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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 Athens International Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Folkestone Central to London St Pancras Intltrain
    2. Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Athens International Airport (ATH)planeLHR - ATH
    8h 35m
    €114–332

  2. Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Athens International Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Folkestone Central to Stratford Internationaltrain
    2. Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)planeSTN - ATH
    8h 12m
    €94–299

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Folkestone Central to London St Pancras Intltrain
    2. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris NordtrainEil
    3. Take the train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe HbftrainTgv
    4. Take the bus from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Pristinabus
    5. Take the bus from Pristina to Thessaloníkibus
    6. Take the train from Thessaloniki to AthenstrainIc
    38h 18m

  4. Train, bus via Sankt Pölten

    1. Take the train from Folkestone Central to London St Pancras Intltrain
    2. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris NordtrainEil
    3. Take the train from Paris l'Est to St Pölten HauptbahnhoftrainNj
    4. Take the bus from Sankt Pölten to Kumanovobus
    5. Take the bus from Kumanovo to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
    6. Take the train from Thessaloniki to AthenstrainIc
    42h 25m
    €283–814

  5. 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
    2. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airporttrain
    3. Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)planeLGW - HER
    7h 58m
    €110–347

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

    1. Take the train from Folkestone Central to London St Pancras Intltrain
    2. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airporttrain
    3. Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Athens International Airport (ATH)planeLGW - ATH
    8h 16m
    €103–264

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

    1. Take the train from Folkestone Central to Stratford Internationaltrain
    2. Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)planeSTN - SKG
    8h 4m
    €97–312

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

    1. Take the train from Folkestone Central to London St Pancras Intltrain
    2. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airporttrain
    3. Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)planeLGW - SKG
    8h 3m
    €126–297

  9. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Dover to Brussel Eurolines Busstationbus
    2. Take the bus from Brussels-Nord to Tiranabus
    3. Take the bus from Tirana to Athensbus
    42h 8m
    €180–181

  10. Bus via Prague

    1. Take the bus from Dover to Praha, ÚAN FlorencbusMichalovce
    2. Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Athensbus
    2d 2h
    €135–140

  11. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Dover to Brussel Eurolines Busstationbus
    2. Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Frankfurt(Main)HbftrainIce / ...
    3. Take the bus from Frankfurt am Main to Larissabus
    4. Take the train from Larissa to AthenstrainIc
    2d 7h
    €304–532

London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights

Calendar50Weekly Planes
Duration3h 40mAverage Duration
Ticket€68Cheapest 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 via Pencester Road, Dover, Brussel Eurolines Busstation, Brussels-Nord, Tirana, Mbikalimi Kamez, Perball Bankes, and Tirana in around 42h 8m.

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