There are 12 ways to get from Didcot to Athens by train, plane, 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.
Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Didcot Parkway to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane LHR - ATH
7h 30m€123–341Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane LGW - ATH
8h 47m€107–318Train, bus via Bucharest
- Take the train from Oxford to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the bus from Birmingham to Bucharest Oborbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Thessalonikibus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
41h 25m€151–272Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Didcot to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Athenscar
30h 49mTrain, train to Luton Airport, fly
- Take the train from Didcot Parkway to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane LTN - ATH
8h 10m€112–325Train to London Stansted Airport, fly
- Take the train from Didcot Parkway to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane STN - ATH
8h 35m€111–330Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Oxford to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane BHX - ATH
8h 40m€123–321Train to Bristol Airport, fly
- Take the train from Didcot Parkway to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane BRS - ATH
8h 4m€120–254Bus
- Take the bus from Queens Lane to Marble Archbus
- Take the bus from Bounds Green Road London to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athens Larissis Stationbus
46h 17mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Didcot Parkway to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the bus from Paris Nord to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Athensbus
2d 6hTrain, bus via Prague
- Take the train from Didcot Parkway to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Athensbus
2d 8h€201–296Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Didcot to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Athenscar
32h 3m€573–900
Didcot to Athens by train, subway, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Didcot to Athens is to train and fly which costs €100 - €320 and takes 8h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Didcot to Athens is to train and fly which takes 7h 30m and costs €120 - €350.
No, there is no direct bus from Didcot station to Athens station. However, there are services departing from Parkway Station and arriving at Athens Larissis Station via Queens Lane, Marble Arch, Brent Cross Shopping Centre, Bounds Green Road London and Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 46h 17m.
The distance between Didcot and Athens is 2567 km.
The best way to get from Didcot to Athens without a car is to train and bus via Bucharest which takes 41h 25m and costs €150 - €280.
It takes approximately 7h 30m to get from Didcot to Athens, including transfers.
Didcot to Athens bus services, operated by Stagecoach Oxfordshire, depart from Queens Lane station.
Didcot to Athens bus services, operated by Stagecoach Oxfordshire, arrive at Marble Arch station.
Athens is 2h ahead of Didcot. It is currently 8:24 AM in Didcot and 10:24 AM in Athens.
There are 12346+ hotels available in Athens.
What companies run services between Didcot, England and Athens, Greece?
You can take a bus from Parkway Station to Athens Larissis Station via Queens Lane, Marble Arch, Brent Cross Shopping Centre, Hobart Corner, Bounds Green Road London, Tirana, and Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave in around 46h 17m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Luton Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–150
Flights from Bristol Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–160
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–290
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–180
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–170
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–240
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Athens International Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–260
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–330
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Didcot Parkway to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- €30–45
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- €45–65
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- €30–40
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- €40–65
Train from Didcot Parkway to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- €40–50
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- €50–75
Train from Oxford to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- €45–65
- 1st Class
- €75–110
Train from Oxford to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- €40–60
- 1st Class
- €65–95
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Thessaloniki to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- 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
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- €17–25
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- €25–35
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–200
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €100–140
- Comfort
- €110–160
- Premium
- €150–200
- 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
- +44 1865 772250
- customer.services@stagecoachbus.com
- Website
- stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Queens Lane to Marble Arch
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com
- 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
Bus from Paris Nord to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- 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
- +302110120492
- saimiritoursandtravels@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from London Victoria to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- 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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