There are 10 ways to get from Athens to Manchester by plane, bus, train, car, car train, busferry, 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 Manchester Airport
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane ATH - MAN
6h 57m£66–145Fly to Liverpool, train
cheapest- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Liverpool (LPL)plane ATH - LPL
- Take the train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadillytrain
10h 32m£64–203Bus, train via Strasbourg
- Take the bus from Athens to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Strasbourg Bahnhofbus
- Take the train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Paris l'Esttrain 83 / ...
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadillytrain
38h 30mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Athens to Thessalonikitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Thessaloníki to Pristinabus
- Take the bus from Pristina to Salzburg Hbfbus
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Bruxelles-Miditrain Nj / ...
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadillytrain
45h 46m£393–690Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Athens to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Manchestercar
33h 23m£632–870Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane ATH - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadillytrain
9h 21m£103–218Fly to Leeds Bradford International Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA)plane ATH - LBA
- Take the train from Bradford Interchange to Manchester Victoriatrain
10h 51m£98–326Bus, 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 London Euston to Manchester Piccadillytrain
2d 1hBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Athens to București, Autogara Militaribus N983
- Take the busferry from Bucharest to Manchester Piccadillybusferry
3d 14h£139–277Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Athens to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Manchestercar
34h 25m£528–802
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Manchester Airport (MAN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Manchester is to fly which costs £65 - £150 and takes 6h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Manchester is to fly which takes 6h 57m and costs £65 - £150.
No, there is no direct bus from Athens to Manchester. However, there are services departing from Athens and arriving at Manchester Piccadilly via Bucharest. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 14h.
The distance between Athens and Manchester is 1679 miles.
The best way to get from Athens to Manchester without a car is to bus and train via Strasbourg which takes 38h 30m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 57m to get from Athens to Manchester, including transfers.
Athens to Manchester bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Athens station.
Athens to Manchester bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at București, Autogara Militari station.
Manchester is 2h behind Athens. It is currently 1:21 PM in Athens and 11:21 AM in Manchester.
There are 3639+ hotels available in Manchester.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Manchester, England?
easyJet, Jet2.com, and two other airlines fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Manchester Airport (MAN) 3 times a day.
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–130
Flights from Athens International Airport to Liverpool via Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–180
Flights from Athens International Airport to Liverpool via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–180
Flights from Athens International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–130
Flights from Athens International Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £55–190
Flights from Athens International Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £55–190
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Paris l'Est
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–130
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Athens to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £39
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Athens to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £39
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–50
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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