There are 12 ways to get from Athens to Poole 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 Pooletrain
9h 30m£118–383Fly 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 33m£108–288Train, 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 Pooletrain
2d 2h£229–328Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Athens to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Poolecar
31h 23m£614–837Fly 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 Pooletrain
9h 39m£115–292Fly 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 Pooletrain
9h 57m£129–322Fly 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 Pooletrain
10h 1m£127–325Fly 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 Pooletrain
10h 34m£133–286Fly 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 58m£155–283Bus, 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 Pooletrain
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 Seldown Coach Stationbus 035
2d 13h£179–272Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Athens to Port of Cherbourgcar
- Take the carferry from Port of Cherbourg to Poolecarferry
35h 37m£514–1,042
Athens to Poole by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Poole is to fly and bus which costs £100 - £290 and takes 9h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Poole is to fly and train which takes 9h 30m and costs £110 - £390.
No, there is no direct bus from Athens to Poole station. However, there are services departing from Athens and arriving at Seldown Coach Station via Praha, ÚAN Florenc and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 13h.
The distance between Athens and Poole is 1594 miles.
The best way to get from Athens to Poole without a car is to train and bus which takes 2 days 2h and costs £220 - £330.
It takes approximately 9h 30m to get from Athens to Poole, including transfers.
Athens to Poole bus services, operated by Korona Travel, depart from Athens station.
Athens to Poole bus services, operated by Korona Travel, arrive at Praha, ÚAN Florenc station.
Poole is 2h behind Athens. It is currently 7:47 PM in Athens and 5:47 PM in Poole.
Book your Athens to Poole bus tickets online with Omio.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Poole, England?
You can take a bus from Athens to Seldown Coach Station via Praha, ÚAN Florenc and London Victoria in around 2d 13h.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Southampton Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–250
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 Poole
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–35
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Clapham Junction to Poole
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–100
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Clapham Junction to Poole
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–100
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from London Waterloo to Poole
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–100
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from London Waterloo to Poole
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–100
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Southampton Central to Poole
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–30
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Southampton Central to Poole
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–30
- Website
- South Western Railway
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- [email protected]
- Website
- Simeonidis Tours
Bus from Thessaloniki to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- Simeonidis Tours
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- [email protected]
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Poole
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £21–330
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- £45–85
- Car Single Ticket
- £120–330
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