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 Crosstrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane LHR - ATH
8h 10m€124–330Train to London Stansted Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Strood to Stratford Internationaltrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane STN - ATH
8h 40m€97–295Bus, train
- Take the bus from Dover to Bucharest Oborbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Thessalonikibus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
38h 14m€133–206Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Maidstone to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Athenscar
29h 9mTrain, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Maidstone East to London Bridgetrain
- Take the train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane LGW - ATH
7h 56m€105–305Train to London City Airport, fly
- Take the train from Strood to Stratford Internationaltrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane LCY - ATH
9h 53m€181–324Train, train to Luton Airport, fly
- Take the train from Maidstone East to London Bridgetrain
- Take the train from London Bridge to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane LTN - ATH
8h 29m€104–296Bus
- Take the bus from Maidstone to London Stonebridgebus
- Take the bus from Bounds Green Road London to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athens Larissis Stationbus
44h 37mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Maidstone East to London Charing Crosstrain
- Take the bus from Bounds Green Road London to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athensbus
44h 52mBus via Prague
- Take the bus from Chatham to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus Michalovce
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Athensbus
2d 3h€148–158Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Maidstone to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Athenscar
30h 23m€518–839
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Maidstone to Athens is to train and fly which costs €100 - €300 and takes 8h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Maidstone to Athens is to train and fly which takes 7h 56m and costs €100 - €310.
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 37m.
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 14m and costs €130 - €210.
It takes approximately 8h 10m 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 11:55 PM in Maidstone and 1:55 AM in Athens.
There are 5710+ 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 37m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–270
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–190
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–280
Flights from London City Airport to Athens International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–390
Flights from London City Airport to Athens International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–390
Flights from London City Airport to Athens International Airport via Skiathos
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–460
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–220
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from London City Airport to Athens International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–390
Flights from London City Airport to Athens International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–390
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–190
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from London City Airport to Athens International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–460
- 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
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London City Airport to Athens International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–450
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from London City Airport to Athens International Airport via Skiathos
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–460
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
- 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
- €21–45
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
Train from Maidstone East to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
Train from Strood to Stratford International
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–29
- 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
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from London Bridge to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- 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
- €45–70
- Schedules at
- simeonidistours.gr
- 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 69 232 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
- +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
- +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
- +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
- €55–65
- 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
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–21
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- 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
- €6–16
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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