There are 13 ways to get from Durham 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, train to Manchester Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Durham to Leedstrain
- Take the train from Leeds to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane MAN - ATH
10h€133–287Fly from Newcastle
cheapest- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane NCL - ATH
9h 28m€93–275Train, bus via Strasbourg
- Take the train from Durham to King's Crosstrain
- 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
39h 15mDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Durham to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Athenscar
33h 45m€729–1,070Train to Durham Tees Valley Airport, fly
- Take the train from Newcastle to Darlingtontrain
- Fly from Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane MME - ATH
11h 9m€214–417Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly
- Take the train from Durham to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane EDI - ATH
9h 20m€159–364Train, train to Humberside Airport, fly
- Take the train from Durham to Doncastertrain
- Take the train from Doncaster to Barnetbytrain
- Fly from Humberside Airport (HUY) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane HUY - ATH
13h€233–867Train to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Durham to Leedstrain
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane LBA - ATH
11h 6m€139–430Train, bus
- Take the train from Durham to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Est to Muenchen Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the bus from München Hbf to Pejebus
- Take the bus from Peje to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
42h€523–822Bus
- Take the bus from Interchange 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
2d 2hTrain, bus #2
- Take the train from Durham to King's Crosstrain
- 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 6h€285–381Train, Bus
- Take the train from Durham to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Ice
- Take the bus from Frankfurt am Main to Larissabus
- Take the train from Larissa to Athenstrain Ic
2d 7h€524–988Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Durham to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Athenscar
34h 52m€617–1,002
Durham to Athens by train, subway, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Durham to Athens is to fly which costs €90 - €280 and takes 9h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Durham to Athens is to train and fly which takes 9h 20m and costs €150 - €370.
No, there is no direct bus from Durham to Athens. However, there are services departing from Leazes Rd - Underpass Stand B and arriving at Athens via Interchange, Finchley Road Station, Brent Cross Shopping Centre, Bounds Green Road London and Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 2h.
The distance between Durham and Athens is 2903 km.
The best way to get from Durham to Athens without a car is to train and bus via Strasbourg which takes 39h 15m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h to get from Durham to Athens, including transfers.
Durham to Athens bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Interchange station.
The best way to get from Durham to Athens is to fly which takes 9h 28m and costs €90 - €280. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 2 days 2h.
Durham to Athens bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Finchley Road / O2 Centre station.
Athens is 2h ahead of Durham. It is currently 4:29 PM in Durham and 6:29 PM in Athens.
What companies run services between Durham, England and Athens, Greece?
Jet2.com, Aegean Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Athens International Airport (ATH) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Leazes Rd - Underpass Stand B to Athens via Interchange, 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 2d 2h.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–160
Flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Athens International Airport via Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €200–350
Flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Athens International Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €190–600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–210
Flights from Newcastle to Athens International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Newcastle to Athens International Airport via Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Athens International Airport via Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Athens International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Durham to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Leeds to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Newcastle to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–25
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Doncaster to Barnetby
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Durham to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- 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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