There are 10 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 51m£131–254Fly 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
10h 59m£97–281Bus, 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 9hDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Athens to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Elgincar
39h 6mFly 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 31m£143–353Fly 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
13h 30m£153–451Fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane ATH - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Aberdeentrain
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Elgintrain
14h 45m£171–358Bus, train via Košice
- Take the bus from Athens to Košicebus
- Take the bus from Košice to Sheffieldbus
- Take the train from Sheffield to Aberdeentrain
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Elgintrain
2d 23h£398–669Bus
- Take the bus from Athens to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Union Square Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Aberdeen Union Street to Elgin stationbus
3d 2h£202–307Drive, 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 12m£620–910
Athens to Elgin by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Elgin is to fly and train which costs £130 - £260 and takes 10h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Elgin is to fly and train which takes 10h 51m and costs £130 - £260.
No, there is no direct bus from Athens to Elgin station. However, there are services departing from Athens and arriving at Elgin station via Praha, ÚAN Florenc, London Victoria and Aberdeen Union Street. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 2h.
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 9h and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 51m to get from Athens to Elgin, including transfers.
Athens to Elgin bus services, operated by Korona Travel, depart from Athens station.
Athens to Elgin bus services, operated by Korona Travel, arrive at Praha, ÚAN Florenc station.
Elgin is 2h behind Athens. It is currently 4:36 AM in Athens and 2:36 AM in Elgin.
There are 421+ hotels available in Elgin.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Elgin, Scotland?
You can take a bus from Athens to Elgin station via Praha, ÚAN Florenc, London Victoria, Union Square Bus Station, and Aberdeen Union Street in around 3d 2h.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–420
Flights from Athens International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–410
Flights from Athens International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–310
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–320
Flights from Athens International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £75–210
Flights from Athens International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £60–180
Flights from Athens International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–230
Flights from Athens International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £45–170
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £80–390
Flights from Athens International Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–400
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–180
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Athens International Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–330
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–270
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–320
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Gdansk
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £60–200
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £80–180
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–180
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Inverness Airport Station to Elgin
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–23
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Elgin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Haymarket to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–100
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Dundee to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- 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 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £150–230
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Haymarket to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Dundee to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £20–35
- 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 Haymarket to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £65–95
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Dundee to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £35–50
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Sheffield to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £200–280
- 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
- £13–23
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- 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
- +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
- £9–13
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Aberdeen Union Street to Elgin station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–14
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- 0030 2108219900
- vsiamos@otenet.gr
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Athens to Košice
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £75–170
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Košice to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £90–170
- 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
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £70–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Union Square Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £45–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £6–18
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- 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
- £5–13
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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