There are 9 ways to get from Ayr to Athens by train, plane, bus, 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.
Train to Glasgow Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane GLA - ATH
10h 46m€89–278Bus, train
- Take the bus from Ayr Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus X77
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to King's Crosstrain
- Take the bus from Bounds Green Road London to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athensbus
2d 2hDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Ayr to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Athenscar
36h 21mTrain, train to Edinburgh Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ayr to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane EDI - ATH
9h 21m€104–258Train, train to Newcastle, fly
- Take the train from Ayr to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane NCL - ATH
12h 59m€113–391Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ayr to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane MAN - ATH
11h 34m€95–378Bus
- Take the bus from Ayr Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus X77
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Finchley Road / O2 Centrebus
- Take the bus from Bounds Green Road London to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athens Larissis Stationbus
2d 5hBus via Prague
- Take the bus from Ayr Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus X77
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Sheffield Interchange/E2bus 180
- Take the bus from Sheffield to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Athensbus
2d 18h€197–334Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Ayr to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Athenscar
37h 33m€657–1,031
Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ayr to Athens is to train and fly which costs €85 - €280 and takes 10h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Ayr to Athens is to train and fly which takes 9h 21m and costs €100 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Ayr station to Athens station. However, there are services departing from Ayr Bus Station and arriving at Athens Larissis Station via Buchanan Bus Station, Finchley Road / O2 Centre, Tally Ho Corner, Bounds Green Road London and Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 5h.
The distance between Ayr and Athens is 2989 km.
The best way to get from Ayr to Athens without a car is to bus and train which takes 2 days 2h and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 46m to get from Ayr to Athens, including transfers.
Ayr to Athens bus services, operated by Stagecoach West Scotland, depart from Ayr Bus Station.
Ayr to Athens bus services, operated by Stagecoach West Scotland, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
Athens is 2h ahead of Ayr. It is currently 7:36 AM in Ayr and 9:36 AM in Athens.
There are 12266+ hotels available in Athens.
What companies run services between Ayr, Scotland and Athens, Greece?
You can take a bus from Ayr Bus Station to Athens Larissis Station via Buchanan Bus Station, Finchley Road / O2 Centre, North Finchley Bus Station, Tally Ho Corner, Hobart Corner, Bounds Green Road London, Tirana, and Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave in around 2d 5h.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Athens International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 12m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Athens International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–200
Flights from Newcastle to Athens International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Newcastle to Athens International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Manchester Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Athens International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–460
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Manchester Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Athens International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Athens International Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Athens International Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–230
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Athens International Airport via Dubrovnik
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–350
Flights from Newcastle to Athens International Airport via Dubrovnik
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Athens International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–280
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Newcastle to Athens International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Newcastle to Athens International Airport via Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Street
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Ayr to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–17
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–21
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–21
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- 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 Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–18
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Central to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–75
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–25
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–90
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- €240–260
- Sleeper Seat
- €70–90
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- €280–330
Train from Glasgow Central to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–95
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- €240–270
- Sleeper Seat
- €70–95
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- €300–350
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–85
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–27
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Bus from Ayr Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- info@anumitravel.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Bounds Green Road London to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 39m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- komatastours.al@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 67 604 2191
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Finchley Road / O2 Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +355 69 617 8170
- diamanttravel88@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athens Larissis Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Sheffield Interchange/E2
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Sheffield to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 58m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +30 210 92 33 33
- info@koronatravel.gr
- Website
- koronatravel.gr
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €75–190
- On Foot
- €35–45
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