There are 4 ways to get from Athens to Ballymena by plane, train, or bus
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Fly to George Best Belfast City Airport, train
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane ATH - BHD
- Take the train from Lanyon Place to Ballymenatrain
10h 46m£109–263Fly to Dublin Airport, bus, train
cheapest- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane ATH - DUB
- Take the bus from Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Europa Bus Centrebus
- Take the train from Belfast Great Central to Ballymenatrain
11h 8m£79–208Fly to Belfast International Airport
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane ATH - BFS
10h 32m£104–305Fly to City Of Derry Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to City Of Derry Airport (LDY)plane ATH - LDY
- Take the train from Coleraine to Ballymenatrain
12h 39m£116–360
Athens International Airport (ATH) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Ballymena is to fly and bus and train which costs £75 - £210 and takes 11h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Ballymena is to fly which takes 10h 32m and costs £100 - £310.
The distance between Athens and Ballymena is 1876 miles.
It takes approximately 10h 46m to get from Athens to Ballymena, including transfers.
Ballymena is 2h behind Athens. It is currently 10:32 AM in Athens and 8:32 AM in Ballymena.
There are 62+ hotels available in Ballymena.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Ballymena, Mid and East Antrim, Northern Ireland?
easyJet, Aegean Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Belfast International Airport (BFS) twice daily.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–330
Flights from Athens International Airport to City Of Derry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–420
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Belfast International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–150
Flights from Athens International Airport to Belfast International Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–150
Flights from Athens International Airport to Belfast International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Belfast International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–150
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–130
Flights from Athens International Airport to Dublin Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–130
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–370
Flights from Athens International Airport to City Of Derry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–340
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Belfast International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–130
Flights from Athens International Airport to City Of Derry Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £100–340
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Athens International Airport to City Of Derry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–340
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Belfast International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–150
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–140
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–180
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Lanyon Place to Ballymena
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Train from Belfast Great Central to Ballymena
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Train from Coleraine to Ballymena
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +353 0 1 844 7118
- info@aircoach.ie
- Website
- aircoach.ie
Bus from Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Europa Bus Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–18
- Website
- https://www.aircoach.ie/
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