There are 13 ways to get from Athens to Dover by plane, train, bus, car, car ferry, or car train
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Fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)ATH - LHR
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Dover Priory
9h 25m£95–294Fly to London Stansted Airport, bus, train
cheapest- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to London Stansted Airport (STN)ATH - STN
- Take the bus from Coach Station to Stratford City Bus Station
- Take the train from Stratford International to Dover Priory
9h 2m£81–283Train, bus
- Take the train from Athens to ThessalonikiIc
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Bucharest
- Take the bus from Bucharest Obor to Dover
36h 1m£94–137Train, bus via Vienna
- Take the train from Athens to ThessalonikiIc
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy
- Take the train from Bratislava-Petrzalka to Wien MeidlingRjx
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Paris l'EstNj
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras IntlEil
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Dover Priory
2d£245–771Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Athens to Calais
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
29h 15m£486–698Fly to London City Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to London City Airport (LCY)ATH - LCY
- Take the train from Stratford International to Dover Priory
10h 20m£149–367Fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)ATH - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London St Pancras Intl
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Dover Priory
9h 17m£82–235Fly to Luton Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Luton Airport (LTN)ATH - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Dover Priory
9h 7m£89–307Fly to London Southend Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to London Southend Airport (SEN)ATH - SEN
- Take the train from Southend Airport to Stratford (London)
- Take the train from Stratford International to Dover Priory
14h 13m£94–275Bus
- Take the bus from Athens to Elbasan
- Take the bus from Elbasan to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana to Brussels-Nord
- Take the bus from Brussel Eurolines Busstation to Dover
40h 17m£160–162Bus via Prague
- Take the bus from Athens to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to DoverMichalovce
2d 3h£116–121Train, Bus
- Take the train from Athens to LarissaIc
- Take the bus from Larissa to Frankfurt am Main
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Brussels-Nord79
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to BrugesIc / ...
- Take the bus from Bruges to Dover Eastern Docks Ferry Terminal814
2d 10h£272–467Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Athens to Calais-Fréthun
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonele shuttle
28h 40m
Athens to Dover by train, bus, taxi, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Dover is to train and bus which costs £90 - £140 and takes 36h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Dover is to fly and bus and train which takes 9h 2m and costs £80 - £290.
No, there is no direct bus from Athens to Dover. However, there are services departing from Athens and arriving at Dover via Elbasan, Tirana and Brussel Eurolines Busstation. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 17m.
The distance between Athens and Dover is 1632 miles.
The best way to get from Athens to Dover without a car is to train and bus which takes 36h 1m and costs £90 - £140.
It takes approximately 9h 25m to get from Athens to Dover, including transfers.
Athens to Dover bus services, operated by Top Lines, depart from Athens station.
Athens to Dover bus services, operated by Top Lines, arrive at Elbasan station.
Dover is 2h behind Athens. It is currently 12:53 AM in Athens and 10:53 PM in Dover.
There are 1097+ hotels available in Dover.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Dover, England?
You can take a bus from Athens to Dover via Elbasan, Tirana, Brussels-Nord, and Brussel Eurolines Busstation in around 40h 17m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–160
Flights from Athens International Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Luton Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–200
Flights from Athens International Airport to London Southend Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 42m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–210
Flights from Athens International Airport to London Southend Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £70–320
Flights from Athens International Airport to London Southend Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £55–180
Flights from Athens International Airport to London Southend Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–210
Flights from Athens International Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–150
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–150
Flights from Athens International Airport to London City Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £90–290
Flights from Athens International Airport to London City Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–490
Flights from Athens International Airport to London City Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–250
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–170
Flights from Athens International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–180
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–230
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to London City Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–350
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to London City Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–390
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Athens International Airport to London City Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–290
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £45–150
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Athens International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–130
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–230
- Phone
- +44 345 322 7021
- Website
- southeasternrailway.co.uk
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Dover Priory
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–60
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
Train from Stratford International to Dover Priory
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–65
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
- 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
Train from Athens to Larissa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £12–18
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
Train from Bratislava-Petrzalka to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £14–22
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- £14–22
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- info@slovakrail.sk
- Website
- zssk.sk
Train from Bratislava-Petrzalka to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £3–6
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Train from Wien Meidling to Paris l'Est
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 18m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £80–250
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- £220–250
- Couchette Carriage
- £140–170
- Seating Carriage
- £80–100
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–290
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–17
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–24
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–24
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Southend Airport to Stratford (London)
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11–20
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £40–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Brussels-Nord to Bruges
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–13
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- £8–13
- 1st Class
- £13–20
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Schedules at
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Schedules at
- simeonidistours.gr
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Bucharest Obor to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £20–26
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +30 210 92 33 33
- info@koronatravel.gr
- Website
- koronatravel.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
Bus from Athens to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £79
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Coach Station to Stratford City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11–20
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Coach Station to Stratford City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–16
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Athens to Elbasan
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £35
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +383 38 616 161
- travel@gjirafa.com
- Website
- gjirafa.com
Bus from Elbasan to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3
- Schedules at
- https://travel.gjirafa.com/en
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- info@anumitravel.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £114
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Brussel Eurolines Busstation to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £8–10
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £37–42
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Website
- portokalidistours.gr
Bus from Larissa to Frankfurt am Main
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £200–300
- Schedules at
- portokalidistours.gr
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bruges to Dover Eastern Docks Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- £65–170
- On Foot
- £30–40
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