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 Paddington
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Athens International Airport (ATH)LHR - ATH
7h 34m€126–366Train to Bristol Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Didcot Parkway to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)BRS - ATH
8h 2m€89–321Train, bus
- Take the train from Oxford to Birmingham New Street
- Take the bus from Birmingham to Bucharest Obor
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Thessaloniki
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to AthensIc
41h 29m€128–221Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Didcot to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Athens
30h 49mTrain to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Athens International Airport (ATH)LGW - ATH
8h 47m€97–246Train, train to Luton Airport, fly
- Take the train from Didcot Parkway to London Paddington
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)LTN - ATH
8h 12m€118–363Train to London Stansted Airport, fly
- Take the train from Didcot Parkway to London Paddington
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)STN - ATH
8h 21m€117–345Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Oxford to Birmingham International
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Athens International Airport (ATH)BHX - ATH
8h 47m€113–255Bus
- Take the bus from Queens Lane to Marble Arch
- Take the bus from Bounds Green Road London to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athens Larissis Station
46hTrain, bus via Belgrade
- Take the train from Didcot Parkway to London Paddington
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraal
- Take the bus from Rotterdam to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Athens
2d 6h€262–672Train, bus via Prague
- Take the train from Didcot Parkway to London Paddington
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Athens
2d 8h€187–356Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Didcot to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Athens
31h 58m€573–900
Didcot to Athens by train, subway, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Didcot to Athens is to train and fly which costs €95 - €250 and takes 8h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Didcot to Athens is to train and fly which takes 7h 34m and costs €120 - €370.
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.
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 which takes 41h 29m and costs €120 - €230.
It takes approximately 7h 34m 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 12:28 AM in Didcot and 2:28 AM in Athens.
There are 12318+ 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.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–240
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Luton Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Bristol Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–180
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
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
- jet2.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–150
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–260
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Athens International Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–240
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Didcot Parkway to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- 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 Didcot Parkway to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–75
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Oxford to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–65
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Oxford to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–65
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- 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
- €10–27
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–270
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €75–120
- 1st Class
- €160–270
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–320
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-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
- €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
- +44 1865 772250
- customer.services@stagecoachbus.com
- Website
- stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Queens Lane to Marble Arch
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com
- 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
- +381 800 334 334
- iuc@lasta.rs
- Website
- lasta.rs
Bus from Rotterdam to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Phone
- +302105233969
- fptravel@otenet.gr
- Website
- fptravel.gr
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Schedules at
- fptravel.gr
- 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
- €70–190
- 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
- €65–100
- 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
- +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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