There are 8 ways to get from Rome to Athens by plane, train, car ferry, bus, bus and ferry, 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 • 5h 29m
62€ - 315€
Cheapest option
Fly from Rome Ciampino • 5h 25m
42€ - 185€
6 alternative options
Train to Naples, fly • 6h 14m
70€ - 389€
Train, car ferry, bus • 24h 58m
136€ - 369€
Leonetti Bus, car ferry, bus • 27h 50m
140€ - 249€
Bus and ferry, bus • 31h 38m
99€ - 123€
Train, ferry, bus • 32h 1m
Drive, ferry • 18h 54m
204€ - 415€
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The cheapest way to get from Rome to Athens is to fly which costs 40€ - 190€ and takes 5h 25m.
The quickest way to get from Rome to Athens is to fly which costs 40€ - 190€ and takes 5h 25m.
No, there is no direct bus from Rome to Athens. However, there are services departing from Rome Tiburtina and arriving at Athens via Fier. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 38m.
The distance between Rome and Athens is 1050 km.
The best way to get from Rome to Athens without a car is to train and car ferry and bus which takes 24h 58m and costs 130€ - 370€.
It takes approximately 5h 29m to get from Rome to Athens, including transfers.
Rome to Athens bus services, operated by Florentia Bus, depart from Rome Tiburtina station.
The quickest flight from Rome Airport to Athens Airport is the direct flight which takes 1h 55m.
Rome to Athens bus services, operated by Albtrans sh.p.k, arrive at Athens station.
Athens is 1h ahead of Rome. It is currently 7:25 AM in Rome and 8:25 AM in Athens.
- Distance: 1049.8 km
- Duration: 5h 29m
What companies run services between Rome, Italy and Athens, Greece?
Aegean Airlines, Alitalia and five other airlines fly from Rome to Athens every 3 hours.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Rome to Athens via Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- 35€ - 260€
Flights from Rome Ciampino to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 29€ - 170€
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Rome to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 55€ - 220€
Flights from Rome to Athens via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 55€ - 220€
Flights from Naples to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 55€ - 340€
- Website
- alitalia.com
Flights from Rome to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 50€ - 290€
Flights from Naples to Athens via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 90€ - 260€
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Rome to Athens via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 80€ - 350€
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Rome to Athens via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 50€ - 210€
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Rome to Athens via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- 50€ - 290€
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Naples to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- 35€ - 200€
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Naples to Athens via Mykonos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- 85€ - 220€
Trenitalia’s high-speed Frecce trains run on specialised tracks and have a greater level of service and comfort than InterCity and regional trains. There are three types of Frecce trains: Frecciarossa, (the fastest; connects major Italian cities); Frecciargento (mostly connect Rome to other Italian cities); and Frecciabianca (the slowest Frecce trains). Frecciarossa trains offer four classes of service, all with free Wi-Fi: Standard, Premium, Business and Executive. All Frecce tickets include a seat reservation and must be purchased before boarding the train.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- 18€ - 65€
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Super Economy
- 18€ - 25€
- Base Standard
- 35€ - 50€
- Base Premium
- 45€ - 65€
Train from Roma Termini to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- 35€ - 110€
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Super Economy
- 35€ - 50€
- Base Standard
- 60€ - 85€
- Base Premium
- 75€ - 110€
Private train company Italotreno operates high-speed trains in Italy on the same tracks as Trenitalia. The routes service 21 stations across the country, including popular routes Milan-Florence, Rome-Venice and Bologna-Naples. Choose from four classes of service, all with free Wi-Fi: Smart, Comfort, Prima and Club Executive. Italo also operates Italobus – an integrated train-bus service that takes passengers from the main train stations to other Italian cities.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +39 060708
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Roma Termini to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- 17€ - 50€
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Smart Economy
- 19€ - 27€
- Smart Low Cost
- 17€ - 24€
- Smart Flex
- 35€ - 50€
Trenitalia’s Intercity (IC) trains are slower than the high-speed Frecce trains but are still a good way to travel between major cities and towns, with routes including Rome to Naples, Venice to Bologna and Milan to Genoa. Tickets usually open for booking 90 days ahead of travel, and you’ll need make a seat reservation before boarding. All IC trains have 1st and 2nd class carriages as well as a bar buffet car, air conditioning and power sockets. InterCity trains that run at night are called InterCity Notte (ICN).
Contact Details
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- 14€ - 20€
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- 2nd Class
- 14€ - 20€
Train from Roma Termini to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 29€ - 40€
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- 2nd Class
- 29€ - 40€
Train from Roma Termini to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- 17€ - 25€
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- 2nd Class
- 17€ - 25€
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
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- 14€ - 29€
- Website
- Trenitalia
- 1st Class
- 26€ - 29€
Train from Roma Termini to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- 18€ - 40€
- Website
- Trenitalia
- 1st Class
- 33€ - 37€
- Phone
- 2610 623 888
- Website
- ktelachaias.gr
Bus from Patras to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- 19€ - 23€
- Schedules at
- ktelachaias.gr
- Phone
- +39081969167
- servizioclienti@leonettiroma.it
- Website
- leonettiroma.it
Bus from Rome - Tiburtina station to Brindisi - Autorità Portuale
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- 30€ - 50€
- Schedules at
- leonettiroma.it
- Phone
- 2665 0 22309
- info@ktel-thesprotias.gr
- Website
- ktel-thesprotias.gr
Bus from Igoumenitsa to Athens - KTEL Kifisou
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- 45€ - 60€
- Website
- KTEL Thesprotias
- Phone
- +39 055 967024
- info@florentiabus.it
- Website
- florentiabus.it
Bus and ferry from Rome Tiburtina to Fier
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- 65€ - 95€
- Schedules at
- florentiabus.it
- Phone
- +355 42 239 203 / +355 69 400 4075
- albtrans06@yahoo.com
- Website
- albtrans.net
Bus from Fier to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- 32€
- Website
- Albtrans sh.p.k
- Phone
- +30 210 8919700
- superfast@superfast.com
- Website
- superfast.com
Car ferry from Bari to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 80€ - 230€
- Website
- Superfast ferries
- Deck
- 81€ - 82€
- Aircraft-type seats
- 91€ - 92€
- 2 bed inside cabin
- 228€ - 229€
- 3 bed outside cabin
- 190€ - 230€
Ferry from Bari to Igoumenitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- 75€ - 220€
- Website
- Superfast ferries
- Deck
- 80€
- Aircraft-type seats
- 88€
- 2 bed inside cabin
- 213€
- 3 bed outside cabin
- 170€ - 210€
- Phone
- +30 210 9561630
- info@europeanseaways.com
- Website
- europeanseaways.com
Car ferry from Brindisi to Igoumenitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- 60€ - 140€
- Website
- European Seaways
- DECK
- 60€
- AIRTYPE SEATS
- 65€
- 2-BERTH OUTSIDE CABIN
- 135€
- Website
- trainose.gr
Ferry from Ancona M.Ma to Patra
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- trainose.gr
- Book at
- Raileurope.com
Ferry from Bari M.ma to Igoumenitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- trainose.gr
- Book at
- Raileurope.com
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