There are 9 ways to get from Venice to Greece by plane, bus, train, ferry, or car
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Fly Venice Marco Polo Airport to Athens International Airport
best- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane VCE - ATH
5h 22m€49–179Bus
- Take the bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Athensbus
28h 57m€143–184Train, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Venezia S. Lucia to Anconatrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Ancona M.Ma to Patrasferry Asf
- Take the bus from Patras to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTELbus
32h 2m€141–300Drive 1,812.8 km
- Drive from Venice to Athenscar 1,812.8 km
18h 17m€325–469Fly Venice Marco Polo Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane VCE - HER
6h 28m€101–222Fly Venice Marco Polo Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane VCE - SKG
7h 19m€87–202Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Athens International Airport
- Take the train from Venezia S. Lucia to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane BLQ - ATH
6h 46m€76–257Train, bus
- Take the train from Venezia S. Lucia to Bologna Centraletrain Fr
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the train from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Gevgelijatrain
- Take the bus from Gevgelija to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
29h 1mBus via Vlorë
- Take the bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione to Vlore , stationbus
- Take the bus from Vlorë to Athensbus
37h 19m€134–162
Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Venice to Greece is to fly which costs €45 - €180 and takes 5h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Venice to Greece is to fly which takes 5h 22m and costs €45 - €180.
No, there is no direct bus from Venice to Greece. However, there are services departing from Venezia and arriving at Athens via Venezia, Viale Stazione and Niš, Autobuska Stanica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 57m.
The distance between Venice and Greece is 1334 km. The road distance is 1812.8 km.
The best way to get from Venice to Greece without a car is to bus which takes 28h 57m and costs €140 - €190.
It takes approximately 5h 22m to get from Venice to Greece, including transfers.
Venice to Greece bus services, operated by Srbija Tours, depart from Venezia, Viale Stazione station.
The best way to get from Venice to Greece is to fly which takes 5h 22m and costs €45 - €180. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €140 - €190 and takes 28h 57m.
Venice to Greece bus services, operated by Srbija Tours, arrive at Niš, Autobuska Stanica station.
Greece is 1h ahead of Venice. It is currently 8:48 PM in Venice and 9:48 PM in Greece.
What companies run services between Venice, Italy and Greece?
Volotea, Ulendo Airlink, and three other airlines fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Athens International Airport (ATH) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Venezia to Athens via Stazione MESTRE FS C4, Venezia, Viale Stazione, and Niš, Autobuska Stanica in around 28h 57m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €27–190
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €90–140
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–180
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–150
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–130
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €27–190
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–100
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–40
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +389 (2) 3 164 255
- mztransportad@mztransportad.com.mk
- Website
- mzt.mk
Train from Skopje, Transporten Centar 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
- +381 (11) 761-4545
- Website
- srbijatours.com
Bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 47m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €85–100
- Schedules at
- srbijatours.com
- Prices
- €85–100
- Phone
- +302105233969
- fptravel@otenet.gr
- Website
- fptravel.gr
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Schedules at
- fptravel.gr
- 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/
- 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
- +355 68 20 63 724
- info@arjanitravel.com
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione to Vlore , station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €91
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Vlorë to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
Ferry from Ancona M.Ma to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Economy
- €70–110
- 2 Bed Inside Cabin
- €100–130
- 4 Bed Outside Cabin
- €110–140
- 2 Bed Lux Cabin
- €140–170
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