There are 8 ways to get from Venice to Athens by plane, train, bus, 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 Venice • 5h 33m
68€ - 261€
Cheapest option
Train to Bologna, fly • 7h 50m
56€ - 201€
6 alternative options
Fly from Venice Treviso • 7h 7m
101€ - 361€
Train, bus • 24h 24m
89€ - 164€
Bus • 30h 25m
80€ - 199€
Car ferry, bus • 37h 20m
115€ - 170€
Car ferry, bus, train • 38h 6m
97€ - 298€
Drive • 17h 50m
220€ - 340€
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International entry into Greece from Italy
- Entry is partially open for citizens and permanent residents of Italy
Restricted for: Foreign nationals from outside EU Schengen Area with the above exceptions
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Conditions of entry into Greece from Italy
- Negative COVID-19 test issued at most 3 days before arrival
- Health screen upon arrival. Travelers showing symptoms will be asked to quarantine for 10 days
- Passenger Locator Form (PLF) required
- Travellers with a certificate of vaccination are exempted from providing a negative COVID-19 test
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- Negative COVID-19 test issued at most 3 days before arrival
- Health screen upon arrival. Travelers showing symptoms will be asked to quarantine for 10 days
- Passenger Locator Form (PLF) required
- Travellers with a certificate of vaccination are exempted from providing a negative COVID-19 test
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The national COVID-19 helpline number in Athens is 0210 521 2054.
Wearing a face mask on public transport in Athens is mandatory.
The social distance requirement in Athens is 1 metre.
Make yourself known to an official member of staff and/or call the national coronavirus helpline number on 0210 521 2054.
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Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Venice to Athens is to fly which costs 65€ - 270€ and takes 5h 33m.
The quickest way to get from Venice to Athens is to fly which costs 65€ - 270€ and takes 5h 33m.
No, there is no direct bus from Venice to Athens. However, there are services departing from Venezia and arriving at Athens via Mestre and Beograd. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 25m.
The distance between Venice and Athens is 1255 km. The road distance is 1856.3 km.
The best way to get from Venice to Athens without a car is to train and bus which takes 24h 24m and costs 85€ - 170€.
It takes approximately 5h 33m to get from Venice to Athens, including transfers.
Venice to Athens bus services, operated by Fudeks, depart from Mestre station.
The best way to get from Venice to Athens is to fly which takes 5h 33m and costs 65€ - 270€. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 80€ - 200€ and takes 30h 25m.
The quickest flight from Venice Airport to Athens Airport is the direct flight which takes 2h 10m.
Venice to Athens bus services, operated by Crazy Holidays, arrive at Athens station.
- Distance: 1255.4 km
- Duration: 5h 33m
What companies run services between Venice, Italy and Athens, Greece?
Aegean Airlines, Volotea and three other airlines fly from Venice to Athens twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Venice to Athens via Mestre and Beograd in around 30h 25m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Venice to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- 50€ - 470€
Flights from Venice to Athens via Santorini
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- 50€ - 470€
Flights from Venice to Athens via Mykonos
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- 50€ - 470€
Flights from Bologna to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- 40€ - 110€
Flights from Venice Treviso to Athens via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- 65€ - 650€
Flights from Venice Treviso to Athens via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- 50€ - 360€
Flights from Venice Treviso to Athens via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- 65€ - 650€
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bologna to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 23€ - 230€
Flights from Venice Treviso to Athens via Berlin Brandenburg Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- 65€ - 650€
Flights from Venice Treviso to Athens via Boryspil
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- 65€ - 650€
- Website
- alitalia.com
Flights from Venice to Athens via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 80€ - 350€
Flights from Bologna to Athens via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 70€ - 150€
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Venice Treviso to Athens via Chania
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- 65€ - 650€
Flights from Venice Treviso to Athens via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- 65€ - 650€
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Venice to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- 40€ - 260€
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Venice to Athens via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- 100€ - 950€
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Venice Treviso to Athens via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- 65€ - 650€
- Website
- flyblueair.com
Flights from Venice Treviso to Athens via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- 75€ - 410€
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 Venezia S. Lucia to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- 11€ - 22€
- Website
- Trenitalia
- 1st Class
- 20€ - 22€
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- 10€ - 21€
- Website
- Trenitalia
- 1st Class
- 19€ - 21€
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 Venezia S. Lucia to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- 15€ - 55€
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Super Economy
- 15€ - 21€
- Base Standard
- 30€ - 45€
- Base Premium
- 35€ - 55€
- Phone
- +389 (2) 3 164 255
- mztransportad@mztransportad.com.mk
- Website
- mzt.mk
Train from Skopje to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 14€ - 50€
- Website
- Railways of the Republic North Macedonia Transport AD
- Website
- trainose.gr
Train from Thessaloniki to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- 19€ - 28€
- Website
- Greek Railways (OSE)
- Book at
- Raileurope.com
Train from Kiato to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- 4€ - 7€
- Website
- Greek Railways (OSE)
- Book at
- Raileurope.com
- Phone
- +389(0)2 24 02 388
- avtobuska@maksoob.com.mk
- Website
- ms.mk
Bus from Trieste to Skopje
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- 45€ - 65€
- Schedules at
- ms.mk
- Phone
- +381 11 7620255
- office@fudeks.rs
- Website
- fudeks.rs
Bus from Mestre to Beograd
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- 30€ - 80€
- Schedules at
- en.fudeks.rs
- Phone
- +381 36 35-90-90
- lukireisen@gmail.com
- Website
- lukibus.com
Bus from Venezia Mestre to Beograd
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- 45€ - 65€
- Schedules at
- lukibus.com
One of Europe’s leading bus companies, Flixbus serves 2000+ destinations in 29 countries, including Germany, France, Italy, Austria, the Netherlands and Croatia and into Scandinavia and eastern Europe, as well as some US cities. Coaches have toilets, free WiFi and power outlets, plus snacks and drinks for purchase on board. Flixbus is a good choice for the budget-conscious traveller; purchase tickets in advance for the cheapest fares (note: there is no option to reserve a seat in advance).
Rome2rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 1807 123 99 123
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixbus.de
Bus from Mestre to Belgrade bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- 35€ - 45€
- Website
- flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +381 69 600 606
- Website
- zirafaprevoz.com
Bus from Venezia Mestre to Beograd
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 11m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- zirafaprevoz.com
- Phone
- 2310-241545
- Website
- crazyholidays.gr
Bus from Beograd to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- 45€ - 150€
- Schedules at
- crazyholidays.gr
- 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
- Website
- trainose.gr
Bus from Patra to Kiato
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- 8€ - 11€
- Website
- Greek Railways (OSE)
- Book at
- Raileurope.com
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- info@grimaldi.napoli.it
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Car ferry from Venice to Igoumenitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- 70€ - 110€
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
- Phone
- +30 210 8919700
- superfast@superfast.com
- Website
- superfast.com
Car ferry from Venice to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- 85€ - 280€
- Website
- Superfast ferries
- Deck
- 85€ - 86€
- Aircraft-type seats
- 102€ - 104€
- 2 bed inside cabin
- 269€ - 272€
- 3 bed outside cabin
- 230€ - 280€
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Read the travel guideMore Questions & Answers
Athens is 1h ahead of Venice. It is currently 2:33 AM in Venice and 3:33 AM in Athens.
Yes, the driving distance between Venice to Athens is 1856 km. It takes approximately 17h 50m to drive from Venice to Athens.
Volotea, Swiss, Olympic Air and two other airlines offer flights from Venice Airport to Athens Airport.
There are 2320+ hotels available in Athens. Prices start at 75€ per night.
The best way to get from Venice to Venice Airport is to bus which takes 21 min and costs 8€ - 11€.