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There are 12 ways to get from Edinburgh to Greece by plane, train, bus, car, car train, or car ferry

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  1. Fly Edinburgh Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

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    1. Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane EDI - HER
    7h 14m
    €87–263

  2. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain train
    2. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain train Eil
    3. Take the train from Paris Est to Strasbourgtrain train Tgv
    4. Take the bus from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Tiranabus bus
    5. Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraiasbus bus
    40h 40m

  3. Train, bus via Sankt Pölten

    1. Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain train
    2. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train Eil
    3. Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to St.Poelten Hbftrain train Nj
    4. Take the bus from Sankt Pölten to Kumanovobus bus
    5. Take the bus from Kumanovo to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus bus
    6. Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain train Ic
    45h 20m
    €626–1,020

  4. Drive, Eurotunnel

    1. Drive from Edinburgh to Folkestonecar car
    2. Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain train
    3. Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Athenscar car
    36h 17m

  5. Fly Edinburgh Airport to Rhodes International Airport

    1. Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Rhodes International Airport (RHO)plane plane EDI - RHO
    7h 35m
    €152–364

  6. Fly Edinburgh Airport to Athens International Airport

    1. Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane EDI - ATH
    7h 28m
    €90–220

  7. Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    1. Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain train
    2. Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane GLA - HER
    8h 2m
    €119–280

  8. Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Rhodes International Airport

    1. Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain train
    2. Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Rhodes International Airport (RHO)plane plane GLA - RHO
    8h 28m
    €99–331

  9. Train, bus #2

    1. Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain train
    2. Take the bus from Bounds Green Road London to Tiranabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athensbus bus
    46h 36m

  10. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Princes Street to Buchanan Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Glasgow to Manchester, Shudehill Interchangebus bus
    3. Take the bus from Manchester, Coach Station to Bucharest Oborbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Bucharest to Thessalonikibus bus
    5. Take the bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou to Athens Karaiskaki Squarebus bus
    47h 51m
    €116–210

  11. Train, bus #3

    1. Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Sheffieldtrain train
    2. Take the bus from Sheffield to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Athensbus bus
    2d 13h
    €323–495

  12. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Edinburgh to Port of Dovercar car
    2. Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry car ferry
    3. Drive from Calais to Athenscar car
    37h 30m
    €633–1,018

Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights

Calendar8Weekly Planes
Duration5h 3mAverage Duration
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Greece?

easyJet, Jet2.com, and Aegean Airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Princes Street to Athens Karaiskaki Square via Glasgow, Manchester, Shudehill Interchange, Manchester, Coach Station, Bucharest, Thessaloniki, and Thessaloniki Monastiriou in around 47h 51m.

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