There are 9 ways to get from Rome 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 Rome • 5 h 29 min
$67 - $256
Cheapest option
Fly from Rome Ciampino • 5 h 26 min
$38 - $194
7 alternative options
Train to Naples, fly • 6 h 50 min
$83 - $347
Bus, bus and ferry • 19 h 50 min
$174 - $250
Train, bus and ferry • 21 h 16 min
$164 - $251
Train, carferry, bus • 29 h 5 min
$152 - $372
Bus and ferry, bus • 32 h 41 min
$124 - $159
Train • 41 h 28 min
$152 - $292
Drive, carferry • 25 h 9 min
$158 - $279
Questions & Answers
No, there is no direct bus from Rome to Athens. However, there are services departing from Rome Tiburtina and arriving at Athens via Ancona and Ioannina. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19 h 50 min.
No, there is no direct train from Rome to Athens. However, there are services departing from Roma Termini and arriving at Athens via Bologna C.Le, Villach Hbf, Beograd and Thessaloniki. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41 h 28 min.
The distance between Rome and Athens is 1050 km.
The best way to get from Rome to Athens without a car is to bus and bus and ferry which takes 19 h 50 min and costs .
It takes approximately 5 h 29 min to get from Rome to Athens, including transfers.
Rome to Athens bus services, operated by Prima Linee, depart from Rome Tiburtina station.
Rome to Athens train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, depart from Roma Termini station.
The best way to get from Rome to Athens is to fly which takes 5 h 29 min and costs . Alternatively, you can train, which costs and takes 41 h 28 min.
The quickest flight from Rome Airport to Athens Airport is the direct flight which takes 1 h 55 min.
Rome to Athens bus services, operated by KTEL Ioanninon, arrive at Athens station.
- Distance: 656.1 miles
- Duration: 5 h 29 min
What companies run services between Rome, Italy and Athens, Greece?
Alitalia, Aegean Airlines and two other airlines fly from Rome to Athens every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Rome to Athens via Bologna C.Le, Villach Hbf, Beograd, and Thessaloniki in around 41 h 28 min.
- Website
- alitalia.com
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
Flights from Naples to Athens via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80 - $390
- Website
- airserbia.com
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
Flights from Naples to Athens via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80 - $390
- Website
- aegeanair.com
Flights from Rome to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45 - $350
Flights from Naples to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 40 min
- When
- Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50 - $340
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Rome Ciampino to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30 - $220
- 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
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Naples to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 45 min
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $45 - $300
- Phone
- +39 060708
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Roma Termini Station to Napoli Centrale Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 10 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25 - $35
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Roma Termini to Bologna Centrale Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 18 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30 - $45
- 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 Roma Termini to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $16 - $35
- Website
- orario.trenitalia.com
- 1st Class
- $29 - $35
Train from Bologna C.Le to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 30 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27 - $60
- Website
- orario.trenitalia.com
- 1st Class
- $45 - $60
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 Roma Termini to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30 - $45
- Website
- orario.trenitalia.com
- Website
- trainose.gr
Train from Larissa to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19 - $25
- Website
- trainose.gr
- Book at
- Raileurope.com
- Second Class
- $19 - $25
- First Class
- $23 - $35
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 Roma Termini to Bologna C.Le
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $40 - $65
- 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 Rome Tiburtina to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 2 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30 - $50
- 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
Bus and ferry from Ancona to Larissa
- Ave. Duration
- 11 h 26 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $110 - $180
- 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
- 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
- Phone
- +39 055 967024
- info@florentiabus.it
- Website
- florentiabus.it
Bus and ferry from Rome Tiburtina to Fier
- Ave. Duration
- 19 h 35 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $75 - $110
- 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 Ancona to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 20 h 30 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95 - $300
- Schedules at
- superfast.com
- Deck
- $98
- Aircraft-type seats
- $115
- 2 bed inside cabin
- $297
- 3 bed outside cabin
- $250 - $300
- 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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More Questions & Answers
Athens is 1 h ahead of Rome. It is currently 10:52 PM in Rome and 11:52 PM in Athens.
Rome to Athens train services, operated by Greek Railways (OSE), arrive at Athens station.
Aegean Airlines, Tarom, Air Serbia and Alitalia offer flights from Rome Airport to Athens Airport.
There are 3797+ hotels available in Athens. Prices start at $52 USD per night.
The best way to get from Rome to Rome Airport is to train which takes 32 min and costs .