There are 13 ways to get from Stanstead to Athens by bus, plane, taxi, train, car, car train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to London Stansted Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Railway Station to Coach Station
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)STN - ATH
9h 25m€78–266Taxi, train, bus via Pristina
- Take the taxi from Stanstead to Cambridge North
- Take the train from Cambridge North to King's Cross
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris NordEil
- Take the train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe HbfTgv
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Pristina
- Take the bus from Pristina to Thessaloníki
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to AthensIc
39h 12mDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Stanstead to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Athens
30h 39mTrain to London City Airport, fly
- Take the train from Marks Tey to Stratford (London)
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Athens International Airport (ATH)LCY - ATH
10h 44m€182–417Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Marks Tey to Stratford (London)
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Athens International Airport (ATH)LHR - ATH
9h 59m€134–368Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Marks Tey to Stratford (London)
- Take the train from Farringdon to Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Athens International Airport (ATH)LGW - ATH
9h 54m€115–284Train to London Southend Airport, fly
- Take the train from Marks Tey to Shenfield
- Fly from London Southend Airport (SEN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)SEN - ATH
11h 35m€93–266Train, train to Luton Airport, fly
- Take the train from Marks Tey to Stratford (London)
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)LTN - ATH
9h 59m€119–365Taxi, bus, train
- Take the taxi from Stanstead to Trumpington Park-and-Ride
- Take the bus from Trumpington Park-and-Ride to Airport Bus Station786
- Take the bus from Luton to Bucharest Obor
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Thessaloniki
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to AthensIc
40h 5m€188–282Bus
- Take the bus from Bounds Green Road London to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athens Larissis Station
45h 10mTaxi, bus
- Take the taxi from Stanstead to Wood Street Tesco
- Take the bus from Upminster to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Athens
2d 5h€397–467Taxi, train, Bus
- Take the taxi from Stanstead to Cambridge North
- Take the train from Cambridge North to King's Cross
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-MidiEil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Frankfurt(Main)HbfIce
- Take the bus from Frankfurt am Main to Larissa
- Take the train from Larissa to AthensIc
2d 7h€454–963Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Stanstead to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Athens
31h 46m€568–893
London Stansted Airport (STN) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Stanstead to Athens is to train and fly which costs €110 - €290 and takes 9h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Stanstead to Athens is to bus and fly which takes 9h 25m and costs €75 - €270.
The distance between Stanstead and Athens is 2512 km.
The best way to get from Stanstead to Athens without a car is to taxi and train and bus via Pristina which takes 39h 12m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 25m to get from Stanstead to Athens, including transfers.
Athens is 2h ahead of Stanstead. It is currently 1:06 PM in Stanstead and 3:06 PM in Athens.
There are 12318+ hotels available in Athens.
What companies run services between Stanstead, England and Athens, Greece?
You can take a vehicle from Stanstead to Athens Larissis Station via Mortimers Gate, Interchange, Bishops Stortford, Tottenham Hale, Tottenham Hale Bus Station, Wood Green Bus Garage, Hobart Corner, Bounds Green Road London, Tirana, and Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave in around 45h 10m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from London City Airport to Athens International Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–290
Flights from London City Airport to Athens International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from London Southend Airport to Athens International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
Flights from London Southend Airport to Athens International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from London Southend Airport to Athens International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
Flights from London Southend Airport to Athens International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
Flights from London Southend Airport to Athens International Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–240
Flights from Luton Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from London Southend Airport to Athens International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Luton Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–180
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from London City Airport to Athens International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–350
Flights from London Southend Airport to Athens International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from London City Airport to Athens International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–490
Flights from London City Airport to Athens International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–150
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London City Airport to Athens International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–400
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London Southend Airport to Athens International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–340
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–260
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Athens International Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–240
Train from Cambridge North to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–45
- Website
- https://www.greatnorthernrail.com/
- 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
- €80–330
- 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
- €70–330
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–210
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- 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
Train from Larissa to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- 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
Train from Marks Tey to Stratford (London)
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22–60
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
Train from Marks Tey to Shenfield
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–29
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Farringdon to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–22
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–27
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Railway Station to Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–23
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Trumpington Park-and-Ride to Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–45
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +383 44 135 228
- zhitia-turist@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +383 44 162 498
- info@barilevaturist.com
- Website
- web.facebook.com
Bus from Pristina to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–23
- Website
- https://web.facebook.com/BarilevaTuristKosova
- Phone
- + 383 (0) 44 542 029
- sharrtravel@hotmail.com
- Website
- sharrtravel.com
Bus from Pristina to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20
- Website
- https://www.sharrtravel.com
- Phone
- +38349112555
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Pristina to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €20
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Luton to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 18m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- 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
- €45–75
- Schedules at
- simeonidistours.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
- +355 69 617 8170
- diamanttravel88@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athens Larissis Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Upminster to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 48m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–55
- 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
- Website
- portokalidistours.gr
Bus from Frankfurt am Main to Larissa
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €230–340
- Schedules at
- portokalidistours.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
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Estimated price
- €70–310
Sudbury Cab Company
- Phone
- +44 1787 373 222
- Website
- sudburycab.co.uk
Fox Cars Taxis & Private Hire
- Phone
- +44 1787 881 212
- Website
- elite-taxis.co.uk
Delta Hackney Carriage
- Phone
- +44 7484 811 777
AAA Cabs
- Phone
- +44 1787 868 686
- Website
- aaacabsltd.co.uk
CLM Taxis
- Phone
- +44 7497 554 038
- Website
- c-l-m-taxis.business.site
Bury Saint Edmunds Taxi Rank
- Phone
- +44 1284 753 836
Sudbury Cab Company
- Phone
- +44 1787 373 222
- Website
- sudburycab.co.uk
Fox Cars Taxis & Private Hire
- Phone
- +44 1787 881 212
- Website
- elite-taxis.co.uk
Delta Hackney Carriage
- Phone
- +44 7484 811 777
AAA Cabs
- Phone
- +44 1787 868 686
- Website
- aaacabsltd.co.uk
CLM Taxis
- Phone
- +44 7497 554 038
- Website
- c-l-m-taxis.business.site
Bury Saint Edmunds Taxi Rank
- Phone
- +44 1284 753 836
Sudbury Cab Company
- Phone
- +44 1787 373 222
- Website
- sudburycab.co.uk
Fox Cars Taxis & Private Hire
- Phone
- +44 1787 881 212
- Website
- elite-taxis.co.uk
Delta Hackney Carriage
- Phone
- +44 7484 811 777
AAA Cabs
- Phone
- +44 1787 868 686
- Website
- aaacabsltd.co.uk
CLM Taxis
- Phone
- +44 7497 554 038
- Website
- c-l-m-taxis.business.site
Bury Saint Edmunds Taxi Rank
- Phone
- +44 1284 753 836
Sudbury Cab Company
- Phone
- +44 1787 373 222
- Website
- sudburycab.co.uk
Fox Cars Taxis & Private Hire
- Phone
- +44 1787 881 212
- Website
- elite-taxis.co.uk
Delta Hackney Carriage
- Phone
- +44 7484 811 777
AAA Cabs
- Phone
- +44 1787 868 686
- Website
- aaacabsltd.co.uk
CLM Taxis
- Phone
- +44 7497 554 038
- Website
- c-l-m-taxis.business.site
Bury Saint Edmunds Taxi Rank
- Phone
- +44 1284 753 836
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