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There are 13 ways to get from Scotland to Greece by plane, train, bus, car, car train, or car ferry

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  1. Fly Edinburgh Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

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    1. Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane EDI - HER
    7h 14m
    €112–203

  2. Fly Edinburgh Airport to Rhodes International Airport

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    1. Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Rhodes International Airport (RHO)plane plane EDI - RHO
    7h 37m
    €67–234

  3. Train, bus via Strasbourg

    1. Take the train from Glasgow Central to London Eustontrain train
    2. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain train Eil
    3. Take the train from Paris Est to Strasbourgtrain train Tgv
    4. Take the bus from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Tiranabus bus
    5. Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraiasbus bus
    41h 15m

  4. Drive, Eurotunnel

    1. Drive from Glasgow to Folkestonecar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain train
    3. Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Athenscar car
    36h 3m
    €768–1,127

  5. Fly Edinburgh Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia

    1. Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane plane EDI - SKG
    7h 25m
    €93–233

  6. Fly Edinburgh Airport to Athens International Airport

    1. Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane EDI - ATH
    7h 37m
    €100–240

  7. Fly Glasgow Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    1. Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane GLA - HER
    6h 56m
    €87–368

  8. Fly Glasgow Airport to Rhodes International Airport

    1. Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Rhodes International Airport (RHO)plane plane GLA - RHO
    7h 24m
    €72–189

  9. Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia

    1. Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airporttrain train
    2. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane plane MAN - SKG
    10h 9m
    €162–502

  10. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Glasgow Central to London Eustontrain train
    2. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain train Eil
    3. Take the train from Paris Est to Muenchen Hbftrain train Tgv
    4. Take the bus from München Hbf to Pejebus bus
    5. Take the bus from Peje to Thessaloníkibus bus
    6. Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain train Ic
    44h
    €564–948

  11. Train, bus #2

    1. Take the train from Glasgow Central to London Eustontrain train
    2. Take the bus from Bounds Green Road London to Tiranabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athensbus bus
    47h 44m

  12. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoriabus bus
    2. Take the bus from London Victoria to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Athensbus bus
    2d 17h
    €237–332

  13. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Glasgow to Port of Dovercar car
    2. Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry car ferry
    3. Drive from Calais to Athenscar car
    37h 10m
    €656–1,059

Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights

Calendar13Weekly Planes
Duration6h 29mAverage Duration
Ticket€73Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 3,162.8 km
  • Duration: 7h 14m

What companies run services between Scotland and Greece?

Jet2.com, easyJet, and Aegean Airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Ομονοια via London Victoria, Praha, ÚAN Florenc, Athens, and Παιδικη Χαρα in around 2d 17h.

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