First leg: France – Italy
since August 2023 no direct trains between Paris and Torino/Milano (several tons of rocks have fallen on the tracks between Modane and Saint-Michel-Valloire in the Alps)
Paris-Geneva
06:18-09:29 (duration 3:11) sncf from 29€
08:18-11:29 (duration 3:11) sncf from 39€
10:18-13:30 (duration 3:12) sncf from 49€
12:18-15:29 (duration 3:11) sncf from 49€
14:18-17:29 (duration 3:11) sncf from 49€
Geneva-Milano (no internet available on this train)
13:39-17:40 (duration 4:01) trenitalia from 53€
18:39-22:40 (duration 4:01) trenitalia from 53€
Paris-Torino Porta Susa/Milano Garibaldi
06:43-12:23/13:49 (duration 5:40/7:06) sncf from 39€
07:26-13:18/14:07 (5:52/6:41) trenitalia from 35€
09:43-15:23/16:50 (5:40/7:07) sncf from 49€ not every day
12:43-18:15/19:49 (5:32/7:06) sncf from 49€ not every day
14:45-20:22/21:29 (5:37/7:04) sncf from 29€
15:18-21:18/22:07 (6/6:49) trenitalia from 35€
Second leg: Torino Porta Nuova / Milano – Bari/Brindisi
Torino Porta Nuova – Bari/Brindisi many daily trains direct or with change at Bologna
20:50-08:10/09: from 43€ sleepers from 85€ (choose vagone letto instead of cuccetta)
Milano Centrale – Bari/Brindisi many daily trains direct or with change at Bologna (fast 7:00 from 73€ / slow 11:00 from 43€)
21:15 – 06:58/08:23 (9:43/11:08) from 40€ sleepers 85€
21:50 – 07:39/10:05 (9:49/12:15) from 33€ sleepers 85€
Third leg: Ferry
Anek www.anek.gr 54/75€
Ancona – Igoumenitsa 13:30 – 08:00
Ancona – Patra 13:30 – 14:30
Bari – Igoumenitsa 19:30 – 05:30
Bari – Patra 19:30 – 13:30
Grimaldi www.grimaldi-lines.com/fr/
Brindesi – Igoumenitsa 13:00 – 23:00 29€
Fourth leg: train/bus port ferry – Athina
Igoumenitsa – Athina bus 45 euros www.ktel-thesprotias.gr/en/dromologia/hgoumenitsa-athens
08:30-15:00
12:00-18:30
19:00-01:30
Patra – Athina
Ktel bus every hour 03:00 or express 02:30 18.90€ www.ktelachaias.gr/en/δρομολόγια-2/patra-athens-patra/
bus + train (run by OSE greek railway) every hour from the train station bus: Patras – Kiato train: Kiato – Athina 02:50 17€ arrives at Athina’s main train station Larissa linked to the subway. Patras’ train station gps coordinates 38.249605,21.734264 (could not find it the first time). Tickets can be bought online www.hellenictrain.gr/en