There are 13 ways to get from Solihull to Athens by plane, train, 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.
Recommended option
Fly from Birmingham • 7h 7m
12 alternative options
Train to London Heathrow, fly • 8h 43m
Train to Manchester, fly • 9h 23m
Train, bus to London Luton, fly • 9h 34m
Train to London Stansted, fly • 9h 14m
Train, bus via Ruse • 2 days 5h
Train, bus • 2 days 5h
Train, bus #2 • 2 days 7h
Bus via London • 2 days 8h
Bus • 2 days 23h
Drive, Eurotunnel • 31h 9m
Drive, car ferry • 32h 17m
Solihull to Athens by train, bus and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Solihull to Athens is to bus which costs £105 - £120 and takes 2 days 23h.
The fastest way to get from Solihull to Athens is to fly which takes 7h 7m and costs £70 - £320.
No, there is no direct bus from Solihull to Athens. However, there are services departing from Touchwood Hall Close and arriving at Athens via The Square Peg, Birmingham Summer Row- Great Charles Street, London Victoria, Florenc and Praha ÚAN Florenc. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 8h.
The distance between Solihull and Athens is 2600 km.
The best way to get from Solihull to Athens without a car is to train and bus via Ruse which takes 2 days 5h and costs £240 - £270.
It takes approximately 7h 7m to get from Solihull to Athens, including transfers.
Solihull to Athens bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Birmingham Summer Row- Great Charles Street station.
The best way to get from Solihull to Athens is to fly which takes 7h 7m and costs £70 - £320. Alternatively, you can bus via London, which costs £150 - £190 and takes 2 days 8h.
Solihull to Athens bus services, operated by Korona Travel, arrive at Athens station.
Athens is 2h ahead of Solihull. It is currently 10:55 PM in Solihull and 12:55 AM in Athens.
- Distance: 2600.5 km
- Duration: 7h 7m
What companies run services between Solihull, England and Athens, Greece?
Jet2.com and Lufthansa fly from Solihull to Athens once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Solihull to Athens via Moor St Selfridges, The Square Peg, Library Metro, Birmingham Summer Row- Great Charles Street, London Victoria, Praha, ÚAN Florenc, Florenc, Pernerova, and Praha ÚAN Florenc in around 2 days 8h.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150 - €800
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100 - €410
Flights from Manchester to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110 - €390
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from London Heathrow to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100 - €650
Flights from London Gatwick to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110 - €500
Flights from Manchester to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €180 - €700
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Birmingham to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70 - €650
Flights from Manchester to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120 - €650
Flights from London Stansted to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80 - €440
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from London Gatwick to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85 - €370
Flights from London Luton to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50 - €260
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester to Athens via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65 - €360
Flights from London Luton to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80 - €490
Flights from London Stansted to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65 - €370
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Birmingham to Athens via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260 - €800
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from London Heathrow to Athens via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160 - €750
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from London Gatwick to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100 - €550
- Phone
- +44 345 600 5165
- Website
- chilternrailways.co.uk
Train from Solihull to London Marylebone
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65 - €95
- Website
- Chiltern Railways
- Advance Single
- €45 - €60
- Anytime Day Single
- €65 - €95
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15 - €35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- €15 - €22
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- €23 - €35
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11 - €17
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- €11 - €17
- Phone
- 0344 736 9123
- customer.relations@crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Birmingham New Street to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50 - €130
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- €50 - €75
- 1st Class
- €85 - €130
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- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Birmingham New Street to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30 - €50
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Schedules at
- https://tfw.wales/service-status/timetables
- Anytime Standard
- €30 - €50
- Phone
- 00 44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Birmingham New Street to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €45 - €140
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- €45 - €70
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- €100 - €140
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- londonmidland.com
Train from Birmingham New Street to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to Eurostar
Contact Details
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €130 - €410
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Business Premier
- €320 - €410
- Standard
- €130 - €190
- Standard Premier
- €180 - €240
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- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Thessaloniki to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9 - €28
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Book at
- https://tickets.hellenictrain.gr/dromologia/?lang=gr
- Airport
- €9
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- eurotunnel.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.eurotunnel.com/uk/
- Phone
- 0344 800 44 11
- Website
- arriva.co.uk
Bus from London Baker Street to London Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12 - €18
- Website
- https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0344 801 7261
- Website
- greenline.co.uk
Bus from Baker Street Station to London Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11 - €16
- Website
- Green Line
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.ro
Bus from London Victoria to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €140
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.ro
- Phone
- +359 878 155 116
- omega_group@abv.bg
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Buchurest to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €7 - €10
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
- Phone
- 02 981 13 33
- outgoing@tourist-service.com
- Website
- tourist-service.com
Bus from Ruse to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €68
- Website
- https://en.tourist-service.com/
- Phone
- 0745 638 910
- transnicolaescu@yahoo.com
- Website
- transnicolaescu.ro
Bus from London Victoria to Budapest-Kelenföld
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €12 - €55
- Schedules at
- transnicolaescu.ro
- Phone
- +302105233969
- fptravel@otenet.gr
- Website
- fptravel.gr
Bus from Budapest to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80 - €110
- Schedules at
- fptravel.gr
- Phone
- 0800 334 334
- iuc@lasta.rs
- Website
- lasta.rs
Bus from Amsterdam to Belgrade
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Belgrade to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €50 - €70
- Schedules at
- simeonidistours.gr
One of Europe’s leading bus companies, Flixbus serves 2000+ destinations in 29 countries, including Germany, France, Italy, Austria, the Netherlands and Croatia and into Scandinavia and eastern Europe, as well as some US cities. Coaches have toilets, free WiFi and power outlets, plus snacks and drinks for purchase on board. Flixbus is a good choice for the budget-conscious traveller; purchase tickets in advance for the cheapest fares (note: there is no option to reserve a seat in advance).
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.de
Bus from Birmingham Summer Row- Great Charles Street to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16 - €24
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Frequently asked questions
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from London Victoria to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65 - €95
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- 210.92.33.33
- info@koronatravel.gr
- 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
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Birmingham to Praha ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €35 - €45
- Schedules at
- eurobus.sk
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35 - €45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €75 - €190
- On Foot
- €35 - €45
- Phone
- 01304 448866.
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €50 - €70
- Website
- P&O Ferries
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