There are 6 ways to get from Skiathos to Formby by plane, train, car ferry, bus, 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)plane JSI - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
8h 45m£123–293Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' (JSI) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane JSI - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
8h 54m£95–317Car ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Skiathos to Port of Thessalonikicarferry
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Bucharestbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest Obor to Liverpool, Liverpool Onebus
38h 38m£127–251Car ferry, bus, train
- Take the car ferry from Skiathos to Port of Voloscarferry
- Take the bus from Volos to Larissabus
- Take the bus from Larissa to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Sheffieldbus
- Take the train from Sheffield to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
2d 13h£178–308Car ferry, bus, bus and ferry via Timișoara
- Take the car ferry from Skiathos to Port of Thessalonikicarferry
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nordbus
- Take the busferry from Timisoara to Liverpool Elmway closebusferry
2d 16h£170–413Car ferry, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the car ferry from Skiathos to Port of Thessalonikicarferry
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Sibiubus
- Take the busferry from Sibiu to Liverpool, Liverpool Onebusferry
2d 20h£135–352
Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' (JSI) to Manchester Airport (MAN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Skiathos to Formby is to car ferry and bus which costs £120 - £260 and takes 38h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Skiathos to Formby is to fly and train which takes 8h 45m and costs £120 - £300.
The distance between Skiathos and Formby is 1624 miles.
The best way to get from Skiathos to Formby without a car is to car ferry and bus which takes 38h 38m and costs £120 - £260.
It takes approximately 8h 45m to get from Skiathos to Formby, including transfers.
Formby is 2h behind Skiathos. It is currently 10:52 PM in Skiathos and 8:52 PM in Formby.
There are 2163+ 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 Liverpool Lime Street, walk to Liverpool Central, 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, Brownlow Hill, and Liverpool Central in around 38h 38m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' to Manchester Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £90–300
Flights from Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' to Birmingham Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £90–290
Flights from Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £90–290
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–250
Flights from Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–250
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £70–260
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Airport to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–21
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Airport to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £6–13
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Sheffield to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–55
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- 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
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Sheffield to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–55
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.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
Bus from Thessaloniki to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 58m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £50–90
- 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 Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 58m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £50–130
- 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
- +40 239 629 822
- office@transmarian.ro
- Website
- transmarian.ro
Busferry from Sibiu to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £22–110
- Schedules at
- transmarian.ro
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- reservations.dpt@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
Car ferry from Skiathos to Port of Volos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £30–32
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
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