There are 8 ways to get from Koper to Athens by plane, bus, train, car, or shuttle
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 Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
best- Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)TRS - ATH
8h 44m€95–220Shuttle to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly
cheapest- Take a shuttle bus from Portorož to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Athens International Airport (ATH)VCE - ATH
8h 38m€74–432Bus, train
- Take the bus from Koper, Avtobusna Postaja to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Thessaloníki
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to AthensIc
26h 13m€117–130Drive 1,695.2 km
- Drive from Koper to Athens1,695.2 km
16h 44m€302–436Shuttle to Ljubljana, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Koper, Avtobusna Postaja to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Athens International Airport (ATH)LJU - ATH
6h 39m€171–356Shuttle, shuttle to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Koper, Avtobusna Postaja to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Zagreb Airport
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Athens International Airport (ATH)ZAG - ATH
8h 49m€196–586Bus via Thessaloníki
- Take the bus from Koper, Avtobusna Postaja to Kumanovo
- Take the bus from Kumanovo to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Athens Karaiskaki Square
26h 15m€116–118Bus
- Take the bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Vlore , station
- Take the bus from Vlorë to Athens
33h 23m€122–123
Koper to Athens by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Koper to Athens is to bus via Thessaloníki which costs €116 - €118 and takes 26h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Koper to Athens is to shuttle and fly which takes 6h 39m and costs €170 - €360.
No, there is no direct bus from Koper to Athens. However, there are services departing from Koper, Avtobusna Postaja and arriving at Athens Karaiskaki Square via Kumanovo and Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 15m.
The distance between Koper and Athens is 1317 km. The road distance is 1695.2 km.
The best way to get from Koper to Athens without a car is to bus and train which takes 26h 13m and costs €110 - €130.
It takes approximately 8h 44m to get from Koper to Athens, including transfers.
Koper to Athens bus services, operated by Hisar Turizam, depart from Koper, Avtobusna Postaja station.
The best way to get from Koper to Athens is to fly which takes 8h 44m and costs €90 - €220. Alternatively, you can bus via Thessaloníki, which costs €116 - €118 and takes 26h 15m.
Koper to Athens bus services, operated by Hisar Turizam, arrive at Kumanovo station.
Athens is 1h ahead of Koper. It is currently 5:24 AM in Koper and 6:24 AM in Athens.
What companies run services between Koper, Slovenia and Athens, Greece?
ITA Airways, Ryanair, and two other airlines fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Athens International Airport (ATH) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Koper, Avtobusna Postaja to Athens Karaiskaki Square via Kumanovo and Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station in around 26h 15m.
- 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
- €30–200
Flights from Ljubljana to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €29–170
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
- 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
- €80–170
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
- €85–200
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Athens International Airport via Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–200
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €29–170
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
- 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
- €80–170
Flights from Ljubljana to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
- 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
- €55–200
- 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 41520943
- info@hisarturizam.com
- Website
- hisarturizam.com
Bus from Koper, Avtobusna Postaja to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60
- Schedules at
- hisarturizam.com
Bus from Koper, Avtobusna Postaja to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60
- Schedules at
- hisarturizam.com
- 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 (0) 31 30 41 41
- info@zup-prevozi.eu
- Website
- zup-prevozi.eu
Shuttle from Koper, Avtobusna Postaja to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €90–110
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- €90–110
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Zagreb Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €120–150
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- €120–150
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Portorož to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €27–270
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €27–40
- Private
- €140–270
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Zagreb Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €30–250
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €30–40
- Private
- €140–250
- Phone
- 0030 2108219900
- vsiamos@otenet.gr
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Kumanovo to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €14–16
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
- Phone
- +30 2310 500111
- ktel2310@gmail.com
- Website
- ktelthes.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Athens Karaiskaki Square
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €42
- Schedules at
- ktelthes.gr
- Book at
- ktelthes.e-ticketing.gr
- Phone
- +355 692323966
Bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Vlore , station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €79
- 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
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