There are 10 ways to get from Varese to Athens by train, plane, car ferry, bus, 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.
Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Varese to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane MXP - ATH
6h 2m€42–199Train, car ferry, bus via Brindisi
- Take the train from Varese to Rho Fiera Milanotrain S5
- Take the train from Milano Rogoredo to Mediopadana R.Emiliatrain
- Take the train from Reggio Emilia Av to Brindisitrain Fr
- Take the car ferry from Porto di Brindisi to Port of Igoumenitsacarferry
- Take the bus from Igoumenitsa to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTELbus
27h 46m€212–391Train, bus via Thessaloníki
- Take the train from Varese to Rho Fiera Milanotrain S5
- Take the train from Milano Rogoredo to Bologna centraletrain
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the train from Skopje to Gevgelijatrain 631 / ...
- Take the bus from Gevgelija to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
30h 1mTrain, car ferry, bus
- Take the train from Varese to Trevigliotrain S5
- Take the train from Treviglio to Bresciatrain R4 / ...
- Take the train from Brescia to Venezia Mestretrain Fr
- Take the car ferry from Port of Venice to Port of Patrascarferry
- Take the bus from Patras to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTELbus
45h 44m€186–346Train to Milan Linate Airport, fly
- Take the train from Varese to Milano Dateotrain
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane LIN - ATH
8h 28m€100–237Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Varese to Rho Fiera Milanotrain
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airportbus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane BGY - ATH
7h 46m€68–212Train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lugano to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane ZRH - ATH
8h 54m€146–344Bus
- Take the bus from Varese to Shkoder,Rruga Teutabus
- Take the bus from Shkoder,Rruga Teuta to Athensbus
35h 56m€120–131Train, bus
- Take the train from Varese to Rho Fiera Milanotrain S5
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Lushnjëbus
- Take the bus from Lushnjë to Athensbus
39h 22m€125–127Drive 2,114.6 km
- Drive from Varese to Athenscar 2,114.6 km
21h 3m€379–548
Varese to Athens by train, bus, foot, and car ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Varese to Athens is to train and fly which costs €40 - €200 and takes 6h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Varese to Athens is to train and fly which takes 6h 2m and costs €40 - €200.
No, there is no direct bus from Varese to Athens. However, there are services departing from Varese and arriving at Athens via Shkoder,Rruga Teuta. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 56m.
The distance between Varese and Athens is 1595 km. The road distance is 2114.6 km.
The best way to get from Varese to Athens without a car is to train and car ferry and bus via Brindisi which takes 27h 46m and costs €210 - €400.
It takes approximately 6h 2m to get from Varese to Athens, including transfers.
Varese to Athens bus services, operated by Arjani Travel, depart from Varese station.
Varese to Athens bus services, operated by Arjani Travel, arrive at Shkoder,Rruga Teuta station.
Athens is 1h ahead of Varese. It is currently 1:03 AM in Varese and 2:03 AM in Athens.
Yes, the driving distance between Varese to Athens is 2115 km. It takes approximately 21h 3m to drive from Varese to Athens.
What companies run services between Varese, Italy and Athens, Greece?
You can take a bus from Varese to Athens via Shkoder,Rruga Teuta in around 35h 56m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Athens International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Athens International Airport via Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–210
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Athens International Airport via Olbia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–200
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Athens International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–210
Flights from Zurich Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Zurich Airport to Athens International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–190
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €22–110
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Athens International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €90–440
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–190
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Athens International Airport via Olbia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–200
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Athens International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–210
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €50–130
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Varese to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Varese to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–5
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Varese to Rho Fiera Milano
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Varese to Treviglio
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–9
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Treviglio to Brescia
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Varese to Milano Dateo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Rogoredo to Mediopadana R.Emilia
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Milano Rogoredo to Bologna centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–60
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Brescia to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Rogoredo to Mediopadana R.Emilia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Reggio Emilia Av to Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €120–230
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Rogoredo to Bologna centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Brescia to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +389 (2) 3 164 255
- mztransportad@mztransportad.com.mk
- Website
- mzt.mk
Train from Skopje to Gevgelija
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–35
- Schedules at
- mzt.mk
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Thessaloniki to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Brescia to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Brescia to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €60–90
- 2nd Class
- €40–60
- Phone
- +30 2665 0 22309
- info@ktel-thesprotias.gr
- Website
- ktel-thesprotias.gr
Bus from Igoumenitsa to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Schedules at
- ktel-thesprotias.gr
- Book at
- ktelbus.gr
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- hakkomerc@gmail.com
- Website
- hakbus.org
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 48m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110
- Website
- https://www.hakbus.org/
- Phone
- +389 2 240 2528
- ruleturs@sas.com.mk
- Website
- ruleturs.mk
Bus from Gevgelija to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- ruleturs.mk
- Phone
- +30 2610 623 888
- info@ktelachaias.gr
- Website
- ktelachaias.gr
Bus from Patras to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–23
- Website
- https://www.ktelachaias.gr/en/homepage-en/
- customerservices@terravision.eu
- Website
- terravision.eu
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–25
- Website
- https://www.terravision.eu/
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–21
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- Phone
- +39 02 3008 9000
- mail@autostradale.it
- Website
- autostradale.it
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–9
- Website
- https://autostradale.it/?lang=en-GB
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- info@arjanitravel.com
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Varese to Shkoder,Rruga Teuta
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €91
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
- Phone
- +355 692323966
Bus from Varese to Shkoder,Rruga Teuta
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €80
- Schedules at
- web.facebook.com
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Lushnjë
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €80
- Schedules at
- web.facebook.com
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Shkoder,Rruga Teuta to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +210 52 25 550
- arttouroe@gmail.com
- Website
- arttour.gr
Bus from Lushnjë to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- arttour.gr
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- info@grimaldi.napoli.it
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Car ferry from Porto di Brindisi to Port of Igoumenitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
- Phone
- +30 210 8919700
- superfast@superfast.com
- Website
- superfast.com
Car ferry from Port of Venice to Port of Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–210
- Website
- https://www.superfast.com
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