There are 12 ways to get from Polegate (Station) to Athens by train, plane, bus, car, car train, 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.
Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Polegate to Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Athens International Airport (ATH)LGW - ATH
7h 16m€71–358Bus via Peiraias
- Take the bus from Brighton to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraias
43h 42mDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Polegate (Station) to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Athens
29h 42mTrain to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Polegate to London Victoria
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Athens International Airport (ATH)LHR - ATH
8h 36m€105–412Train to London City Airport, fly
- Take the train from Haywards Heath to London Bridge
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Athens International Airport (ATH)LCY - ATH
9h 52m€136–527Train to London Stansted Airport, fly
- Take the train from Polegate to London Victoria
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)STN - ATH
8h 54m€92–353Train, train to Luton Airport, fly
- Take the train from Polegate to East Croydon
- Take the train from East Croydon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)LTN - ATH
8h 52m€110–337Bus
- Take the bus from Brighton to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athens
43h 56mBus, train
- Take the bus from Brighton to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Korçë
- Take the bus from Korçë to Larisa
- Take the train from Larissa to AthensIc
44h 30mBus #2
- Take the bus from Brighton to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athens Larissis Station
45h 11mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Polegate to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Athens
2d 4h€167–284Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Polegate (Station) to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Athens
30h 50m€553–871
Polegate (Station) to Athens by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Polegate (Station) to Athens is to train and fly which costs €70 - €360 and takes 7h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Polegate (Station) to Athens is to train and fly which takes 7h 16m and costs €70 - €360.
No, there is no direct bus from Polegate (Station) station to Athens station. However, there are services departing from Railway Station and arriving at Athens Larissis Station via Gildredge Road, Brighton and Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 45h 11m.
The distance between Polegate (Station) and Athens is 2481 km.
The best way to get from Polegate (Station) to Athens without a car is to bus via Peiraias which takes 43h 42m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 16m to get from Polegate (Station) to Athens, including transfers.
Polegate (Station) to Athens bus services, operated by Anumi Travel, depart from Brighton station.
Polegate (Station) to Athens bus services, operated by Anumi Travel, arrive at Tirana station.
Athens is 2h ahead of Polegate (Station). It is currently 12:33 AM in Polegate (Station) and 2:33 AM in Athens.
There are 12350+ hotels available in Athens.
What companies run services between Polegate (Station), East Sussex, England and Athens, Greece?
You can take a train from Polegate to Στ.Ομονοιασ via Brighton, Brighton, Tirana, Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave, Peiraias, and Στ.Πειραια in around 43h 42m.
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- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–330
Flights from Luton Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from London City Airport to Athens International Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–290
Flights from London City Airport to Athens International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–290
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Luton Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from London City Airport to Athens International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–360
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–350
Flights from London City Airport to Athens International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–490
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from London City Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–430
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Athens International Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from Polegate to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–40
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
Train from Polegate to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–95
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
Train from Haywards Heath to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–60
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
Train from Polegate to East Croydon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- 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
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Haywards Heath to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–60
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from East Croydon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Larissa to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- info@anumitravel.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Brighton to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- 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
- +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
- +355 69 213 1213
- Travelbusel@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Korçë
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30694 051 4160
- metroeurotirane@hotmail.com
- Website
- metroeuro.travel
Bus from Korçë to Larisa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- metroeuro.travel
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from London Victoria to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- 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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