There are 10 ways to get from Lecce to Athens by car ferry, car, busferry, bus, plane, train, 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.
Car ferry, drive
best- Take the car ferry from Porto di Brindisi to Port of Igoumenitsacarferry
- Drive from Port Of Igoumenitsa to Athenscar
13h 13m€108–174Car ferry, bus
cheapest- Take the car ferry from Porto di Brindisi to Port of Igoumenitsacarferry
- Take the bus from Igoumenitsa to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTELbus
17h 58m€77–127Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto to Fierbusferry
- Take the bus from Fier to Athensbus
17h 10mFly from Brindisi Airport
- Fly from Brindisi Airport (BDS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane BDS - ATH
9h 2m€104–227Bus and ferry, bus via Vlorë
- Take the busferry from Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto to Vlorëbusferry
- Take the bus from Vlorë to Athensbus
17h 34mBus and ferry, bus, train
- Take the busferry from Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto to Vlorëbusferry
- Take the bus from Vlore , station to Kalampákabus
- Take the bus from Kalambaka to Paleofarsalosbus
- Take the train from Paleofarsalos to Athenstrain Ic
18h 51mCar ferry to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias, fly
- Take the car ferry from Porto di Brindisi to Port of Corfucarferry
- Fly from Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias (CFU) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane CFU - ATH
11h 18m€93–187Bus and ferry, bus to Ioannina National Airport, fly
- Take the busferry from Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto to Vlorëbusferry
- Take the bus from Vlore , station to Ioanninabus
- Fly from Ioannina National Airport (IOA) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane IOA - ATH
12h 59mBus and ferry, shuttle to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, fly
- Take the busferry from Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto to Vlorëbusferry
- Take a shuttle bus from Vlorë to Tirana, Airport
- Fly from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane TIA - ATH
13h 14mTrain, bus, bus to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lecce to Bari Centraletrain
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Gioia Del Colletrain
- Take the bus from Gioia del Colle - Ospedale to Altamura - Alberghierobus
- Take the bus from Altamura Via Matera to Bari Airportbus
- Fly from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane BRI - ATH
10h 36m€91–236
Lecce to Athens by train, bus, foot, and car ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lecce to Athens is to car ferry and bus which costs €75 - €130 and takes 17h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Lecce to Athens is to fly which takes 9h 2m and costs €100 - €230.
No, there is no direct bus from Lecce to Athens. However, there are services departing from Lecce and arriving at Athens via Brindisi - Viale Togliatti, Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto and Fier. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 10m.
The distance between Lecce and Athens is 720 km.
The best way to get from Lecce to Athens without a car is to bus and ferry and bus which takes 17h 10m and costs .
It takes approximately 13h 13m to get from Lecce to Athens, including transfers.
Lecce to Athens bus services, operated by Pistoia viaggi, depart from Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto station.
Lecce to Athens bus services, operated by Pistoia viaggi, arrive at Fier station.
Athens is 1h ahead of Lecce. It is currently 2:24 AM in Lecce and 3:24 AM in Athens.
There are 13595+ hotels available in Athens.
What companies run services between Lecce, Italy and Athens, Greece?
ITA Airways, Aegean Airlines, and Ryanair fly from Brindisi Airport (BDS) to Athens International Airport (ATH) 5 times a day.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–90
Flights from Ioannina National Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–140
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–120
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Athens International Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–170
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–170
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Athens International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–170
Flights from Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €27–95
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–120
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–160
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–230
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–110
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €22–100
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Paleofarsalos to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lecce to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bari Centrale to Gioia Del Colle
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lecce to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bari Centrale to Gioia Del Colle
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lecce to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bari Centrale to Gioia Del Colle
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–13
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto to Fier
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Fier to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- komatastours.al@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Vlorë to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 2665 0 22309
- info@ktel-thesprotias.gr
- Website
- ktel-thesprotias.gr
Bus from Igoumenitsa to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Schedules at
- ktel-thesprotias.gr
- Phone
- +355 69 661 4303
- likospartak@gmail.com
- Website
- likokostatours.weebly.com
Bus from Vlore , station to Kalampáka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Vlore , station to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Bus from Kalambaka to Paleofarsalos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +355 67 609 7542
- info@airporthermes.com
- Website
- airporthermesbooking.com
Shuttle from Vlorë to Tirana, Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13
- Schedules at
- airporthermesbooking.
- Phone
- 080/9752672
- stpbari@stpspa.it
- Website
- stpspa.it
Bus from Gioia del Colle - Ospedale to Altamura - Alberghiero
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Schedules at
- stpspa.it
- Phone
- +39 080 579 0211
- info@sitasudtrasporti.it
- Website
- sitasudtrasporti.it
Bus from Altamura Via Matera to Bari Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €2–6
- Schedules at
- sitasudtrasporti.it
- Book at
- marozzivt.it
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- info@grimaldi.napoli.it
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Car ferry from Porto di Brindisi to Port of Igoumenitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
Car ferry from Porto di Brindisi to Port of Igoumenitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
Car ferry from Porto di Brindisi to Port of Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
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