{"id":8566,"date":"2022-11-15T15:28:45","date_gmt":"2022-11-15T14:28:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.traghettiup.com\/blog\/?p=8566"},"modified":"2023-01-30T16:16:24","modified_gmt":"2023-01-30T15:16:24","slug":"how-to-go-to-athens-by-ferry-from-italy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.traghettiup.com\/blog\/en\/how-to-go-to-athens-by-ferry-from-italy\/","title":{"rendered":"How to go to Athens by ferry from Italy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Approaching Athens by sea<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The main port of Greece, Piraeus, located a few kilometers away from Athens, is not connected by sea with Italy, also because the route should double the entire Peloponnese (the passage through the Corinth canal is only allowed to boats of medium or small tonnage). However, there is a convenient expedient to go to Athens by ship from the Belpaese: in fact, you can take a ferry to Patras<\/strong> even with a vehicle in tow, and continue to the Greek capital by road (car or bus). The distance between these two cities as the crow flies is 175 kilometers. The road route runs along the Gulf of Corinth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Located in the north-western Peloponnese, the municipal area of \u200b\u200bPatras is the third largest in Greece by population and it has an important port for passengers and goods. The port of Patras<\/a> is the second largest in Greece after that of Piraeus. The homonymous gulf extends from Capo Papas to Capo Drepano with flat coasts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ferries to Patras<\/h2>\n\n\n
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Patras<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The ferries to Patras depart only from the Italian peninsula, in this case from the ports of Ancona, Venice, Bari and Brindisi<\/strong>. The shipping companies that travel on the Ancona \u2013 Patras<\/a> route are Grimaldi Minoan Lines, which carries out direct trips lasting twenty-two and a half hours, and Anek Lines and Superfast Ferries which, in joint service, can take twenty-one and a half hours or even twenty-five hours if there is an intermediate stopover in Igoumenitsa. The ticket price is around \u20ac 100 but by visiting the page to which the previous link refers you can consult the updated price, as well as the dates and times of departure and arrival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the Venice \u2013 Patras<\/a> section, the Anek Superfast joint service takes from thirty-two to thirty-three hours with a stopover in Igoumenitsa; the ticket price is around \u20ac 120 but updated rates and timetables can be checked on the page connected to the link of the route.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The intermediate stop in the port of Igoumenitsa is also scheduled on the Bari \u2013 Patras<\/a> ferry route, which takes sixteen and a half hours to complete (something more when, in medium and high season, one trip a week also includes a stopover in Corfu). The ticket price is around \u20ac 70: at the previous link you can find updated prices and timetables.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Brindisi \u2013 Patras<\/a> route is operated by Grimaldi Lines ferries in eighteen hours with a stopover in Igoumenitsa; the ticket price is around \u20ac 45. The precise and updated amount can be verified, together with the timetables, at the link of the route.<\/p>\n\n\n