Cheapest€108.11
- Aegean Airlines AA612612:362h 7m14:43Mestre VCEAthens ATH
Door to door 5h 17mCO2 320.3 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Traveling from Mestre to Athens costs €108.11 at the cheapest and takes 5h 13m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 6 operators. The route covers 1,302 km. Cheapest is by Flight, fastest is by Flight.
At a glance
- Distance
- 1,302 km
- Fastest
- 5h 13m
- Average
- 5h 21m
- Services per day
- 30
- Cheapest
- €108.11
- CO2 per passenger
- 320.3 kg
Every way to make this journey
Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 29, 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 5h 13m | 2h 3m | 3h 10m | €125.81 | 320.3 kg | 30 |
- 5h 13mFastest, by Flight
- €125.81Cheapest, by Flight
- 320.3 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
- 1,302 kmDistance traveled
The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Fastest€109.29
- ASL Airlines Belgium AS841512:422h 3m14:45Mestre VCEAthens ATH
Door to door 5h 13mCO2 320.3 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Today's real departures
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
| Operator | Service | Departs | Arrives | Takes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FlixBus-eu4 changes | FlixBus 907 | 09:50 | 00:15 | 38h 42m |
| FlixBus-eu5 changes | FlixBus 907 | 09:50 | 22:18 | 36h 49m |
| FlixBus-eu3 changes | FlixBus N536 | 20:10 | 08:03 | 36h |
| FlixBus-eu3 changes | FlixBus N491 | 20:15 | 19:07 | 47h 10m |
| FlixBus-eu4 changes | FlixBus N907 | 20:45 | 08:03 | 35h 25m |
| FlixBus-eu4 changes | FlixBus N402 | 23:50 | 11:30 | 36h 21m |
Prices over the next three weeks
Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.
| Cheapest fare by mode and day for Mestre to Athens | SatSep 12 | SunSep 13 | MonSep 14 | TueSep 15 | WedSep 16 | ThuSep 17 | FriSep 18 | SatSep 19 | SunSep 20 | MonSep 21 | TueSep 22 | WedSep 23 | ThuSep 24 | FriSep 25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | €242.04 | €223.75 | €159.44 | €158.26 | €168.29 | €209.59 | €159.44 | €167.11 | €149.41 | €131.71 | €125.81 | €135.84 | €178.32 | €130.53 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €108.11
The flight gets you into Athens. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
Where to stay in Athens
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When to book Mestre to Athens
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €135.8490 days
- €82.7460 days
- €92.1845 days
- €101.0330 days
- €121.6821 days
- €130.5314 days
- €159.447 days
- €159.443 days
- €242.041 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €82.74.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 193 percent. The most expensive point is €242.04, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
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Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €149.41Sun
- €131.71Mon
- €125.81Tue
- €135.84Wed
- €178.32Thu
- €130.53Fri
- €167.11Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €158.26Sep
- €114.60Oct
- €103.39Nov
- €102.80Dec
- €100.44Jan
- €85.69Feb
The route
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 1,302 km against 1,264 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Mestre at 06:04 and the last at 19:38, across 30 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Mestre
Rail
- Venezia Mestre railway station
- Venezia Mestre Porta Ovest railway station
- Gaggio train station
Bus
- Venice Bus Check Point
Air
- VCE
Ferry
- Fusina (per Zattere)
- Aeroporto Marco Polo, pontile Alilaguna
Athens
Rail
- Athina Larissa
- Athens railway station
- Peloponnese railway station of Athens
Bus
- Athina Kifissos
- KTEL Athens Bus Station Terminal B
Air
- ATH
ATH is not in Athens, and the drive in from it is the part of the trip nobody plans. We sell the flight and stop at the terminal door.
Getting from ATH into Athens
A price agreed before you fly, a driver at arrivals, and a car big enough for the bags.
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Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From |
|---|---|
 Aegean Airlines | €108.11 |
 ASL Airlines Belgium | €109.29 |
| easyJet Europe | €114.01 |
 Ryanair | €112.83 |
 VOLOTEA Airways | €113.42 |
| Wizz Air Malta | €108.11 |
What the fare is made of
Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.
| Part | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operator fare | €84.00 | 78% |
| Taxes | €15.12 | 14% |
| Supplier fees | €7.00 | 6% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 2% |
| Total you pay | €108.11 | 100% |
Check-in is at three and you will be in Athens well before then. Lockers are not something we run.
Somewhere to drop the bags in Athens?
Priced by the bag and by the day, booked before you get there, and insured while it sits.
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Questions about Mestre to Athens
The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Mestre to Athens?
The fastest journey from Mestre to Athens takes 5h 13m door to door, of which 2h 3m is spent moving, on the Flight. Most services take around 5h 21m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Mestre to Athens?
The cheapest fare from Mestre to Athens is €108.11, checked on September 29, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €175.67. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Mestre to Athens?
The cheapest way from Mestre to Athens is by Flight, at €125.81 for one passenger on September 29, 2026. That journey takes 5h 13m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Mestre to Athens?
Fares from Mestre to Athens bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €82.74. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 193 percent, measured on September 29, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Mestre to Athens?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Mestre to Athens, at €125.81. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 29, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Mestre to Athens?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Mestre to Athens, at €85.69 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs service from Mestre to Athens?
6 operators sell services from Mestre to Athens across 1 modes: Aegean Airlines, ASL Airlines Belgium, easyJet Europe, Ryanair, VOLOTEA Airways, Wizz Air Malta. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Mestre to Athens?
Every service we sell from Mestre to Athens is direct, with around 30 departures a day and a fastest journey of 5h 13m door to door. No connection is needed, so there is no missed connection risk to plan around on this corridor.
Which station or terminal do services from Mestre to Athens use?
Services from Mestre to Athens by Flight leave from Mestre VCE and arrive at Athens ATH. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Mestre to Athens?
0 of the 6 operators we sell from Mestre to Athens allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Mestre to Athens on September 11, 2026: 1302 km of route against 1264 km in a straight line, 30 services a day, 6 operators, a cheapest fare of €108.11, and 5h 13m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The flight is the simple part. What you do once you are in Athens is somebody else's catalog.
Things to do in Athens
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