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There are 11 ways to get from Newcastle upon Tyne to Athens by train, plane, bus, car, car train, or car ferry

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  1. Train to Durham Tees Valley Airport, fly

    best
    1. Take the train from Newcastle to Darlingtontrain train
    2. Fly from Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane MME - ATH
    9h 47m
    €205–362

  2. Fly from Newcastle

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane NCL - ATH
    9h 6m
    €87–253

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Newcastle to King's Crosstrain train
    2. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain train Eil
    3. Take the train from Paris Est to Strasbourgtrain train Tgv
    4. Take the bus from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Tiranabus bus
    5. Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraiasbus bus
    39h 46m

  4. Train, bus via Budapest

    1. Take the train from Newcastle to King's Crosstrain train
    2. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train Eil
    3. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid to Praha hl.n.train train
    4. Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Budapest-Delitrain train Ic
    5. Take the bus from Budapest to Thessaloníkibus bus
    6. Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain train Ic
    47h 44m
    €440–762

  5. Drive, Eurotunnel

    1. Drive from Newcastle upon Tyne to Folkestonecar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain train
    3. Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Athenscar car
    34h
    €733–1,076

  6. Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain train
    2. Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane EDI - ATH
    8h 57m
    €139–334

  7. Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Newcastle to Yorktrain train
    2. Take the train from York to Manchester Airporttrain train
    3. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane MAN - ATH
    10h 6m
    €135–288

  8. Train, train to Humberside Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Newcastle to Doncastertrain train
    2. Take the train from Doncaster to Barnetbytrain train
    3. Fly from Humberside Airport (HUY) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane HUY - ATH
    12h 32m
    €216–872

  9. Train, bus #2

    1. Take the train from Newcastle to King's Crosstrain train
    2. Take the bus from Bounds Green Road London to Tiranabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athensbus bus
    45h 44m

  10. Bus

    1. Take the bus from John Dobson Street to London Victoriabus bus
    2. Take the bus from London Victoria to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Athensbus bus
    2d 14h
    €227–318

  11. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Newcastle upon Tyne to Port of Dovercar car
    2. Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry car ferry
    3. Drive from Calais to Athenscar car
    35h 7m
    €624–1,019

Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights

Calendar15Weekly Planes
Duration6h 30mAverage Duration
Ticket€154Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,758.4 km
  • Duration: 9h 47m

What companies run services between Newcastle upon Tyne, England and Athens, Greece?

Jet2.com, Aegean Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Athens International Airport (ATH) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from John Dobson Street to Athens via London Victoria and Praha, ÚAN Florenc in around 2d 14h.

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