There are 13 ways to get from Athens Airport (ATH) to Edinburgh by plane, bus, train, car, car train, night train, busferry, 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.
Fly to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane ATH - EDI
4h 56m£82–188Bus, train
- Take the bus from Athens to Durrësbus
- Take the bus from Durrës to Montabaurbus
- Take the train from Montabaur Bahnhof to Bruxelles Miditrain 79
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
2dDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Athens Airport (ATH) to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Edinburghcar
36h 36m£681–947Fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane ATH - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
7h 23m£85–195Fly to Newcastle, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Newcastle (NCL)plane ATH - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
8h 22m£100–298Fly to Aberdeen Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane ATH - ABZ
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
10h 15m£112–301Fly to Durham Tees Valley Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME)plane ATH - MME
- Take the train from Darlington to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
9h 49m£199–449Fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane ATH - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
8h 40m£123–293Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane ATH - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
9h 42m£131–393Bus, night train, train
- Take the bus from Athens to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Wien Hbfbus
- Take the nighttrain from Wien Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midinighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
2d 1h£372–623Bus
- Take the bus from Athens Airport Departures to Συνταγμαbus Χ95
- Take the bus from Athens to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
2d 20h£217–332Bus, bus and ferry, train
- Take the bus from Athens Airport Departures to Οσεbus Χ96
- Take the bus from Piraeus to Rusebus
- Take the bus from Giurgiu to Bucurestibus
- Take the busferry from Bucharest to Manchester Piccadillybusferry
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
3d 21h£182–341Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Athens Airport (ATH) to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Edinburghcar
37h 37m£588–904
Athens Airport (ATH) to Edinburgh by subway, foot, bus, night train, and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Athens Airport (ATH) to Edinburgh is to fly which costs £80 - £190 and takes 4h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Athens Airport (ATH) to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 4h 56m and costs £80 - £190.
No, there is no direct bus from Athens Airport (ATH) to Edinburgh station. However, there are services departing from Athens Airport Departures and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station via Συνταγμα, Athens, Praha, ÚAN Florenc and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 20h.
The distance between Athens Airport (ATH) and Edinburgh is 1787 miles.
The best way to get from Athens Airport (ATH) to Edinburgh without a car is to bus and train which takes 2 days 0h and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 56m to get from Athens Airport (ATH) to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Athens Airport (ATH) to Edinburgh bus services, operated by OASA, depart from Athens Airport Departures station.
The best way to get from Athens Airport (ATH) to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 4h 56m and costs £80 - £190. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £210 - £340 and takes 2 days 20h.
Athens Airport (ATH) to Edinburgh bus services, operated by OASA, arrive at Συνταγμα station.
Edinburgh is 2h behind Athens Airport (ATH). It is currently 9:01 PM in Athens Airport (ATH) and 7:01 PM in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between Athens Airport (ATH), Greece and Edinburgh, Scotland?
easyJet and Aegean Airlines fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) 5 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Athens Airport Departures to Edinburgh, Bus Station via Συνταγμα, ΣΤ. Συγγρου-Φιξ, Athens, Praha, ÚAN Florenc, and London Victoria in around 2d 20h.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–320
Flights from Athens International Airport to Newcastle via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–340
Flights from Athens International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–440
Flights from Athens International Airport to Durham Tees Valley Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–700
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £70–210
Flights from Athens International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–220
Flights from Athens International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–320
Flights from Athens International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £80–320
Flights from Athens International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–270
Flights from Athens International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £80–270
Flights from Athens International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–270
Flights from Athens International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–270
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–170
Flights from Athens International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £90–170
Flights from Athens International Airport to Manchester Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Newcastle via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–130
Flights from Athens International Airport to Manchester Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £55–190
Flights from Athens International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £60–120
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Newcastle via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–140
Flights from Athens International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–130
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Athens International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–250
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Manchester Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–200
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Manchester Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–200
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Montabaur Bahnhof to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £40–100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Montabaur Bahnhof to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £45–75
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £110–190
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £110–190
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–180
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Darlington to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–75
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–180
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–30
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–85
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £7–14
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–80
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £55–85
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Darlington to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–110
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham International to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £130–200
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £27–40
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £29–40
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Birmingham International to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £65–95
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Birmingham International to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £100–160
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Wien Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £50–130
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- £95–130
- Couchette Carriage
- £75–90
- Seating Carriage
- £50–65
- Phone
- +210 52 25 550
- [email protected]
- Website
- arttour.gr
Bus from Athens to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £34
- Schedules at
- arttour.gr
- Phone
- +355 673 835 770
- Website
- devatours.eu
Bus from Durrës to Montabaur
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- devatours.eu
- Phone
- +302105233969
- [email protected]
- Website
- fptravel.gr
Bus from Athens to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £50–80
- Schedules at
- fptravel.gr
- Phone
- +381 800 330 330
- [email protected]
- Website
- lukictours.com
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Schedules at
- lukictours.com
- Phone
- +381 20 333 733
- [email protected]
- Website
- garo-reisen.rs
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- garo-reisen.rs
- Phone
- +30 210 8202900
- [email protected]
- Website
- OASA
Bus from Athens Airport Departures to Συνταγμα
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5
- Website
- OASA
Bus from Athens Airport Departures to Οσε
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5
- Website
- OASA
- Phone
- +30 210 92 33 33
- [email protected]
- Website
- koronatravel.gr
Bus from Athens to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £76
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £95–150
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £60–100
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- 02 981 13 33
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tourist Service Holding AD
Bus from Piraeus to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £67
- Website
- Tourist Service Holding AD
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Piraeus to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £50–70
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +4-0723-274.620
- Website
- omertaimpex.autogari.ro
Bus from Giurgiu to Bucuresti
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £2
- Schedules at
- omertaimpex.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +4-0743-337.546
- Website
- nelmatour.autogari.ro
Bus from Giurgiu to Bucuresti
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £3
- Schedules at
- nelmatour.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- [email protected]
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Bucharest to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 17h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £60–150
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–75
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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