There are 10 ways to get from Heathrow to Athens Airport (ATH) by plane, bus, ferry, helicopter, car, car train, 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 London Heathrow Airport
best- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane LHR - ATH
3h 35m€100–260Bus to London Stansted Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Coach Stationbus
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane STN - ATH
7h€77–209Bus, ferry, helicopter
- Take the bus from Bounds Green Road London to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the ferry from Thessaloniki to Mykonosferry Bsf
- Take the helicopter from Mykonos Heliport to Athens Heliporthelicopter
2d 20hDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Heathrow to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Athens Airport (ATH)car
30h 40m€660–971Bus to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to South Terminal Bus Stationbus
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane LGW - ATH
6h 50m€85–213Bus to Luton Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Airport Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane LTN - ATH
6h 40m€78–199Train to Bristol Airport, fly
- Take the train from London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane BRS - ATH
8h 31m€154–341Bus, ferry, helicopter via Sibiu
- Take the bus from London Stonebridge to Sibiubus
- Take the bus from Sibiu to Thessalonikibus
- Take the ferry from Thessaloniki to Mykonosferry Bsf
- Take the helicopter from Mykonos Heliport to Athens Heliporthelicopter
3d 7hBus, ferry, helicopter via Munich
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from München to Thessalonikibus
- Take the ferry from Thessaloniki to Mykonosferry Bsf
- Take the helicopter from Mykonos Heliport to Athens Heliporthelicopter
3d 14h€735–1,244Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Heathrow to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Athens Airport (ATH)car
31h 48m€536–893
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Heathrow to Athens Airport (ATH) is to bus and fly which costs €75 - €200 and takes 6h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Heathrow to Athens Airport (ATH) is to fly which takes 3h 35m and costs €100 - €260.
The distance between Heathrow and Athens Airport (ATH) is 2426 km.
The best way to get from Heathrow to Athens Airport (ATH) without a car is to bus and ferry and helicopter via Sibiu which takes 3 days 7h and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 35m to fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Athens International Airport (ATH), including transfers and time at the airport.
The quickest flight from London Heathrow Airport Airport to Athens International Airport Airport is the direct flight which takes 3h 35m.
Athens Airport (ATH) is 2h ahead of Heathrow. It is currently 10:14 PM in Heathrow and 12:14 AM in Athens Airport (ATH).
Air Serbia, Aegean Airlines and British Airways offer flights from London Heathrow Airport Airport to Athens International Airport Airport.
There are 13691+ hotels available in Athens Airport (ATH).
What companies run services between Heathrow, England and Athens Airport (ATH), Greece?
British Airways, Aegean Airlines, and Air Serbia fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Athens International Airport (ATH) every 3 hours.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–270
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–190
Flights from Bristol Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–150
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–140
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Athens International Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–240
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Athens International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–230
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–150
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €137
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- €137
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- 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
- +355 67 604 2191
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 13m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to South Terminal Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–22
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–19
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–29
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +44 1865 785400
- [email protected]
- Website
- oxfordbus.co.uk
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to South Terminal Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–14
- Website
- https://www.oxfordbus.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0724 122 272
- [email protected]
- Website
- euro-fratello.ro
Bus from London Stonebridge to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- euro-fratello.ro
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- [email protected]
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Sibiu to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 59m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://simeonidistours.gr/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +30 2310261280
- Website
- portokalidistours.com
Bus from München to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €190–280
- Schedules at
- portokalidistours.gr
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- [email protected]
- Website
- bluestarferries.com
Ferry from Thessaloniki to Mykonos
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €120–280
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Thessaloniki to Mykonos
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €120–280
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Thessaloniki to Mykonos
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €120–280
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–55
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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