There are 12 ways to get from Merano to Athens by shuttle, plane, train, car ferry, bus, night 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.
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€197–366Bus via Kumanovo
cheapest- Take the bus from Bolzano to Kumanovobus
- Take the bus from Kumanovo to Athensbus
37h 9m€117–188Train, car ferry, bus
- Take the train from Bolzano Bozen to Bologna Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Brindisitrain Fr
- Take the car ferry from Porto di Brindisi to Port of Igoumenitsacarferry
- Take the bus from Igoumenitsa to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTELbus
29h 42m€200–467Train, 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 14mNight 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 13m€207–364Train 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
8h 57m€160–324Train, 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 3m€142–341Train, shuttle to Munich International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Merano Meran to Chiusa Klausentrain
- Take a shuttle bus from Chiusa to Flughafen München
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane MUC - ATH
10h 43m€216–401Train, 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
10h 27m€163–365Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Merano Meran to Brennero - Brennertrain
- Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Zuerich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane ZRH - ATH
13h 37m€156–341Bus
- 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 27m€362–523
Merano to Athens by train, bus, foot, and car ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Merano to Athens is to bus via Kumanovo which costs €110 - €190 and takes 37h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Merano to Athens is to train and fly which takes 8h 57m and costs €160 - €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 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 car ferry and bus which takes 29h 42m and costs €200 - €470.
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 3:49 PM in Merano and 4:49 PM in Athens.
Yes, the driving distance between Merano to Athens is 1968 km. It takes approximately 20h 27m 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
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–170
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Athens International Airport via Mykonos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €30–130
Flights from Munich International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from Munich International Airport to Athens International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Athens International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Zurich Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–160
Flights from Zurich Airport to Athens International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- 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
- €45–170
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–130
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–140
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–280
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–170
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–170
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–210
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Munich International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–180
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Athens International Airport via Dubrovnik
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–470
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €140–270
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–29
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Merano Meran to Chiusa Klausen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–29
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Merano Meran to Brennero - Brenner
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–60
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €95–210
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–60
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–60
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–27
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +389 (2) 3 164 255
- mztransportad@mztransportad.com.mk
- Website
- mzt.mk
Train from Skopje to Gevgelija
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–35
- Schedules at
- mzt.mk
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Thessaloniki to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Bolzano Bozen to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- 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
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–28
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €17–24
- 2nd Class
- €21–28
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- 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
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Zuerich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €45–70
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Zuerich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- 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/
Shuttle from Chiusa to Flughafen München
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €120–180
- 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
- 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
- €18–35
- 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
- €65–110
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
- 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
- €28–45
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
- 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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