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There are 10 ways to get from Ayr to Athens by train, bus, plane, car, car train, or car ferry

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  1. Train, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly

    best
    1. Take the train from Ayr to Glasgow Centraltrain
    2. Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Airportbus
    3. Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Athens International Airport (ATH)planeEDI - ATH
    8h 59m
    €106–247

  2. Train to Glasgow Airport, fly

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Streettrain
    2. Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Athens International Airport (ATH)planeGLA - ATH
    9h 51m
    €99–270

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Ayr to Glasgow Centraltrain
    2. Take the train from Glasgow Central to Northamptontrain
    3. Take the bus from Northampton to Bucharest Oborbus
    4. Take the bus from Bucharest to Thessalonikibus
    5. Take the train from Thessaloniki to AthenstrainIc
    46h 6m
    €168–327

  4. Drive, Eurotunnel

    1. Drive from Ayr to Folkestonecar
    2. Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
    3. Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Athenscar
    36h 17m

  5. Train, train to Newcastle, fly

    1. Take the train from Ayr to Glasgow Centraltrain
    2. Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
    3. Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
    4. Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Athens International Airport (ATH)planeNCL - ATH
    12h 46m
    €139–387

  6. Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Ayr to Glasgow Centraltrain
    2. Take the train from Glasgow Central to Lancastertrain
    3. Take the train from Lancaster to Manchester Airporttrain
    4. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)planeMAN - ATH
    11h 46m
    €116–323

  7. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Ayr Bus Station to Buchanan Bus StationbusX77
    2. Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Liverpool, Liverpool Onebus802
    3. Take the bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Bucharest Oborbus
    4. Take the bus from Bucharest to Thessalonikibus
    5. Take the bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou to Athens Karaiskaki Squarebus
    2d
    €161–226

  8. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Ayr Bus Station to Waterloo LanebusX77
    2. Take the train from Glasgow Central to Finsbury Parktrain
    3. Take the train from Finsbury Park to Brightontrain
    4. Take the bus from Brighton to Tiranabus
    5. Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athensbus
    2d 7h

  9. Bus via Prague

    1. Take the bus from Ayr Bus Station to Buchanan Bus StationbusX77
    2. Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoriabus
    3. Take the bus from London Victoria to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
    4. Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Athensbus
    2d 14h
    €189–289

  10. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Ayr to Port of Dovercar
    2. Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
    3. Drive from Calais to Athenscar
    37h 25m
    €666–1,034

Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights

Calendar6Weekly Planes
Duration5h 13mAverage Duration
Ticket€69Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Ayr, Scotland and Athens, Greece?

You can take a bus from Ayr Bus Station to Athens Karaiskaki Square via Buchanan Bus Station, Liverpool, Liverpool One, Bucharest, Thessaloniki, and Thessaloniki Monastiriou in around 2d.

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