There are 10 ways to get from Middlesbrough to Athens by plane, train, bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly from Durham Tees Valley Airport
best- Fly from Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME) to Athens International Airport (ATH)MME - ATH
9h 40m€163–720Train to Manchester Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Middlesbrough to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)MAN - ATH
9h 40m€107–298Train, bus via Bucharest
- Take the train from Middlesbrough to Manchester Piccadilly
- Take the bus from Manchester, Coach Station to Bucharest Obor
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Thessaloniki
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to AthensIc
43h 10m€127–237Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Middlesbrough to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Athens
33h 26mTrain to Newcastle, fly
- Take the train from Darlington to Newcastle
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Athens International Airport (ATH)NCL - ATH
10h 16m€117–215Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly
- Take the train from Darlington to Edinburgh Waverley
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Athens International Airport (ATH)EDI - ATH
10h 6m€143–311Train, train to Humberside Airport, fly
- Take the train from Middlesbrough to Doncaster
- Take the train from Doncaster to Barnetby
- Fly from Humberside Airport (HUY) to Athens International Airport (ATH)HUY - ATH
12h 32m€274–1,042Train, bus
- Take the train from Middlesbrough to York
- Take the train from York to King's Cross
- Take the bus from Bounds Green Road London to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athens
46h 17mBus
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stand 11 to Leeds City Bus Station
- Take the bus from Bradford to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Athens
2d 12h€156–270Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Middlesbrough to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Athens
34h 33m€624–974
Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Middlesbrough to Athens is to train and fly which costs €110 - €220 and takes 10h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Middlesbrough to Athens is to train and fly which takes 9h 40m and costs €100 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Middlesbrough station to Athens. However, there are services departing from Bus Station Stand 11 and arriving at Athens via Leeds City Bus Station, Bradford and Praha, ÚAN Florenc. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 12h.
The distance between Middlesbrough and Athens is 2710 km.
The best way to get from Middlesbrough to Athens without a car is to train and bus via Bucharest which takes 43h 10m and costs €120 - €240.
It takes approximately 9h 40m to get from Middlesbrough to Athens, including transfers.
Middlesbrough to Athens bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bus Station Stand 11.
The best way to get from Middlesbrough to Athens is to fly which takes 9h 40m and costs €160 - €750. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €150 - €270 and takes 2 days 12h.
Middlesbrough to Athens bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Leeds City Bus Station.
Athens is 2h ahead of Middlesbrough. It is currently 8:39 PM in Middlesbrough and 10:39 PM in Athens.
What companies run services between Middlesbrough, England and Athens, Greece?
KLM flies from Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME) to Athens International Airport (ATH) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bus Station Stand 11 to Athens via Leeds City Bus Station, Bradford Interchange Bus Station, Bradford, and Praha, ÚAN Florenc in around 2d 12h.
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- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Athens International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–700
Flights from Humberside Airport to Athens International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–950
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Newcastle to Athens International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Athens International Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–160
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Athens International Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–220
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Newcastle to Athens International Airport via Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Newcastle to Athens International Airport via Kefallinia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–150
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–220
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–140
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Newcastle to Athens International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Newcastle to Athens International Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Middlesbrough to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Darlington to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–10
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Middlesbrough to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Doncaster to Barnetby
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–32
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Standard
- €12–19
- 1st Class
- €26–32
Train from Middlesbrough to York
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–27
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.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
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Darlington to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Darlington to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Middlesbrough to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–50
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Middlesbrough to York
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–45
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from York to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €35–95
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Darlington to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Darlington to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Darlington to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from York to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–95
- Website
- https://www.grandcentralrail.com/
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Manchester, Coach Station to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 32m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €26–35
- 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
- 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
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bus Station Stand 11 to Leeds City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–30
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Bradford to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 51m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- 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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