There are 12 ways to get from Merano to Athens by shuttle, plane, train, ferry, bus, night train, car 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.
Shuttle to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly
best- Take a shuttle bus from Merano to Orio al Serio Airport
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane BGY - ATH
9h 4m€197–356Bus via Kumanovo
cheapest- Take the bus from Bolzano to Kumanovobus
- Take the bus from Kumanovo to Athensbus
37h 9m€117–158Train, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Bolzano Bozen to Bologna Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Bari Centraletrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Bari M.ma to Igoumenitsaferry Asf
- Take the bus from Igoumenitsa to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTELbus
28h 42m€201–473Train, bus
- Take the train from Bolzano Bozen to Bologna Centraletrain Fr
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the train from Skopje to Gevgelijatrain 631 / ...
- Take the bus from Gevgelija to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
31h 36mNight train, line 2 ferry, car ferry, bus
- Take the night train from Bolzano Bozen to Venezia S. Lucianighttrain Nj
- Take the ferry from Ferrovia "A" to Tronchetto "A"ferry 2 / ...
- Take the car ferry from Port of Venice to Port of Patrascarferry
- Take the bus from Patras to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTELbus
46h 8m€207–352Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bolzano Bozen to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane BLQ - ATH
9h 19m€159–354Train, train to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bolzano Bozen to Verona Porta Nuovatrain
- Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Venezia Mestretrain
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane VCE - ATH
9h 18m€142–376Train to Munich International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bolzano-Bozen to München Osttrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane MUC - ATH
11h 36m€220–499Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bolzano Bozen to Verona Porta Nuovatrain
- Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane MXP - ATH
11h 9m€161–360Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Merano Meran to Brennero - Brennertrain
- Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Zuerich Hbtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane ZRH - ATH
13h 37m€149–363Bus
- Take the bus from Bolzano/Bozen to Lushnjëbus
- Take the bus from Lushnjë to Athensbus
32hDrive 1,967.8 km
- Drive from Merano to Athenscar 1,967.8 km
20h 26m€353–510
Merano to Athens by train, bus, ferry, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Merano to Athens is to bus via Kumanovo which costs €110 - €160 and takes 37h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Merano to Athens is to shuttle and fly which takes 9h 4m and costs €190 - €360.
No, there is no direct bus from Merano to Athens. However, there are services departing from Terme Merano and arriving at Athens via Bolzano/Bozen and Lushnjë. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h.
The distance between Merano and Athens is 1789 km. The road distance is 1967.8 km.
The best way to get from Merano to Athens without a car is to train and ferry and bus which takes 28h 42m and costs €200 - €480.
It takes approximately 9h 4m to get from Merano to Athens, including transfers.
Merano to Athens bus services, operated by Mebelli Trans, depart from Bolzano/Bozen station.
Merano to Athens bus services, operated by Mebelli Trans, arrive at Lushnjë station.
Athens is 1h ahead of Merano. It is currently 7:38 AM in Merano and 8:38 AM in Athens.
Yes, the driving distance between Merano to Athens is 1968 km. It takes approximately 20h 26m to drive from Merano to Athens.
What companies run services between Merano, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy and Athens, Greece?
You can take a bus from Terme Merano to Athens via Bolzano - Stazione, Bolzano/Bozen, and Lushnjë in around 32h.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €24–170
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Athens International Airport via Mykonos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €24–150
Flights from Munich International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–270
Flights from Munich International Airport to Athens International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–270
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Athens International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Zurich Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Zurich Airport to Athens International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–240
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–240
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €24–170
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–220
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–270
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €29–130
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Athens International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €29–130
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Munich International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €27–160
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Athens International Airport via Dubrovnik
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–390
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €95–190
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–29
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–23
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Merano Meran to Brennero - Brenner
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–25
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–60
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +389 (2) 3 164 255
- mztransportad@mztransportad.com.mk
- Website
- mzt.mk
Train from Skopje 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 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Bolzano Bozen to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23–93
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €87–93
- Couchette Carriage
- €55–65
- Seating Carriage
- €23–28
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–28
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €17–24
- 2nd Class
- €21–28
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bolzano-Bozen to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €40–65
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +39 0471 305604
- info@suedtirolbus.it
- Website
- clevertransfer.eu
Shuttle from Merano to Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €130–190
- Website
- https://clevertransfer.eu/en/
- 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
- Book at
- ktelbus.gr
- 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/
- 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
- +30 2616 001 600
- 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
- +355 67 631 9888
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Bolzano/Bozen to Lushnjë
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 3m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +210 52 25 550
- arttouroe@gmail.com
- Website
- arttour.gr
Bus from Lushnjë to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- arttour.gr
- Phone
- +389 42 217 370
- durmotours@yahoo.com
- Website
- durmotours.com.mk
Bus from Bolzano to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Schedules at
- durmotours.com.mk
- Phone
- 0030 2108219900
- vsiamos@otenet.gr
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Kumanovo to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–80
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
Ferry from Bari M.ma to Igoumenitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Phone
- (+39) 041 041
- direzione@actv.it
- Website
- actv.avmspa.it
Ferry from Ferrovia "A" to Tronchetto "A"
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10
- Website
- https://actv.avmspa.it/en
- 75 min. Ticket
- €10
- Phone
- +30 210 8919700
- superfast@superfast.com
- Website
- superfast.com
Car ferry from Port of Venice to Port of Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €150–220
- Website
- https://www.superfast.com
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