There are 6 ways to get from Cornwall to Athens by plane, bus, 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.
Fly
best- Fly from Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane NQY - ATH
7h 3m€164–541Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Dennison Road Car Park to Birmingham Coach Stationbus 106 / ...
- Take the bus from Birmingham to Bucharest Oborbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Thessalonikibus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou to Athens Karaiskaki Squarebus
2d 1h€120–207Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cornwall to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Athenscar
33h 44mBus, train
- Take the bus from Dennison Road Car Park to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 406 / ...
- Take the train from London Victoria to Brightontrain
- Take the bus from Brighton to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athensbus
2d 5hTrain, bus
- Take the train from Par to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the bus from Sheffield to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Athensbus
2d 16h€315–760Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cornwall to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Athenscar
34h 58m€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 bus which costs €120 - €210 and takes 2 days 1h.
The fastest way to get from Cornwall to Athens is to fly which takes 7h 3m and costs €160 - €550.
No, there is no direct bus from Cornwall to Athens. However, there are services departing from Roundabout and arriving at Athens Karaiskaki Square via Dennison Road Car Park, Birmingham, Bucharest and Thessaloniki Monastiriou. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 1h.
The distance between Cornwall and Athens is 2724 km.
The best way to get from Cornwall to Athens without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 1h and costs €120 - €210.
It takes approximately 7h 3m to get from Cornwall to Athens, including transfers.
Cornwall to Athens bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Dennison Road Car Park station.
The best way to get from Cornwall to Athens is to fly which takes 7h 3m and costs €160 - €550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €120 - €210 and takes 2 days 1h.
Cornwall to Athens bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Birmingham Coach Station.
Athens is 2h ahead of Cornwall. It is currently 9:29 AM in Cornwall and 11:29 AM in Athens.
What companies run services between Cornwall, England and Athens, Greece?
Eurowings, Aegean Airlines, and six other airlines fly from Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) to Athens International Airport (ATH) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Roundabout to Athens Karaiskaki Square via Mount Folly, Dennison Road Car Park, Birmingham, Bucharest, Thessaloniki, and Thessaloniki Monastiriou in around 2d 1h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to Athens International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–390
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to Athens International Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–430
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to Athens International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–460
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to Athens International Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–420
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to Athens International Airport via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–420
- 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
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from London Victoria to Brighton
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Victoria to Brighton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- €19–27
Train from Par to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €150–480
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- €150–230
- 1st Class
- €350–480
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Dennison Road Car Park to Birmingham Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Dennison Road Car Park to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- 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
- €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 Brighton to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- 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 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
- 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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