There are 13 ways to get from Birmingham to Thessaloníki by plane, train, bus, car, car train, busferry, or car ferry
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Fly from Birmingham Airport
best- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane BHX - SKG
6h 47m€70–140Train, bus
- 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 Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbftrain Ice
- Take the bus from Cologne to Kumanovobus
- Take the bus from Kumanovo to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
34h 27m€290–629Train, bus via Vienna
- 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 Vienna Meidling Train Station to Budapest Kelenfold Train Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Thessalonikibus
40h 59mDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Birmingham to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Thessaloníkicar
26h 34m€631–864Train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane MAN - SKG
8h 23m€110–403Train to Bristol Airport, fly
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane BRS - SKG
8h 19m€121–305Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to London Eustontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane LHR - SKG
8h 28m€172–343Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- 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 18m€135–376Train to London Stansted Airport, fly
- 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 31m€135–350Bus
- 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 Korçëbus
- Take the bus from Korçë to Thessalonikibus
41h 24mTrain, bus #2
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to London Eustontrain
- Take the bus from Bounds Green Road London to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Thessaloníkibus
2dBus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Birmingham West Bromwich to Timisoarabusferry
- Take the bus from Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nord to Thessalonikibus Simeonidis
2d 9h€126–300Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Birmingham to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Thessaloníkicar
27h 42m€505–786
Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Birmingham to Thessaloníki is to fly which costs €70 - €140 and takes 6h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Birmingham to Thessaloníki is to fly which takes 6h 47m and costs €70 - €140.
No, there is no direct bus from Birmingham to Thessaloníki. However, there are services departing from Newhall Street and arriving at Thessaloniki via Finchley Road Station, Brent Cross Shopping Centre, Bounds Green Road London, Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave and Korçë. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41h 24m.
The distance between Birmingham and Thessaloníki is 2321 km.
The best way to get from Birmingham to Thessaloníki without a car is to train and bus which takes 34h 27m and costs €290 - €650.
It takes approximately 6h 47m to get from Birmingham to Thessaloníki, including transfers.
Birmingham to Thessaloníki bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Newhall Street station.
The best way to get from Birmingham to Thessaloníki is to fly which takes 6h 47m and costs €70 - €140. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 41h 24m.
Birmingham to Thessaloníki bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Finchley Road / O2 Centre station.
Thessaloníki is 2h ahead of Birmingham. It is currently 5:37 PM in Birmingham and 7:37 PM in Thessaloníki.
What companies run services between Birmingham, England and Thessaloníki, Greece?
Jet2.com, Ryanair, and three 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 Thessaloniki via Finchley Road / O2 Centre, Finchley Road Station, Brent Cross Shopping Centre, Hobart Corner, Bounds Green Road London, Tirana, Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave, and Korçë in around 41h 24m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–350
Flights from Manchester Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–360
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–230
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Manchester Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–130
Flights from Bristol Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Friday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–200
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–180
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–380
- 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 Manchester Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Bristol Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Bristol Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–230
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–320
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–320
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–260
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–180
- 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
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
- +44 333 311 0039
- [email protected]
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Birmingham New Street to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Birmingham New Street to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Birmingham New Street to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Birmingham New Street to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Birmingham New Street to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Birmingham New Street to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €210–430
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Vienna Meidling Train Station to Budapest Kelenfold Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–24
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €137
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €137
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham New Street to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham New Street to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Birmingham New Street to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Gatwick Express
- Phone
- +389 42 218 007
- Website
- Nasir Tours
Bus from Cologne to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €80
- Website
- Nasir Tours
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hak Bus
Bus from Cologne to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €120
- Website
- Hak Bus
- Phone
- 0030 2108219900
- [email protected]
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Kumanovo to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €20–30
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
- Phone
- +30 210 92 33 33
- [email protected]
- Website
- koronatravel.gr
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Newhall Street to Finchley Road / O2 Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Website
- Flixbus
- 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 Bounds Green Road London to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 39m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 69 213 1213
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Korçë
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 2310241545
- [email protected]
- Website
- Crazy Holidays
Bus from Korçë to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Crazy Holidays
- Phone
- +355 67 604 2191
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- [email protected]
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Birmingham West Bromwich to Timisoara
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- [email protected]
- Website
- Simeonidis Tours
Bus from Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nord to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 27m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- Simeonidis Tours
- 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
- €9–55
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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