There are 12 ways to get from Sheffield to Athens by train, plane, bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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Train to Manchester Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane MAN - ATH
7h 59m€77–306Train, bus
- Take the train from Sheffield to London St Pancras Intltrain
- 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 Bahnhof to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraiasbus
39h 12mTrain, bus via Sankt Pölten
- Take the train from Sheffield to London St Pancras Intltrain
- 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
43h 53m€323–543Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Sheffield to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Athenscar
32h 29mTrain to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Sheffield to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane LHR - ATH
9h 13m€153–378Train, train to Luton Airport, fly
- Take the train from Sheffield to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane LTN - ATH
9h 21m€133–355Train to Humberside Airport, fly
- Take the train from Sheffield to Barnetbytrain
- Fly from Humberside Airport (HUY) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane HUY - ATH
11h 53m€95–408Train, train to London Stansted Airport, fly
- Take the train from Doncaster to Peterboroughtrain
- Take the train from Peterborough to Stansted Airporttrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane STN - ATH
10h 32m€131–470Bus
- Take the bus from Sheffield to Birminghambus
- Take the bus from Birmingham to Bucharest Oborbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Thessalonikibus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou to Athens Karaiskaki Squarebus
42h 23m€89–161Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Sheffield to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the bus from Bounds Green Road London to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athensbus
45h 39mBus via Prague
- Take the bus from Sheffield to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus Michalovce
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Athensbus
2d 7h€163–264Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Sheffield to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Athenscar
33h 41m€602–941
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sheffield to Athens is to train and fly which costs €75 - €310 and takes 7h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Sheffield to Athens is to train and fly which takes 7h 59m and costs €75 - €310.
No, there is no direct bus from Sheffield to Athens. However, there are services departing from Sheffield and arriving at Athens Karaiskaki Square via Birmingham, Bucharest and Thessaloniki Monastiriou. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 23m.
The distance between Sheffield and Athens is 2754 km.
The best way to get from Sheffield to Athens without a car is to train and bus which takes 39h 12m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 59m to get from Sheffield to Athens, including transfers.
Sheffield to Athens bus services, operated by Eurobus SK, depart from Sheffield station.
Sheffield to Athens bus services, operated by Eurobus SK, arrive at Birmingham station.
Athens is 2h ahead of Sheffield. It is currently 7:53 AM in Sheffield and 9:53 AM in Athens.
There are 12346+ hotels available in Athens.
What companies run services between Sheffield, England and Athens, Greece?
You can take a bus from Sheffield to Athens Karaiskaki Square via Birmingham, Birmingham, Bucharest, Thessaloniki, and Thessaloniki Monastiriou in around 42h 23m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Athens International Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Luton Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–160
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–280
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–130
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–330
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Luton Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–150
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–350
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Humberside Airport to Athens International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–360
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–240
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Athens International Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–260
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Standard
- €14–21
- 1st Class
- €29–35
Train from Sheffield to Barnetby
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–40
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Standard
- €16–23
- 1st Class
- €30–40
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Standard
- €16–25
Train from Sheffield to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Standard
- €60–95
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Standard
- €11–17
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–12
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Standard
- €9–12
Train from Sheffield to Barnetby
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10–14
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Standard
- €10–14
- 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
- €100–200
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €100–140
- Comfort
- €110–160
- Premium
- €150–200
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–170
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €85–120
- Comfort
- €100–140
- Premium
- €130–170
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris l'Est to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €70–110
- Rail 1st Class
- €110–160
- 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
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- €16–24
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- €24–35
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Doncaster to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €70–100
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- €70–100
Train from Doncaster to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €26–29
- Website
- https://www.grandcentralrail.com/
- Anytime Single
- €50–130
- Advanced Single
- €26–29
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Doncaster to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–90
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- €240–260
- Sleeper Seat
- €70–90
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- €270–310
Train from Peterborough to Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- €40–65
- 1st Class
- €70–110
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- info@arjanitravel.com
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Strasbourg Bahnhof 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
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Sheffield to Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
Bus from Sheffield to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 58m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Birmingham to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 28m
- 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
- €8–45
- Schedules at
- ktelthes.gr
- Book at
- ktelthes.e-ticketing.gr
- 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
- €40
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- 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
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- 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
- +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
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–70
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- 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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