There are 12 ways to get from Dorset to Athens by plane, train, bus, car, car train, ferry, taxi, 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 Bournemouth Airport
best- Fly from Bournemouth Airport (BOH) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane BOH - ATH
7h 57m€202–386Train to Bristol Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Weymouth to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane BRS - ATH
11h 4m€87–317Train, bus
- Take the train from Bournemouth 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
44h 19m€149–423Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Dorset to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Athenscar
31h 37mTrain to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Weymouth to Wokingtrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane LHR - ATH
10h 54m€144–396Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Weymouth to Clapham Junctiontrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane LGW - ATH
11h 22m€95–305Train, train to Luton Airport, fly
- Take the train from Weymouth to London Waterlootrain
- Take the train from West Hampstead Thameslink to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane LTN - ATH
11h 17m€109–391Train to London Stansted Airport, fly
- Take the train from Weymouth to London Waterlootrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane STN - ATH
11h 32m€103–377Ferry, train, bus
- Take the ferry from Poole to Port of Cherbourgferry
- Take the train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazaretrain
- Take the bus from Paris Gare de Lyon to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraiasbus
47hTaxi, train, bus
- Take the taxi from Dorset to Adanac Parktaxi
- Take the train from Woolston to Brightontrain
- Take the bus from Brighton to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athensbus
47h 14mTaxi, bus
- Take the taxi from Dorset to White Harttaxi
- Take the bus from White Hart to Bus Stationbus 376
- Take the bus from Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from Bounds Green Road London to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athens Larissis Stationbus
2d 2hDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Dorset to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Athenscar
32h 46m€588–921
Bournemouth Airport (BOH) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dorset to Athens is to train and fly which costs €95 - €310 and takes 11h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Dorset to Athens is to fly which takes 7h 57m and costs €200 - €390.
The distance between Dorset and Athens is 2550 km.
The best way to get from Dorset to Athens without a car is to train and bus which takes 44h 19m and costs €140 - €430.
It takes approximately 7h 57m to get from Dorset to Athens, including transfers.
Athens is 2h ahead of Dorset. It is currently 9:40 AM in Dorset and 11:40 AM in Athens.
There are 2182+ hotels available in Athens.
What companies run services between Dorset, England and Athens, Greece?
Jet2.com, Sky Express, and two other airlines fly from Bournemouth Airport (BOH) to Athens International Airport (ATH) 6 times a week.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–170
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–220
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Bournemouth Airport to Athens International Airport via Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Bournemouth Airport to Athens International Airport via Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–210
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Luton Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Bristol Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Bournemouth Airport to Athens International Airport via Zakinthos
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Bournemouth Airport to Athens International Airport via Chania
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Bournemouth Airport to Athens International Airport via Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €29–230
- 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
- jet2.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Train from Bournemouth to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–230
- 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 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Weymouth to Woking
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- €60–85
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- €100–140
Train from Weymouth to Clapham Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–65
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Weymouth to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–110
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from West Hampstead Thameslink to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Weymouth to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–70
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–100
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@laregionnormandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from Woolston to Brighton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–28
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.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
- +355 68 20 63 724
- info@arjanitravel.com
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Paris Gare de Lyon to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 7m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
- Phone
- +355 69 617 8170
- diamanttravel88@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraias
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- 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
- +355 69 232 8000
- info@anumitravel.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Brighton to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- 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 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- 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
- 0345 646 0707
- Website
- firstbus.co.uk
Bus from White Hart to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Website
- https://www.firstbus.co.uk/bristol-bath-and-west
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–22
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Ferry from Poole to Port of Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–120
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Estimated price
- €80–130
Sia Taxis
- Phone
- +44 7939 839 899
- Website
- siataxis.co.uk
Dorchester Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1305 251 097
- Website
- dorchester-taxi.co.uk
Bob's Cars
- Phone
- +44 1305 269 500
- Website
- bobscars.co.uk
A-Line Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1305 264 747
Silver Cars
- Phone
- +44 7811 328 281
- Website
- silvercars.co.uk
Economy Taxi
- Phone
- +44 1929 400 864
- Website
- dorseteconomytaxi.co.uk
Sia Taxis
- Phone
- +44 7939 839 899
- Website
- siataxis.co.uk
Dorchester Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1305 251 097
- Website
- dorchester-taxi.co.uk
Bob's Cars
- Phone
- +44 1305 269 500
- Website
- bobscars.co.uk
A-Line Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1305 264 747
Silver Cars
- Phone
- +44 7811 328 281
- Website
- silvercars.co.uk
Economy Taxi
- Phone
- +44 1929 400 864
- Website
- dorseteconomytaxi.co.uk
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