There are 7 ways to get from Belfast to Athens by plane, car ferry, bus, train, or busferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport
best- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane BHD - ATH
8h 51m€112–282Bus to Dublin Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Glengall Street to Dublin Airport Terminal 2 Zone 21bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane DUB - ATH
8h 50m€89–335Car ferry, bus, train
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Liverpoolcarferry
- Take the bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Bucharest Oborbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Thessalonikibus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
2d 2h€121–238Fly from Belfast International Airport
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane BFS - ATH
10h 41m€119–353Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Glasgow to Manchester, Shudehill Interchangebus
- Take the bus from Manchester, Coach Station to Bucharest Oborbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Thessalonikibus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou to Athens Karaiskaki Squarebus
2d 4hBus and ferry, train, bus
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- 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 8hBus and ferry, bus via Prague
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- 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 23h
George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Belfast to Athens is to bus and fly which costs €85 - €340 and takes 8h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Belfast to Athens is to bus and fly which takes 8h 50m and costs €85 - €340.
No, there is no direct bus from Belfast to Athens. However, there are services departing from Belfast, Europa Buscentre and arriving at Athens Karaiskaki Square via Glasgow, Manchester, Coach Station, Bucharest and Thessaloniki Monastiriou. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 4h.
The distance between Belfast and Athens is 2948 km.
The best way to get from Belfast to Athens without a car is to car ferry and bus and train which takes 2 days 2h and costs €120 - €240.
It takes approximately 8h 51m to get from Belfast to Athens, including transfers.
Belfast to Athens bus services, operated by Translink, depart from Belfast, Europa Buscentre station.
Belfast to Athens bus services, operated by Translink, arrive at Glasgow Buchanan station.
Athens is 2h ahead of Belfast. It is currently 8:09 AM in Belfast and 10:09 AM in Athens.
There are 12692+ hotels available in Athens.
What companies run services between Belfast, Northern Ireland and Athens, Greece?
KLM, British Airways, and easyJet fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Athens International Airport (ATH) 3 times a day.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Athens International Airport via Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Athens International Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Athens International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Athens International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–280
Flights from Dublin Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Athens International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–430
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Athens International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Athens International Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Dublin Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Athens International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–470
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Athens International Airport via Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Athens International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Thessaloniki to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- 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
- €100–210
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–40
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Manchester, Coach Station to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 32m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–40
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Bucharest to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Schedules at
- simeonidistours.gr
- Phone
- +353 1 903 9508
- customerrelations@dublinexpress.ie
- Website
- dublinexpress.ie
Bus from Glengall Street to Dublin Airport Terminal 2 Zone 21
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–140
- Website
- https://www.dublinexpress.ie/
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Glasgow to Manchester, Shudehill Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +30 2310 500111
- ktel2310@gmail.com
- Website
- ktelthes.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou to Athens Karaiskaki Square
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–45
- Schedules at
- ktelthes.gr
- Book at
- ktelthes.e-ticketing.gr
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- anumitravel@gmail.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
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Sheffield Interchange/E2
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- 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
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Car ferry from Belfast to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–95
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Passenger
- €42
- Car Passenger
- €160
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