There are 12 ways to get from Athens to Bournemouth by plane, train, 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.
Fly to Southampton Airport, train
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Southampton Airport (SOU)plane ATH - SOU
- Take the train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Bournemouthtrain
9h 7m£116–377Fly to London Heathrow Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane ATH - LHR
- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Bournemouth Stationbus
9h 8m£106–283Bus, train
- Take the bus from Athens to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Brightonbus
- Take the train from Brighton to Southampton Centraltrain
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Bournemouthtrain
2d 2hDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Athens to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Bournemouthcar
31h 12m£617–842Fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane ATH - LGW
- Take the train from Clapham Junction to Bournemouthtrain
9h 20m£115–287Fly to Luton Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane ATH - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to West Hampstead Thameslinktrain
- Take the train from London Waterloo to Bournemouthtrain
9h 40m£124–317Fly to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane ATH - STN
- Take the train from London Waterloo to Bournemouthtrain
9h 44m£122–319Fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane ATH - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Southampton Centraltrain
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Bournemouthtrain
10h 12m£131–282Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane ATH - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Bournemouthtrain
10h 34m£153–278Train, bus
- Take the train from Athens to Thessalonikitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Bucharestbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to London Victoriabus
- Take the train from Clapham Junction to Bournemouthtrain
2d 2h£229–323Bus
- 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 Bournemouth Stationbus 035
2d 12h£178–272Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Athens to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Bournemouthcar
32h 16m£519–784
Athens to Bournemouth by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Bournemouth is to fly and bus which costs £100 - £290 and takes 9h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Bournemouth is to fly and train which takes 9h 7m and costs £110 - £380.
No, there is no direct bus from Athens to Bournemouth station. However, there are services departing from Athens and arriving at Bournemouth Station via Praha, ÚAN Florenc and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 12h.
The distance between Athens and Bournemouth is 1588 miles.
The best way to get from Athens to Bournemouth without a car is to bus and train which takes 2 days 2h and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 7m to get from Athens to Bournemouth, including transfers.
Athens to Bournemouth bus services, operated by Korona Travel, depart from Athens station.
Athens to Bournemouth bus services, operated by Korona Travel, arrive at Praha, ÚAN Florenc station.
Bournemouth is 2h behind Athens. It is currently 1:35 PM in Athens and 11:35 AM in Bournemouth.
Book your Athens to Bournemouth bus tickets online with Omio.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Bournemouth, England?
You can take a bus from Athens to Bournemouth Station via Praha, ÚAN Florenc and London Victoria in around 2d 12h.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Southampton Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–260
Flights from Athens International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–240
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–29
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Southampton Central to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11–26
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Clapham Junction to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–95
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from London Waterloo to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £40–95
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from London Waterloo to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £40–95
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Southampton Central to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11–26
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Clapham Junction to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–95
- Website
- South Western Railway
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Athens to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £39
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- 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
- £19–55
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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