There are 13 ways to get from Ashford to Athens by train, plane, bus, car train, car, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Ashford International to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane LHR - ATH
8h 9m€109–350Train to London Stansted Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Ashford International to Stratford Internationaltrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane STN - ATH
7h 52m€87–320Train, bus
- Take the train from Ashford International to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Pristinabus
- Take the bus from Pristina to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
38hTrain, bus via Sankt Pölten
- Take the train from Ashford International to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to St.Poelten Hbftrain Nj
- Take the bus from Sankt Pölten to Kumanovobus
- Take the bus from Kumanovo to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
42h 22m€263–642Eurotunnel, drive
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain le shuttle
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Athenscar
28h 56mTrain to London City Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ashford International to Stratford Internationaltrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane LCY - ATH
8h 53m€171–427Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ashford International to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane LGW - ATH
7h 56m€98–312Train, train to Luton Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ashford International to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane LTN - ATH
7h 50m€95–353Train, train to London Southend Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ashford International to Stratford Internationaltrain
- Take the train from Stratford (London) to Southend Airporttrain
- Fly from London Southend Airport (SEN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane SEN - ATH
10h 33m€103–337Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Ashford International to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the bus from Bounds Green Road London to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athens Larissis Stationbus
43h 53mTrain, bus #3
- Take the train from Ashford International to Hampden Park (Sussex)train
- Take the bus from Brighton to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athensbus
45h 33mBus
- Take the bus from Dover to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus Michalovce
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Athensbus
2d 2h€142–159Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Athenscar
30h 5m€542–855
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ashford to Athens is to train and fly which costs €95 - €320 and takes 7h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Ashford to Athens is to train and fly which takes 7h 50m and costs €95 - €360.
The distance between Ashford and Athens is 2578 km.
The best way to get from Ashford to Athens without a car is to train and bus which takes 38h and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 9m to get from Ashford to Athens, including transfers.
Athens is 2h ahead of Ashford. It is currently 2:42 PM in Ashford and 4:42 PM in Athens.
There are 12248+ hotels available in Athens.
What companies run services between Ashford, England and Athens, Greece?
You can take a train from Ashford International to Athens via Dover Priory, Dover Priory station, Pencester Road, Dover, and Praha, ÚAN Florenc in around 2d 2h.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
Flights from London Southend Airport to Athens International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from London Southend Airport to Athens International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–280
Flights from London Southend Airport to Athens International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from London Southend Airport to Athens International Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from London Southend Airport to Athens International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–310
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–220
Flights from Luton Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–170
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–210
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Luton Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from London Southend Airport to Athens International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from London City Airport to Athens International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–380
Flights from London Southend Airport to Athens International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–310
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from London City Airport to Athens International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–470
Flights from London City Airport to Athens International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–320
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from London City Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–340
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €29–230
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Athens International Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–240
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London Southend Airport to Athens International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–370
- Phone
- +44 345 322 7021
- Website
- southeasternrailway.co.uk
Train from Ashford International to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22–75
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
Train from Ashford International to Stratford International
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €19–75
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–290
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–290
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Thessaloniki to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to St.Poelten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 59m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €90–140
- 1st Class
- €140–210
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–19
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–24
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–22
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Stratford (London) to Southend Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–21
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from Ashford International to Hampden Park (Sussex)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +383 44 135 228
- zhitia-turist@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +383 44 162 498
- info@barilevaturist.com
- Website
- web.facebook.com
Bus from Pristina to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–23
- Website
- https://web.facebook.com/BarilevaTuristKosova
- Phone
- + 383 (0) 44 542 029
- sharrtravel@hotmail.com
- Website
- sharrtravel.com
Bus from Pristina to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20
- Website
- https://www.sharrtravel.com
- Phone
- +38349112555
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Pristina to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €20
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +389 46 787 312
- info@eurobus.mk
- Website
- eurobus.mk
Bus from Sankt Pölten to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Schedules at
- eurobus.mk
- Phone
- 0030 2108219900
- vsiamos@otenet.gr
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Kumanovo to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €14–16
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- info@anumitravel.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Bounds Green Road London to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 39m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Brighton to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 69 617 8170
- diamanttravel88@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athens Larissis Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +355 67 604 2191
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Dover to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 11m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–50
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +30 210 92 33 33
- info@koronatravel.gr
- Website
- koronatravel.gr
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €75–190
- On Foot
- €35–45
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