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There are 12 ways to get from London Victoria to Athens by plane, train, bus, car, car train, or car ferry

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  1. Fly from London Heathrow Airport

    best
    1. Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane LHR - ATH
    7h 41m
    €125–309

  2. Bus via Bucharest

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from London Victoria to Airport Bus Stationbus bus A1 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Luton to Bucharest Oborbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Bucharest to Thessalonikibus bus
    4. Take the bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTELbus bus
    40h 22m
    €89–183

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain train Eil
    2. Take the train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbftrain train Tgv
    3. Take the bus from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Pristinabus bus
    4. Take the bus from Pristina to Thessaloníkibus bus
    5. Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain train Ic
    37h 53m

  4. Train, bus via Bratislava

    1. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train Eil
    2. Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Wien HBFtrain train Nj
    3. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava hl.st.train train
    4. Take the bus from Bratislava to Thessalonikibus bus
    5. Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain train Ic
    2d

  5. Drive, Eurotunnel

    1. Drive from London Victoria to Folkestonecar car
    2. Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain train
    3. Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Athenscar car
    29h 59m

  6. Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain train
    2. Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane LGW - ATH
    7h 22m
    €95–254

  7. Fly from London City Airport

    1. Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane LCY - ATH
    9h 23m
    €165–333

  8. Fly from London Stansted Airport

    1. Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane STN - ATH
    7h 51m
    €98–292

  9. Train to Luton Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain train
    2. Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane LTN - ATH
    7h 50m
    €95–240

  10. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Bounds Green Road London to Tiranabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athensbus bus
    43h 44m

  11. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from München to Larissabus bus
    3. Take the train from Larissa to Athenstrain train Ic
    2d 12h
    €279–442

  12. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from London Victoria to Port of Dovercar car
    2. Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry car ferry
    3. Drive from Calais to Athenscar car
    31h 12m
    €529–877

London Victoria to Athens by bus and train

Calendar1Weekly Services
Duration2d 12hAverage Duration
Ticket€279Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between London Victoria, England and Athens, Greece?

British Airways, Aegean Airlines, and Air Serbia fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Athens International Airport (ATH) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from London Victoria to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL via Luton, Bucharest, Thessaloniki, and Thessaloniki Monastiriou in around 40h 22m.

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