There are 12 ways to get from Athens to Prestwick by plane, train, bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly to Glasgow Airport, train
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)ATH - GLA
- Take the train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Prestwick Town
10h 6m£89–236Bus
- Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Thessaloniki Monastiriou
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Bucharest
- Take the bus from Bucharest Obor to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Take the bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Buchanan Bus Station802 / ...
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Saunterne Road4 / ...
46h 25m£136–181Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Athens to Calais-Fréthun
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Drive from Folkestone to Prestwick
36h 9mFly to Edinburgh Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)ATH - EDI
- Take the bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Station
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Prestwick Town
9h 18m£98–213Fly to Newcastle, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Newcastle (NCL)ATH - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Prestwick Town
12h 48m£136–339Fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Manchester Airport (MAN)ATH - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Preston
- Take the train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Prestwick Town
11h 53m£100–311Fly to Dundee Riverside Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Dundee Riverside Airport (DND)ATH - DND
- Take the train from Dundee to Glasgow Queen Street
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Prestwick Town
13h 45m£126–348Bus, 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 London Euston to Glasgow Central
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Prestwick Town
2d 5hBus, train via Dortmund
- Take the bus from Athens to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Take the bus from Tirana to Dortmund ZOB
- Take the bus from DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrasse to LONDON, Victoria Coach Station-Departure Hall
- Take the bus from London Victoria Coach Station to Glasgow Buchanan Bus Station Stance 57
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Prestwick Town
2d 8hTrain, bus
- Take the train from Athens to ThessalonikiIc
- Take the bus from Thessaloníki to Pristina
- Take the bus from Pristina to Dortmund
- Take the bus from DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrasse to LONDON, Victoria Coach Station-Departure Hall
- Take the bus from London Victoria Coach Station to Glasgow Buchanan Bus Station Stance 57
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Prestwick Town
2d 12h£206–258Bus via Prague
- Take the bus from Athens to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Birmingham
- Take the bus from Newhall St to Buchanan Bus Station
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Gardiner Street4
2d 18h£147–178Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Athens to Calais
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Drive from Port of Dover to Prestwick
37h 10m£605–881
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Glasgow Airport (GLA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Prestwick is to fly and bus and train which costs £95 - £220 and takes 9h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Prestwick is to fly and bus and train which takes 9h 18m and costs £95 - £220.
No, there is no direct bus from Athens to Prestwick. However, there are services departing from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL and arriving at Saunterne Road via Thessaloniki, Bucharest Obor, Liverpool, Liverpool One and Buchanan Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 46h 25m.
The distance between Athens and Prestwick is 1866 miles.
The best way to get from Athens to Prestwick without a car is to bus which takes 46h 25m and costs £130 - £190.
It takes approximately 10h 6m to get from Athens to Prestwick, including transfers.
Athens to Prestwick bus services, operated by KTEL Thessalonikis, depart from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL station.
Athens to Prestwick bus services, operated by KTEL Thessalonikis, arrive at Thessaloniki Monastiriou station.
Prestwick is 2h behind Athens. It is currently 7:10 PM in Athens and 5:10 PM in Prestwick.
There are 509+ hotels available in Prestwick.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Prestwick, Scotland?
You can take a bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Saunterne Road via Thessaloniki Monastiriou, Thessaloniki, Bucharest Obor, Liverpool, Liverpool One, and Buchanan Bus Station in around 46h 25m.
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- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–280
Flights from Athens International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £65–260
Flights from Athens International Airport to Newcastle via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–310
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Newcastle via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–160
Flights from Athens International Airport to Newcastle via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–160
Flights from Athens International Airport to Manchester Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–140
Flights from Athens International Airport to Manchester Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £65–140
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–210
Flights from Athens International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–180
Flights from Athens International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–150
Flights from Athens International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–130
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–180
Flights from Athens International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £70–130
Flights from Athens International Airport to Manchester Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–210
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–310
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–180
Flights from Athens International Airport to Manchester Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–210
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Newcastle via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–150
- Website
- britishairways.com
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
- £80–470
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Athens International Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–270
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Prestwick Town
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £10–12
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Central to Prestwick Town
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11–12
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–18
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Dundee to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–55
- 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
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–40
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–40
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £8–25
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Airport to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–21
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £24–95
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 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
- £240–290
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–75
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–75
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £230–260
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- 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
- £260–300
Train from London Euston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £55–100
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Airport to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £6–19
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–110
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from London Euston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–200
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- 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
- 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
- £37
- 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
- £40–65
- Schedules at
- simeonidistours.gr
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Bucharest Obor to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £24–30
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £29–40
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Saunterne Road
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £6–9
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Gardiner Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £6–9
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
Bus from London Victoria Coach Station to Glasgow Buchanan Bus Station Stance 57
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
- 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
Bus from Tirana to Dortmund ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 68 204 4475
- amr_travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Dortmund ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 12m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +383 44 102 280
- armendi_tours@hotmail.com
- Website
- armenditours.com
Bus from Tirana to Dortmund ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- armenditours.com
- Phone
- +48 801 22 33 44
- bilety@sindbad.pl
- Website
- sindbad.pl
Bus from DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrasse to LONDON, Victoria Coach Station-Departure Hall
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £55–80
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/en/home
- 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
- Schedules at
- barilevaworldwide.com
- 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
- +383 44 137 981
- fertours3@gmail.com
Bus from Pristina to Dortmund
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +49 179 8464672
- fadilitours@outlook.com
Bus from Pristina to Dortmund
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +385 (0) 91 6113 073
- info@croatiabus.hr
- Website
- croatiabus.hr
Bus from Pristina to Dortmund
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £79
- Schedules at
- croatiabus.hr
- 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 Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £45–55
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Newhall St to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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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