There are 8 ways to get from Naples to Athens by plane, train, bus, bus and ferry, 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.
Recommended option
Fly from Naples • 4 h 57 min
$66 - $312
7 alternative options
Train to Rome, fly • 7 h 2 min
$82 - $291
Bus, bus and ferry • 22 h 18 min
$180 - $265
Bus, carferry • 23 h 42 min
$132 - $324
Bus, carferry, train • 24 h 30 min
Leonetti Bus, bus and ferry, bus • 28 h 22 min
$130 - $185
Train • 43 h 6 min
$161 - $320
Drive, carferry • 23 h 28 min
$122 - $227
Questions & Answers
No, there is no direct bus from Naples to Athens. However, there are services departing from Naples and arriving at Athens via Ancona and Ioannina. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22 h 18 min.
No, there is no direct train from Naples to Athens. However, there are services departing from Napoli Centrale and arriving at Athens via Firenze S.Maria Novella, Villach Hbf, Beograd and Thessaloniki. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 43 h 6 min.
The distance between Naples and Athens is 872 km.
The best way to get from Naples to Athens without a car is to bus and bus and ferry which takes 22 h 18 min and costs .
It takes approximately 4 h 57 min to get from Naples to Athens, including transfers.
Naples to Athens bus services, operated by Prima Linee, depart from Naples station.
Naples to Athens train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, depart from Napoli Centrale station.
The best way to get from Naples to Athens is to fly which takes 4 h 57 min and costs . Alternatively, you can train, which costs and takes 43 h 6 min.
The quickest flight from Naples Airport to Athens Airport is the direct flight which takes 1 h 40 min.
Naples to Athens bus services, operated by KTEL Ioanninon, arrive at Athens station.
- Distance: 544.8 miles
- Duration: 4 h 57 min
What companies run services between Naples, Italy and Athens, Greece?
Aegean Airlines, easyJet and Alitalia fly from Naples to Athens 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Naples to Athens via Firenze S.Maria Novella, Villach Hbf, Beograd, and Thessaloniki in around 43 h 6 min.
- Website
- alitalia.com
Flights from Naples to Athens via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80 - $390
Flights from Rome to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50 - $370
Flights from Rome to Athens via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 25 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50 - $370
Flights from Rome to Athens via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 27 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110 - $500
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Naples to Athens via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80 - $390
Flights from Rome to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50 - $370
Flights from Rome to Athens via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 27 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110 - $500
- Website
- aegeanair.com
Flights from Naples to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 40 min
- When
- Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50 - $340
Flights from Rome to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45 - $350
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Naples to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 45 min
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $45 - $300
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Rome to Athens via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 50 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170 - $600
- Phone
- +39 060708
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Napoli Centrale Station to Roma Termini Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24 - $35
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Napoli Centrale Station to Firenze Santa Maria Novella Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35 - $55
- Website
- italotreno.it
The primary train operator in Italy, Trenitalia was created in the year 2000. Trenitalia offers national rail connections in Italy as well as international connections to Austria, France, Germany and Switzerland. The company operates regional and long-distance trains, as well as high-speed trains called Frecce that travel on specialised tracks on speeds of up to 360km/h. Trenitalia tickets are available online, in stations across the country or from many travel agents that offer bookings.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Napoli Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $15 - $35
- Website
- orario.trenitalia.com
- 1st Class
- $28 - $34
Train from Firenze S.Maria Novella to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 32 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30 - $70
- Website
- orario.trenitalia.com
- 1st Class
- $60 - $70
- Website
- trainose.gr
Train from Kiato to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7 - $10
- Website
- trainose.gr
- Book at
- Raileurope.com
- Second Class
- $7 - $10
- First Class
- $9 - $11
Train from Thessaloniki to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 20 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $27 - $40
- Website
- trainose.gr
- Book at
- Raileurope.com
- Second Class
- $27 - $40
- First Class
- $35 - $50
The primary train operator in Italy, Trenitalia was created in the year 2000. Trenitalia offers national rail connections in Italy as well as international connections to Austria, France, Germany and Switzerland. The company operates regional and long-distance trains, as well as high-speed trains called Frecce that travel on specialised tracks on speeds of up to 360km/h. Trenitalia tickets are available online, in stations across the country or from many travel agents that offer bookings.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Napoli Centrale to Firenze S.Maria Novella
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55 - $80
- Website
- orario.trenitalia.com
The national railway system of Austria, the OBB carried 209 million passengers on local and regional trains, and 35 million on long-distance trains in 2016 alone. The OBB’s 4865 km network covers 570 trains simultaneously at peak times, with one train leaving every 12 seconds, making it a supremely efficient way to travel around the country and surrounding region. The company’s extensive network connects cities in Austria, and adjacent European countries including Germany, Hungary, Liechtenstein, Czech Republic, Switzerland and Slovenia.
Contact Details
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Villach Hbf to Beograd
- Ave. Duration
- 11 h 6 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35 - $55
- Website
- fahrplan.oebb.at
- Book at
- Raileurope.com
- Phone
- +381 11 360-28-99
- infozeleznicesrb@gmail.com
- Website
- serbianrailways.com
Train from Beograd to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 14 h 17 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30 - $75
- Schedules at
- bahn.de
- Phone
- 0733.818638
- Website
- primalinee.com
Bus from Naples to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 6 h 30 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40 - $60
- Schedules at
- romamarchelinee.it
- Website
- portokalidistours.gr
Bus and ferry from Ancona to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 9 h 35 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $95 - $150
- Schedules at
- portokalidistours.gr
- Phone
- 26510 25014
- Website
- ktelioannina.gr
Bus from Ioannina to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45 - $55
- Schedules at
- ktelioannina.gr
- Phone
- 080 579 0211
- info@marozzivt.it
- Website
- marozzivt.it
Bus from Napoli to Bari-Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 15 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23 - $29
- Schedules at
- marozzivt.it
- Phone
- +39 080 3112335
- info@marinobus.it
- Website
- marinobus.it
Bus from Napoli to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 15 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20
- Schedules at
- marinobus.it
- Phone
- +39 080 579 0211
- info@sitasudtrasporti.it
- Website
- sitasudtrasporti.it
Bus from Naples, INPS to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 15 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $27
- Schedules at
- sitasudtrasporti.it
- Phone
- 2610 623 888
- Website
- ktelachaias.gr
Bus from Patras to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22 - $26
- Schedules at
- ktelachaias.gr
- Website
- trainose.gr
Bus from Patra to Kiato
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- trainose.gr
- Book at
- Raileurope.com
- Phone
- +39081969167
- servizioclienti@leonettiroma.it
- Website
- leonettiroma.it
Bus from NapoIi - Metropark to Brindisi - Autorità Portuale
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 30 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $22 - $50
- Schedules at
- leonettiroma.it
- Phone
- +39 055 967024
- info@florentiabus.it
- Website
- florentiabus.it
Bus and ferry from Brindisi to Fier
- Ave. Duration
- 9 h 50 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $60 - $90
- Schedules at
- florentiabus.it
- Phone
- +355 4 2239 203
- rezervime@albtrans.net
- Website
- albtrans.net
Bus from Fier to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10 h 50 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $47
- Schedules at
- albtrans.net
- Phone
- +30 210 8919700
- superfast@superfast.com
- Website
- superfast.com
Car ferry from Bari to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 15 h 30 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90 - $270
- Schedules at
- superfast.com
- Deck
- $93 - $94
- Aircraft-type seats
- $105 - $107
- 2 bed inside cabin
- $261 - $264
- 3 bed outside cabin
- $210 - $270
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- info@grimaldi.napoli.it
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Car ferry from Brindisi to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 17 h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35 - $95
- Schedules at
- grimaldi-lines.com
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Athens is 1 h ahead of Naples. It is currently 12:51 PM in Naples and 1:51 PM in Athens.
Naples to Athens train services, operated by Greek Railways (OSE), arrive at Athens station.
Aegean Airlines, easyJet and Alitalia offer flights from Naples Airport to Athens Airport.
There are 3797+ hotels available in Athens. Prices start at $51 USD per night.
The best way to get from Naples to Naples Airport is to bus which takes 11 min and costs .