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There are 12 ways to get from Sunderland to Greece by train, plane, bus, car, car train, or car ferry

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  1. Train to Durham Tees Valley Airport, fly to Athens International Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Sunderland to Middlesbroughtrain train
    2. Fly from Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane MME - ATH
    11h 24m
    €127–426

  2. Fly Newcastle to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane plane NCL - SKG
    7h 49m
    €66–236

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Sunderland Interchange to Manchester Central Coach Stationbus bus 172
    2. Take the bus from Manchester, Coach Station to Bucharest Oborbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Bucharest to Thessalonikibus bus
    4. Take the bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou to Athens Karaiskaki Squarebus bus
    44h 36m
    €132–192

  4. Drive, Eurotunnel

    1. Drive from Sunderland to Folkestonecar car
    2. Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain train
    3. Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Athenscar car
    34h 6m

  5. Train to Durham Tees Valley Airport, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia

    1. Take the train from Sunderland to Middlesbroughtrain train
    2. Fly from Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane plane MME - SKG
    14h 31m
    €130–489

  6. Fly Newcastle to Rhodes International Airport

    1. Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Rhodes International Airport (RHO)plane plane NCL - RHO
    7h 44m
    €80–277

  7. Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Athens International Airport

    1. Take the train from Newcastle to Manchester Airporttrain train
    2. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane MAN - ATH
    11h 11m
    €96–417

  8. Fly Newcastle to Athens International Airport

    1. Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane NCL - ATH
    9h 42m
    €83–213

  9. Train, train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia

    1. Take the train from Newcastle to Peterboroughtrain train
    2. Take the train from Peterborough to Stansted Airporttrain train
    3. Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane plane STN - SKG
    11h 37m
    €108–390

  10. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Sunderland to King's Crosstrain train
    2. Take the bus from Bounds Green Road London to Tiranabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athensbus bus
    46h 38m

  11. Bus via Prague

    1. Take the bus from Sunderland Interchange to Leeds City Bus & Coach Stationbus bus 172 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Bradford to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Athensbus bus
    2d 13h
    €172–295

  12. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Sunderland to Port of Dovercar car
    2. Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry car ferry
    3. Drive from Calais to Athenscar car
    35h 13m
    €628–929

Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights

Calendar26Weekly Planes
Duration9h 35mAverage Duration
Ticket€110Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Sunderland, England and Greece?

You can take a bus from Sunderland Interchange to Athens Karaiskaki Square via Manchester, Coach Station, Bucharest, Thessaloniki, and Thessaloniki Monastiriou in around 44h 36m. Alternatively, Jet2.com and Ryanair fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) twice a week.

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