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There are 13 ways to get from Northampton to Athens by bus, plane, train, car, car train, or car ferry

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  1. Bus to Luton Airport, fly

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    1. Take the bus from Northampton Bus Interchange to Airport Bus Stationbus
    2. Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)planeLTN - ATH
    7h 36m
    €83–279

  2. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Northampton to London Eustontrain
    2. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris NordtrainEil
    3. Take the train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe HbftrainTgv
    4. Take the bus from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Pristinabus
    5. Take the bus from Pristina to Thessaloníkibus
    6. Take the train from Thessaloniki to AthenstrainIc
    38h 30m

  3. Train, bus via Sankt Pölten

    1. Take the train from Northampton to London Eustontrain
    2. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris NordtrainEil
    3. Take the train from Paris l'Est to St Pölten HauptbahnhoftrainNj
    4. Take the bus from Sankt Pölten to Kumanovobus
    5. Take the bus from Kumanovo to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
    6. Take the train from Thessaloniki to AthenstrainIc
    42h 37m
    €262–812

  4. Drive, Eurotunnel

    1. Drive from Northampton to Folkestonecar
    2. Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
    3. Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Athenscar
    30h 55m

  5. Bus to London Heathrow Airport, fly

    1. Take the bus from Coach Park to Heathrow Central Bus Stationbus
    2. Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Athens International Airport (ATH)planeLHR - ATH
    8h 11m
    €103–336

  6. Train to Birmingham Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Northampton to Birmingham Internationaltrain
    2. Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Athens International Airport (ATH)planeBHX - ATH
    7h 47m
    €88–267

  7. Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Northampton to London Eustontrain
    2. Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
    3. Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Athens International Airport (ATH)planeLGW - ATH
    8h 16m
    €92–297

  8. Train to London Stansted Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Northampton to London Eustontrain
    2. Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)planeSTN - ATH
    8h 22m
    €91–327

  9. Train to Manchester Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Rugby to Manchester Piccadillytrain
    2. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)planeMAN - ATH
    9h 31m
    €114–395

  10. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Northampton to Bucharest Oborbus
    2. Take the bus from Bucharest to Thessalonikibus
    3. Take the bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou to Athens Karaiskaki Squarebus
    40h 5m
    €115–155

  11. Train, bus #2

    1. Take the train from Northampton to London Eustontrain
    2. Take the bus from Bounds Green Road London to Tiranabus
    3. Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athensbus
    44h 17m

  12. Bus via Prague

    1. Take the bus from Coach Park to London Victoriabus
    2. Take the bus from London Victoria to Praguebus
    3. Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Athensbus
    2d 9h
    €166–298

  13. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Northampton to Port of Dovercar
    2. Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
    3. Drive from Calais to Athenscar
    32h 2m
    €577–905

Northampton to Athens by bus

Calendar1Weekly Buses
Duration2d 9hAverage Duration
Ticket€166Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Northampton, England and Athens, Greece?

You can take a bus from Northampton Bus Interchange to Athens Karaiskaki Square via The Barn Way, Northampton, Bucharest, Thessaloniki, and Thessaloniki Monastiriou in around 40h 5m.

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