There are 10 ways to get from Greece to Edinburgh by plane, bus, train, car, car train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Athens International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane ATH - EDI
7h 39m£88–198Fly Rhodes International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
cheapest- Fly from Rhodes International Airport (RHO) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane RHO - EDI
7h 52m£65–167Bus, 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 to Paris Esttrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
39h 42mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Athens to Thessalonikitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Brno ÚAN Zvonařkabus
- Take the train from Brno Main Train Station to Vienna Meidling Train Stationtrain
- Take the train from Wien Meidling 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
2d 6h£514–830Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Athens to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Edinburghcar
36h 17m£678–942Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Edinburgh Airport
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane HER - EDI
7h 26m£66–181Fly 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 24m£81–356Bus, 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 3hBus
- Take the bus from Athens to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
2d 19h£212–327Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Athens to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Edinburghcar
37h 18m£585–899
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Greece to Edinburgh is to fly which costs £65 - £170 and takes 7h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Greece to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 7h 26m and costs £65 - £190.
No, there is no direct bus from Greece to Edinburgh station. However, there are services departing from Athens and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station via Praha, ÚAN Florenc and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 19h.
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 39h 42m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 39m to get from Greece to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Greece to Edinburgh bus services, operated by Korona Travel, depart from Athens station.
The best way to get from Greece to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 7h 39m and costs £85 - £200. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £210 - £330 and takes 2 days 19h.
Greece to Edinburgh bus services, operated by Korona Travel, arrive at Praha, ÚAN Florenc station.
Edinburgh is 2h behind Greece. It is currently 5:29 AM in Greece and 3:29 AM 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) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Ομονοια to Edinburgh, Bus Station via Παιδικη Χαρα, Athens, Praha, ÚAN Florenc, and London Victoria in around 2d 19h.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £70–180
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £65–210
Flights from Rhodes International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–120
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £75–270
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Edinburgh Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Saturday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £90–270
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £60–210
Flights from Rhodes International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £60–210
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–350
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–170
Flights from Rhodes International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–230
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Rhodes International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £65–130
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–390
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Glasgow Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £90–390
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Paris Est
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–110
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg to Paris Est
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Strasbourg to Paris Est
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £60–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £140–240
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–190
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–180
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–180
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–180
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Athens to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £27–40
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Brno Main Train Station to Vienna Meidling Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £6–11
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Wien Meidling to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £180–290
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- customer.support@eurotunnel.com
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–30
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- customerexperience@lumo.co.uk
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £7–14
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Athens to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £38
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Athens to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £38
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- 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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £42
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Athens to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £42
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 68 204 4475
- amr_travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Athens to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £38
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Athens to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £38
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- 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
Bus from Athens to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- 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
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- Simeonidis Tours
Bus from Thessaloniki to Brno ÚAN Zvonařka
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £75–120
- Website
- Simeonidis Tours
- Phone
- +30 210 92 33 33
- info@koronatravel.gr
- Website
- koronatravel.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki to Brno ÚAN Zvonařka
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £62
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
Bus from Athens to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £76
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
- 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
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £95–150
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–100
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–75
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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