There are 9 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 Westtrain
- Fly from Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane MME - ATH
11h 6m€230–675Train to Newcastle, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Whitby to Heworthtrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane NCL - ATH
12h 10m€96–281Train, bus
- Take the train from Whitby to Middlesbroughtrain
- Take the train from Middlesbrough to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the bus from Manchester, Coach Station to Bucharest Oborbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Thessalonikibus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
45h 32m€125–252Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Whitby to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Athenscar
33h 57mTrain, train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Whitby to Middlesbroughtrain
- Take the train from Middlesbrough to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane MAN - ATH
12h 3m€97–371Bus
- Take the bus from Bus Stn Stand 4 to Rail Stationbus 840
- Take the bus from Rail Station to Golders Green Stationbus 436
- Take the bus from Bounds Green Road London to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athens Larissis Stationbus
2d 3hBus, train
- Take the bus from Bus Stn Stand 4 to Rail Stationbus 840
- Take the train from York to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the bus from Sheffield to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Athensbus
2d 12hBus, train via Munich
- Take the bus from Bus Stn Stand 4 to Rail Stationbus 840
- Take the bus from Rail Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 561 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from München to Larissabus
- Take the train from Larissa to Athenstrain Ic
2d 23hDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Whitby to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Athenscar
35h 10m€615–972
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 €95 - €290 and takes 12h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Whitby to Athens is to train and fly which takes 11h 6m and costs €230 - €700.
No, there is no direct bus from Whitby to Athens station. However, there are services departing from Bus Stn Stand 4 and arriving at Athens Larissis Station via Rail Station, Golders Green Station, Mill Hill East Station, Bounds Green Road London and Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 3h.
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 which takes 45h 32m and costs €120 - €260.
It takes approximately 11h 6m 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 Rail Station.
Athens is 2h ahead of Whitby. It is currently 7:50 AM in Whitby and 9:50 AM in Athens.
There are 12346+ 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 Larissis Station via Rail Station, Golders Green Station, Mill Hill East Station, Hobart Corner, Bounds Green Road London, Tirana, and Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave in around 2d 3h.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Newcastle to Athens International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–350
Flights from Manchester Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–330
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Newcastle to Athens International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Newcastle to Athens International Airport via Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Newcastle to Athens International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Manchester Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- 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
- €160–750
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Athens International Airport via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €210–650
Flights from Manchester Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Newcastle to Athens International Airport via Dubrovnik
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–350
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Athens International Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Whitby to Allens West
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €9–12
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Standard
- €9–12
Train from Whitby to Middlesbrough
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €2–12
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Whitby to Heworth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–19
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Standard
- €14–19
Train from York to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–35
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Middlesbrough to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–95
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Middlesbrough to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.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
Train from York to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–30
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Manchester, Coach Station to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 32m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–40
- 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
- €45–70
- Schedules at
- simeonidistours.gr
- Phone
- 01653692556
- customer.services@transdevbus.co.uk
- Website
- transdevbus.co.uk
Bus from Bus Stn Stand 4 to Rail Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- https://www.transdevbus.co.uk/coastliner/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Rail Station to Golders Green Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Rail Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–45
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- 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 Sheffield to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 58m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- 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
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- 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
- €27–45
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- 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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