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There are 12 ways to get from Portofino to Athens by ferry, plane, train, bus, or car

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  1. Line 1 ferry to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport, fly

    best
    1. Take the ferry from Portofino to Santa Margherita Ligureferry
    2. Fly from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA) to Athens International Airport (ATH)planeGOA - ATH
    9h 5m
    €93–220

  2. Line 1 ferry, train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly

    cheapest
    1. Take the ferry from Portofino to Santa Margherita Ligureferry
    2. Take the train from S.Margherita L.-Port to Milano Centraletrain
    3. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
    4. Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Athens International Airport (ATH)planeMXP - ATH
    10h 10m
    €66–244

  3. Line 1 ferry, train, ferry, bus via Bari

    1. Take the ferry from Portofino to Santa Margherita Ligureferry1
    2. Take the train from S.Margherita L.-Port to Milano CentraletrainIc
    3. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Bari CentraletrainFr
    4. Take the ferry from Bari M.ma to IgoumenitsaferryAsf
    5. Take the bus from Igoumenitsa to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTELbus
    30h 29m
    €144–401

  4. Line 1 ferry, train, Bus

    1. Take the ferry from Portofino to Santa Margherita Ligureferry1
    2. Take the train from S.Margherita L.-Port to Milano CentraletrainIc
    3. Take the train from Milano Centrale to BrindisitrainFr
    4. Take the bus from Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto to Fierbus
    5. Take the bus from Fier to Athensbus
    32h 7m

  5. Line 1 ferry, train, ferry, bus

    1. Take the ferry from Portofino to Santa Margherita Ligureferry1
    2. Take the train from S.Margherita L.-Port to Parmatrain
    3. Take the train from Parma to AnconatrainFr
    4. Take the ferry from Ancona M.Ma to PatrasferryAbs / ...
    5. Take the bus from Patras to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTELbus
    36h 2m
    €131–294

  6. Line 1 ferry, train, train to Florence Peretola Airport, fly

    1. Take the ferry from Portofino to Santa Margherita Ligureferry
    2. Take the train from Chiavari to Pisa Centraletrain
    3. Take the train from Pisa Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train
    4. Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Athens International Airport (ATH)planeFLR - ATH
    10h 4m
    €116–291

  7. Line 1 ferry, train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly

    1. Take the ferry from Portofino to Santa Margherita Ligureferry
    2. Take the train from S.Margherita L.-Port to Milano Centraletrain
    3. Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Stationbus
    4. Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Athens International Airport (ATH)planeBGY - ATH
    10h 4m
    €81–296

  8. Line 1 ferry, train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly

    1. Take the ferry from Portofino to Santa Margherita Ligureferry
    2. Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe to Bologna Centraletrain
    3. Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Athens International Airport (ATH)planeBLQ - ATH
    10h 17m
    €112–288

  9. Line 1 ferry, train, train to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, fly

    1. Take the ferry from Portofino to Santa Margherita Ligureferry
    2. Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe to Ventimigliatrain
    3. Take the train from Ventimiglia to Saint-Laurent-du-Vartrain
    4. Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Athens International Airport (ATH)planeNCE - ATH
    11h 33m
    €102–266

  10. Line 1 ferry, Bus

    1. Take the ferry from Portofino to Santa Margherita Ligureferry1
    2. Take the bus from Genova Piazza Principe to Durrësbus
    3. Take the bus from Durrës to Athensbus
    36h 40m

  11. Line 1 ferry, Bus via Elbasan

    1. Take the ferry from Portofino to Santa Margherita Ligureferry1
    2. Take the bus from Genova Piazza della Vittoria to Elbasanbus
    3. Take the bus from Elbasan to Athensbus
    2d

  12. Drive 2,156.8 km

    1. Drive from Portofino to Athenscar2,156.8 km
    22h 39m
    €384–555

Portofino to Athens by ferry, foot, train, and bus

Calendar7Weekly Services
Duration30h 29mAverage Duration
Ticket€144Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Portofino, Italy and Athens, Greece?

There is no direct connection from Portofino to Athens. However, you can take the line 1 ferry to Santa Margherita Ligure, walk to S.Margherita L.-Port, take the train to Genova Sestri Ponen., walk to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA) airport, fly to Athens International Airport (ATH), walk to Στ.Αεροδρομιου, then take the subway to Στ.Μοναστηρακι. Alternatively, you can take a ferry from Portofino to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL via Santa Margherita Ligure, S.Margherita L.-Port, Milano Centrale, Bari Centrale, Bari Centrale, Stazione Marittima, Bari M.ma, Igoumenitsa, and Igoumenitsa in around 30h 29m.

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