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There are 11 ways to get from Folkestone to Greece by train, plane, or bus

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  1. Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia

    best
    1. Take the train from Folkestone Central to London St Pancras Intltrain train
    2. Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane plane LHR - SKG
    8h 17m
    €173–331

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Dover to Bucharest Oborbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Bucharest to Thessalonikibus bus
    3. Take the bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou to Athens Karaiskaki Squarebus bus
    38h 37m
    €82–163

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Folkestone Central to London St Pancras Intltrain train
    2. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain train Eil
    3. Take the train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbftrain train Ice
    4. Take the bus from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Pristinabus bus
    5. Take the bus from Pristina to Thessaloníkibus bus
    6. Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain train Ic
    38h 15m

  4. Train, bus via Bratislava

    1. Take the train from Folkestone Central to London St Pancras Intltrain 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 Wien HBFtrain train Nj
    4. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava hl.st.train train
    5. Take the bus from Bratislava to Thessalonikibus bus
    6. Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain train Ic
    2d

  5. Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia

    1. Take the train from Folkestone Central to London St Pancras Intltrain train
    2. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airporttrain train
    3. Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane plane LGW - SKG
    8h 1m
    €130–336

  6. Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    1. Take the train from Folkestone Central to London St Pancras Intltrain train
    2. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airporttrain train
    3. Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane LGW - HER
    7h 55m
    €129–386

  7. Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia

    1. Take the train from Folkestone Central to Stratford Internationaltrain train
    2. Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane plane STN - SKG
    8h 1m
    €112–330

  8. Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Athens International Airport

    1. Take the train from Folkestone Central to London St Pancras Intltrain train
    2. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airporttrain train
    3. Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane LGW - ATH
    8h 22m
    €137–333

  9. Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Rhodes International Airport

    1. Take the train from Folkestone Central to London St Pancras Intltrain train
    2. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airporttrain train
    3. Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Rhodes International Airport (RHO)plane plane LGW - RHO
    8h 18m
    €154–337

  10. Train, bus #2

    1. Take the train from Folkestone Central to London Charing 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
    45h 3m

  11. Bus via Košice

    1. Take the bus from Dover to Košicebus bus Michalovce
    2. Take the bus from Košice to Athensbus bus
    2d 7h
    €173–383

Folkestone to Greece by bus

Calendar1Weekly Buses
Duration2d 7hAverage Duration
Ticket€173Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Folkestone, England and Greece?

You can take a bus from Shellons Street Car Park to Athens Karaiskaki Square via Pencester Road, Dover, Bucharest, Thessaloniki, and Thessaloniki Monastiriou in around 38h 37m.

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