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There are 13 ways to get from Elephant and Castle to Athens by plane, train, bus, car, car train, or car ferry

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  1. Fly from London Heathrow Airport

    best
    1. Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Athens International Airport (ATH)planeLHR - ATH
    7h 8m
    €94–318

  2. Train to Luton Airport, fly

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
    2. Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)planeLTN - ATH
    7h 25m
    €64–284

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris NordtrainEil
    2. Take the train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe HbftrainTgv
    3. Take the bus from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Pristinabus
    4. Take the bus from Pristina to Thessaloníkibus
    5. Take the train from Thessaloniki to AthenstrainIc
    37h 38m

  4. Train, bus via Sankt Pölten

    1. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-MiditrainEil
    2. Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to St.Poelten HbftrainNj
    3. Take the bus from Sankt Pölten to Kumanovobus
    4. Take the bus from Kumanovo to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
    5. Take the train from Thessaloniki to AthenstrainIc
    41h 30m
    €263–592

  5. Drive, Eurotunnel

    1. Drive from Elephant and Castle to Folkestonecar
    2. Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
    3. Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Athenscar
    29h 44m

  6. Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airporttrain
    2. Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Athens International Airport (ATH)planeLGW - ATH
    7h 8m
    €78–344

  7. Fly from London City Airport

    1. Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Athens International Airport (ATH)planeLCY - ATH
    8h 33m
    €103–447

  8. Fly from London Stansted Airport

    1. Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)planeSTN - ATH
    7h 36m
    €81–247

  9. Train to Birmingham Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from London Euston to Birmingham Internationaltrain
    2. Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Athens International Airport (ATH)planeBHX - ATH
    8h 25m
    €108–303

  10. Bus via Bucharest

    1. Take the bus from Marble Arch to Airport Bus StationbusA1 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Luton to Bucharest Oborbus
    3. Take the bus from Bucharest to Thessalonikibus
    4. Take the bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou to Athens Karaiskaki Squarebus
    41h
    €116–173

  11. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Bounds Green Road London to Tiranabus
    2. Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athensbus
    43h 5m

  12. Bus via Prague

    1. Take the bus from London Victoria to Praha, ÚAN FlorencbusRegioJet 10
    2. Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Athensbus
    2d 3h
    €156–187

  13. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Elephant and Castle to Port of Dovercar
    2. Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
    3. Drive from Calais to Athenscar
    30h 52m
    €557–876

Elephant and Castle to Athens by bus

Calendar1Weekly Buses
Duration2d 3hAverage Duration
Ticket€156Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Elephant and Castle, Greater London, England and Athens, Greece?

Aegean Airlines and British Airways fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Athens International Airport (ATH) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from London College of Comm to Athens Karaiskaki Square via Marble Arch, Luton, Bucharest, Thessaloniki, and Thessaloniki Monastiriou in around 41h.

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