There are 8 ways to get from London to Athens by plane, train, bus, night train, car ferry, car or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2rio's travel planner.
Recommended option
Fly • 1 h 50 min
$106 - $355
7 alternative options
Train, bus • 35 h 41 min
$434 - $723
Bus Korona Travel • 45 h 9 min
$181 - $210
Train • 2 days 3 h
$368 - $686
Train, nighttrain, car ferry, bus • 2 days 6 h
$338 - $777
Bus Radina VIP • 2 days 9 h
$140 - $218
Drive, car ferry • 41 h 31 min
$391 - $690
Drive, Eurotunnel, train • 33 h 2 min
$752 - $1,012
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from London to Athens is to fly which costs £80 - £280 and takes 1 h 50 min.
The quickest way to get from London to Athens is to fly which costs £80 - £280 and takes 1 h 50 min.
The distance between London and Athens is 1495 miles.
It takes approximately 1 h 50 min to get from London to Athens, including transfers.
No, there is no direct bus from London station to Athens. However, there are services departing from London Victoria Coach Station and arriving at Athens via Brno. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 45 h 9 min.
No, there is no direct train from London to Athens. However, there are services departing from London St. Pancras International and arriving at Αθήνα via Paris Nord, Paris Gare de Lyon, Zürich HB, Beograd and Θεσσαλονίκη. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 3 h.
What companies run services between London, England and Athens, Greece?
Cobaltair flies from London to Athens twice a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from London to Athens via Brno in around 45 h 9 min.
- Website
- cobalt.aero
Flights from London Gatwick to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 0 min
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80 - $240
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Contact Details
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St. Pancras International to Paris Nord Eurostar
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 16 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $75 - $240
- Website
- eurostar.com
- Standard
- $75 - $240
- Premier
- $180 - $280
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- Phone
- 0033 892 353535
- Website
- tgv.com
Train from Paris Est to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 9 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $110 - $130
- Website
- en.oui.sncf
- 2nd Class
- $110 - $130
- 1st Class
- $150 - $230
Train from Paris Gare de Lyon to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 11 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $110 - $130
- Website
- en.oui.sncf
- 2nd Class
- $110 - $130
- 1st Class
- $160 - $230
Train from Calais-Fréthun to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $65 - $75
- Website
- en.oui.sncf
- 2nd Class
- $65 - $75
- 1st Class
- $95 - $130
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 17 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50 - $60
- Website
- en.oui.sncf
- 2nd Class
- $50 - $60
- 1st Class
- $75 - $95
- Phone
- +49 0180 6 99 66 33
- Website
- bahn.com
Train from Paris Est to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 9 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $110 - $170
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Hegyeshalom
- Ave. Duration
- 7 h 27 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $140 - $210
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 13 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $50 - $75
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from München Hbf to Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $25 - $40
- Website
- bahn.de
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Beograd
- Ave. Duration
- 20 h 57 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $120 - $200
- Website
- fahrplan.sbb.ch
- Schedules at
- fahrplan.sbb.ch
- Phone
- +381 11 360-28-99
- infozeleznicesrb@gmail.com
- Website
- serbianrailways.com
Train from Beograd to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 14 h 17 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30 - $75
- Schedules at
- bahn.de
- Website
- trainose.gr
Train from Θεσσαλονίκη to Αθήνα
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 20 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $27 - $40
- Website
- trainose.gr
- Purchase a
- eurail.com
- Second Class
- $27 - $40
- First Class
- $35 - $50
- Phone
- +33 1 83 82 00 00
- Website
- thello.com
Night train from Gare de Lyon to Venezia Santa Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 14 h 21 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $140 - $190
- Website
- thello.com
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- eurotunnel.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $171
- Website
- eurotunnel.com
- Phone
- 210.92.33.33
- info@koronatravel.gr
- Website
- koronatravel.gr
Bus from Rajka to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 18 h 17 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $105
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
Bus from Brno to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 20 h 9 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $105
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
- info@eurolines.cz
- Website
- elines.cz
Bus from London Victoria Coach Station to Brno
- Ave. Duration
- 24 h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $75 - $110
- Schedules at
- elines.cz
- Phone
- 2610 623 888
- Website
- ktelachaias.gr
Bus from Patras to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22 - $26
- Schedules at
- ktelachaias.gr
- Phone
- +359 879 321 588
- radinavip@gmail.com
- Website
- radinavip.com
Bus from London - Victoria Station to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 44 h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $110 - $150
- Schedules at
- radinavip.com
- Phone
- 02/989 0000
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12 h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28 - $70
- Schedules at
- online.union-ivkoni.com
- Phone
- 046/ 66 13 21
- valeross_holiday@abv.bg
- Website
- valeross.com
Bus from Sofia to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10 h 3 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30 - $70
- Schedules at
- valeross.com
- Phone
- +30 210 8919700
- superfast@superfast.com
- Website
- superfast.com
Car ferry from Venezia to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 31 h 1 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $95 - $320
- Schedules at
- superfast.com
- Deck
- $98 - $100
- Aircraft-type seats
- $119 - $121
- 2 bed inside cabin
- $313 - $316
- 3 bed outside cabin
- $270 - $320
- Phone
- 01304 448866.
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24 - $35
- Schedules at
- poferries.com
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- Phone
- 801 11 75000
- reservation@minoan.gr
- Website
- minoan.gr
Car ferry from Venice to Igoumenitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 21 h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $80 - $230
- Schedules at
- minoan.gr
- Deck
- $80
- Airplane economy seats
- $94
- 2-berth outside
- $190 - $230
- 3-berth outside shower
- $170 - $200
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