Distance | 652 miles (1051 km) |
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Average flight duration | 1 h 55 min |
Average plane ticket price | $194 (€167) |
Direct flight | Yes |
Airlines | Ryanair, Aegean Airlines, Malta Air, Alitalia, Air Serbia, Pegasus Airlines, Austrian Airlines, Vueling Airlines, Lufthansa, Alitalia (2), SWISS, Olympic Air or Air France |
Flights from Rome to Athens cover the 652 miles (1051 km) long journey taking on average 1 h 55 min with our travel partners like Ryanair, Aegean Airlines, Malta Air, Alitalia, Air Serbia, Pegasus Airlines, Austrian Airlines, Vueling Airlines, Lufthansa, Alitalia (2), SWISS, Olympic Air or Air France. There are direct flight services available. You can get the cheapest plane tickets for this journey for as low as $71 (€61), but the average price of plane tickets is $194 (€167). Travelers depart most frequently from Rome Leonardo da Vinci Fiumicino Airport and arrive in Athens International Airport.
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The best way to find a cheap flight ticket from Rome to Athens is to book your journey as far in advance as possible and to avoid traveling at rush hour.
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Fastest Journey
1 h 55 m
Average
8 h 40 m
Flights per day
27
Distance
1051 km
Of the 27 flights that leave Rome for Athens every day 6 travel direct so it’s quite easy to avoid journeys where you’ll have to change along the way.
For as little as $71 (€61) you can travel by flight between Rome and Athens with Ryanair, Aegean Airlines and Malta Air. Omio will show you the best deals, schedules and tickets available for this trip.
Daily direct Rome to Athens flights offer leisure and business travelers a fast and frequent connection between the classical cities. There are direct services with three airlines, including a budget operator. Schedules offer departures to Athens seven days a week from Rome Fiumicino or Ciampino airports. Departure times include early morning, afternoon and late evening options, with most flight times around two hours.
The Italian national carrier Alitalia and Greek operator Aegean Airlines offer direct Rome to Athens flights, with departures from Fiumicino Airport. Budget airline Ryanair has direct daily flights to Athens from the smaller Ciampino Airport.
The fastest Rome to Athens flights are Alitalia's services from Rome Fiumicino, which take one hour and 55 minutes to complete the 1049 km route south-east over the Adriatic. Ryanair's flights from Ciampino Airport and Aegean Airlines departures from Fiumicino take five minutes longer.
Weekly schedules offer between six and eight daily direct flights from Rome to Athens, with the greatest frequency on Mondays and Thursdays and the fewest flights offered on Fridays. Budget airline Ryanair has between one and three daily direct departures from Rome Ciampino. Daily services include early morning, mid-morning, late afternoon and late evening departures, so there should be a travel time for every kind of flyer available.
Departure airport: Ciampino Airport is 17 km from Rome city center, with local buses 720 and 520 connecting to Metro stations for services across the city. Fiumicino is further out, 30 km south-west of the center, served by Trenitalia's Leonardo Express trains offering frequent 30-minute connections to departures. Passenger facilities at the airports include short and long stay parking lots, duty-free stores and international restaurants.
Arrival airport: Athens International Athens International Airport is 20 km east of central Athens, with Metro services on Line 3 and express buses taking 40 minutes to reach downtown. Terminal facilities include international restaurants, souvenir stores, car rental desks and a wide choice of duty-free shopping outlets.
Flight prices can fluctuate massively. However, we have studied price trends to help you find cheap flights from Rome to Athens and save as much as possible on ticket prices. In general, when you book a flight:
Flights from Rome to Athens generally leave from Rome Leonardo da Vinci Fiumicino Airport and arrive in Athens International Airport.
Rome Leonardo da Vinci Fiumicino Airport is 28.2 km away from Rome city centre and Athens International Airport is 33.3 km from Athens city centre.
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