There are 12 ways to get from Whitby 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 to Durham Tees Valley Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Whitby to Allens West
- Fly from Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME) to Athens International Airport (ATH)MME - ATH
11h 19m€190–775Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Scarborough to Leeds
- Take the train from Leeds to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)MAN - ATH
11h 42m€104–397Train, bus via Bucharest
- Take the train from Whitby to Darlington
- Take the train from Darlington to Birmingham New Street
- Take the bus from Birmingham to Bucharest Obor
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Thessaloniki
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to AthensIc
44h 26m€143–468Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Whitby to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Athens
33h 55mTrain to Newcastle, fly
- Take the train from Whitby to Heworth
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Athens International Airport (ATH)NCL - ATH
12h 22m€106–211Train, train to Edinburgh Airport, fly
- Take the train from Whitby to Darlington
- Take the train from Darlington to Edinburgh Waverley
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Athens International Airport (ATH)EDI - ATH
11h 45m€140–314Train, bus to Humberside Airport, fly
- Take the train from Scarborough to Hull
- Take the bus from Hull Interchange to Bus Station
- Fly from Humberside Airport (HUY) to Athens International Airport (ATH)HUY - ATH
16h 14m€193–842Bus
- Take the bus from Bus Stn Stand 4 to Leeds Bus Station Entrance840
- Take the bus from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station to Birmingham Coach Station131 / ...
- Take the bus from Birmingham to Bucharest Obor
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Thessaloniki
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou to Athens Karaiskaki Square
47h 25mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Whitby to Middlesbrough
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stand 11 to London Victoria
- Take the bus from Bounds Green Road London to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraias
2d 2hBus, train
- Take the bus from Bus Stn Stand 4 to Rail Station840
- Take the train from York to Sheffield
- Take the bus from Sheffield to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Athens
2d 12hBus, train via Munich
- Take the bus from Bus Stn Stand 4 to Leeds Bus Station Entrance840
- Take the bus from Leeds City Bus Station to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus station
- Take the bus from München to Larissa
- Take the train from Larissa to AthensIc
2d 22hDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Whitby to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Athens
35h 3m€623–973
Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Whitby to Athens is to train and fly which costs €100 - €400 and takes 11h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Whitby to Athens is to train and fly which takes 11h 19m and costs €190 - €800.
No, there is no direct bus from Whitby to Athens. However, there are services departing from Bus Stn Stand 4 and arriving at Athens Karaiskaki Square via Leeds City Bus & Coach Station, Birmingham, Bucharest and Thessaloniki Monastiriou. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 47h 25m.
The distance between Whitby and Athens is 2764 km.
The best way to get from Whitby to Athens without a car is to train and bus via Bucharest which takes 44h 26m and costs €140 - €470.
It takes approximately 11h 19m to get from Whitby to Athens, including transfers.
Whitby to Athens bus services, operated by Yorkshire Coastliner, depart from Bus Stn Stand 4 station.
Whitby to Athens bus services, operated by Yorkshire Coastliner, arrive at Leeds Bus Station Entrance.
Athens is 2h ahead of Whitby. It is currently 7:29 PM in Whitby and 9:29 PM in Athens.
There are 12327+ hotels available in Athens.
What companies run services between Whitby, North Yorkshire, England and Athens, Greece?
You can take a bus from Bus Stn Stand 4 to Athens Karaiskaki Square via Leeds Bus Station Entrance, Leeds City Bus & Coach Station, Birmingham, Bucharest, Thessaloniki, and Thessaloniki Monastiriou in around 47h 25m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Newcastle to Athens International Airport via Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Newcastle to Athens International Airport via Kefallinia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Newcastle to Athens International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Newcastle to Athens International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–150
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–220
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Athens International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–750
Flights from Humberside Airport to Athens International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–800
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Newcastle to Athens International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–170
Flights from Manchester Airport to Athens International Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–280
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Newcastle to Athens International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Newcastle to Athens International Airport via Dubrovnik
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–350
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Whitby to Allens West
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €9–12
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Standard
- €9–12
Train from Whitby to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €10–14
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Standard
- €10–14
Train from Whitby to Heworth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €14–19
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Standard
- €14–19
Train from Scarborough to Hull
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–26
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Whitby to Middlesbrough
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €2–6
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from York to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–35
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Darlington to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–310
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Darlington to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from York to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- 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
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Scarborough to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–55
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Leeds to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–50
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Darlington to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Birmingham to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €26–35
- 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
Bus from Hull Interchange to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–4
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com
- Phone
- 01653692556
- customer.services@transdevbus.co.uk
- Website
- transdevbus.co.uk
Bus from Bus Stn Stand 4 to Leeds Bus Station Entrance
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- https://www.transdevbus.co.uk/coastliner/
Bus from Bus Stn Stand 4 to Rail Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- https://www.transdevbus.co.uk/coastliner/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station to Birmingham Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–40
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +30 2310 500111
- ktel2310@gmail.com
- Website
- ktelthes.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou to Athens Karaiskaki Square
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €42
- Schedules at
- ktelthes.gr
- Book at
- ktelthes.e-ticketing.gr
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bus Station Stand 11 to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Leeds City Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–30
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–190
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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 Peiraias
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Sheffield to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 58m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- 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 München to Larissa
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €170–260
- 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
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