There are 8 ways to get from Koper to Athens by bus, plane, 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.
Bus to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Koper Banka to Trieste Airportbus
- Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane TRS - ATH
8h 26m€96–249Shuttle 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)plane VCE - ATH
8h 38m€69–452Bus, train
- Take the bus from Koper, Avtobusna Postaja to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
26h 13m€117–130Drive 1,695.1 km
- Drive from Koper to Athenscar 1,695.1 km
16h 50m€305–441Shuttle 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)plane LJU - ATH
6h 39m€171–376Shuttle, 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)plane ZAG - ATH
8h 49m€196–616Bus via Thessaloníki
- Take the bus from Koper, Avtobusna Postaja to Kumanovobus
- Take the bus from Kumanovo to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Athens Karaiskaki Squarebus
26h 15m€116–118Bus
- Take the bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Vlore , stationbus
- Take the bus from Vlorë to Athensbus
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 - €380.
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 1318 km. The road distance is 1695.1 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 26m to get from Koper to Athens, including transfers.
Koper to Athens bus services, operated by Hisar Turizam, depart from Koper, Avtobusna Postaja station.
Koper to Athens bus services, operated by Hisar Turizam, arrive at Kumanovo station.
Athens is 1h ahead of Koper. It is currently 5:04 PM in Koper and 6:04 PM in Athens.
Yes, the driving distance between Koper to Athens is 1695 km. It takes approximately 16h 50m to drive from Koper to Athens.
What companies run services between Koper, Slovenia and Athens, Greece?
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 and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €30–210
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €27–200
Flights from Ljubljana to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
- 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
- €85–240
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Athens International Airport via Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–210
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €27–200
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
- 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
- €85–240
Flights from Ljubljana to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–360
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- 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
- €60–270
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Thessaloniki to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Koper Banka to Trieste Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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 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
- +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
- 0030 2108219900
- vsiamos@otenet.gr
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Kumanovo to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times 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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