There are 10 ways to get from Mestre to Athens by plane, bus, train, ferry, or car
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Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport
best- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane VCE - ATH
5h 18m€49–179Bus via Belgrade
- Take the bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Athensbus
28h 45m€107–165Train, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Anconatrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Port of Ancona to Port of Patrasferry
- Take the bus from Patra to Kiatobus C3e / ...
- Take the train from Kiato to Athenstrain Re
30h 44m€170–252Drive 1,804.8 km
- Drive from Mestre to Athenscar 1,804.8 km
18h 15m€323–466Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane BLQ - ATH
6h 32m€82–264Fly from Treviso Airport
- Fly from Treviso Airport (TSF) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane TSF - ATH
7h 36m€103–301Train to Verona Villafranca Airport, fly
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Verona Porta Nuovatrain
- Fly from Verona Villafranca Airport (VRN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane VRN - ATH
8h 24m€85–368Train, bus
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre 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
28h 47mBus
- Take the bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione to Vlore , stationbus
- Take the bus from Vlorë to Athensbus
36h 9m€131Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Port of Venice to Port of Patrasferry
- Take the bus from Patras to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTELbus
40h 44m€163–190
Mestre to Athens by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mestre to Athens is to fly which costs €45 - €180 and takes 5h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Mestre to Athens is to fly which takes 5h 18m and costs €45 - €180.
No, there is no direct bus from Mestre to Athens. However, there are services departing from Venezia, Viale Stazione and arriving at Athens via Beograd, Autobuska stanica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 45m.
The distance between Mestre and Athens is 1320 km. The road distance is 1804.8 km.
The best way to get from Mestre to Athens without a car is to bus via Belgrade which takes 28h 45m and costs €100 - €170.
It takes approximately 5h 18m to get from Mestre to Athens, including transfers.
Mestre to Athens bus services, operated by Fudeks, depart from Venezia, Viale Stazione station.
The best way to get from Mestre to Athens is to fly which takes 5h 18m and costs €45 - €180. Alternatively, you can bus via Belgrade, which costs €100 - €170 and takes 28h 45m.
Mestre to Athens bus services, operated by Fudeks, arrive at Beograd, Autobuska stanica station.
Athens is 1h ahead of Mestre. It is currently 5:59 AM in Mestre and 6:59 AM in Athens.
What companies run services between Mestre, Italy and Athens, Greece?
Volotea, Ulendo Airlink, and three other airlines fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Athens International Airport (ATH) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione to Athens via Beograd, Autobuska stanica in around 28h 45m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €26–190
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–250
Flights from Treviso Airport to Athens International Airport via Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €85–280
Flights from Treviso Airport to Athens International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–280
Flights from Treviso Airport to Athens International Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–280
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from Treviso Airport to Athens International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–280
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Athens International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
- 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
- €60–150
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €26–190
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–250
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Treviso Airport to Athens International Airport via Chania
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–280
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Athens International Airport via Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Athens International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–150
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Athens International Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–90
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–29
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Kiato to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
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 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–11
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €50–75
- 2nd Class
- €30–40
- 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
- +381 11 7620255
- office@fudeks.rs
- Website
- fudeks.rs
Bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- http://en.fudeks.rs/timetable/
- Phone
- +381 (11) 761-4545
- Website
- srbijatours.com
Bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €70–85
- Schedules at
- srbijatours.com
- Prices
- €70–85
- Phone
- +381 69 600 606
- Website
- zirafaprevoz.com
Bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €70
- Schedules at
- zirafaprevoz.com
- contact@sanatrans.com
- Website
- polazak.com
Bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €67
- Schedules at
- polazak.com
- Phone
- +381 36 35-90-90
- lukireisen@gmail.com
- Website
- lukibus.com
Bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 3m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Schedules at
- lukibus.com
- Phone
- +302105233969
- fptravel@otenet.gr
- Website
- fptravel.gr
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Schedules at
- fptravel.gr
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Bus from Patra to Kiato
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/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/
- 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
- +355 68 20 63 724
- info@arjanitravel.com
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione to Vlore , station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €91
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Vlorë to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- top-lines.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
- +30 210 8919700
- superfast@superfast.com
- Website
- superfast.com
Ferry from Port of Ancona to Port of Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–140
- Website
- https://www.superfast.com
Ferry from Port of Venice to Port of Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–150
- Website
- https://www.superfast.com
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