There are 9 ways to get from Santa Maria di Leuca to Athens by bus, car ferry, train, ferry, car, plane, busferry, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, car ferry
best- Take the bus from Santa Maria di Leuca - Piazzale Le Terrazze to Lecce - Viale Gallipolibus 108 / ...
- Take the carferry from Porto di Brindisi to Port of Igoumenitsacarferry
- Take the bus from Igoumenitsa to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTELbus
20h 28m€80–141Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Santa Maria di Leuca - Piazzale Le Terrazze to Lecce - Viale Gallipolibus 108 / ...
- Take the train from Lecce to Bari Centraletrain Fr / ...
- Take the ferry from Bari M.ma to Igoumenitsaferry Asf
- Take the bus from Igoumenitsa to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTELbus
21h 40m€115–192Drive, ferry
- Drive from Santa Maria di Leuca to Port of Igoumenitsacar
- Take the ferry from Port of Igoumenitsa to Port of Patrasferry Asf
- Drive from Port of Patras to Athenscar
38h 2m€501–730Bus, car ferry to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias, fly
- Take the bus from Santa Maria di Leuca - Piazzale Le Terrazze to Lecce - Viale Gallipolibus
- Take the carferry from Porto di Brindisi to Port of Corfucarferry
- Fly from Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias (CFU) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane CFU - ATH
14h 19m€81–205Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Santa Maria di Leuca - Piazzale Le Terrazze to Lecce - Viale Gallipolibus 108 / ...
- Take the bus from Lecce to Brindisi Airportbus 793
- Take the busferry from Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto to Fierbusferry
- Take the bus from Fier to Athensbus
20h 39mBus, bus and ferry via Taranto
- Take the bus from Santa Maria di Leuca - Piazzale Le Terrazze to Gallipoli, Piazza Cimiterobus 108
- Take the bus from Gallipoli - Piazzale Cimitero to Taranto Porto Mercantilebus
- Take the busferry from Taranto Port to Vlorëbusferry
- Take the bus from Vlorë to Athensbus
23h 54mBus, bus and ferry, bus to Ioannina National Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Santa Maria di Leuca - Piazzale Le Terrazze to Lecce - Viale Gallipolibus
- Take the busferry from Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto to Vlorëbusferry
- Take the bus from Vlore , station to Ioanninabus
- Fly from Ioannina National Airport (IOA) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane IOA - ATH
15h 59mBus, bus and ferry, shuttle to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, fly
- Take the bus from Santa Maria di Leuca - Piazzale Le Terrazze to Lecce - Viale Gallipolibus
- Take the busferry from Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto to Vlorëbusferry
- Take a shuttle bus from Vlorë to Tirana, Airport
- Fly from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane TIA - ATH
16h 27mBus, train, bus to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Santa Maria di Leuca - Piazzale Le Terrazze to Lecce - Viale Gallipolibus
- Take the train from Lecce to Bari Centraletrain
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Gioia Del Colletrain
- Take the bus from Gioia del Colle - Ospedale to Altamura - Alberghierobus
- Take the bus from Altamura Via Matera to Bari Airportbus
- Fly from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane BRI - ATH
13h 34m€84–235
Santa Maria di Leuca to Athens by bus, foot, train, and car ferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Santa Maria di Leuca to Athens is to bus and car ferry which costs €80 - €150 and takes 20h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Maria di Leuca to Athens is to bus and train and fly which takes 13h 34m and costs €80 - €240.
No, there is no direct bus from Santa Maria di Leuca to Athens. However, there are services departing from Santa Maria di Leuca - Piazzale Le Terrazze and arriving at Athens via Lecce, Brindisi Airport - BDS, Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto and Fier. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 39m.
The distance between Santa Maria di Leuca and Athens is 819 km.
The best way to get from Santa Maria di Leuca to Athens without a car is to bus and car ferry which takes 20h 28m and costs €80 - €150.
It takes approximately 20h 28m to get from Santa Maria di Leuca to Athens, including transfers.
Santa Maria di Leuca to Athens bus services, operated by Salento in bus, depart from Santa Maria di Leuca - Piazzale Le Terrazze station.
Santa Maria di Leuca to Athens bus services, operated by Salento in bus, arrive at Lecce - Viale Gallipoli station.
Athens is 1h ahead of Santa Maria di Leuca. It is currently 10:03 AM in Santa Maria di Leuca and 11:03 AM in Athens.
There are 13151+ hotels available in Athens.
What companies run services between Santa Maria di Leuca, Italy and Athens, Greece?
There is no direct connection from Santa Maria di Leuca to Athens. However, you can take the bus to Lecce - Viale Gallipoli, walk to Lecce, take the train to Brindisi, walk to Brindisi Station, take the bus to Brindisi - Costa Morena, walk to Porto di Brindisi, take the car ferry to Port of Igoumenitsa, walk to Igoumenitsa, then take the bus to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Santa Maria di Leuca - Piazzale Le Terrazze to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL via Lecce - Viale Gallipoli, Lecce, Bari Centrale, Bari Centrale, Stazione Marittima, Bari M.ma, Igoumenitsa, and Igoumenitsa in around 21h 40m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–100
Flights from Ioannina National Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Lecce to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Lecce to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bari Centrale to Gioia Del Colle
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 800 242 815, 344/2274620
- [email protected]
- Website
- provincia.le.it
Bus from Santa Maria di Leuca - Piazzale Le Terrazze to Lecce - Viale Gallipoli
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Schedules at
- provincia.le.it
Bus from Santa Maria di Leuca - Piazzale Le Terrazze to Lecce - Viale Gallipoli
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Schedules at
- provincia.le.it
Bus from Santa Maria di Leuca - Piazzale Le Terrazze to Lecce - Viale Gallipoli
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Schedules at
- provincia.le.it
Bus from Santa Maria di Leuca - Piazzale Le Terrazze to Lecce - Viale Gallipoli
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Schedules at
- provincia.le.it
Bus from Santa Maria di Leuca - Piazzale Le Terrazze to Gallipoli, Piazza Cimitero
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–5
- Schedules at
- provincia.le.it
Bus from Santa Maria di Leuca - Piazzale Le Terrazze to Lecce - Viale Gallipoli
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Schedules at
- provincia.le.it
Bus from Santa Maria di Leuca - Piazzale Le Terrazze to Lecce - Viale Gallipoli
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Schedules at
- provincia.le.it
Bus from Santa Maria di Leuca - Piazzale Le Terrazze to Lecce - Viale Gallipoli
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Schedules at
- provincia.le.it
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
Car ferry from Porto di Brindisi to Port of Igoumenitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
Car ferry from Porto di Brindisi to Port of Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
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