There are 11 ways to get from Athens to Heathrow Terminal 5 by plane, bus, car, car train, train, subway, or car ferry
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Fly to London Heathrow Airport
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane ATH - LHR
6h 47m£74–213Fly to Luton Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane ATH - LTN
- Take the bus from Airport Bus Station to Heathrow Central Bus Stationbus
8h 27m£60–210Bus
- 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 Lutonbus
- Take the bus from Airport Bus Station to Heathrow Terminal 5bus 230 / ...
39h 50m£80–149Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Athens to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Heathrow Terminal 5car
29h 41mFly to London Gatwick Airport, bus
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane ATH - LGW
- Take the bus from Gatwick Airport South Terminal to London, Heathrow Airport Terminal 5bus
7h 56m£66–214Fly to London City Airport
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to London City Airport (LCY)plane ATH - LCY
9h 33m£165–306Fly to London Stansted Airport
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane ATH - STN
8h 20m£85–245Fly to Southampton Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Southampton Airport (SOU)plane ATH - SOU
- Take the train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Wokingtrain
9h 56m£148–348Bus, subway
- Take the bus from Athens to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Bounds Green Road Londonbus
- Take the subway from Arnos Grove station to Heathrow Terminal 5 stationsubway
47h 25mBus via Prague
- Take the bus from Athens to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to London Victoriabus N870
2d 10h£151–217Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Athens to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Heathrow Terminal 5car
30h 50m£495–730
Athens to Heathrow Terminal 5 by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Heathrow Terminal 5 is to fly and bus which costs £60 - £210 and takes 8h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Heathrow Terminal 5 is to fly which takes 6h 47m and costs £70 - £220.
No, there is no direct bus from Athens to Heathrow Terminal 5. However, there are services departing from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL and arriving at Heathrow Terminal 5 via Thessaloniki, Bucharest Obor and Airport Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 50m.
The distance between Athens and Heathrow Terminal 5 is 1539 miles.
The best way to get from Athens to Heathrow Terminal 5 without a car is to bus which takes 39h 50m and costs £75 - £150.
It takes approximately 6h 47m to get from Athens to Heathrow Terminal 5, including transfers.
Athens to Heathrow Terminal 5 bus services, operated by KTEL Thessalonikis, depart from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL station.
The best way to get from Athens to Heathrow Terminal 5 is to fly which takes 6h 47m and costs £70 - £220. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £75 - £150 and takes 39h 50m.
Athens to Heathrow Terminal 5 bus services, operated by KTEL Thessalonikis, arrive at Thessaloniki Monastiriou station.
Heathrow Terminal 5 is 2h behind Athens. It is currently 5:40 PM in Athens and 3:40 PM in Heathrow Terminal 5.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Heathrow Terminal 5, England?
Aegean Airlines, British Airways, and Eurowings fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Heathrow Terminal 5 via Thessaloniki Monastiriou, Thessaloniki, Bucharest Obor, and Airport Bus Station in around 39h 50m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–230
Flights from Athens International Airport to London City Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–400
Flights from Athens International Airport to London City Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £200–270
Flights from Athens International Airport to London City Airport via Rotterdam
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £95–320
Flights from Athens International Airport to London City Airport via Skiathos
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £80–400
Flights from Athens International Airport to Southampton Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–250
Flights from Athens International Airport to Southampton Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £120–290
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Southampton Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £85–420
Flights from Athens International Airport to Southampton Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–290
Flights from Athens International Airport to Southampton Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £80–240
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–150
Flights from Athens International Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–160
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–160
Flights from Athens International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–210
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to London City Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–270
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Athens International Airport to Southampton Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–250
Flights from Athens International Airport to Southampton Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £120–290
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–290
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Athens International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–150
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Athens International Airport to London City Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £95–320
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £45–170
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–180
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Southampton Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £90–430
- 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
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Woking
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–50
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Subway from Arnos Grove station to Heathrow Terminal 5 station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £23–65
- Schedules at
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/tube/?cid=tube
- 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
- 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 Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 17m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £25–35
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Airport Bus Station to Heathrow Terminal 5
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–18
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Airport Bus Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–17
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Gatwick Airport South Terminal to London, Heathrow Airport Terminal 5
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3–6
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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
- 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
- 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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