There are 8 ways to get from Athens to Elgin by plane, bus, train, car, car train, or car ferry
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 Aberdeen Airport, bus
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)ATH - ABZ
- Take the bus from Airport Terminal Stance 1 to Railway Station
10h 51mFly to Inverness Dalcross Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)ATH - INV
- Take the train from Inverness Airport Station to Elgin
10h 49m£88–306Bus, train
- Take the bus from Athens to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Take the bus from Tirana to Bounds Green Road London
- Take the train from King's Cross to Aberdeen
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Elgin
2d 9hDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Athens to Calais-Fréthun
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Drive from Folkestone to Elgin
39h 15mFly to Edinburgh Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)ATH - EDI
- Take the bus from Airport to Leonard Street
- Take the train from Perth to Aberdeen
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Elgin
12h 20mBus via Budapest
- Take the bus from Athens to Budapest Hotel Platanus
- Take the bus from Budapest-Kelenföld to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Union Square Bus Station
- Take the bus from Union Square Bus Station to Braelossie PlaceM96
2d 19h£123–246Bus
- Take the bus from Athens to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Derby
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Leeds City Bus Station
- Take the bus from Leeds City Bus Station to Union Square Bus Station
- Take the bus from Union Square Bus Station to Braelossie PlaceM96
2d 23h£168–219Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Athens to Calais
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Drive from Port of Dover to Elgin
40h 16m£626–918
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 £85 - £310 and takes 10h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Elgin is to fly and train which takes 10h 49m and costs £85 - £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 1876 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 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 4:22 AM in Athens and 2:22 AM in Elgin.
There are 389+ 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
- easyjet.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £70–220
Flights from Athens International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £70–220
Flights from Athens International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–280
Flights from Athens International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 36m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £65–280
Flights from Athens International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–190
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–400
Flights from Athens International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–420
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–440
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £85–270
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Gdansk
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–230
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £65–260
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–200
- 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
- £110–130
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Perth to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £65–90
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- £65–90
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Aberdeen to Elgin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–27
- Website
- https://www.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 Perth to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–55
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.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
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Airport Terminal Stance 1 to Railway Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Airport to Leonard Street
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- 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
- 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
- £10–40
- 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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station to Leeds City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–10
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Leeds City Bus Station to Union Square Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–50
- 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
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–21
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.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 Derby
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £50–60
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/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
- £30–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- £65–170
- On Foot
- £30–40
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