There are 11 ways to get from London to Greece by plane, train, or bus
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Fly London Heathrow Airport to Athens International Airport
best- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane LHR - ATH
6h 45m€96–276Fly London Stansted Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
cheapest- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane STN - SKG
7h 4m€73–258Train, bus
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Est to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraiasbus
35h 50mTrain, bus via Sankt Pölten
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to St.Poelten Hbftrain Nj
- Take the bus from Sankt Pölten to Kumanovobus
- Take the bus from Kumanovo to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
40h 12m€500–818Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane LGW - SKG
6h 54m€88–215Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane LGW - HER
6h 48m€102–385Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Athens International Airport
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane LGW - ATH
7h 7m€85–262Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Rhodes International Airport
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Rhodes International Airport (RHO)plane LGW - RHO
7h 9m€127–336Bus via Bucharest
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Doverbus 700 / ...
- Take the bus from Dover to Bucharest Oborbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Thessalonikibus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou to Athens Karaiskaki Squarebus
40h€89–170Bus
- Take the bus from Bounds Green Road London to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athensbus
42h 48mBus via Prague
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus N870
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Athensbus
2d 6h€176–248
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from London to Greece is to fly which costs €70 - €260 and takes 7h 4m.
The fastest way to get from London to Greece is to fly which takes 6h 45m and costs €95 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from London to Greece. However, there are services departing from London Victoria and arriving at Athens Karaiskaki Square via Dover, Bucharest and Thessaloniki Monastiriou. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h.
The distance between London and Greece is 2483 km.
The best way to get from London to Greece without a car is to train and bus which takes 35h 50m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 45m to get from London to Greece, including transfers.
London to Greece bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from London Victoria station.
The best way to get from London to Greece is to fly which takes 6h 45m and costs €95 - €280. Alternatively, you can bus via Bucharest, which costs €85 - €170 and takes 40h.
London to Greece bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Dover station.
Greece is 2h ahead of London. It is currently 8:17 PM in London and 10:17 PM in Greece.
What companies run services between London, England and Greece?
Aegean Airlines, British Airways, 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 Karaiskaki Square via Dover, Bucharest, Thessaloniki, and Thessaloniki Monastiriou in around 40h.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–260
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–310
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–260
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–370
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–470
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–460
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–180
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €180–390
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–380
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–220
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–300
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Athens International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–210
- Website
- corendonairlines.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €130–240
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Est to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Paris Est to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €80–190
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris Est to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to St.Poelten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €290–480
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Thessaloniki to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- info@arjanitravel.com
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 52m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
- Phone
- +355 69 617 8170
- diamanttravel88@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraias
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +389 46 787 312
- info@eurobus.mk
- Website
- eurobus.mk
Bus from Sankt Pölten to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Schedules at
- eurobus.mk
- Phone
- 0030 2108219900
- vsiamos@otenet.gr
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Kumanovo to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Dover to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 56m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €27–35
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Bucharest to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- https://simeonidistours.gr/en/
- Phone
- +30 2310 500111
- info@ktelthes.gr
- Website
- ktelthes.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou to Athens Karaiskaki Square
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–45
- Website
- https://ktelthes.gr/en/
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- anumitravel@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Bounds Green Road London to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 39m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- komatastours.al@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 67 604 2191
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from London Victoria to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +30 210 92 33 33
- info@koronatravel.gr
- Website
- koronatravel.gr
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
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