There are 10 ways to get from Venice to Athens by plane, train, bus, car ferry, car or ferry
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Recommended option
Fly from Venice • 5h 37m
50€ - 260€
Cheapest option
Train to Bologna, fly • 7h 15m
46€ - 271€
8 alternative options
Train to Verona, fly • 7h 8m
114€ - 467€
Train, bus • 24h 4m
Train, car ferry, bus • 28h 31m
129€ - 373€
Car ferry, drive • 28h 39m
106€ - 269€
Bus • 30h 40m
117€ - 128€
Line 16 ferry, car ferry, bus • 35h 47m
Drive • 18h 20m
240€ - 360€
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The cheapest way to get from Venice to Athens is to fly which costs 50€ - 260€ and takes 5h 37m.
The quickest way to get from Venice to Athens is to fly which costs 50€ - 260€ and takes 5h 37m.
No, there is no direct bus from Venice to Athens. However, there are services departing from Liberta' Santa Chiara and arriving at Athens via Venice, Mestre and Belgrade. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 40m.
The distance between Venice and Athens is 1255 km. The road distance is 1865.6 km.
The best way to get from Venice to Athens without a car is to train and bus which takes 24h 4m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 37m to get from Venice to Athens, including transfers.
Venice to Athens bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Venice, Mestre station.
The best way to get from Venice to Athens is to fly which takes 5h 37m and costs 50€ - 260€. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 110€ - 130€ and takes 30h 40m.
The quickest flight from Venice Airport to Athens Airport is the direct flight which takes 2h 10m.
Venice to Athens bus services, operated by FP Travel, arrive at Athens station.
- Distance: 1255 km
- Duration: 5h 37m
What companies run services between Venice, Italy and Athens, Greece?
Aegean Airlines, Volotea and six other airlines fly from Venice to Athens every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Venice to Athens via Stazione MESTRE FS C4, Venice, Mestre, and Belgrade in around 30h 40m.
- Website
- alitalia.com
Flights from Venice to Athens via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 65€ - 260€
Flights from Verona to Athens via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 260€ - 1100€
Flights from Bologna to Athens via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 100€ - 230€
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Verona to Athens via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 180€ - 750€
Flights from Bologna to Athens via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 150€ - 360€
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Venice to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 27€ - 180€
Flights from Venice to Athens via Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- 27€ - 180€
Flights from Verona to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 230€ - 950€
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Venice to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 50€ - 270€
Flights from Bologna to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- 55€ - 190€
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Venice to Athens via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 210€ - 700€
Flights from Bologna to Athens via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 150€ - 340€
- Website
- p.turkishairlines.com
Flights from Venice to Athens via Istanbul Ataturk
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 190€ - 600€
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Venice to Athens via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- 55€ - 230€
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bologna to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 20€ - 150€
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 Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- 12€ - 50€
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Super Economy
- 12€ - 17€
- Base Standard
- 27€ - 40€
- Base Premium
- 35€ - 50€
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- 15€ - 55€
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Super Economy
- 15€ - 21€
- Base Standard
- 30€ - 45€
- Base Premium
- 35€ - 55€
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- 28€ - 90€
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Super Economy
- 28€ - 40€
- Base Standard
- 50€ - 70€
- Base Premium
- 60€ - 90€
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 Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- 8€ - 17€
- Website
- Trenitalia
- 1st Class
- 15€ - 17€
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€
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 Venezia Santa Lucia to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- 13€ - 40€
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Smart Economy
- 15€ - 22€
- Smart Low Cost
- 13€ - 19€
- Smart Flex
- 28€ - 40€
Train from Venezia Santa Lucia to Bologna Centrale Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- 15€ - 45€
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Smart Economy
- 17€ - 24€
- Smart Low Cost
- 15€ - 21€
- Smart Flex
- 30€ - 45€
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 Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- 30€ - 85€
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 2nd Class
- 30€ - 45€
- 1st Class
- 60€ - 85€
Deutsche Bahn’s EuroCity (EC) trains connect German cities to major cities in neighbouring European countries, and are operated in conjunction with their national train company. All EC trains offer First and Standard class; cars are air-conditioned and food and drinks are available onboard. Tickets can be booked up to 180 days in advance of travel. Seat reservations are not compulsory but are recommended for popular routes.
Contact Details
- Website
- bahn.com
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 17€ - 24€
- Website
- reiseauskunft.bahn.de
- Phone
- +389 (2) 3 164 255
- mztransportad@mztransportad.com.mk
- Website
- mzt.mk
Train from Skopje to Tabanovce
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- 2€ - 10€
- Website
- Railways of the Republic North Macedonia Transport AD
- Website
- trainose.gr
Train from Thessaloniki to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- 19€ - 28€
- Website
- trainose.gr
- 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
- 210.92.33.33
- info@koronatravel.gr
- Website
- koronatravel.gr
Bus from Таvanovce to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
- 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
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 Venice, Mestre to Belgrade, Belgrade AS
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 35€ - 45€
- Website
- flixbus.co.uk
- 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€ - 45€
- Schedules at
- en.fudeks.rs
- Phone
- +302105233969
- fptravel@otenet.gr
- Website
- fptravel.gr
Bus from Belgrade to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- 80€
- Schedules at
- fptravel.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
- Phone
- +30 210 8919700
- superfast@superfast.com
- Website
- superfast.com
Car ferry from Ancona to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 80€ - 260€
- Website
- Superfast ferries
- Deck
- 84€
- Aircraft-type seats
- 99€
- 2 bed inside cabin
- 256€
- 3 bed outside cabin
- 210€ - 260€
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€
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- info@grimaldi.napoli.it
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Car ferry from Venice to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- 85€ - 130€
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
Car ferry from Venice to Igoumenitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- 70€ - 110€
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
- Phone
- 801 11 75000
- reservation@minoan.gr
- Website
- minoan.gr
Car ferry from Venice to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- 75€ - 220€
- Website
- Minoan Lines
- Deck
- 76€
- Airplane economy seats
- 89€
- 2-berth outside
- 180€ - 220€
- 3-berth outside shower
- 160€ - 200€
- Phone
- + 39 041 27 22 111
- protocollo@pec.actv.it
- Website
- actv.avmspa.it
Ferry from Zattere Gesuati to Fusina
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- ACTV S.p.a
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Athens is 1h ahead of Venice. It is currently 3:43 PM in Venice and 4:43 PM in Athens.
Yes, the driving distance between Venice to Athens is 1866 km. It takes approximately 18h 20m to drive from Venice to Athens.
Aegean Airlines, Austrian Airlines, Turkish Airlines and three other airlines offer flights from Venice Airport to Athens Airport.
There are 4654+ hotels available in Athens. Prices start at 87€ per night.
The best way to get from Venice to Venice Airport is to line 35 bus which takes 15 min and costs 11€.