There are 11 ways to get from Athens to Elgin by plane, train, bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport, train
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane ATH - INV
- Take the train from Inverness Airport Station to Elgintrain
10h 56m£98–306Fly to Aberdeen Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane ATH - ABZ
- Take the bus from Aberdeen Airport to Elgin stationbus
11h 19m£84–413Bus, train
- 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 Aberdeentrain
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Elgintrain
2d 8hDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Athens to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Elgincar
39h 5mFly to Dundee Riverside Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Dundee Riverside Airport (DND)plane ATH - DND
- Take the train from Dundee to Aberdeentrain
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Elgintrain
15h 26m£113–398Fly to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane ATH - EDI
- Take the train from Haymarket to Aberdeentrain
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Elgintrain
12h 32m£101–290Train, bus via Pristina
- Take the train from Athens to Thessalonikitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Thessaloníki to Pristinabus
- Take the bus from Pristina to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Sheffieldbus
- Take the train from Sheffield to Aberdeentrain
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Elgintrain
2d 14h£304–529Bus, train via Prague
- Take the bus from Athens to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Sheffieldbus
- Take the train from Sheffield to Aberdeentrain
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Elgintrain
2d 19h£293–486Bus
- Take the bus from Athens to Budapest Hotel Platanusbus
- Take the bus from Budapest-Kelenföld to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Union Square Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Union Square Bus Station to Braelossie Placebus M96
2d 19h£118–256Train, Bus
- Take the train from Athens to Larissatrain Ic
- Take the bus from Larissa to Münchenbus
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Union Square Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Union Square Bus Station to Braelossie Placebus M96
3d 8h£254–499Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Athens to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Elgincar
40h 7m£629–924
Athens to Elgin by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Elgin is to fly and train which costs £95 - £310 and takes 10h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Elgin is to fly and train which takes 10h 56m and costs £95 - £310.
No, there is no direct bus from Athens to Elgin. However, there are services departing from Athens and arriving at Braelossie Place via Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar, Budapest-Kelenföld, London Victoria and Union Square Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 19h.
The distance between Athens and Elgin is 1914 miles.
The best way to get from Athens to Elgin without a car is to bus and train which takes 2 days 8h and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 56m to get from Athens to Elgin, including transfers.
Athens to Elgin bus services, operated by Siamos Tours, depart from Athens station.
Athens to Elgin bus services, operated by Siamos Tours, arrive at Budapest Hotel Platanus station.
Elgin is 2h behind Athens. It is currently 7:44 PM in Athens and 5:44 PM in Elgin.
There are 386+ hotels available in Elgin.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Elgin, Scotland?
You can take a bus from Athens to Braelossie Place via Budapest Hotel Platanus, Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar, Budapest-Kelenföld, London Victoria, and Union Square Bus Station in around 2d 19h.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £75–410
Flights from Athens International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £65–230
Flights from Athens International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £65–280
Flights from Athens International Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–400
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Athens International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £65–230
Flights from Athens International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £65–280
Flights from Athens International Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–280
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £70–210
Flights from Athens International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–280
Flights from Athens International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–180
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–410
Flights from Athens International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–400
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £90–280
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Gdansk
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–230
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–190
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–190
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Inverness Airport Station to Elgin
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–15
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Elgin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–27
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Dundee to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–30
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Haymarket to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £23–55
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from King's Cross to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £100–250
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Dundee to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–17
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Haymarket to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £16–25
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- 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
Train from Dundee to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £4–30
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Haymarket to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £9–55
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Sheffield to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £140–220
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Dundee to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £230–270
- 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
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Athens to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- Once 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 69 232 8000
- info@anumitravel.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
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Aberdeen Airport to Elgin station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £1–25
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- +383 44 162 498
- info@barilevaturist.com
- Website
- web.facebook.com
Bus from Thessaloníki to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £16–20
- Website
- https://web.facebook.com/BarilevaTuristKosova
Bus from Pristina to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 54m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £55–75
- Website
- https://web.facebook.com/BarilevaTuristKosova
- Phone
- + 383 (0) 44 542 029
- sharrtravel@hotmail.com
- Website
- sharrtravel.com
Bus from Thessaloníki to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £18
- Website
- https://www.sharrtravel.com
- Phone
- +38349112555
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Thessaloníki to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £18
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- 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
- +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
- 0030 2108219900
- vsiamos@otenet.gr
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Athens to Budapest Hotel Platanus
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £55–70
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
- Phone
- 0745 638 910
- transnicolaescu@yahoo.com
- Website
- transnicolaescu.ro
Bus from Budapest-Kelenföld to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £10–50
- Schedules at
- transnicolaescu.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Union Square Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Munich central bus station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £45–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 01224591381
- bluebird.enquiries@stagecoachbus.com
- Website
- stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Union Square Bus Station to Braelossie Place
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–21
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/
- Website
- portokalidistours.gr
Bus from Larissa to München
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £150–230
- Schedules at
- portokalidistours.gr
- 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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