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There are 11 ways to get from Blackpool to Greece by train, plane, bus, car, car train, busferry, or car ferry

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  1. Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Athens International Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Blackpool North to Manchester Airporttrain train
    2. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane MAN - ATH
    8h 37m
    €102–281

  2. Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Rhodes International Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Blackpool North to Manchester Airporttrain train
    2. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Rhodes International Airport (RHO)plane plane MAN - RHO
    8h 38m
    €75–233

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Preston to London Eustontrain train
    2. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Anvers-Centraltrain train Eil
    3. Take the bus from Antwerpen-Centraal to Tiranabus bus
    4. Take the bus from Tirana to Athensbus bus
    43h 9m

  4. Drive, Eurotunnel

    1. Drive from Blackpool to Folkestonecar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain train
    3. Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Athenscar car
    33h 56m
    €782–1,122

  5. Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    1. Take the train from Blackpool North to Manchester Airporttrain train
    2. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane MAN - HER
    8h 14m
    €89–244

  6. Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia

    1. Take the train from Blackpool North to Manchester Airporttrain train
    2. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane plane MAN - SKG
    8h 20m
    €105–214

  7. Train to Liverpool, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    1. Take the train from Blackpool North to Liverpool Lime Streettrain train
    2. Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane LPL - HER
    8h 20m
    €95–309

  8. Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia

    1. Take the train from Preston to London Eustontrain train
    2. Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane plane STN - SKG
    10h 8m
    €160–475

  9. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Blackpool to Manchester, Shudehill Interchangebus bus
    2. Take the bus from Shudehill Interchange to Finchley Road / O2 Centrebus bus
    3. Take the bus from Bounds Green Road London to Tiranabus bus
    4. Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athensbus bus
    2d 1h

  10. Train, bus and ferry, bus

    1. Take the train from Blackpool North to Manchester Piccadillytrain train
    2. Take the busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Timisoarabusferry bus ferry
    3. Take the bus from Timișoara to Belgrade bus stationbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Athensbus bus
    2d 14h
    €160–324

  11. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Blackpool to Port of Dovercar car
    2. Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry car ferry
    3. Drive from Calais to Athenscar car
    35h 4m
    €675–1,077

Manchester Airport (MAN) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights

Calendar10Weekly Planes
Duration4h 36mAverage Duration
Ticket€65Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,764.7 km
  • Duration: 8h 37m

What companies run services between Blackpool, England and Greece?

You can take a bus from Blackpool to Athens via Shudehill Interchange, 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 1h.

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