There are 12 ways to get from Athens to Dover by plane, train, bus, car, car ferry, or car train
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Fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane ATH - LHR
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Dover Priorytrain
7h 1m£169–399Fly to London Stansted Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane ATH - STN
- Take the train from Stratford International to Dover Priorytrain
6h 48m£131–281Bus, train via Cologne
- Take the bus from Athens to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Köln Hbfbus
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Dover Priorytrain
38h 41mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Athens to Thessalonikitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Thessaloníki to Pristinabus
- Take the bus from Pristina to Salzburg Hbfbus
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Bruxelles-Miditrain Nj
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Dover Priorytrain
44h 33mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Athens to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
29h 20m£465–710Fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane ATH - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Dover Priorytrain
6h 49m£149–334Fly to London City Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to London City Airport (LCY)plane ATH - LCY
- Take the train from Stratford International to Dover Priorytrain
7h 38m£186–352Fly 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 London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Dover Priorytrain
6h 54m£143–304Bus
- Take the bus from Athens Karolou to Ruse Tsar Osvoboditelbus
- Take the bus from Ruse to Buchurestbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Doverbus
2d£180–200Bus, train
- Take the bus from Athens to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Bounds Green Road Londonbus
- Take the train from London Charing Cross to Dover Priorytrain
2d 1hBus via Prague
- Take the bus from Athens to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Doverbus N870
2d 6h£171–235Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Athens to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain le shuttle
28h 46m£578–783
Athens International Airport (ATH) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Dover is to fly and train which costs £130 - £290 and takes 6h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Dover is to fly and train which takes 6h 48m and costs £130 - £290.
No, there is no direct bus from Athens to Dover. However, there are services departing from Athens Karolou and arriving at Dover via Ruse and Bucharest. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 0h.
The distance between Athens and Dover is 1632 miles.
The best way to get from Athens to Dover without a car is to bus and train via Cologne which takes 38h 41m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 1m to get from Athens to Dover, including transfers.
Athens to Dover bus services, operated by Citylines, depart from Athens Karolou station.
Athens to Dover bus services, operated by Citylines, arrive at Ruse Tsar Osvoboditel station.
Dover is 2h behind Athens. It is currently 11:04 PM in Athens and 9:04 PM in Dover.
There are 1157+ hotels available in Dover.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Dover, England?
You can take a bus from Athens Karolou to Dover via Ruse, Buchurest, and Bucharest in around 2d.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–250
Flights from Athens International Airport to London City Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–440
Flights from Athens International Airport to London City Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £85–260
Flights from Athens International Airport to London City Airport via Skiathos
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £95–440
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–160
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–130
Flights from Athens International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–130
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–210
Flights from Athens International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–210
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to London City Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–240
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–360
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Athens International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–170
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Athens International Airport to London City Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £100–330
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–140
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Luton Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–120
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–110
- Phone
- +44 345 322 7021
- Website
- southeasternrailway.co.uk
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Dover Priory
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–85
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Dover Priory
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–85
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Dover Priory
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–85
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Dover Priory
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–85
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
Train from Stratford International to Dover Priory
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–75
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Dover Priory
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–85
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
Train from Stratford International to Dover Priory
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–75
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
Train from London Charing Cross to Dover Priory
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–85
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £100–170
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £100–170
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £30–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Athens to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £28–45
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £130–280
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–30
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–22
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- £117
- 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
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
- +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
- £43
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Athens to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £43
- 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
Bus from Athens to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +355 68 204 4475
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 36m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Bounds Green Road London
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +383 44 162 498
- [email protected]
- Website
- web.facebook.com
Bus from Thessaloníki to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £15–20
- Website
- https://web.facebook.com/BarilevaTuristKosova
- Phone
- + 383 (0) 44 542 029
- [email protected]
- Website
- sharrtravel.com
Bus from Thessaloníki to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £18
- Website
- https://www.sharrtravel.com
- Phone
- +38349112555
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Thessaloníki to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £18
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +383 49 181 500
- [email protected]
- Website
- web.facebook.com
Bus from Pristina to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://web.facebook.com/p/Monika-Travel-100057278417633
- Phone
- +383 44 992 615
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Pristina to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +49 179 8464672
- [email protected]
- Website
- web.facebook.com
Bus from Pristina to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- [email protected]
Bus from Pristina to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- https://web.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100086702768199
- Phone
- +383 44 115 097
- [email protected]
- Website
- arbenitours.com
Bus from Pristina to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 12m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- arbenitours.com
- Phone
- +49 173 58 64 617
- Website
- web.facebook.com
Bus from Pristina to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 57m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://web.facebook.com/fatoni.reisen
- Schedules at
- https://travel.gjirafa.com/en/bus-companies/fatoni-reisen
- Phone
- +383 45 984 518
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Pristina to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/kujtimibus/
- Phone
- +383 44 135 228
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Pristina to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 32m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +383 49 324 464
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Pristina to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Athens Karolou to Ruse Tsar Osvoboditel
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £50–75
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +359 899199328
- [email protected]
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Ruse to Buchurest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £6–9
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- [email protected]
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Bucharest to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £120
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- 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
- £78
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £80–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–50
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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