There are 12 ways to get from London to Piraeus by plane, subway, train, bus, 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 from London Heathrow Airport, subway
best- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Athens International Airport (ATH)LHR - ATH
- Take the subway from Athens Airport to Dimotikó Théatro Peiraiá
7h 17m€96–300Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly, subway
cheapest- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Athens International Airport (ATH)LGW - ATH
- Take the subway from Athens Airport to Dimotikó Théatro Peiraiá
7h 33m€75–228Train, bus
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris NordEil
- Take the train from Paris l'Est to Strasbourg Bahnhof83 / ...
- Take the bus from Strasbourg to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraias
35h 58mDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from London to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Piraeus
30h 24mFly from London City Airport, subway
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Athens International Airport (ATH)LCY - ATH
- Take the subway from Athens Airport to Dimotikó Théatro Peiraiá
8h 55m€152–383Fly from London Stansted Airport, subway
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)STN - ATH
- Take the subway from Athens Airport to Dimotikó Théatro Peiraiá
7h 42m€75–260Train to Luton Airport, fly, subway
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)LTN - ATH
- Take the subway from Athens Airport to Dimotikó Théatro Peiraiá
7h 38m€78–278Train to Birmingham Airport, fly, subway
- Take the train from London Euston to Birmingham International
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Athens International Airport (ATH)BHX - ATH
- Take the subway from Athens Airport to Dimotikó Théatro Peiraiá
8h 29m€92–280Train, bus via Passau
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-MidiEil
- Take the train from Bruxelles Midi to Frankfurt79
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Passau Hbf91 / ...
- Take the bus from Passau Hbf to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraias
36h 57mBus
- Take the bus from Bounds Green Road London to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraias
42h 13mBus via Prague
- Take the bus from London Victoria to PragueN870
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Athens
2d 7h€163–277Drive, car ferry
- Drive from London to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Piraeus
31h 32m€557–876
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from London to Piraeus is to train and fly and subway which costs €75 - €230 and takes 7h 33m.
The fastest way to get from London to Piraeus is to fly and subway which takes 7h 17m and costs €95 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from London to Piraeus. However, there are services departing from Charing Cross and arriving at Peiraias via Bounds Green Road London and Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 13m.
The distance between London and Piraeus is 2496 km.
The best way to get from London to Piraeus without a car is to train and bus which takes 35h 58m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 17m to get from London to Piraeus, including transfers.
London to Piraeus bus services, operated by Anumi Travel, depart from Bounds Green Road London station.
London to Piraeus bus services, operated by Anumi Travel, arrive at Tirana station.
Piraeus is 2h ahead of London. It is currently 10:56 PM in London and 12:56 AM in Piraeus.
There are 11880+ hotels available in Piraeus.
What companies run services between London, England and Piraeus, Greece?
You can take a bus from Charing Cross to Peiraias via Hobart Corner, Bounds Green Road London, Tirana, and Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave in around 42h 13m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–230
Flights from Luton Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Luton Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from London City Airport to Athens International Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–300
Flights from London City Airport to Athens International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–180
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from London City Airport to Athens International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–470
Flights from London City Airport to Athens International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London City Airport to Athens International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from London City Airport to Athens International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–380
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–250
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–260
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Athens International Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–240
- Phone
- +30 210 8202900
- oasa@oasa.gr
- Website
- oasa.gr
Subway from Athens Airport to Dimotikó Théatro Peiraiá
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9
- Website
- https://www.oasa.gr/en/
- 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
- €70–330
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–330
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris l'Est to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Paris l'Est to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Passau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- 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
- €29–30
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–24
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–22
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €28–95
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–55
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from London Euston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–90
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- €240–260
- Sleeper Seat
- €70–90
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- €280–320
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- info@arjanitravel.com
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Strasbourg 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
- +355 69 232 8000
- info@anumitravel.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Passau Hbf to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 3m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Bounds Green Road London to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 39m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–190
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €75–190
- On Foot
- €35–45
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