There are 11 ways to get from Cornwall to Athens by plane, train, bus, car, car 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.
Fly from Newquay Cornwall Airport
best- Fly from Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) to Athens International Airport (ATH)NQY - ATH
11h 14m€126–379Train, train to Bristol Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Bodmin Parkway to Plymouth
- Take the train from Plymouth to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)BRS - ATH
11h 9m€88–383Train, bus
- Take the train from Bodmin Parkway to Birmingham New Street
- Take the bus from Birmingham to Bucharest Obor
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Thessaloniki
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou to Athens Karaiskaki Square
46h 21m€325–616Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cornwall to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Athens
33h 42mTrain to Exeter, fly
- Take the train from Bodmin Parkway to Exeter St Davids
- Fly from Exeter (EXT) to Athens International Airport (ATH)EXT - ATH
12h 26m€264–559Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bodmin Parkway to London Paddington
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Athens International Airport (ATH)LHR - ATH
12h 20m€163–478Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bodmin Parkway to Reading
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Athens International Airport (ATH)LGW - ATH
13h 25m€146–323Train, train to Cardiff Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bodmin Parkway to Plymouth
- Take the train from Plymouth to Bristol Temple Meads
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Athens International Airport (ATH)CWL - ATH
15h 24m€171–473Bus
- Take the bus from Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals404 / ...
- Take the bus from Bounds Green Road London to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athens Larissis Station
2d 5hTrain, bus via Prague
- Take the train from Bodmin Parkway to Sheffield
- Take the bus from Sheffield to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Athens
2d 16h€306–405Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cornwall to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Athens
34h 51m€622–971
Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cornwall to Athens is to train and fly which costs €140 - €330 and takes 13h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Cornwall to Athens is to train and fly which takes 11h 9m and costs €85 - €390.
The distance between Cornwall and Athens is 2740 km.
The best way to get from Cornwall to Athens without a car is to train and bus which takes 46h 21m and costs €320 - €650.
It takes approximately 11h 14m to get from Cornwall to Athens, including transfers.
The best way to get from Cornwall to Athens is to fly which takes 11h 14m and costs €120 - €380. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 2 days 5h.
Athens is 2h ahead of Cornwall. It is currently 5:39 AM in Cornwall and 7:39 AM in Athens.
There are 12318+ hotels available in Athens.
What companies run services between Cornwall, England and Athens, Greece?
Edelweiss Air, Swiss, and three other airlines fly from Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) to Athens International Airport (ATH) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bowling Green Turn to Athens Larissis Station via Bus Station, London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, Trafalgar Square, Hobart Corner, Bounds Green Road London, Tirana, and Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave in around 2d 5h.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Bristol Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to Athens International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–340
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to Athens International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 13m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–270
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Exeter to Athens International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–550
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Athens International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–550
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to Athens International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–370
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Train from Bodmin Parkway to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €210–460
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bodmin Parkway to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- €45–70
- 1st Class
- €80–120
Train from Bodmin Parkway to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Plymouth to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–70
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €9–35
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bodmin Parkway to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €159–161
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- 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 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bodmin Parkway to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–30
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bodmin Parkway to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–180
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bodmin Parkway to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bodmin Parkway to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–19
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Plymouth to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–110
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–27
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Birmingham to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €26–35
- 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
- €45–75
- 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
- €42
- Schedules at
- ktelthes.gr
- Book at
- ktelthes.e-ticketing.gr
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–90
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- info@anumitravel.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
- +355 69 617 8170
- diamanttravel88@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athens Larissis Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- 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
- €55–150
- 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
- +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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