There are 12 ways to get from Florence to Greece by plane, train, ferry, bus, night bus, 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.
Recommended option
Fly Florence to Athens • 5h 20m
Cheapest option
Train to Bologna, fly to Athens • 5h 57m
10 alternative options
Fly Florence to Thessaloniki • 7h 49m
Train to Bologna, fly to Heraklion • 5h 25m
Train to Bologna, fly to Rhodes • 6h 18m
Train, ferry, bus via Bologna • 30h 22m
Train, ferry, bus • 31h 23m
Night bus, car ferry, bus • 31h 42m
Train, Bus • 32h 6m
Bus • 33h 45m
Drive • 19h 59m
Florence to Greece by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Florence to Greece is to train and fly which costs €55 - €280 and takes 5h 57m.
The quickest way to get from Florence to Greece is to fly which costs €85 - €290 and takes 5h 20m.
No, there is no direct bus from Florence to Greece. However, there are services departing from Florence and arriving at Athens via Belgrade. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 45m.
The distance between Florence and Greece is 1041 km. The road distance is 2096.6 km.
The best way to get from Florence to Greece without a car is to train and ferry and bus via Bologna which takes 30h 22m and costs €120 - €380.
It takes approximately 5h 20m to get from Florence to Greece, including transfers.
Florence to Greece bus services, operated by Florentia Bus, depart from Florence station.
The best way to get from Florence to Greece is to fly which takes 5h 20m and costs €85 - €290. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €150 - €200 and takes 33h 45m.
The quickest flight from Florence Airport to Athens Airport is the direct flight which takes 2h 5m.
Florence to Greece bus services, operated by FP Travel, arrive at Athens station.
- Distance: 1040.9 km
- Duration: 5h 20m
What companies run services between Florence, Italy and Greece?
Aegean Airlines, Alitalia and three other airlines fly from Florence to Athens 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Florence to Athens via Beograd and Belgrade in around 33h 45m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Florence to Athens via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180 - €750
Flights from Florence to Thessaloniki via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180 - €600
Flights from Florence to Thessaloniki via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100 - €370
Flights from Florence to Thessaloniki via Munich, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €300 - €850
Flights from Bologna to Athens via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140 - €550
Flights from Bologna to Heraklion via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €210 - €750
Flights from Bologna to Rhodes via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €270 - €850
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Florence to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110 - €420
Flights from Florence to Thessaloniki via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100 - €360
Flights from Bologna to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80 - €390
Flights from Bologna to Rhodes via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270 - €950
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bologna to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35 - €360
Flights from Bologna to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45 - €350
Flights from Bologna to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55 - €360
Flights from Bologna to Rhodes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150 - €490
- Website
- alitalia.com
Flights from Florence to Athens via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80 - €400
Flights from Bologna to Athens via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95 - €390
Flights from Bologna to Rhodes via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €400 - €1200
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bologna to Athens via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110 - €360
Flights from Bologna to Heraklion via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €360 - €1000
Flights from Bologna to Rhodes via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €490 - €1200
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Bologna to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70 - €950
Flights from Bologna to Rhodes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130 - €220
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Florence to Athens via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110 - €420
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Florence to Thessaloniki via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280 - €850
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Florence to Thessaloniki via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80 - €700
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Bologna to Athens via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180 - €750
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Bologna to Thessaloniki via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40 - €250
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Bologna to Thessaloniki via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100 - €400
Trenitalia’s high-speed Frecce trains run on specialised tracks and have a greater level of service and comfort than InterCity and regional trains. There are three types of Frecce trains: Frecciarossa, (the fastest; connects major Italian cities); Frecciargento (mostly connect Rome to other Italian cities); and Frecciabianca (the slowest Frecce trains). Frecciarossa trains offer four classes of service, all with free Wi-Fi: Standard, Premium, Business and Executive. All Frecce tickets include a seat reservation and must be purchased before boarding the train.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11 - €45
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Super Economy
- €11 - €15
- Base Standard
- €25 - €35
- Base Premium
- €30 - €45
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12 - €35
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Super Economy
- €12 - €18
- Base Standard
- €19 - €27
- Base Premium
- €23 - €35
Private train company Italotreno operates high-speed trains in Italy on the same tracks as Trenitalia. The routes service 21 stations across the country, including popular routes Milan-Florence, Rome-Venice and Bologna-Naples. Choose from four classes of service, all with free Wi-Fi: Smart, Comfort, Prima and Club Executive. Italo also operates Italobus – an integrated train-bus service that takes passengers from the main train stations to other Italian cities.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +39 060708
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Firenze Santa Maria Novella to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12 - €40
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Smart Economy
- €14 - €21
- Smart Low Cost
- €12 - €17
- Smart Flex
- €26 - €40
Trenitalia’s Intercity (IC) trains are slower than the high-speed Frecce trains but are still a good way to travel between major cities and towns, with routes including Rome to Naples, Venice to Bologna and Milan to Genoa. Tickets usually open for booking 90 days ahead of travel, and you’ll need make a seat reservation before boarding. All IC trains have 1st and 2nd class carriages as well as a bar buffet car, air conditioning and power sockets. InterCity trains that run at night are called InterCity Notte (ICN).
Contact Details
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7 - €10
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- 2nd Class
- €7 - €10
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11 - €16
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- 2nd Class
- €11 - €16
The primary train operator in Italy, Trenitalia was created in the year 2000. Trenitalia offers national rail connections in Italy as well as international connections to Austria, France, Germany and Switzerland. The company operates regional and long-distance trains, as well as high-speed trains called Frecce that travel on specialised tracks on speeds of up to 360km/h. Trenitalia tickets are available online, in stations across the country or from many travel agents that offer bookings.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6 - €14
- Website
- Trenitalia
- 1st Class
- €12 - €14
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13 - €26
- Website
- Trenitalia
- 1st Class
- €23 - €26
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €20 - €40
- Website
- Trenitalia
- 1st Class
- €36 - €40
Frequently asked questions
- Website
- trainose.gr
Train from Kalambaka to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10 - €24
- Website
- Greek Railways (OSE)
- Airport
- €10
- Phone
- 2610 623 888
- Website
- ktelachaias.gr
Bus from Patras to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18 - €23
- Schedules at
- ktelachaias.gr
- Phone
- +39 080 3112335
- info@marinobus.it
- Website
- marinobus.it
Night bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Ancona Central Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30 - €45
- Website
- Marino Autolinee
- Phone
- 2665 0 22309
- info@ktel-thesprotias.gr
- Website
- ktel-thesprotias.gr
Bus from Igoumenitsa to Athens - KTEL Kifisou
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45 - €60
- Website
- KTEL Thesprotias
- Website
- portokalidistours.gr
Bus from Ancona to Kalambaka
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95 - €150
- Schedules at
- portokalidistours.gr
- Phone
- +39 055 967024
- info@florentiabus.it
- Website
- florentiabus.it
Bus from Florence to Beograd
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70 - €100
- Schedules at
- florentiabus.it
- Phone
- +302105233969
- fptravel@otenet.gr
- Website
- fptravel.gr
Bus from Belgrade to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80 - €95
- Schedules at
- fptravel.gr
- Phone
- +30 210 8919700
- superfast@superfast.com
- Website
- superfast.com
Ferry from Ancona M.Ma to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80 - €260
- Website
- Superfast ferries
- Deck
- €85
- Aircraft-type seats
- €100
- 2 bed inside cabin
- €258
- 3 bed outside cabin
- €220 - €260
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- info@grimaldi.napoli.it
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Car ferry from Ancona to Igoumenitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55 - €85
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
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Greece is 1h ahead of Florence. It is currently 11:46 in Florence and 12:46 in Greece.
Yes, the driving distance between Florence to Greece is 2097 km. It takes approximately 19h 59m to drive from Florence to Greece.
Swiss, Aegean Airlines, Alitalia and two other airlines offer flights from Florence Airport to Athens Airport.
There are 73+ hotels available in Greece. Prices start at €100 per night.
The best way to get from Florence to Florence Airport is to bus which takes 13 min and costs .