There are 14 ways to get from Birmingham to Greece by plane, train, bus, car, car train, busferry, or car ferry
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Fly Birmingham Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
best- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane BHX - SKG
6h 52m€75–230Fly Birmingham Airport to Rhodes International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Rhodes International Airport (RHO)plane BHX - RHO
6h 59m€49–141Train, bus
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Est to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraiasbus
37h 56mTrain, bus via Bratislava
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Meidlingtrain Nj / ...
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bratislava hl.st.train
- Take the bus from Bratislava to Thessalonikibus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
2d 1h€503–871Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Birmingham to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Athenscar
31h 36m€691–1,015Fly Birmingham Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane BHX - HER
6h 31m€64–180Train to East Midlands Airport, fly to Rhodes International Airport
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Long Eatontrain
- Fly from East Midlands Airport (EMA) to Rhodes International Airport (RHO)plane EMA - RHO
7h 59m€105–291Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane MAN - SKG
8h 28m€109–410Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane LGW - SKG
8h 23m€103–331Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Athens International Airport
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane MAN - ATH
8h 40m€116–247Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to London Eustontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane STN - SKG
8h 36m€132–351Bus
- Take the bus from Newhall Street to Finchley Road / O2 Centrebus
- Take the bus from Bounds Green Road London to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athensbus
45h 16mBus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Birmingham West Bromwich to Timisoarabusferry
- Take the bus from Timișoara to Belgrade bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Athensbus
2d 11h€139–287Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Birmingham to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Athenscar
32h 43m€579–947
Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Birmingham to Greece is to fly which costs €45 - €150 and takes 6h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Birmingham to Greece is to fly which takes 6h 31m and costs €60 - €180.
No, there is no direct bus from Birmingham to Greece. However, there are services departing from Newhall Street and arriving at Athens via Finchley Road Station, Brent Cross Shopping Centre, Bounds Green Road London and Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 45h 16m.
The distance between Birmingham and Greece is 2322 km.
The best way to get from Birmingham to Greece without a car is to train and bus which takes 37h 56m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 52m to get from Birmingham to Greece, including transfers.
Birmingham to Greece bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Newhall Street station.
The best way to get from Birmingham to Greece is to fly which takes 6h 52m and costs €75 - €230. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 45h 16m.
Birmingham to Greece bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Finchley Road / O2 Centre station.
Greece is 2h ahead of Birmingham. It is currently 10:40 AM in Birmingham and 12:40 PM in Greece.
What companies run services between Birmingham, England and Greece?
Jet2.com, Ryanair, and two other airlines fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Newhall Street to Athens via Finchley Road / O2 Centre, Finchley Road Station, Brent Cross Shopping Centre, Hobart Corner, Bounds Green Road London, Tirana, and Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave in around 45h 16m.
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Manchester Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
Flights from Manchester Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–150
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Birmingham New Street to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Birmingham New Street to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Birmingham New Street to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Birmingham New Street to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- [email protected]
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 52m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
- 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
- €22–65
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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