There are 13 ways to get from Greece to Edinburgh by plane, bus, train, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly Athens International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane ATH - EDI
7h 33m£78–198Fly Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Edinburgh Airport
cheapest- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane SKG - EDI
7h 28m£62–162Bus, train via Strasbourg
- Take the bus from Athens to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Strasbourg Bahnhofbus
- Take the train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Paris l'Esttrain 83 / ...
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
40h 44mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Athens to Thessalonikitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Thessaloníki to Pristinabus
- Take the bus from Pristina to Salzburg Hbfbus
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Bruxelles-Miditrain Nj
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
47h 37mDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Athens to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Edinburghcar
35h 57mFly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Edinburgh Airport
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane HER - EDI
7h 21m£76–231Fly Rhodes International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Fly from Rhodes International Airport (RHO) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane RHO - EDI
7h 47m£132–322Fly Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane SKG - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
9h 43m£95–247Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane HER - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
8h 26m£104–246Bus
- Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Thessaloniki Monastirioubus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Bucharestbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest Obor to Manchester, Coach Stationbus
- Take the bus from Manchester, Shudehill Interchange to Glasgowbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Princes Streetbus
2d£104–185Bus, train
- Take the bus from Athens to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Bounds Green Road Londonbus
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
2d 2hBus, train #2
- Take the bus from Athens to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Sheffieldbus
- Take the train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
2d 15h£280–440Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Athens to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Edinburghcar
37h 3m£582–863
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Greece to Edinburgh is to fly which costs £60 - £170 and takes 7h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Greece to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 7h 21m and costs £75 - £240.
No, there is no direct bus from Greece to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Αφετηρια and arriving at Princes Street via Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL, Thessaloniki, Bucharest Obor, Manchester, Shudehill Interchange and Buchanan Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 0h.
The distance between Greece and Edinburgh is 1807 miles.
The best way to get from Greece to Edinburgh without a car is to bus and train via Strasbourg which takes 40h 44m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 33m to get from Greece to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Greece to Edinburgh bus services, operated by KTEL Thessalonikis, depart from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL station.
The best way to get from Greece to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 7h 33m and costs £75 - £200. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £100 - £190 and takes 2 days 0h.
Greece to Edinburgh bus services, operated by KTEL Thessalonikis, arrive at Thessaloniki Monastiriou station.
Edinburgh is 2h behind Greece. It is currently 8:33 PM in Greece and 6:33 PM in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between Greece and Edinburgh, Scotland?
easyJet, Aegean Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Αφετηρια to Princes Street via Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL, Thessaloniki Monastiriou, Thessaloniki, Bucharest Obor, Manchester, Coach Station, Manchester, Shudehill Interchange, and Buchanan Bus Station in around 2d.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–280
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Edinburgh Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–290
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Edinburgh Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–290
Flights from Rhodes International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £90–310
Flights from Rhodes International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–310
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Glasgow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–240
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Glasgow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–280
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–180
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £21–200
Flights from Rhodes International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £80–230
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Glasgow Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Glasgow Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–320
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–400
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £50–180
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £55–210
Flights from Rhodes International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £60–230
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–210
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £80–180
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–180
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Rhodes International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Glasgow Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–300
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Glasgow Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £130–460
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Paris l'Est
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–150
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–200
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £95–160
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–170
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Athens to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £19–27
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £200–340
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £140–200
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Athens to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £35
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +355 67 604 2191
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Athens to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- komatastours.al@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Athens to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £35
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- info@arjanitravel.com
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Tirana to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 51m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
- Phone
- +383 44 162 498
- info@barilevaturist.com
- Website
- web.facebook.com
Bus from Thessaloníki to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £16–20
- Website
- https://web.facebook.com/BarilevaTuristKosova
- Phone
- + 383 (0) 44 542 029
- info@sharrtravel.com
- Website
- sharrtravel.com
Bus from Thessaloníki to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £18
- Website
- https://www.sharrtravel.com
- Phone
- +38349112555
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Thessaloníki to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £18
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +383 49 181 500
- monika_deqan@hotmail.com
- Website
- web.facebook.com
Bus from Pristina to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://web.facebook.com/p/Monika-Travel-100057278417633
- Phone
- +383 44 992 615
- maxharturizam@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Pristina to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +49 179 8464672
- fadilitours@outlook.com
- Website
- web.facebook.com
Bus from Pristina to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Pristina to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- https://web.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100086702768199
- Phone
- +383 44 115 097
- arbenitours@hotmail.net
- Website
- arbenitours.com
Bus from Pristina to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 12m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- arbenitours.com
- Phone
- +49 173 58 64 617
- Website
- web.facebook.com
Bus from Pristina to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 57m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://web.facebook.com/fatoni.reisen
- Schedules at
- https://travel.gjirafa.com/en/bus-companies/fatoni-reisen
- Phone
- +383 45 984 518
- kujtimibus@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Pristina to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/kujtimibus/
- Phone
- +383 44 135 228
- zhitia-turist@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Pristina to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 32m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +383 49 324 464
- fershped@msn.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Pristina to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 56m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 2310 500111
- ktel2310@gmail.com
- Website
- ktelthes.gr
Bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Thessaloniki Monastiriou
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–40
- Schedules at
- ktelthes.gr
- Book at
- ktelthes.e-ticketing.gr
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Schedules at
- simeonidistours.gr
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Bucharest Obor to Manchester, Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 31m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £27–35
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Manchester, Shudehill Interchange to Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £20–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Princes Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £4–8
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Princes Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–14
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- anumitravel@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Bounds Green Road London
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 210 92 33 33
- info@koronatravel.gr
- Website
- koronatravel.gr
Bus from Athens to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £79
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 58m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–160
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–18
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £5–28
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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