There are 12 ways to get from Blackpool to Greece by train, plane, bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Athens International Airport
best- Take the train from Blackpool North to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane MAN - ATH
8h 28m€76–264Bus
- Take the bus from National Express Coach Facility to Manchester Central Coach Stationbus 121 / ...
- 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
42h 36m€102–181Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Blackpool to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Athenscar
33h 52mTrain to Manchester Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the train from Blackpool North to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane MAN - HER
8h 4m€113–277Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Take the train from Blackpool North to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane MAN - SKG
8h 20m€79–187Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Rhodes International Airport
- Take the train from Blackpool North to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Rhodes International Airport (RHO)plane MAN - RHO
8h 30m€143–358Train to Liverpool, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Take the train from Blackpool North to Huytontrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane LPL - SKG
12h 38m€126–389Train to Liverpool, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the train from Blackpool North to Huytontrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane LPL - HER
8h 23m€95–329Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Take the train from Preston to London Eustontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane STN - SKG
10h 12m€140–563Train, bus
- Take the train from Preston to London Eustontrain
- Take the bus from Bounds Green Road London to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athensbus
46h 2mTrain, bus via Prague
- Take the train from Blackpool North to Bradford Interchangetrain
- Take the bus from Bradford to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Athensbus
2d 12h€180–289Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Blackpool to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Athenscar
35h 4m€624–973
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Blackpool to Greece is to train and fly which costs €75 - €270 and takes 8h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Blackpool to Greece is to train and fly which takes 8h 4m and costs €110 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from Blackpool to Greece. However, there are services departing from National Express Coach Facility and arriving at Athens Karaiskaki Square via Manchester, Coach Station, Bucharest and Thessaloniki Monastiriou. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 36m.
The distance between Blackpool and Greece is 2765 km.
The best way to get from Blackpool to Greece without a car is to bus which takes 42h 36m and costs €100 - €190.
It takes approximately 8h 28m to get from Blackpool to Greece, including transfers.
Blackpool to Greece bus services, operated by National Express, depart from National Express Coach Facility station.
Blackpool to Greece bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Manchester Central Coach Station.
Greece is 2h ahead of Blackpool. It is currently 7:21 PM in Blackpool and 9:21 PM in Greece.
There are 12346+ hotels available in Greece.
What companies run services between Blackpool, England and Greece?
You can take a bus from National Express Coach Facility to Athens Karaiskaki Square via Manchester, Coach Station, Bucharest, Thessaloniki, and Thessaloniki Monastiriou in around 42h 36m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Athens International Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Liverpool to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–370
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–200
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Manchester Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from Manchester Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Manchester Airport to Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from Liverpool to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Manchester Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €95–300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
Flights from Manchester Airport to Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €95–300
Flights from Liverpool to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–120
Flights from Manchester Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–380
Flights from Manchester Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–380
- Website
- corendonairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–310
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Liverpool to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Blackpool North to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Standard
- €11–16
Train from Blackpool North to Huyton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–13
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Standard
- €10–13
Train from Blackpool North to Bradford Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Standard
- €13–18
- 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
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Preston to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €90–220
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- €90–130
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- €150–220
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Preston to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–95
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- €240–270
- Sleeper Seat
- €70–95
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- €310–350
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from National Express Coach Facility to Manchester Central Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- 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
- +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
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Bradford to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 51m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–180
- 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
- €50–70
- 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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