There are 10 ways to get from Stranraer to Athens by train, plane, bus, 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.
Train, train to Edinburgh Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Stranraer to Ayrtrain
- Take the train from Ayr to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane EDI - ATH
11h 48m€162–358Car ferry, bus to Dublin Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfastcarferry
- Take the bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane DUB - ATH
14h 40m€110–388Bus
- Take the bus from Stranraer Port Rodie to Glasgow Buchananbus 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Finchley Road / O2 Centrebus
- Take the bus from Bounds Green Road London to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athens Larissis Stationbus
2d 6hDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Stranraer to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Athenscar
36h 26mTrain, train to Newcastle, fly
- Take the train from Stranraer to Ayrtrain
- Take the train from Ayr to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane NCL - ATH
15h 5m€185–501Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Stranraer to Ayrtrain
- Take the train from Ayr to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Lancastertrain
- Take the train from Lancaster to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane MAN - ATH
13h 26m€208–467Train to Glasgow/Prestwick, fly
- Take the train from Stranraer to Prestwick Towntrain
- Fly from Glasgow/Prestwick (PIK) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane PIK - ATH
12h 16m€120–305Train, train to Glasgow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Stranraer to Ayrtrain
- Take the train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane GLA - ATH
13h 32m€132–313Bus via Košice
- Take the bus from Stranraer Port Rodie to Glasgow Buchananbus 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Sheffield Interchange/E2bus 180
- Take the bus from Sheffield to Košicebus
- Take the bus from Košice to Athensbus
3d 1hDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Stranraer to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Athenscar
37h 39m€641–1,038
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Stranraer to Athens is to car ferry and bus and fly which costs €110 - €390 and takes 14h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Stranraer to Athens is to train and fly which takes 11h 48m and costs €160 - €360.
No, there is no direct bus from Stranraer to Athens station. However, there are services departing from Stranraer Port Rodie and arriving at Athens Larissis Station via Buchanan Bus Station, Finchley Road Station, Brent Cross Shopping Centre, Bounds Green Road London and Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 6h.
The distance between Stranraer and Athens is 3121 km.
The best way to get from Stranraer to Athens without a car is to Bus which takes 2 days 6h and costs .
It takes approximately 11h 48m to get from Stranraer to Athens, including transfers.
Stranraer to Athens bus services, operated by Translink, depart from Stranraer Port Rodie station.
Stranraer to Athens bus services, operated by Translink, arrive at Glasgow Buchanan station.
Athens is 2h ahead of Stranraer. It is currently 2:23 PM in Stranraer and 4:23 PM in Athens.
There are 13038+ hotels available in Athens.
What companies run services between Stranraer, Scotland and Athens, Greece?
You can take a bus from Stranraer Port Rodie to Athens Larissis Station via Glasgow Buchanan, Buchanan Bus Station, Finchley Road / O2 Centre, Finchley Road Station, Brent Cross Shopping Centre, Hobart Corner, Bounds Green Road London, Tirana, and Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave in around 2d 6h.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–240
Flights from Dublin Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–220
Flights from Newcastle to Athens International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
Flights from Newcastle to Athens International Airport via Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
Flights from Manchester Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–160
Flights from Glasgow/Prestwick to Athens International Airport via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 32m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €150–470
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Athens International Airport via Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Athens International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–190
Flights from Manchester Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–150
Flights from Glasgow/Prestwick to Athens International Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €80–240
Flights from Glasgow/Prestwick to Athens International Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €120–210
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Glasgow/Prestwick to Athens International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Newcastle to Athens International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €120–410
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Athens International Airport via Dubrovnik
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–430
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Stranraer to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–55
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Ayr to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Central to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Central to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Stranraer to Prestwick Town
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Street
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Central to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Central to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- 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
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Glasgow Central to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €13–25
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–90
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Central to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Lancaster to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Lancaster to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Bus from Stranraer Port Rodie to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Finchley Road / O2 Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- +355 69 617 8170
- diamanttravel88@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athens Larissis Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +353 1 903 9508
- customerrelations@dublinexpress.ie
- Website
- dublinexpress.ie
Bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–140
- Website
- https://www.dublinexpress.ie/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Sheffield Interchange/E2
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Sheffield to Košice
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–190
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- 0030 2108219900
- vsiamos@otenet.gr
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Košice to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90–190
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfast
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–42
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Passenger
- €42
- Car Passenger
- €172
- 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
- €24–35
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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