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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 train
    2. Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Airportbus bus
    3. Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane EDI - ATH
    9h 13m
    €110–260

  2. Fly from Glasgow/Prestwick

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Glasgow/Prestwick (PIK) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane PIK - ATH
    10h 38m
    €67–183

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Ayr Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus bus X77
    2. Take the bus from Glasgow to Manchester, Shudehill Interchangebus bus
    3. Take the bus from Manchester, Coach Station to Bucharest Oborbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Bucharest to Thessalonikibus bus
    5. Take the bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou to Athens Karaiskaki Squarebus bus
    47h 37m
    €112–204

  4. Drive, Eurotunnel

    1. Drive from Ayr to Folkestonecar car
    2. Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain train
    3. Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Athenscar car
    36h 21m

  5. Train, train to Newcastle, fly

    1. Take the train from Ayr to Glasgow Centraltrain train
    2. Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain train
    3. Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain train
    4. Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane NCL - ATH
    12h 49m
    €159–454

  6. Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Ayr to Glasgow Centraltrain train
    2. Take the train from Glasgow Central to Lancastertrain train
    3. Take the train from Lancaster to Manchester Airporttrain train
    4. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane MAN - ATH
    11h 39m
    €180–415

  7. Train to Glasgow Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Streettrain train
    2. Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane GLA - ATH
    11h 44m
    €107–255

  8. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Ayr Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus bus X77
    2. Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoriabus bus
    3. Take the train from London Victoria to Brightontrain train
    4. Take the bus from Brighton to Tiranabus bus
    5. Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athensbus bus
    2d 8h

  9. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Ayr to Glasgow Centraltrain train
    2. Take the train from Glasgow Central to Sheffieldtrain train
    3. Take the bus from Sheffield to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Athensbus bus
    2d 16h
    €371–576

  10. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Ayr to Port of Dovercar car
    2. Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry car ferry
    3. Drive from Calais to Athenscar car
    37h 33m
    €638–1,026

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

Calendar4Weekly Planes
Duration4h 12mAverage Duration
Ticket€73Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Ayr, Scotland and Athens, Greece?

You can take a bus from Ayr Bus Station to Athens Karaiskaki Square via Glasgow, Manchester, Shudehill Interchange, Manchester, Coach Station, Bucharest, Thessaloniki, and Thessaloniki Monastiriou in around 47h 37m. Alternatively, Ryanair, Vueling Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Glasgow/Prestwick (PIK) to Athens International Airport (ATH) 6 times a week.

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