Rome to Thessaloniki by train
Travel from Rome (Italy) to Thessaloniki (Greece) by train (885km): schedule and information to the train connection. Compare fares and buy your ticket.
Rome - Thessaloniki @ 2025-01-25
To travel by train and ferry from Rome in Italy to Thessaloniki in Greece, use one of the ferry connections from Bari, Ancona, Venice or Trieste via Igoumenitsa to Patras.
There are three different travel routes. Have a look on them and decide which one fits best for you.
- 1Rome (Italy) - Bari (Italy) - Patras (Greece) - Thessaloniki (Greece)
- 2Rome (Italy) - Ancona (Italy) - Patras (Greece) - Thessaloniki (Greece)
- 3Rome (Italy) - Venice (Italy) - Patras (Greece) - Thessaloniki (Greece)
885 km
How to use the following information: we show you the best routes and where to buy tickets. On longer routes you may need more than one ticket. Book your tickets step by step as explained. If you have questions about the route from Rome to Thessaloniki, please ask in our forum. Of course, sometimes there are as well other travel routes possible.
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train connections : popular connections travelled by other users
Thessaloniki - Rome / Milan - Athens / Venice - Athens / Venice - Thessaloniki / Milan - Thessaloniki / Ancona - Patras / Bari - Patras / Trieste - Patras / Venice - Patras1 Rome (Italy) - Bari (Italy) - Patras (Greece) - Thessaloniki (Greece)
The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.
1a Travelling from Rome (Italy) to Bari (Italy)
To travel in Italy by train, buy your train ticket online via the following booking links. There you find exact schedules and ticket prices. Italian state railways Trenitalia and the private operator Italo offer several types of advance fare tickets (Economy and Super Economy fares). A ticket price may vary a lot and depends on the type of train, class and time of you travel. For long-distance travel use a high-speed train, also a night train can be a good option for you.
Where to buy a ticket from Rome to Bari?
Check times&prices 
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train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
DB ÖBB Eurocity (DB ÖBB EC) / InterCity (IC) / Frecciabianca (FB) / Frecciargento (FA AV) / Frecciarossa (FR AV) / EuroCity (IT) (EC) / TGV France - Italy (TGV) / Regionale Veloce (RV) / Italo (ITALO) / Eurocity Thello (THELLO)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
TH 220 Venice - Paris / ÖBB nightjet NJ294 Rome - Munich / ÖBB nightjet NJ40294 Rome - Vienna / ÖBB nightjet NJ236 Venice - Vienna / ICN 1559 Rome - Palermo / ICN 1963 Milan - Syracuse / ICN 765 Milan - Lecce
ferry: Ferry connections that might be helpful.
Ancona - Patras / Civitavecchia - Barcelona / Livorno - Barcelona / Ancona - Split / Bari - Dubrovnik
train company:
TRENITALIA Trenitalia - Ferrovie dello stato / THELLO Thello / NTV Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori / MINO Minoan Lines / GRIM Grimaldi Lines / BLUELINE Blueline Ferries
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Bari - Rome / Rome - Ancona / Rome - Bologna / Rome - Florence / Rome - Milan / Rome - Naples / Rome - Venice / Milan - Venice / Venice - Florence / Venice - Rome
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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1b Travelling from Bari (Italy) to Patras (Greece)
Travel from Bari to Patras by ferry. The journey time is 16 hours. The ticket price starts at 50 EUR. The ferry company Superfast Ferries / ANEK Lines serves this route.
You will find these service categories on board of the ferry:
- standard inclinable seats which are the cheapest travel option
- shared cabins with beds: you share the cabin and the shower and toilet with other travellers.
- private cabins: from standard to luxury cabins with private bed, shower and toilet. This is the best option if you want privacy, travel with your family or friends.
The check-in time is two hours prior to departure.
How you get in Bari from the train station to the ferry port:
It is a distance of 2 kilometers from „Bari Centrale“ railway station to the ferry terminal. You can either walk which will take about 25 minutes. Or you travel by bus line number 50. It is a circle line from „Bari Centrale“ (departure directly in fron of the train station) to „Stazione Marittima“. The bus runs every 20 minutes and the ticket price is 1 EUR (buy the ticket inside of the train station). The bus journey time is 15 minutes.
The ferry port of Bari has two terminals.
1. „Terminal Crociere“ is for ferry departures in direction of Greece.
2. „Terminal Porto di Bari“ is for ferry departures other than Greece, for example in direction of Croatia.
Between these two ferry terminals runs a free shuttle bus.
If you want to visit Bari old-town, use the lockers at the train station. These are better than the ones at the ferry terminal due to the opening times.
How you get in Patras from the ferry port to the train station:
You will arrive at the „New Port“ of Patras, which is 2 kilometers in the south of the railway station. Either walk within 30 minutes along the promenade or use the bus line number 18 to get to the railway station. It is a journey time of 10 minutes with hourly departures. The bus ticket price is 1,20 EUR. From Patras continue your journey by OSE train to Athens and other destinations in Greece.
In Patras you have a second port: the North Port which serves ferry routes to the Ionian Sea. Take bus line 18 or walk from the railway station within 10 minutes.
Where to buy a ticket from Bari to Patras?
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train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Patras - Bari
1c Travelling from Patras (Greece) to Thessaloniki (Greece)
Train tickets for Greece can be bought locally or online. Advance tickets for Intercity connections are cheaper than normal fare and are available online only.
The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
Inter City (IC) / Proastiakos (P)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
B 334 Thessaloniki - Belgrade / B335 Belgrade - Thessaloniki / T 600 Athens - Alexandroupoli / T 601 Alexandroupoli - Athens
bus: Bus connections that might be helpful.
Athens - Istanbul / Thessaloniki - Istanbul / Thessaloniki - Skopje
ferry: Ferry connections that might be helpful.
Patras - Ancona / Patras - Bari
train company:
OSE TRAINOSE / BLUE Blue Star Ferries / MINO Minoan Lines / METU Metro Turizm / CRZH Crazy Holidays
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Thessaloniki - Patras / Athens - Alexandroupoli / Athens - Igoumenitsa / Athens - Iraklion / Athens - Larissa / Athens - Patras / Athens - Piraeus / Athens - Thessaloniki / Thessaloniki - Athens / Thessaloniki - Larissa / Thessaloniki - Patras
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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2 Rome (Italy) - Ancona (Italy) - Patras (Greece) - Thessaloniki (Greece)
The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.
2a Travelling from Rome (Italy) to Ancona (Italy)
To travel in Italy by train, buy your train ticket online via the following booking links. There you find exact schedules and ticket prices. Italian state railways Trenitalia and the private operator Italo offer several types of advance fare tickets (Economy and Super Economy fares). A ticket price may vary a lot and depends on the type of train, class and time of you travel. For long-distance travel use a high-speed train, also a night train can be a good option for you.
Where to buy a ticket from Rome to Ancona?
The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
DB ÖBB Eurocity (DB ÖBB EC) / InterCity (IC) / Frecciabianca (FB) / Frecciargento (FA AV) / Frecciarossa (FR AV) / EuroCity (IT) (EC) / TGV France - Italy (TGV) / Regionale Veloce (RV) / Italo (ITALO) / Eurocity Thello (THELLO)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
TH 220 Venice - Paris / ÖBB nightjet NJ294 Rome - Munich / ÖBB nightjet NJ40294 Rome - Vienna / ÖBB nightjet NJ236 Venice - Vienna / ICN 1559 Rome - Palermo / ICN 1963 Milan - Syracuse / ICN 765 Milan - Lecce
ferry: Ferry connections that might be helpful.
Ancona - Patras / Civitavecchia - Barcelona / Livorno - Barcelona / Ancona - Split / Bari - Dubrovnik
train company:
TRENITALIA Trenitalia - Ferrovie dello stato / THELLO Thello / NTV Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori / MINO Minoan Lines / GRIM Grimaldi Lines / BLUELINE Blueline Ferries
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Ancona - Rome / Rome - Bari / Rome - Bologna / Rome - Florence / Rome - Milan / Rome - Naples / Rome - Venice / Milan - Venice / Venice - Florence / Venice - Rome
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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2b Travelling from Ancona (Italy) to Patras (Greece)
Travel from Ancona to Patras by ferry. The journey time is 23 hours. The ticket price starts at 70 EUR. The ferry companies Superfast Ferries, ANEK Lines and Grimaldi Lines serve this route.
You will find these service categories on board of the ferry:
- seats: standard inclinable seats which are the cheapest travel option
- shared cabins with beds: you share the cabin and the shower and toilet with other travellers.
- private cabins: from standard to luxury cabins with private bed, shower and toilet. This is the best option if you want privacy, travel with your family or friends.
The check-in time is two hours prior to departure.
How you get in Ancona from the train station to the ferry port:
It is a distance of 2 kilometres from Ancona railway station to the port. You can either walk which will take about 30 minutes. Or you travel by bus line number 12 or 20. Frequent departures are available. The bus journey time is 10 minutes. You will arrive at the „Ancona Ferries Terminal“, the departure place of all ferry companies. The bus ticket price is 1.50 EUR. Show your boarding pass (if you have it already) and you may travel for free.
How you get in Patras from the ferry port to the train station:
You will arrive at the „New Port“ of Patras, which is 2 kilometres in the south of the railway station. Either walk within 30 minutes along the promenade or use the bus line number 18 to get to the railway station. It is a journey time of 10 minutes with hourly departures. The bus ticket price is 1,20 EUR. From Patras continue your journey by OSE train to Athens and other destinations in Greece.
In Patras you have a second port: the North Port which serves ferry routes to the Ionian Sea. Take bus line 18 or walk from the railway station within 10 minutes.
Where to buy a ticket from Ancona to Patras?
The following links could be interesting for you.
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Patras - Ancona
2c Travelling from Patras (Greece) to Thessaloniki (Greece)
Train tickets for Greece can be bought locally or online. Advance tickets for Intercity connections are cheaper than normal fare and are available online only.
The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
Inter City (IC) / Proastiakos (P)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
B 334 Thessaloniki - Belgrade / B335 Belgrade - Thessaloniki / T 600 Athens - Alexandroupoli / T 601 Alexandroupoli - Athens
bus: Bus connections that might be helpful.
Athens - Istanbul / Thessaloniki - Istanbul / Thessaloniki - Skopje
ferry: Ferry connections that might be helpful.
Patras - Ancona / Patras - Bari
train company:
OSE TRAINOSE / BLUE Blue Star Ferries / MINO Minoan Lines / METU Metro Turizm / CRZH Crazy Holidays
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Thessaloniki - Patras / Athens - Alexandroupoli / Athens - Igoumenitsa / Athens - Iraklion / Athens - Larissa / Athens - Patras / Athens - Piraeus / Athens - Thessaloniki / Thessaloniki - Athens / Thessaloniki - Larissa / Thessaloniki - Patras
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
rail.cc Deutsche Bahn / OSE
3 Rome (Italy) - Venice (Italy) - Patras (Greece) - Thessaloniki (Greece)
The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.
Where to buy a ticket from Rome to Venice?
The following links could be interesting for you.
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Venice - Rome
3b Travelling from Venice (Italy) to Patras (Greece)
Travel from Venice to Patras by ferry. The journey time is 32 hours and the ticket price starts at 90 EUR. The ferry company Superfast Ferries / ANEK Lines serves this route.
You will find these service categories on board of the ferry:
- standard inclinable seats which are the cheapest travel option
- shared cabins with beds: you share the cabin and the shower and toilet with other travellers.
- private cabins: from standard to luxury cabins with private bed, shower and toilet. This is the best option if you want privacy, travel with your family or friends.
The check-in time is two hours prior to departure.
How you get in Venice from the train station to the ferry terminal:
Leave the train station „Venezia Mestre“ on the back side to the South. Walk along „Via Ulloa“ for about 250 meters. At the roundabout you see right hand the bus stop „Giovannacci Ulloa“. The bus line number 16 takes you to the bus stop „Moranzani Elettronica“. The bus departure is hourly to the full hour. It is a journey time of 15 minutes. From the bus stop you have to walk 800 meters to the ferry terminal, see the sign. The bus ticket price is 1,50 EUR and available at a ticket machine or via app. New information says that the bus line 16 also stops directly in front of the ferry terminal at the bus stop „Via Aautostrade del Mare“.
How you get in Patras from the ferry port to the train station:
You will arrive at the „New Port“ of Patras, which is 2 kilometers in the south of the railway station. Either walk within 30 minutes along the promenade or use the bus line number 18 to get to the railway station. It is a journey time of 10 minutes with hourly departures. The bus ticket price is 1,20 EUR. From Patras continue your journey by OSE train to Athens and other destinations in Greece.
In Patras you have a second port: the North Port which serves ferry routes to the Ionian Sea. Take bus line 18 or walk from the railway station within 10 minutes.
Where to buy a ticket from Venice to Patras?
The following links could be interesting for you.
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Patras - Venice
3c Travelling from Patras (Greece) to Thessaloniki (Greece)
Train tickets for Greece can be bought locally or online. Advance tickets for Intercity connections are cheaper than normal fare and are available online only.
The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
Inter City (IC) / Proastiakos (P)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
B 334 Thessaloniki - Belgrade / B335 Belgrade - Thessaloniki / T 600 Athens - Alexandroupoli / T 601 Alexandroupoli - Athens
bus: Bus connections that might be helpful.
Athens - Istanbul / Thessaloniki - Istanbul / Thessaloniki - Skopje
ferry: Ferry connections that might be helpful.
Patras - Ancona / Patras - Bari
train company:
OSE TRAINOSE / BLUE Blue Star Ferries / MINO Minoan Lines / METU Metro Turizm / CRZH Crazy Holidays
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Thessaloniki - Patras / Athens - Alexandroupoli / Athens - Igoumenitsa / Athens - Iraklion / Athens - Larissa / Athens - Patras / Athens - Piraeus / Athens - Thessaloniki / Thessaloniki - Athens / Thessaloniki - Larissa / Thessaloniki - Patras
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
rail.cc Deutsche Bahn / OSE
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