There are 7 ways to get from Athens to Belfast by plane, train, bus, car ferry, or busferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane ATH - BHD
9h 17m£101–251Fly to Dublin Airport, bus
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
9h 39m£76–196Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Athens to Thessalonikitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Bucharestbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest Obor to Liverpool, Liverpool Onebus
- Take the car ferry from Liverpool to Belfastcarferry
2d 2h£107–207Fly to Belfast International Airport
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane ATH - BFS
9h 22m£101–300Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Thessaloniki Monastirioubus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Bucharestbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest Obor to Manchester, Coach Stationbus
- Take the bus from Manchester, Shudehill Interchange to Glasgowbus
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
2d 4hBus, train, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Athens to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Bounds Green Road Londonbus
- Take the train from King's Cross to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
2d 12hBus, bus and ferry via Prague
- Take the bus from Athens to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Sheffieldbus
- Take the bus from Sheffield Interchange/E2 to Buchanan Bus Stationbus 180
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
3d 1h
Athens International Airport (ATH) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Belfast is to fly and bus which costs £75 - £200 and takes 9h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Belfast is to fly which takes 9h 17m and costs £100 - £260.
No, there is no direct bus from Athens to Belfast. However, there are services departing from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL and arriving at Belfast, Europa Buscentre via Thessaloniki, Bucharest Obor, Manchester, Shudehill Interchange and Glasgow Buchanan. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 4h.
The distance between Athens and Belfast is 1844 miles.
The best way to get from Athens to Belfast without a car is to train and bus and car ferry which takes 2 days 2h and costs £100 - £210.
It takes approximately 9h 17m to get from Athens to Belfast, including transfers.
Athens to Belfast bus services, operated by KTEL Thessalonikis, depart from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL station.
Athens to Belfast bus services, operated by KTEL Thessalonikis, arrive at Thessaloniki Monastiriou station.
Belfast is 2h behind Athens. It is currently 4:57 PM in Athens and 2:57 PM in Belfast.
There are 520+ hotels available in Belfast.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Belfast, Northern Ireland?
British Airways, easyJet, and KLM fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) twice daily.
- 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
- 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
- £65–340
- 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
- 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
- ryanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Belfast International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–130
- 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
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Athens to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £19–27
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from King's Cross to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £85–190
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Schedules at
- simeonidistours.gr
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Bucharest Obor to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £27–35
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Bucharest Obor to Manchester, Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 31m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £27–35
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- 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/
- Phone
- +30 2310 500111
- ktel2310@gmail.com
- Website
- ktelthes.gr
Bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Thessaloniki Monastiriou
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–40
- Schedules at
- ktelthes.gr
- Book at
- ktelthes.e-ticketing.gr
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Manchester, Shudehill Interchange to Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £20–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Athens to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £35
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +355 67 604 2191
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Athens to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- komatastours.al@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Athens to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £35
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- anumitravel@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Bounds Green Road London
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 210 92 33 33
- info@koronatravel.gr
- Website
- koronatravel.gr
Bus from Athens to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £79
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 58m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–160
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Sheffield Interchange/E2 to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £50–130
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Car ferry from Liverpool to Belfast
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £21–85
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Passenger
- £36
- Car Passenger
- £139
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