There are 11 ways to get from Desenzano del Garda to Athens by train, plane, car ferry, bus, 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.
Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Desenzano to Bologna centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane BLQ - ATH
6h 21m€93–243Train to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Desenzano Garda-Sirm to Venezia Mestretrain
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane VCE - ATH
6h 32m€78–239Train, car ferry, bus
- Take the train from Desenzano to Bologna centraletrain
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Bari Centraletrain Fr
- Take the car ferry from Port of Bari to Port of Igoumenitsacarferry
- Take the bus from Igoumenitsa to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTELbus
28h 37m€195–394Bus
- Take the bus from Desenzano Garda-Sirm to Shkoder,Rruga Teutabus
- Take the bus from Shkoder,Rruga Teuta to Athensbus
31h 51mTrain, line 2 ferry, car ferry, bus
- Take the train from Desenzano Garda-Sirm to Venezia S. Luciatrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Ferrovia "A" to Tronchetto "A"ferry 2 / ...
- Take the car ferry from Port of Venice to Port of Patrascarferry
- Take the bus from Patras to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTELbus
42h 4m€202–327Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
- Take the train from Desenzano Garda-Sirm to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane MXP - ATH
7h 3m€89–243Bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Brescia Solferino Bus Station to Bergamo Airport Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane BGY - ATH
6h 47m€86–270Fly from Verona Villafranca Airport
- Fly from Verona Villafranca Airport (VRN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane VRN - ATH
5h 43m€94–223Train, bus
- Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Firenze S.M.N.train Fr
- Take the bus from Stazione Santa Maria Novella 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
32h 34mBus via Tirana
- Take the bus from Desenzano del Garda to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Athensbus
33h 3mDrive 1,950.5 km
- Drive from Desenzano del Garda to Athenscar 1,950.5 km
19h 33m€354–511
Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Desenzano del Garda to Athens is to bus and fly which costs €85 - €270 and takes 6h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Desenzano del Garda to Athens is to fly which takes 5h 43m and costs €90 - €230.
No, there is no direct bus from Desenzano del Garda to Athens. However, there are services departing from Desenzano Garda-Sirm and arriving at Athens via Shkoder,Rruga Teuta. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 51m.
The distance between Desenzano del Garda and Athens is 1470 km. The road distance is 1950.5 km.
The best way to get from Desenzano del Garda to Athens without a car is to train and car ferry and bus which takes 28h 37m and costs €190 - €400.
It takes approximately 6h 21m to get from Desenzano del Garda to Athens, including transfers.
Desenzano del Garda to Athens bus services, operated by Maba Viaggi, depart from Desenzano Garda-Sirm station.
The best way to get from Desenzano del Garda to Athens is to bus which takes 31h 51m and costs . Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €90 - €230 and takes 5h 43m.
Desenzano del Garda to Athens bus services, operated by Maba Viaggi, arrive at Shkoder,Rruga Teuta station.
Athens is 1h ahead of Desenzano del Garda. It is currently 8:54 AM in Desenzano del Garda and 9:54 AM in Athens.
What companies run services between Desenzano del Garda, Italy and Athens, Greece?
You can take a bus from Desenzano Garda-Sirm to Athens via Shkoder,Rruga Teuta in around 31h 51m. Alternatively, Volotea flies from Verona Villafranca Airport (VRN) to Athens International Airport (ATH) twice a week.
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–160
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–160
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–180
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–160
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–180
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Athens International Airport via Mykonos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Athens International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–130
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €25–150
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Desenzano to Bologna centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Desenzano to Bologna centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Bologna Centrale to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–160
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Desenzano Garda-Sirm to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Desenzano Garda-Sirm to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €95–190
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Desenzano Garda-Sirm to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Desenzano Garda-Sirm to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Desenzano Garda-Sirm to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Desenzano Garda-Sirm to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Desenzano Garda-Sirm to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +389 (2) 3 164 255
- [email protected]
- Website
- mzt.mk
Train from Skopje to Gevgelija
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–35
- Schedules at
- mzt.mk
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Thessaloniki to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +30 2665 0 22309
- [email protected]
- 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
- Phone
- +355697580270
- Website
- mabaviaggi.com
Bus from Desenzano Garda-Sirm to Shkoder,Rruga Teuta
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- viaggipullmanalbania.it
- Phone
- +355 69 209 3508
- [email protected]
Bus from Desenzano Garda-Sirm to Shkoder,Rruga Teuta
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- https://www.facebook.com/aleksviaggi.al
Bus from Desenzano del Garda to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 33m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- https://www.facebook.com/aleksviaggi.al
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Shkoder,Rruga Teuta to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +30 2616 001 600
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelachaias.gr
Bus from Patras to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.ktelachaias.gr/en/homepage-en/
- Phone
- +39 02 3008 9000
- [email protected]
- Website
- autostradale.it
Bus from Brescia Solferino Bus Station to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–17
- Website
- https://autostradale.it/?lang=en-GB
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Brescia Solferino Bus Station to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Brescia Solferino Bus Station to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- [email protected]
- Website
- hakbus.org
Bus from Stazione Santa Maria Novella to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 16m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110
- Website
- https://www.hakbus.org/
- Phone
- +389 2 240 2528
- [email protected]
- Website
- ruleturs.mk
Bus from Gevgelija to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- ruleturs.mk
- Phone
- +210 52 25 550
- [email protected]
- Website
- arttour.gr
Bus from Tirana to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- arttour.gr
- Phone
- +30 210 4828001
- [email protected]
- Website
- ventourisferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Bari to Port of Igoumenitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €65–95
- Website
- https://ventourisferries.com/en/
- Phone
- (+39) 041 041
- [email protected]
- Website
- actv.avmspa.it
Ferry from Ferrovia "A" to Tronchetto "A"
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10
- Website
- https://actv.avmspa.it/en
- 75 min. Ticket
- €10
- Phone
- +30 210 8919700
- [email protected]
- Website
- superfast.com
Car ferry from Port of Venice to Port of Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €150–230
- Website
- https://www.superfast.com
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