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How to get fromTrieste to Athensby shuttle, plane, bus, train, ferry, car ferry, or car

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

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  1. Shuttle to Ljubljana, fly

    best
    1. Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Centrale to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljanashuttle bus
    2. Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane LJU - ATH
    6h 8m
    €228–497

  2. Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane TRS - ATH
    7h 57m
    €82–266

  3. Bus via Sérres

    1. Take the bus from Trieste to Blagoevgradbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal to Serresbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Serres to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTELbus bus
    26h 3m
    €113–162

  4. Train, line 2 ferry, car ferry, bus

    1. Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia S. Luciatrain train Re
    2. Take the ferry from Ferrovia "A" to Tronchetto "A"ferry ferry 2 / ...
    3. Take the carferry from Port of Venice to Port of Patrascarferry car ferry
    4. Take the bus from Patras to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTELbus bus
    43h 58m
    €249–357

  5. Drive  1,537.8 km

    1. Drive from Trieste to Athenscar car 1,537.8 km
    20h 21m
    €287–414

  6. Shuttle to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly

    1. Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Centrale to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Veneziashuttle bus
    2. Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane VCE - ATH
    7h 10m
    €244–525

  7. Shuttle to Klagenfurt Airport, fly

    1. Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Centrale to Klagenfurt Flughafenshuttle bus
    2. Fly from Klagenfurt Airport (KLU) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane KLU - ATH
    10h 42m
    €328–592

  8. Shuttle, shuttle to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, fly

    1. Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Centrale to Ljubljanashuttle bus
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja to Zagreb Airportshuttle bus
    3. Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane ZAG - ATH
    7h 33m
    €215–683

  9. Train, train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Cervignano-Aquil.-Grtrain train
    2. Take the train from Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr to Venezia Mestretrain train
    3. Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centraletrain train
    4. Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane BLQ - ATH
    9h 5m
    €90–302

  10. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Tiranabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Tirana to Athensbus bus
    26h 30m

  11. Bus #2

    1. Take the bus from Trieste Piazza Libertà to Tiranabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athensbus bus
    27h 27m

  12. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Trieste to Blagoevgradbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal to Serresbus bus
    3. Take the train from Serres to Thessalonikitrain train Re
    4. Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain train Ic
    27h 57m
    €140–169

Ljubljana (LJU) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights

Calendar12Weekly Planes
Duration3h 41mAverage Duration
Ticket€81Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,359.4 km
  • Duration: 6h 8m

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

You can take a bus from Trieste to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL via Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal, Serres, and Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station in around 26h 3m. Alternatively, ITA Airways, Ryanair, and two other airlines fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Athens International Airport (ATH) 5 times a day.

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