There are 8 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 - $257
Cheapest option
Fly from Rome Ciampino • 5 h 26 min
$38 - $194
6 alternative options
Train to Naples, fly • 6 h 50 min
$91 - $353
Bus, bus and ferry • 19 h 50 min
$174 - $241
Train, bus and ferry • 21 h 17 min
$165 - $242
Train, car ferry, bus • 29 h 18 min
$154 - $374
Bus and ferry, bus • 29 h 16 min
$124 - $159
Drive, car ferry • 23 h 1 min
$201 - $430
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rome to Athens is to fly which costs 30€ - 170€ and takes 5 h 26 min.
The quickest way to get from Rome to Athens is to fly which costs 30€ - 170€ and takes 5 h 26 min.
The distance between Rome and Athens is 1050 km.
It takes approximately 5 h 29 min to get from Rome to Athens, including transfers.
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.
What companies run services between Rome, Italy and Athens, Greece?
Alitalia, Aegean Airlines and Air Serbia fly from Rome to Athens every 4 hours.
- 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 Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 32 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 32 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
- Tuesday, 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
- easyjet.com
Flights from Naples to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 45 min
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $45 - $300
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 10 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $29 - $45
- Website
- orario.trenitalia.com
- 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
- 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 Λάρισα to Αθήνα
- 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
- $24 - $35
- 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 - $140
- Schedules at
- portokalidistours.gr
Bus and ferry from Ancona to Larissa
- Ave. Duration
- 11 h 26 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $110 - $170
- 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
- $23 - $27
- Schedules at
- ktelachaias.gr
- Phone
- +39 055 967024
- info@florentiabus.it
- Website
- florentiabus.it
Bus and ferry from Rome Tiburtina to Fier
- Ave. Duration
- 16 h 10 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
- $99
- Aircraft-type seats
- $116
- 2 bed inside cabin
- $300
- 3 bed outside cabin
- $250 - $300
Car ferry from Bari to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 15 h 30 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $95 - $270
- Schedules at
- superfast.com
- Deck
- $94 - $96
- Aircraft-type seats
- $107 - $108
- 2 bed inside cabin
- $268 - $269
- 3 bed outside cabin
- $220 - $270
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