There are 11 ways to get from Greece to Scotland by plane, train, bus, 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 34m£83–188Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Glasgow Airport
cheapest- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane HER - GLA
7h 12m£54–196Train, bus
- Take the train from Athens to Thessalonikitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Bucharestbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest Obor to Manchester, Coach Stationbus
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Glasgow Centraltrain
43h 6m£137–268Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Athens to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Glasgowcar
35h 49mFly Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Glasgow Airport
- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane SKG - GLA
8h 29m£70–227Fly Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Edinburgh Airport
- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane SKG - EDI
7h 28m£62–152Fly 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£96–281Fly Rhodes International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Fly from Rhodes International Airport (RHO) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane RHO - EDI
7h 47m£67–262Bus, 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 London Euston to Glasgow Centraltrain
2d 3hBus
- Take the bus from Athens to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Bradfordbus
- Take the bus from Leeds City Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
2d 20h£169–286Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Athens to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Glasgowcar
36h 56m£572–870
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Greece to Scotland is to fly which costs £60 - £160 and takes 7h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Greece to Scotland is to fly which takes 7h 12m and costs £50 - £200.
The distance between Greece and Scotland is 1807 miles.
The best way to get from Greece to Scotland without a car is to train and bus which takes 43h 6m and costs £130 - £270.
It takes approximately 7h 34m to get from Greece to Scotland, including transfers.
The best way to get from Greece to Scotland is to fly which takes 7h 34m and costs £80 - £190. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £160 - £290 and takes 2 days 20h.
Scotland is 2h behind Greece. It is currently 8:38 AM in Greece and 6:38 AM in Scotland.
There are 1469+ hotels available in Scotland.
What companies run services between Greece and Scotland?
easyJet, Aegean Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Ομονοια to Buchanan Bus Station via Παιδικη Χαρα, Athens, Praha, ÚAN Florenc, Bradford, Bradford Interchange Bus Station, and Leeds City Bus Station in around 2d 20h.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–270
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Glasgow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–240
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Glasgow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–270
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Edinburgh Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–280
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Edinburgh Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–290
Flights from Rhodes International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £110–300
Flights from Rhodes International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–300
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £70–170
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Glasgow Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £50–200
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Glasgow Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £50–180
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £70–190
Flights from Rhodes International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £80–210
- 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
- £55–310
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £85–380
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £50–170
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
Flights from Rhodes International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–220
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £75–240
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–240
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Glasgow Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–310
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Glasgow Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £140–470
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Rhodes International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–210
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Athens to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £19–27
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11–22
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–19
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from London Euston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £140–240
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from London Euston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £90–150
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- 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
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- https://simeonidistours.gr/en/
- 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
- +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 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
- £78
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Bradford
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £65–160
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Leeds City Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- £16–27
- 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
- £5–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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