There are 12 ways to get from Minehead to Athens by car, plane, train, bus, car train, taxi, 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.
Drive to Cardiff Airport, fly
best- Drive from Minehead to Cardiff Airport (CWL)car
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane CWL - ATH
9h 13m€138–391Train to Bristol Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Taunton to Worletrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane BRS - ATH
10h 2m€101–221Drive, train, bus
- Drive from Minehead to Barrycar
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Universitytrain
- Take the bus from Birmingham to Bucharest Oborbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Thessalonikibus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
45h 2m€199–297Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Minehead to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Athenscar
32h 48mTrain to Exeter, fly
- Take the train from Taunton to Exeter St Davidstrain
- Fly from Exeter (EXT) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane EXT - ATH
12h 13m€199–464Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Taunton to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane LHR - ATH
10h 32m€168–412Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Taunton to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane LGW - ATH
11h 39m€150–379Train, train to Luton Airport, fly
- Take the train from Taunton to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane LTN - ATH
11h 16m€157–389Taxi, train, bus
- Take the taxi from Minehead to Honitontaxi
- Take the train from Honiton to London Waterlootrain
- Take the bus from Bounds Green Road London to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraiasbus
47h 12mDrive, bus
- Drive from Minehead to Cardiff North Roadcar
- Take the bus from Cardiff North Road to London Hammersmith Bridge Roadbus
- Take the bus from Bounds Green Road London to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athens Larissis Stationbus
2d 1hDrive, bus via Prague
- Drive from Minehead to Llantwit Major Interchangecar
- Take the bus from Llantwit Major Interchange to Customhouse Street JWbus 304
- Take the bus from Cardiff North Road to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Athensbus
2d 16h€225–325Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Minehead to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Athenscar
34h 2m€574–934
Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Minehead to Athens is to train and fly which costs €100 - €230 and takes 10h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Minehead to Athens is to drive and fly which takes 9h 13m and costs €130 - €400.
The distance between Minehead and Athens is 2798 km.
The best way to get from Minehead to Athens without a car is to taxi and train and bus which takes 47h 12m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 13m to get from Minehead to Athens, including transfers.
Athens is 2h ahead of Minehead. It is currently 8:47 AM in Minehead and 10:47 AM in Athens.
There are 2498+ hotels available in Athens.
What companies run services between Minehead, England and Athens, Greece?
There is no direct connection from Minehead to Athens. However, you can drive to Cardiff Airport (CWL) airport, fly to Athens International Airport (ATH), walk to Στ.Αεροδρομιου, then take the subway to Στ.Μοναστηρακι. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Minehead to Athens via Barry, Cardiff Central, University, Birmingham, Bucharest, Thessaloniki, and Thessaloniki in around 45h 2m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–260
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Bristol Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
- 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
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Athens International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–550
Flights from Exeter to Athens International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–600
- 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
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–170
- 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
- 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
Train from Cardiff Central to University
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Taunton to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.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 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Taunton to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–29
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Taunton to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–140
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Taunton to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Taunton to Worle
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–28
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Honiton to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Birmingham to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–40
- 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
- +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 Peiraias
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- 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
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Cardiff North Road to London Hammersmith Bridge Road
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–27
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Cardiff North Road to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–28
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0345 646 0707
- Website
- firstbus.co.uk
Bus from Llantwit Major Interchange to Customhouse Street JW
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4
- Website
- https://www.firstbus.co.uk/south-west-wales
- 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
- €6–35
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Estimated price
- €200–250
Business Drive Wales
- Phone
- +44 1446 621251
- Website
- businessdrivewales.co.uk
Riverside Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1598 753 442
- Website
- riversidetaxis-lynton.co.uk
Lyn Valley Taxi
- Phone
- +44 7907 161 666
- Website
- lynvalleytaxi.co.uk
A2B Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1446 747 500
- Website
- a2btaxisbarry.co.uk
1st Line Taxis (Barry)
- Phone
- +44 1446 722 888
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