There are 8 ways to get from Lucca to Athens by bus, plane, train, ferry, 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.
Bus to Florence Peretola Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Stazione Fs to Firenze T2 Guidoni P2bus
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane FLR - ATH
6h 7m€78–234Train, bus
- Take the train from Lucca to Firenze S.M.N.train Re
- Take the train from Florence Santa Maria Novella to Bologna Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the train from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Gevgelijatrain
- Take the bus from Gevgelija to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
29h 51mTrain, ferry, bus via Bari
- Take the train from Lucca to Firenze S.M.N.train Re
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bari Centraletrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Bari M.ma to Patrasferry Asf
- Take the bus from Patra to Kiatobus C3e / ...
- Take the train from Kiato to Athenstrain Re
31h 35m€123–305Drive 2,100.3 km
- Drive from Lucca to Athenscar 2,100.3 km
20h 56m€378–546Train, train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lucca to Firenze S.M.N.train
- Take the train from Florence Santa Maria Novella to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane BLQ - ATH
7h 36m€87–274Bus via Thessaloníki
- Take the bus from Stazione Fs to Firenze T2 Guidoni P2bus Dd
- Take the bus from Stazione Santa Maria Novella 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
30h 26m€170–173Train, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Lucca to Firenze Rifreditrain Re
- Take the train from Firenze Rifredi to Anconatrain Re
- Take the ferry from Ancona M.Ma to Patrasferry Asf
- Take the bus from Patras to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTELbus
34h 19m€127–240Bus
- Take the bus from Lucca to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Athensbus
45h 53m
Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lucca to Athens is to bus and fly which costs €75 - €240 and takes 6h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Lucca to Athens is to bus and fly which takes 6h 7m and costs €75 - €240.
No, there is no direct bus from Lucca to Athens. However, there are services departing from Stazione Fs and arriving at Athens Karaiskaki Square via T2 Guidoni, Stazione Santa Maria Novella, Kumanovo and Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 26m.
The distance between Lucca and Athens is 1356 km. The road distance is 2100.3 km.
The best way to get from Lucca to Athens without a car is to train and bus which takes 29h 51m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 7m to get from Lucca to Athens, including transfers.
Lucca to Athens bus services, operated by Autolinee Toscane - Linee Regionali, depart from Stazione Fs station.
Lucca to Athens bus services, operated by Autolinee Toscane - Linee Regionali, arrive at Firenze T2 Guidoni P2 station.
Athens is 1h ahead of Lucca. It is currently 2:46 PM in Lucca and 3:46 PM in Athens.
Yes, the driving distance between Lucca to Athens is 2100 km. It takes approximately 20h 56m to drive from Lucca to Athens.
What companies run services between Lucca, Italy and Athens, Greece?
You can take a bus from Stazione Fs to Athens Karaiskaki Square via T2 Guidoni, Fratelli Rosselli, Stazione Santa Maria Novella, Kumanovo, and Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station in around 30h 26m.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–290
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–190
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–360
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Athens International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lucca to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lucca to Firenze Rifredi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Firenze Rifredi to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €25–27
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Florence Santa Maria Novella to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–35
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +389 (2) 3 164 255
- mztransportad@mztransportad.com.mk
- Website
- mzt.mk
Train from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Gevgelija
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–35
- Schedules at
- mzt.mk
- 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
Train from Kiato to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 055 849 0505
- servizioclienti@at-bus.it
- Website
- at-bus.it
Bus from Stazione Fs to Firenze T2 Guidoni P2
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- https://www.at-bus.it/en
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- hakkomerc@gmail.com
- Website
- hakbus.org
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 48m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110
- Website
- https://www.hakbus.org/
Bus from Stazione Santa Maria Novella to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 43m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110
- Website
- https://www.hakbus.org/
- Phone
- +389 2 240 2528
- ruleturs@sas.com.mk
- Website
- ruleturs.mk
Bus from Gevgelija to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- ruleturs.mk
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Bus from Patra to Kiato
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- 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
- +30 2610 623 888
- info@ktelachaias.gr
- Website
- ktelachaias.gr
Bus from Patras to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–23
- Website
- https://www.ktelachaias.gr/en/homepage-en/
- Phone
- +355696383030
- Website
- firenzelines.com
Bus from Lucca to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 23m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- firenzelines.com
- Phone
- +30 2310241545
- crazy.holidays.tours@gmail.com
- Website
- crazyholidays.gr
Bus from Tirana to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–90
- Website
- https://www.crazyholidays.gr/root.en.aspx
Ferry from Bari M.ma to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Economy
- €50–75
- 2 Bed Inside Cabin
- €80–100
- 4 Bed Outside Cabin
- €80–100
- 2 Bed Lux Cabin
- €100–130
Ferry from Ancona M.Ma to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Economy
- €70–110
- 2 Bed Inside Cabin
- €100–130
- 4 Bed Outside Cabin
- €110–140
- 2 Bed Lux Cabin
- €140–170
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