There are 12 ways to get from Scotland to Greece by plane, train, bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly Aberdeen Airport to Athens International Airport
best- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane ABZ - ATH
8h 45m€188–442Fly Edinburgh Airport to Athens International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane EDI - ATH
7h 23m€90–240Train, bus
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris l'Est to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 83 / ...
- Take the bus from Strasbourg to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraiasbus
41h 53mTrain, bus via Sankt Pölten
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to St.Poelten Hbftrain Nj
- Take the bus from Sankt Pölten to Kumanovobus
- Take the bus from Kumanovo to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
46h 33m€292–799Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Glasgow to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Athenscar
36h 16mFly Aberdeen Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane ABZ - SKG
11h 47m€96–275Fly Edinburgh Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane EDI - HER
7h 14m€107–243Fly Edinburgh Airport to Rhodes International Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Rhodes International Airport (RHO)plane EDI - RHO
7h 35m€112–254Bus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Shudehill Interchangebus
- Take the bus from Manchester, Coach Station to Bucharest Oborbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Thessalonikibus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou to Athens Karaiskaki Squarebus
45h 31m€135–199Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to London Eustontrain
- Take the bus from Bounds Green Road London to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athensbus
47h 47mBus via Prague
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Leeds City Bus & Coach Stationbus 183 / ...
- Take the bus from Bradford to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Athensbus
2d 17h€192–332Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Glasgow to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Athenscar
37h 23m€667–1,036
Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Scotland to Greece is to fly which costs €90 - €240 and takes 7h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Scotland to Greece is to fly which takes 7h 14m and costs €100 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Scotland station to Greece. However, there are services departing from Buchanan Bus Station and arriving at Athens Karaiskaki Square via Hanover Street, Manchester, Coach Station, Bucharest and Thessaloniki Monastiriou. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 45h 31m.
The distance between Scotland and Greece is 2914 km.
The best way to get from Scotland to Greece without a car is to train and bus which takes 41h 53m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 45m to get from Scotland to Greece, including transfers.
Scotland to Greece bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Buchanan Bus Station.
The best way to get from Scotland to Greece is to fly which takes 8h 45m and costs €180 - €450. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €130 - €200 and takes 45h 31m.
Scotland to Greece bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Shudehill Interchange station.
Greece is 2h ahead of Scotland. It is currently 2:11 PM in Scotland and 4:11 PM in Greece.
What companies run services between Scotland and Greece?
KLM, Aegean Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Athens International Airport (ATH) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Athens Karaiskaki Square via Shudehill Interchange, Hanover Street, Charlotte Street, Manchester, Coach Station, Bucharest, Thessaloniki, and Thessaloniki Monastiriou in around 45h 31m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Athens International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–460
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 52m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Athens International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–310
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Athens International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–310
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–220
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–330
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €24–160
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–240
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–600
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–600
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Athens International Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Athens International Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–160
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–260
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–280
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–270
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris l'Est to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to St.Poelten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 59m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €90–140
- 1st Class
- €140–210
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Thessaloniki to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- 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
- +355 68 20 63 724
- info@arjanitravel.com
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Strasbourg to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 52m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.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
- Phone
- +389 46 787 312
- info@eurobus.mk
- Website
- eurobus.mk
Bus from Sankt Pölten to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Schedules at
- eurobus.mk
- Phone
- 0030 2108219900
- vsiamos@otenet.gr
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Kumanovo to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €14–16
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Shudehill Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Manchester, Coach Station to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 32m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–40
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Bucharest to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Schedules at
- simeonidistours.gr
- Phone
- +30 2310 500111
- ktel2310@gmail.com
- Website
- ktelthes.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou to Athens Karaiskaki Square
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €42
- Schedules at
- ktelthes.gr
- Book at
- ktelthes.e-ticketing.gr
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- info@anumitravel.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 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
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Leeds City Bus & Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–60
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Bradford to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 51m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–180
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- 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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