There are 12 ways to get from Colchester to Athens by bus, plane, car, car train, 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.
Bus to London Stansted Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Coach Stop to Coach Stationbus
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane STN - ATH
7h 34m€85–279Bus
- Take the bus from Coach Stop to Coach Stationbus 717 / ...
- Take the bus from Coach Station to Tottenham Hale Stationbus A8 / ...
- Take the bus from Bounds Green Road London to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athensbus
44h 40mDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Colchester to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Athenscar
30h 16m€719–982Train to London City Airport, fly
- Take the train from Colchester to Stratford (London)train
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane LCY - ATH
9h 5m€158–385Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Colchester to Stratford (London)train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane LHR - ATH
8h 22m€151–371Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Colchester to London Liverpool Streettrain
- Take the train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane LGW - ATH
8h 12m€119–292Train to Norwich International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Colchester to Norwichtrain
- Fly from Norwich International Airport (NWI) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane NWI - ATH
9h 44m€177–561Train to London Southend Airport, fly
- Take the train from Colchester to Shenfieldtrain
- Fly from London Southend Airport (SEN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane SEN - ATH
10h 1m€113–343Train, bus
- Take the train from Colchester to London Liverpool Streettrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Nuremberg central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Nuremberg to Pristinabus
- Take the bus from Pristina to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
2dTrain, bus via Dortmund
- Take the train from Colchester to London Liverpool Streettrain
- Take the bus from LONDON, Victoria Coach Station-Departure Hall to DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrassebus
- Take the bus from Dortmund to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athensbus
2d 6h€290–347Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Colchester to London Liverpool Streettrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Athensbus
2d 9h€242–318Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Colchester to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Athenscar
31h 23m€612–937
Colchester to Athens by train, subway, foot, and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Colchester to Athens is to bus and fly which costs €85 - €280 and takes 7h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Colchester to Athens is to bus and fly which takes 7h 34m and costs €85 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from Colchester to Athens. However, there are services departing from Coach Stop and arriving at Athens via Coach Station, Tottenham Hale Bus Station, Turnpike Lane Bus Station, Bounds Green Road London and Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 44h 40m.
The distance between Colchester and Athens is 2492 km.
The best way to get from Colchester to Athens without a car is to bus which takes 44h 40m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 34m to get from Colchester to Athens, including transfers.
Colchester to Athens bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Coach Stop station.
Colchester to Athens bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Coach Station.
Athens is 2h ahead of Colchester. It is currently 8:14 PM in Colchester and 10:14 PM in Athens.
There are 12958+ hotels available in Athens.
What companies run services between Colchester, England and Athens, Greece?
You can take a bus from Coach Stop to Athens via Coach Station, Tottenham Hale Station, Tottenham Hale Bus Station, Turnpike Lane Station, Turnpike Lane Bus Station, Hobart Corner, Bounds Green Road London, Tirana, and Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave in around 44h 40m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from London City Airport to Athens International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–370
Flights from London City Airport to Athens International Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–370
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–240
Flights from London Southend Airport to Athens International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
Flights from London Southend Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €120–410
Flights from London Southend Airport to Athens International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
Flights from London Southend Airport to Athens International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–280
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–180
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Athens International Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Athens International Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
Flights from London Southend Airport to Athens International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from London Southend Airport to Athens International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Norwich International Airport to Athens International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–750
Flights from London Southend Airport to Athens International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–460
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from London City Airport to Athens International Airport via Skiathos
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
Flights from London City Airport to Athens International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–190
Flights from London Southend Airport to Athens International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–340
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from London City Airport to Athens International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–460
Flights from London Southend Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €120–410
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from London City Airport to Athens International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–370
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- customer.support@eurotunnel.com
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €140
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €140
- Phone
- +44 345 600 7245
- contactcentre@greateranglia.co.uk
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Colchester to Stratford (London)
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Colchester to Stratford (London)
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Colchester to London Liverpool Street
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Colchester to Norwich
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Colchester to Shenfield
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–28
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Colchester to London Liverpool Street
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Colchester to London Liverpool Street
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Colchester to London Liverpool Street
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- Greater Anglia
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–22
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Thessaloniki to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Coach Stop to Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–11
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Coach Stop to Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–11
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Coach Station to Tottenham Hale Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- National Express
- 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
- €45
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +355 68 204 4475
- amr_travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- 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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50
- 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
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
Bus from London Victoria to Nuremberg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–180
- Website
- Flixbus
- fertours3@gmail.com
Bus from Nuremberg to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- Fertours
- Phone
- +383 44 162 498
- info@barilevaturist.com
- Website
- Barileva Turist
Bus from Pristina to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–23
- Website
- Barileva Turist
- Phone
- + 383 (0) 44 542 029
- info@sharrtravel.com
- Website
- Sharr Travel
Bus from Pristina to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20
- Website
- Sharr Travel
- Phone
- +38349112555
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Pristina to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €20
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +48 77 443 44 44
- bilety@sindbad.pl
- Website
- Sindbad
Bus from LONDON, Victoria Coach Station-Departure Hall to DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrasse
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- Sindbad
- Phone
- +355 68 391 1009
- info@nelatours.com
- Website
- nelatours.com
Bus from Dortmund to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €150
- Schedules at
- nelatravel.site
- 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
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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