There are 11 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
10h 42m£120–373Fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane ATH - LGW
- Take the train from Clapham Junction to Bournemouthtrain
9h 43m£109–286Bus, 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 15m£619–844Fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane ATH - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Bournemouthtrain
9h 33m£144–388Fly 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 35m£143–318Fly 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
10h£123–342Fly 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 21m£120–263Train, bus
- Take the train from Athens to Larissatrain Ic
- Take the bus from Larisa to Elbasanbus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Brightonbus
- Take the train from Brighton to Southampton Centraltrain
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Bournemouthtrain
2d 2hBus
- 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£187–254Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Athens to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Bournemouthcar
32h 19m£526–806
Athens to Bournemouth by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Bournemouth is to fly and train which costs £100 - £290 and takes 9h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Bournemouth is to fly and train which takes 9h 33m and costs £140 - £390.
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 10h 42m 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 11:02 PM in Athens and 9:02 PM 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 Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–360
Flights from Athens International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–240
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Southampton Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £100–310
Flights from Athens International Airport to Southampton Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–310
Flights from Athens International Airport to Southampton Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–340
Flights from Athens International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–150
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £80–220
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–200
Flights from Athens International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–210
- Website
- lufthansa.com
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
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bristol Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £75–260
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £60–120
Flights from Athens International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–160
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bristol Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–150
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Southampton Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–450
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Southampton Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–480
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Athens International Airport to Southampton Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–360
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Athens International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–160
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–130
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–25
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Southampton Central to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £10–22
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Clapham Junction to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–80
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from London Waterloo to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–85
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Southampton Central to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £10–22
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Southampton Central to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £10–22
- Website
- South Western Railway
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–22
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Southampton Central to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–19
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Reading to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham International to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–110
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Southampton Central to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–19
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Southampton Central to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–19
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from Brighton to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–50
- Website
- Southern
Train from Brighton to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–50
- Website
- Southern
- 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)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–27
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £27–55
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Athens to Larissa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £18–27
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Athens to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £38
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Athens to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £42
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 68 204 4475
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Athens to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £38
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 67 604 2191
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Athens to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Brighton
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Brighton
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30694 051 4160
- [email protected]
- Website
- metroeuro.travel
Bus from Larisa to Elbasan
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- metroeuro.travel
- 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
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Bournemouth Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–29
- Website
- National Express
- 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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