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How to get fromKoper to Athensby shuttle, plane, bus, car ferry, car, or train

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There are 11 ways to get from Koper to Athens by shuttle, plane, bus, car ferry, car, or train

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  1. Shuttle to Ljubljana, fly

    best
    1. Take a shuttle bus from Koper, Avtobusna Postaja to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljanashuttle bus
    2. Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane LJU - ATH
    6h 48m
    €181–376

  2. Shuttle to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly

    cheapest
    1. Take a shuttle bus from Portorož to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Veneziashuttle bus
    2. Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane VCE - ATH
    8h 47m
    €67–571

  3. Bus via Thessaloníki

    1. Take the bus from Koper, Avtobusna Postaja to Kumanovobus bus
    2. Take the bus from Kumanovo to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTELbus bus
    27h
    €100–165

  4. Car ferry, bus

    1. Take the carferry from Piran to Port of Venicecarferry car ferry
    2. Take the carferry from Port of Venice to Port of Patrascarferry car ferry
    3. Take the bus from Patras to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTELbus bus
    45h 21m
    €291–390

  5. Drive  1,540.4 km

    1. Drive from Koper to Athenscar car 1,540.4 km
    20h 27m
    €288–416

  6. Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport

    1. Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane TRS - ATH
    8h 21m
    €80–270

  7. Bus, shuttle to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, fly

    1. Take the bus from Koper to Ljubljana APbus bus
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja to Zagreb Airportshuttle bus
    3. Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane ZAG - ATH
    8h 15m
    €121–509

  8. Train, train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain train
    2. Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centraletrain train
    3. Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane BLQ - ATH
    9h 24m
    €93–293

  9. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Koper, Avtobusna Postaja to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Thessaloníkibus bus
    3. Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain train Ic
    27h 44m
    €128–185

  10. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Trieste Piazza Libertà to Tiranabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athensbus bus
    29h 6m

  11. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Koper to Ljubljanatrain train Ic
    2. Take the bus from Ljubljana to Blagoevgradbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal to Serresbus bus
    4. Take the train from Serres to Thessalonikitrain train Re
    5. Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain train Ic
    29h 38m
    €149–178

Koper to Athens by bus

Calendar3Weekly Buses
Duration27hAverage Duration
Ticket€100Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,368.7 km
  • Duration: 6h 48m

What companies run services between Koper, Slovenia and Athens, Greece?

You can take a bus from Koper, Avtobusna Postaja to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL via Kumanovo and Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station in around 27h. Alternatively, Ryanair, ITA Airways, and Aegean Airlines fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Athens International Airport (ATH) 4 times a day.

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