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There are 11 ways to get from Newport to Athens by train, plane, bus, car, car train, or car ferry

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  1. Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly

    best
    1. Take the train from Newport (S Wales) to London Paddingtontrain train
    2. Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane LHR - ATH
    8h 34m
    €144–426
  2. Bus to Bristol Airport, fly

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Kingsway K14 to Public Transport Interchangebus bus
    2. Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane BRS - ATH
    7h 36m
    €57–271
  3. Train, bus via Bucharest

    1. Take the train from Newport (S Wales) to Birmingham New Streettrain train
    2. Take the bus from Birmingham to Bucharest Oborbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Bucharest to Thessalonikibus bus
    4. Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain train Ic
    41h 23m
    €117–240
  4. Drive, Eurotunnel

    1. Drive from Newport to Folkestonecar car
    2. Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain train
    3. Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Athenscar car
    31h 59m
  5. Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Newport (S Wales) to Readingtrain train
    2. Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain train
    3. Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane LGW - ATH
    9h 42m
    €132–339
  6. Train to London Stansted Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Newport (S Wales) to London Paddingtontrain train
    2. Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane STN - ATH
    9h 24m
    €135–405
  7. Train, train to Luton Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Newport (S Wales) to London Paddingtontrain train
    2. Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain train
    3. Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane LTN - ATH
    9h 14m
    €134–430
  8. Train to Manchester Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Newport (S Wales) to Wilmslowtrain train
    2. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane MAN - ATH
    10h 20m
    €128–332
  9. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Newport (S Wales) to Southampton Centraltrain train
    2. Take the train from Southampton Central to Brightontrain train
    3. Take the bus from Brighton to Tiranabus bus
    4. Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athensbus bus
    47h 42m
  10. Train, bus via Prague

    1. Take the train from Newport (S Wales) to Birmingham New Streettrain train
    2. Take the bus from Birmingham to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Athensbus bus
    2d 8h
    €175–355
  11. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Newport to Port of Dovercar car
    2. Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry car ferry
    3. Drive from Calais to Athenscar car
    33h 13m
    €588–881

London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights

Calendar48Weekly Planes
Duration3h 40mAverage Duration
Ticket€66Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Newport, Wales and Athens, Greece?

There is no direct connection from Newport to Athens. However, you can take the train to London Paddington, take the train to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3, walk to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) airport, fly to Athens International Airport (ATH), walk to Στ.Αεροδρομιου, then take the subway to Στ.Μοναστηρακι. Alternatively, you can take a train from Newport (S Wales) to Athens via Birmingham New Street, Birmingham, Bucharest, Thessaloniki, and Thessaloniki in around 41h 23m.

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