There are 12 ways to get from Basingstoke to Athens by train, plane, 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.
Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Reading to Hayes And Harlington Stationtrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane LHR - ATH
8h 7m€126–355Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Basingstoke to Clapham Junctiontrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane LGW - ATH
7h 49m€106–280Bus
- Take the bus from The Malls to Wembley Stadium Pink Coach Parking South Waybus W17
- Take the bus from Bounds Green Road London to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athensbus
44h 38mDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Basingstoke to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Athenscar
30h 21m€723–988Train to Southampton Airport, fly
- Take the train from Basingstoke to Southampton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane SOU - ATH
8h 59m€141–433Train to London City Airport, fly
- Take the train from Basingstoke to London Waterlootrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane LCY - ATH
9h 21m€157–391Train to London Stansted Airport, fly
- Take the train from Basingstoke to London Waterlootrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane STN - ATH
8h 43m€121–348Train to Bristol Airport, fly
- Take the train from Reading to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane BRS - ATH
9h 13m€143–302Train, bus via Larissa
- Take the train from Basingstoke to Farehamtrain
- Take the train from Fareham to Brightontrain
- Take the bus from Brighton to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Elbasan to Larisabus
- Take the train from Larissa to Athenstrain Ic
45h 47mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Basingstoke to Farehamtrain
- Take the train from Fareham to Brightontrain
- Take the bus from Brighton to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraiasbus
46h 2mTrain, bus via Prague
- Take the train from Basingstoke to London Waterlootrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Prague Florenc Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Athensbus
2d 4h€193–287Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Basingstoke to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Athenscar
31h 30m€616–942
Basingstoke to Athens by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Basingstoke to Athens is to train and fly which costs €100 - €280 and takes 7h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Basingstoke to Athens is to train and fly which takes 7h 49m and costs €100 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from Basingstoke to Athens. However, there are services departing from The Malls and arriving at Athens via Mitchell Way, Bounds Green Road London and Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 44h 38m.
The distance between Basingstoke and Athens is 2530 km.
The best way to get from Basingstoke to Athens without a car is to bus which takes 44h 38m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 7m to get from Basingstoke to Athens, including transfers.
Basingstoke to Athens bus services, operated by National Express, depart from The Malls station.
Basingstoke to Athens bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Wembley Stadium Pink Coach Parking South Way station.
Athens is 2h ahead of Basingstoke. It is currently 3:44 AM in Basingstoke and 5:44 AM in Athens.
There are 13051+ hotels available in Athens.
What companies run services between Basingstoke, England and Athens, Greece?
You can take a bus from The Malls to Athens via Wembley Stadium Pink Coach Parking South Way, Mitchell Way, Hobart Corner, Bounds Green Road London, Tirana, and Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave in around 44h 38m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Southampton Airport to Athens International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–340
Flights from Southampton Airport to Athens International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–370
Flights from Southampton Airport to Athens International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €130–390
Flights from Southampton Airport to Athens International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–380
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–240
Flights from London City Airport to Athens International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–370
Flights from London City Airport to Athens International Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–370
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–280
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–180
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Athens International Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Athens International Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
Flights from Bristol Airport to Athens International Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Bristol Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–260
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–190
Flights from London City Airport to Athens International Airport via Skiathos
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
Flights from London City Airport to Athens International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from London City Airport to Athens International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–370
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Athens International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–490
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London City Airport to Athens International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–460
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
Train from Reading to Hayes And Harlington Station
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Hayes And Harlington Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–23
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €140
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €140
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Basingstoke to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–25
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Basingstoke to Clapham Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Basingstoke to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Basingstoke to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Basingstoke to Fareham
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Basingstoke to Fareham
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Basingstoke to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- South Western Railway
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Basingstoke to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from Fareham to Brighton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- Southern
Train from Fareham to Brighton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Larissa to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from The Malls to Wembley Stadium Pink Coach Parking South Way
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Bounds Green Road London to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 39m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Brighton to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Brighton to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +355 68 204 4475
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 67 604 2191
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +30694 051 4160
- [email protected]
- Website
- metroeuro.travel
Bus from Elbasan to Larisa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- metroeuro.travel
- Phone
- +355 69 617 8170
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraias
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Schedules at
- Diamant Travel
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Prague Florenc Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +30 210 92 33 33
- [email protected]
- Website
- koronatravel.gr
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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