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There are 11 ways to get from Milan to Athens by train, plane, car ferry, bus, ferry, or car

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  1. Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly

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    1. Take the train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train train
    2. Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane MXP - ATH
    6h 13m
    €48–224

  2. Train, car ferry, bus

    1. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Anconatrain train Fr
    2. Take the carferry from Port of Ancona to Port of Patrascarferry car ferry
    3. Take the bus from Patra to Kiatobus bus C3e / ...
    4. Take the train from Kiato to Athenstrain train Re
    31h 17m
    €213–345

  3. Bus via Sérres

    1. Take the bus from Milano, Stazione Centrale to Blagoevgradbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal to Serresbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Serres to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTELbus bus
    33h 3m
    €113–162

  4. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain train Fr
    2. Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Wien Meidlingtrain train Rjx / ...
    3. Take the train from Wien Meidling to Budapest-Delitrain train Ic
    4. Take the bus from Budapest to Thessaloníkibus bus
    5. Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain train Ic
    33h 59m
    €228–360

  5. Fly from Milan Linate Airport

    1. Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane LIN - ATH
    7h 21m
    €111–291

  6. Bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly

    1. Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airportbus bus
    2. Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane BGY - ATH
    6h 20m
    €64–262

  7. Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Milano Rogoredo to Bologna Centraletrain train
    2. Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane BLQ - ATH
    6h 27m
    €81–267

  8. Train to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain train
    2. Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane VCE - ATH
    7h 57m
    €73–271

  9. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Fierbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Fier to Athensbus bus
    37h 39m
    €115

  10. Train, line 2 ferry, car ferry, bus

    1. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Venezia S. Luciatrain train Fr
    2. Take the ferry from Ferrovia "A" to Tronchetto "A"ferry ferry 2 / ...
    3. Take the carferry from Port of Venice to Port of Patrascarferry car ferry
    4. Take the bus from Patras to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTELbus bus
    42h 58m
    €260–384

  11. Drive  2,057.6 km

    1. Drive from Milan to Athenscar car 2,057.6 km
    20h 43m
    €387–558

Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights

Calendar32Weekly Planes
Duration2h 40mAverage Duration
Ticket€26Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,601.7 km
  • Duration: 6h 13m

What companies run services between Milan, Italy and Athens, Greece?

You can take a bus from Milano, Stazione Centrale to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL via Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal, Serres, and Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station in around 33h 3m. Alternatively, ITA Airways, Aegean Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Athens International Airport (ATH) every 4 hours.

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