treviso Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Poreč, Autobusni Kolodvor to Treviso, Aeroporto
- Fly from Treviso Airport (TSF) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane TSF - ATH
10h 26m€101–616Shuttle, train, train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Poreč, Autobusni Kolodvor to Trieste Centrale
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane BLQ - ATH
9h 50m€104–447Shuttle, shuttle to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Novigrad, Autobusni Kolodvor to Ljubljana
- Take a shuttle bus from Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja to Zagreb Airport
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane ZAG - ATH
9h 5m€134–653Bus, train
- Take the bus from Pula to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
27h 13m€128–141Bus via Skopje
- Take the bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou to Athens Karaiskaki Squarebus
29h 5m€113–150
Istria to Athens by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istria to Athens is to bus which costs €95 - €160 and takes 27h.
The fastest way to get from Istria to Athens is to shuttle and fly which takes 7h 34m and costs €140 - €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 1570.2 km.
The best way to get from Istria to Athens without a car is to bus which takes 27h and costs €95 - €160.
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 8:35 AM in Istria and 9:35 AM in Athens.
Yes, the driving distance between Istria to Athens is 1570 km. It takes approximately 20h 51m 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
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €23–170
Flights from Ljubljana to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Treviso Airport to Athens International Airport via Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €50–250
Flights from Treviso Airport to Athens International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–250
Flights from Treviso Airport to Athens International Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–250
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Athens International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Athens International Airport via Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–140
Flights from Treviso Airport to Athens International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–250
Flights from Treviso Airport to Athens International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–250
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–160
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €23–170
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Athens International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- 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
- €70–210
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- 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
- €70–210
Flights from Ljubljana to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–370
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €28–150
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Treviso Airport to Athens International Airport via Chania
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–250
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Athens International Airport via Dubrovnik
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Kiato to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
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
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- €30–45
- Smart Flex
- €35–45
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- €14–19
- Smart Flex
- €15–20
- 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
Shuttle from Poreč, Autobusni Kolodvor to Treviso, Aeroporto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €37–320
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €37–40
- Private
- €170–320
Shuttle from Novigrad, Autobusni Kolodvor to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €33–210
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €33–36
- Private
- €110–210
Shuttle from Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja to Zagreb Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €32–220
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €32–36
- Private
- €110–220
- 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
- €60–90
- Schedules at
- fptravel.gr
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Bus from Patra to Kiato
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +386 40 121 900
- mamut.slovenija@gmail.com
- Website
- slovenija.eu.com
Shuttle from Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja to Zagreb Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €170–220
- Schedules at
- slovenija.eu.com
- 1 -3 persons
- €170
- 4-8 persons
- €220
- 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
- €8–45
- Schedules at
- ktelthes.gr
- Book at
- ktelthes.e-ticketing.gr
- Phone
- +385 52 451 200
- db.ferry@kompas-travel.com
- Website
- adriatic-lines.com
Car ferry from Port of Pula to Port of Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €79
- Website
- https://adriatic-lines.com/
- Phone
- +30 210 8919700
- superfast@superfast.com
- Website
- superfast.com
Car ferry from Port of Venice to Port of Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €127–240
- Website
- https://www.superfast.com
- 2 bed inside cabin
- €220–240
- Deck
- €127
- Aircraft-type seats
- €139
- 3 bed outside cabin
- €236
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