There are 6 ways to get from Skiathos to Formby by plane, train, car ferry, bus, ferry, or busferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Manchester Airport, train
best- Fly from Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' (JSI) to Manchester Airport (MAN)JSI - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkway
8h 11m£74–292Car ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Skiathos to Port of Thessaloniki
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Bucharest
- Take the bus from Bucharest Obor to Liverpool, Liverpool One
38h 46m£131–251Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' (JSI) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)JSI - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Liverpool South Parkway
8h 50m£83–670Hydrofoil, bus, train
- Take the ferry from Skiathos to Port of Volos
- Take the bus from Volos to Larissa
- Take the bus from Larissa to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Birmingham
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Liverpool Lime Street
2d 11h£179–236Car ferry, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the car ferry from Skiathos to Port of Thessaloniki
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nord
- Take the busferry from Timisoara to Liverpool Elmway close
2d 16h£173–414Car ferry, bus, bus and ferry via Bucharest
- Take the car ferry from Skiathos to Volos
- Take the bus from Volos Astiko KTEL Bus Station to București, Autogara Militari
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Ploiești
- Take the busferry from Ploiești to Liverpool, Liverpool One
3d 7h
Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' (JSI) to Manchester Airport (MAN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Skiathos to Formby is to fly and train which costs £70 - £300 and takes 8h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Skiathos to Formby is to fly and train which takes 8h 11m and costs £70 - £300.
The distance between Skiathos and Formby is 1626 miles.
The best way to get from Skiathos to Formby without a car is to car ferry and bus which takes 38h 46m and costs £130 - £260.
It takes approximately 8h 11m to get from Skiathos to Formby, including transfers.
Formby is 2h behind Skiathos. It is currently 8:40 AM in Skiathos and 6:40 AM in Formby.
There are 2137+ hotels available in Formby.
What companies run services between Skiathos, Greece and Formby, England?
There is no direct connection from Skiathos to Formby. However, you can take the bus to Skiathos Airport, walk to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' (JSI) airport, fly to Manchester Airport (MAN), walk to Manchester Airport, take the train to Manchester Piccadilly, take the train to Liverpool South Parkway, then take the train to Formby. Alternatively, you can take a car ferry from Skiathos to Formby via Port of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Bucharest Obor, Liverpool, Liverpool One, Adelphi Hotel, and Liverpool Central in around 38h 46m.
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- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' to Manchester Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £100–330
Flights from Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' to Manchester Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–330
Flights from Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' to Birmingham Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £100–330
Flights from Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–330
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–240
Flights from Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–260
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £75–250
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–14
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–20
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Birmingham New Street to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–45
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–55
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Birmingham New Street to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £40–55
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Schedules at
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki to Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £50–110
- Schedules at
- simeonidistours.gr
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Bucharest Obor to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £23–30
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Bus from Volos to Larissa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £2–4
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +30 210 92 33 33
- info@koronatravel.gr
- Website
- koronatravel.gr
Bus from Larissa to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £79
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £45–55
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Timisoara to Liverpool Elmway close
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £55–150
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Volos Astiko KTEL Bus Station to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Ploiești
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £1–6
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Website
- transmarian.ro
Busferry from Ploiești to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £24–120
- Schedules at
- transmarian.ro
- Phone
- +30 210 4121001
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Skiathos to Port of Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–150
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
- Deck Fare Economy
- £60–85
- Deck Fare Economy & Car less than 4.25m
- £100–150
- Phone
- +30 210 4121654
- info@aegeanflyingdolphins.gr
- Website
- aegeanflyingdolphins.gr
Ferry from Skiathos to Port of Volos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £40
- Schedules at
- aegeanflyingdolphins.gr
- Phone
- +30 210 4441788
- reservations.dpt@anes.gr
- Website
- anes.gr
Car ferry from Skiathos to Volos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Anes Ferries
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