There are 11 ways to get from Maidstone to Athens by train, plane, 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.
Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Maidstone East to London Charing Cross
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Athens International Airport (ATH)LHR - ATH
8h 7m€105–362Train, train to Luton Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Maidstone East to London Bridge
- Take the train from London Bridge to Luton Airport Parkway
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)LTN - ATH
8h 24m€76–340Bus, train
- Take the bus from Dover to Bucharest Obor
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Thessaloniki
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to AthensIc
38h 17m€123–198Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Maidstone to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Athens
29h 4mTrain, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Maidstone East to London Bridge
- Take the train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Athens International Airport (ATH)LGW - ATH
7h 58m€90–402Train to London City Airport, fly
- Take the train from Strood to Stratford International
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Athens International Airport (ATH)LCY - ATH
9h 40m€117–487Train to London Stansted Airport, fly
- Take the train from Strood to Stratford International
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)STN - ATH
8h 39m€88–270Train, bus
- Take the train from Maidstone East to London Charing Cross
- Take the bus from Bounds Green Road London to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athens
44h 27mBus
- Take the bus from Maidstone to London Stonebridge
- Take the bus from Bounds Green Road London to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athens Larissis Station
44h 30mBus via Prague
- Take the bus from Chatham to Praha, ÚAN FlorencMichalovce
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Athens
2d 3h€138–149Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Maidstone to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Athens
30h 12m€547–863
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Maidstone to Athens is to bus via Prague which costs €130 - €150 and takes 2 days 3h.
The fastest way to get from Maidstone to Athens is to train and fly which takes 7h 58m and costs €85 - €410.
No, there is no direct bus from Maidstone to Athens station. However, there are services departing from Maidstone and arriving at Athens Larissis Station via Mitchell Way, Bounds Green Road London and Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 44h 30m.
The distance between Maidstone and Athens is 2550 km.
The best way to get from Maidstone to Athens without a car is to bus and train which takes 38h 17m and costs €120 - €200.
It takes approximately 8h 7m to get from Maidstone to Athens, including transfers.
Maidstone to Athens bus services, operated by Euro Fratello Srl, depart from Maidstone station.
Maidstone to Athens bus services, operated by Euro Fratello Srl, arrive at London Stonebridge station.
Athens is 2h ahead of Maidstone. It is currently 6:40 PM in Maidstone and 8:40 PM in Athens.
There are 12286+ hotels available in Athens.
What companies run services between Maidstone, England and Athens, Greece?
You can take a bus from Maidstone to Athens Larissis Station via London Stonebridge, Mitchell Way, Hobart Corner, Bounds Green Road London, Tirana, and Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave in around 44h 30m.
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- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–330
Flights from Luton Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–110
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–190
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from London City Airport to Athens International Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–290
Flights from London City Airport to Athens International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–290
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from London City Airport to Athens International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–360
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–350
Flights from London City Airport to Athens International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–490
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from London City Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–430
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Athens International Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
- Phone
- +44 345 322 7021
- Website
- southeasternrailway.co.uk
Train from Maidstone East to London Charing Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–45
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
Train from Maidstone East to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–65
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
Train from Strood to Stratford International
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–35
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
- 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 (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
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–18
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from London Bridge to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–24
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–22
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Dover to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 56m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €23–30
- 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
- Schedules at
- simeonidistours.gr
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- info@anumitravel.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 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- 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
- 0724 122 272
- contact@euro-fratello.ro
- Website
- euro-fratello.ro
Bus from Maidstone to London Stonebridge
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- euro-fratello.ro
- Phone
- +355 69 617 8170
- diamanttravel88@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athens Larissis Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Chatham to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–55
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- 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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