There are 12 ways to get from Trieste to Athens by shuttle, plane, bus, train, ferry, 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.
Shuttle to Ljubljana, fly
best- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Centrale to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane LJU - ATH
6h 8m€236–509Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
cheapest- Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane TRS - ATH
7h 57m€77–266Bus via Sérres
- Take the bus from Trieste to Blagoevgradbus
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal to Serresbus
- Take the bus from Serres to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTELbus
26h 3m€113–162Train, line 2 ferry, car ferry, bus
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia S. Luciatrain Re
- Take the ferry from Ferrovia "A" to Tronchetto "A"ferry 2 / ...
- Take the carferry from Port of Venice to Port of Patrascarferry
- Take the bus from Patras to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTELbus
44h€249–357Drive 1,537.8 km
- Drive from Trieste to Athenscar 1,537.8 km
20h 21m€288–416Shuttle to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Centrale to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane VCE - ATH
7h 10m€254–544Shuttle to Klagenfurt Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Centrale to Klagenfurt Flughafen
- Fly from Klagenfurt Airport (KLU) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane KLU - ATH
10h 42m€340–611Shuttle, shuttle to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Centrale to Ljubljana
- Take a shuttle bus from Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja to Zagreb Airport
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane ZAG - ATH
7h 33m€226–693Train, train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane BLQ - ATH
8h 35m€90–288Bus
- Take the bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Athensbus
26h 30mBus #2
- Take the bus from Trieste Piazza Libertà to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athensbus
27h 27mBus, train
- Take the bus from Trieste to Blagoevgradbus
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal to Serresbus
- Take the train from Serres to Thessalonikitrain Re
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
27h 57m€140–169
Ljubljana (LJU) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Trieste to Athens is to train and fly which costs €90 - €290 and takes 8h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Trieste to Athens is to shuttle and fly which takes 6h 8m and costs €230 - €550.
No, there is no direct bus from Trieste to Athens. However, there are services departing from Trieste and arriving at Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL via Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal, Serres and Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 3m.
The distance between Trieste and Athens is 1359 km. The road distance is 1537.8 km.
The best way to get from Trieste to Athens without a car is to bus via Sérres which takes 26h 3m and costs €110 - €170.
It takes approximately 6h 8m to get from Trieste to Athens, including transfers.
Trieste to Athens bus services, operated by M&M Travel, depart from Trieste station.
The best way to get from Trieste to Athens is to bus via Sérres which takes 26h 3m and costs €110 - €170. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €75 - €270 and takes 7h 57m.
Trieste to Athens bus services, operated by M&M Travel, arrive at Blagoevgrad station.
Athens is 1h ahead of Trieste. It is currently 18:59 in Trieste and 19:59 in Athens.
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) 4 times a day.
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–270
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Athens International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–280
Flights from Klagenfurt Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–190
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–220
Flights from Ljubljana to Athens International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–240
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Athens International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–280
Flights from Klagenfurt Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–190
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Athens International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–140
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–270
Flights from Klagenfurt Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–270
Flights from Klagenfurt Airport to Athens International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–450
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–220
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–270
Flights from Klagenfurt Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–340
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Athens International Airport via Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
Flights from Klagenfurt Airport to Athens International Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–330
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Athens International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–240
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Athens International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Athens International Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €27–160
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Athens International Airport via Dubrovnik
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–260
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–28
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–30
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–28
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–29
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Serres to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Thessaloniki to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Trieste Centrale to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €140–240
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- €204
Shuttle from Trieste Centrale to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €210–360
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Trieste Centrale to Klagenfurt Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €220–370
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Trieste Centrale to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €110–204
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- €204
Shuttle from Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja to Zagreb Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €28–300
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €28–75
- Private
- €140–180
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- info@mm-travel.bg
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Trieste to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €90
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
Bus from Trieste to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €90
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +30 23210-22822
- ktelserres@gmail.com
- Website
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal to Serres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Serres to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal to Serres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- Phone
- +30 2310 500111
- info@ktelthes.gr
- Website
- KTEL Thessalonikis S.A.
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–50
- Website
- KTEL Thessalonikis S.A.
- Phone
- +30 2616 001 600
- info@ktelachaias.gr
- Website
- KTEL of Achaia S.A.
Bus from Patras to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- KTEL of Achaia S.A.
- Phone
- +386 40 121 900
- mamut.slovenija@gmail.com
- Website
- slovenija.eu.com
Shuttle from Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja to Zagreb Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €130–220
- Schedules at
- slovenija.eu.com
- 1 -3 persons
- €170
- 4-8 persons
- €220
- Phone
- +355 69 209 3508
- aleksviaggi@gmail.com
Bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- Aleks Viaggi
- Phone
- +210 52 25 550
- arttouroe@gmail.com
- Website
- arttour.gr
Bus from Tirana to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- arttour.gr
- Phone
- +355 69 31 41 219
- info@artanitravel.com
- Website
- artanitravel.com
Bus from Trieste Piazza Libertà to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- artanitravel.com
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +355 68 204 4475
- amr_travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- komatastours.al@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 67 604 2191
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
Ferry from Ferrovia "A" to Tronchetto "A"
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10
- Website
- ACTV — Azienda del Consorzio Trasporti Veneziano
- 75 min. Ticket
- €10
- Phone
- +30 2108919800
- superfast@superfast.com
- Website
- Superfast Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Venice to Port of Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €190–270
- Website
- Superfast Ferries
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