There are 11 ways to get from Durham to Athens by plane, train, bus, car, car train, night 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 from Durham Tees Valley Airport
best- Fly from Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane MME - ATH
10h 2m€203–389Fly from Newcastle
cheapest- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane NCL - ATH
9h 23m€93–275Train, 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 Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraiasbus
39h 15mTrain, bus via Bratislava
- 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 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 3h€562–917Drive, 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, train to Manchester Airport, fly
- 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€133–287Train 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 18m€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
12h 25m€233–867Bus
- 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 1hTrain, night train, 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 nighttrain from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain Re
- Take the bus from Bratislava to Athensbus
2d 2h€397–628Drive, 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 Tees Valley Airport (MME) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Durham to Athens is to fly which costs €90 - €280 and takes 9h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Durham to Athens is to train and fly which takes 9h 18m 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 1h.
The distance between Durham and Athens is 2747 km.
The best way to get from Durham to Athens without a car is to train and bus which takes 39h 15m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 2m 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 10h 2m and costs €200 - €390. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 2 days 1h.
Durham to Athens bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Finchley Road / O2 Centre station.
Athens is 2h ahead of Durham. It is currently 12:29 PM in Durham and 2:29 PM in Athens.
What companies run services between Durham, England and Athens, Greece?
KLM, Ryanair, and Aegean Airlines fly from Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME) to Athens International Airport (ATH) twice 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 1h.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
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 Manchester Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–160
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
Train from Durham to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Durham to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Durham to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Durham to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Durham to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- 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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