There are 12 ways to get from Glasgow to Greece by bus, plane, train, car, car train, or car ferry
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Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane EDI - HER
7h 43m€80–214Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Rhodes International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Rhodes International Airport (RHO)plane EDI - RHO
8h 7m€76–203Train, bus
- Take the train from Glasgow Central 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
41h 15mTrain, bus via Budapest
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid to Praha hl.n.train
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Budapest-Delitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Budapest to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
2d 1h€468–906Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Glasgow to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Athenscar
36h 8m€824–1,134Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Athens International Airport
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane EDI - ATH
8h 1m€103–241Fly Glasgow Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane GLA - HER
6h 59m€90–387Fly Glasgow Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane GLA - SKG
10h 15m€81–227Fly Glasgow Airport to Rhodes International Airport
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Rhodes International Airport (RHO)plane GLA - RHO
7h 28m€76–246Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to London Eustontrain
- Take the bus from Bounds Green Road London to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athensbus
47h 44mBus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Athensbus
2d 18h€271–404Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Glasgow to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Athenscar
37h 15m€717–1,088
Glasgow to Greece by bus, foot, and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Glasgow to Greece is to bus and fly which costs €75 - €210 and takes 8h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Glasgow to Greece is to fly which takes 6h 59m and costs €90 - €390.
No, there is no direct bus from Glasgow station to Greece. However, there are services departing from Buchanan Bus Station and arriving at Athens via London Victoria and Praha, ÚAN Florenc. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 18h.
The distance between Glasgow and Greece is 3217 km.
The best way to get from Glasgow to Greece without a car is to train and bus which takes 41h 15m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 43m to get from Glasgow to Greece, including transfers.
Glasgow to Greece bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Buchanan Bus Station.
The best way to get from Glasgow to Greece is to fly which takes 6h 59m and costs €90 - €390. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €270 - €410 and takes 2 days 18h.
Glasgow to Greece bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Greece is 2h ahead of Glasgow. It is currently 8:35 PM in Glasgow and 10:35 PM in Greece.
What companies run services between Glasgow, Scotland and Greece?
Jet2.com and Edelweiss Air fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) 3 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Ομονοια via London Victoria, Praha, ÚAN Florenc, Athens, and Παιδικη Χαρα in around 2d 18h.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–420
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Athens International Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–160
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–160
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–430
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Hannover
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €160–260
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €160–260
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €160–260
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €170–280
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €140–230
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Est to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Paris Est to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris Est to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +31302035833
- [email protected]
- Website
- European Sleeper
Train from Brussel-Zuid to Praha hl.n.
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–230
- Website
- European Sleeper
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Budapest-Deli
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Thessaloniki to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
- 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
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–18
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- €9–18
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–18
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- €9–18
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–18
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- €9–18
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- Ember
- 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
- +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
- +302105233969
- [email protected]
- Website
- fptravel.gr
Bus from Budapest to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Schedules at
- fptravel.gr
- 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
- 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
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–180
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- National Express
- 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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