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

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  1. Train, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly

    best
    1. Take the train from Oban to Glasgow Queen Streettrain train
    2. Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Airportbus bus
    3. Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane EDI - ATH
    11h 20m
    €137–308

  2. Bus to Glasgow Airport, fly

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Oban Bus Station to Glasgow Airportbus bus
    2. Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane GLA - ATH
    12h 11m
    €101–242

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Oban Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Stnbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Glasgow to Manchester, Shudehill Interchangebus bus
    3. Take the bus from Manchester, Coach Station to Bucharest Oborbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Bucharest to Thessalonikibus bus
    5. Take the bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou to Athens Karaiskaki Squarebus bus
    2d 1h
    €124–230

  4. Drive, Eurotunnel

    1. Drive from Oban to Folkestonecar car
    2. Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain train
    3. Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Athenscar car
    38h 1m

  5. Bus to Inverness Dalcross Airport, fly

    1. Take the bus from Corran Halls to Inverness Union Streetbus bus
    2. Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane INV - ATH
    13h 13m
    €158–289

  6. Train, train to Newcastle, fly

    1. Take the train from Oban to Glasgow Queen Streettrain train
    2. Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain train
    3. Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain train
    4. Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane NCL - ATH
    14h 50m
    €183–502

  7. Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Oban to Glasgow Queen Streettrain train
    2. Take the train from Glasgow Central to Lancastertrain train
    3. Take the train from Lancaster to Manchester Airporttrain train
    4. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane MAN - ATH
    13h 59m
    €207–463

  8. Train, train to Aberdeen Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Oban to Glasgow Queen Streettrain train
    2. Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Aberdeentrain train
    3. Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane ABZ - ATH
    16h 34m
    €227–511

  9. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Oban to Glasgow Queen Streettrain train
    2. Take the train from Glasgow Central to London Eustontrain train
    3. Take the bus from Bounds Green Road London to Tiranabus bus
    4. Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athensbus bus
    2d 3h

  10. Bus via Prague

    1. Take the bus from Oban Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Stnbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Sheffield Interchange/E2bus bus 180
    3. Take the bus from Sheffield to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Athensbus bus
    2d 20h
    €238–445

  11. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Oban 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
    39h 14m
    €666–1,076

Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights

Calendar5Weekly Planes
Duration4h 12mAverage Duration
Ticket€73Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Oban, Argyll and Bute, Scotland and Athens, Greece?

You can take a bus from Oban Bus Station to Athens Karaiskaki Square via Buchanan Bus Stn, Glasgow, Manchester, Shudehill Interchange, Manchester, Coach Station, Bucharest, Thessaloniki, and Thessaloniki Monastiriou in around 2d 1h.

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