There are 12 ways to get from Merano 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 Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Merano to Orio al Serio Airport
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Athens International Airport (ATH)BGY - ATH
9h€116–326Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Bolzano Bozen to Verona Porta Nuova
- Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Milano Centrale
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Athens International Airport (ATH)MXP - ATH
10h 59m€70–254Train, ferry, bus via Brindisi
- Take the train from Bolzano-Bozen to Bologna Centrale
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to BrindisiFr
- Take the ferry from Porto di Brindisi to Port of Igoumenitsa
- Take the bus from Igoumenitsa to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL
29h 29m€146–291Train, bus
- Take the train from Bolzano-Bozen to Bologna Centrale
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Take the train from Skopje, Transporten Centar to GevgelijaRe
- Take the bus from Gevgelija to Thessaloníki
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to AthensIc
31h 42mTrain, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Bolzano Bozen to AnconaIc
- Take the ferry from Ancona M.Ma to PatrasAbs / ...
- Take the bus from Patras to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL
36h 15m€133–317Train to Innsbruck Airport, fly
- Take the train from Merano Meran to Brennero - Brenner
- Fly from Innsbruck Airport (INN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)INN - ATH
11h 3m€157–451Train to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bolzano-Bozen to Venezia Mestre
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Athens International Airport (ATH)VCE - ATH
9h 55m€103–254Train to Munich International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bolzano-Bozen to München Ost
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Athens International Airport (ATH)MUC - ATH
11h 26m€127–327Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Merano Meran to Brennero - Brenner
- Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Zuerich Hb
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Athens International Airport (ATH)ZRH - ATH
13h 19m€130–285Bus
- Take the bus from Bolzano/Bozen to Lushnjë
- Take the bus from Lushnjë to Athens
31h 56mBus via Kumanovo
- Take the bus from Bolzano to Kumanovo
- Take the bus from Kumanovo to Athens
37h 5m€89–155Drive 1,968 km
- Drive from Merano to Athens1,968 km
20h 20m€359–518
Merano to Athens by bus, train, foot, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Merano to Athens is to train and fly which costs €70 - €260 and takes 10h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Merano to Athens is to bus and fly which takes 9h and costs €110 - €330.
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 31h 56m.
The distance between Merano and Athens is 1789 km. The road distance is 1968 km.
The best way to get from Merano to Athens without a car is to train and ferry and bus via Brindisi which takes 29h 29m and costs €140 - €300.
It takes approximately 9h 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 1:51 PM in Merano and 2:51 PM in Athens.
Yes, the driving distance between Merano to Athens is 1968 km. It takes approximately 20h 20m 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 31h 56m.
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- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Innsbruck Airport to Athens International Airport via Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
Flights from Innsbruck Airport to Athens International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–330
Flights from Innsbruck Airport to Athens International Airport via Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Munich International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Munich International Airport to Athens International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Zurich Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–150
Flights from Zurich Airport to Athens International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–210
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–170
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Athens International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €28–120
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Innsbruck Airport to Athens International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–410
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–160
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Munich International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–140
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–120
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Athens International Airport via Split
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Bolzano-Bozen to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 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
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–35
- Schedules at
- mzt.mk
- 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
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Merano Meran to Brennero - Brenner
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–23
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €16–23
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–27
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €19–27
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bolzano-Bozen to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €49–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bolzano-Bozen to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €22–35
- 2nd Class
- €28–40
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 02-72494949
- Website
- malpensaexpress.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15
- Website
- https://www.malpensaexpress.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
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- 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
Bus from Merano to Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- 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
- Schedules at
- hakbus.org
- Phone
- +389 2 240 2528
- ruleturs@sas.com.mk
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Gevgelija to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- ruleturs.mk
- 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
- +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
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- info@grimaldi.napoli.it
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Ferry from Porto di Brindisi to Port of Igoumenitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
Ferry from Ancona M.Ma to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 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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