There are 12 ways to get from Rugby 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 Heathrow Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Rugby to Watford Junctiontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane LHR - ATH
8h 11m€124–353Train, bus to Luton Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Rugby to Milton Keynes Centraltrain
- Take the bus from Central station to Airport Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane LTN - ATH
8h 31m€76–293Train, bus
- Take the train from Rugby to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbftrain Ice
- Take the bus from Cologne to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
40h 38m€328–636Train, bus via Budapest
- Take the train from Rugby to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid to Praha hl.n.train
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Budapest-Delitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Budapest to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
45h 55m€372–721Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Rugby to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Athenscar
31h 11m€735–1,006Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Rugby to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane LGW - ATH
8h 21m€112–326Train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Rugby to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane MAN - ATH
8h 34m€118–250Train to London Stansted Airport, fly
- Take the train from Rugby to London Eustontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane STN - ATH
8h 32m€117–336Fly from Birmingham Airport
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane BHX - ATH
7h 28m€92–199Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Rugby to London Eustontrain
- Take the bus from Bounds Green Road London to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athensbus
43h 59mTrain, bus via Prague
- Take the train from Rugby to London Eustontrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Prague Florenc Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Athensbus
2d 4h€194–298Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Rugby to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Athenscar
32h 19m€629–961
Rugby to Athens by train, subway, foot, and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Rugby to Athens is to fly which costs €90 - €200 and takes 7h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Rugby to Athens is to fly which takes 7h 28m and costs €90 - €200.
The distance between Rugby and Athens is 2600 km.
The best way to get from Rugby to Athens without a car is to train and bus which takes 40h 38m and costs €320 - €650.
It takes approximately 8h 11m to get from Rugby to Athens, including transfers.
Athens is 2h ahead of Rugby. It is currently 10:30 AM in Rugby and 12:30 PM in Athens.
There are 13136+ hotels available in Athens.
What companies run services between Rugby, England and Athens, Greece?
Jet2.com flies from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Athens International Airport (ATH) twice a week.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–280
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Manchester Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
Flights from Manchester Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Athens International Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–130
Flights from Luton Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–170
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–150
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–190
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–320
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Rugby to Watford Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Rugby to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Rugby to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Rugby to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Rugby to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Rugby to Milton Keynes Central
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–21
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Rugby to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Rugby to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Rugby to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Rugby to Watford Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–60
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Rugby to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–80
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Rugby to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–80
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Rugby to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–80
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Rugby to Milton Keynes Central
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–30
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Rugby to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–80
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Rugby to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–80
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Rugby to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–80
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Rugby to Watford Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Rugby to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €22–30
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Rugby to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €22–30
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Rugby to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €22–30
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Rugby to Milton Keynes Central
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Rugby to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €22–30
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Rugby to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €22–30
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Rugby to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €22–30
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €130–220
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €130–220
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Thessaloniki to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Thessaloniki to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
- Phone
- +31302035833
- info@europeansleeper.eu
- Website
- European Sleeper
Train from Brussel-Zuid to Praha hl.n.
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–230
- Website
- European Sleeper
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Budapest-Deli
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- customer.support@eurotunnel.com
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €139
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €139
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–29
- Website
- Gatwick Express
- Phone
- +389 42 218 007
- Website
- Nasir Tours
Bus from Cologne to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €81
- Website
- Nasir Tours
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- hakkomerc@gmail.com
- Website
- Hak Bus
Bus from Cologne to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €120
- Website
- Hak Bus
- Phone
- +389 2 240 2528
- ruleturs@sas.com.mk
- Website
- ruleturs.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Schedules at
- ruleturs.mk
- Phone
- +302105233969
- fptravel@otenet.gr
- Website
- fptravel.gr
Bus from Budapest to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Schedules at
- fptravel.gr
- Phone
- 01733207860
- cambridge.enquiries@stagecoachbus.com
- Website
- Stagecoach East
Bus from Central station to Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4
- Website
- Stagecoach East
- Phone
- +44 344 800 44 11
- customer.services@arriva.co.uk
- Website
- Arriva UK
Bus from Central station to Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4
- Website
- Arriva UK
- 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
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +355 68 204 4475
- amr_travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- komatastours.al@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- 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
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Prague Florenc Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- RegioJet
- 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.fr
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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