There are 12 ways to get from Wigan to Athens by plane, train, bus, bus and ferry, 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 Manchester • 7h 53m
Cheapest option
Fly from Liverpool • 10h 16m
10 alternative options
Train to Birmingham, fly • 8h 54m
Train to London Stansted, fly • 9h 14m
Train, train to London Luton, fly • 9h 33m
Train, bus via Amsterdam • 2 days 7h
Train, bus • 2 days 7h
Train, bus #2 • 2 days 8h
Bus and ferry, bus • 2 days 23h
Train, bus #3 • 3 days 3h
Drive, Eurotunnel • 32h 36m
Drive, car ferry • 33h 42m
Wigan to Athens by train, walk, bus and tram
1
Weekly Services
2 days 7h
Average Duration
€168
Cheapest Price
Questions & Answers
What is the cheapest way to get from Wigan to Athens?
The cheapest way to get from Wigan to Athens is to fly which costs £60 - £250 and takes 10h 16m.
What is the fastest way to get from Wigan to Athens?
The fastest way to get from Wigan to Athens is to fly which takes 7h 53m and costs £80 - £260.
Is there a direct bus between Wigan and Athens?
No, there is no direct bus from Wigan station to Athens. However, there are services departing from Wigan Wallgate Rail Station and arriving at Athens via Leigh Bus Station, Manchester Central Coach Station, Sibiu and Thessaloniki Monastiriou. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 23h.
How far is it from Wigan to Athens?
The distance between Wigan and Athens is 2720 km.
How do I travel from Wigan to Athens without a car?
The best way to get from Wigan to Athens without a car is to train and bus via Amsterdam which takes 2 days 7h and costs £320 - £800.
How long does it take to get from Wigan to Athens?
It takes approximately 7h 53m to get from Wigan to Athens, including transfers.
Where do I catch the Wigan to Athens bus from?
Wigan to Athens bus services, operated by Transmarian, depart from Manchester Central Coach Station.
Where does the Wigan to Athens bus arrive?
Wigan to Athens bus services, operated by KTEL Thessalonikis, arrive at Athens station.
What is the time difference between Wigan and Athens?
Athens is 2h ahead of Wigan. It is currently 10:15 AM in Wigan and 12:15 PM in Athens.
Where can I stay near Athens?
There are 9702+ hotels available in Athens. Prices start at €45 per night.
Launch map view
- Distance: 2719.8 km
- Duration: 7h 53m
What companies run services between Wigan, England and Athens, Greece?
Aegean Airlines, easyJet and two other airlines fly from Wigan to Athens twice daily.
Airlines
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester to Athens via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65 - €360
Flights from Liverpool to Athens via Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90 - €310
Flights from Liverpool to Athens via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65 - €310
Flights from London Stansted to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65 - €380
Flights from London Luton to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80 - €490
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Manchester to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €180 - €700
Flights from Liverpool to Athens via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100 - €330
Flights from Liverpool to Athens via Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80 - €210
Flights from Liverpool to Athens via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80 - €210
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Manchester to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120 - €650
Flights from Birmingham to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70 - €700
Flights from London Stansted to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80 - €440
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110 - €400
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Liverpool to Athens via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65 - €310
- 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
- wizzair.com
Flights from London Luton to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50 - €260
Train operators
- Phone
- 00 44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Wigan North Western to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40 - €130
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- €40 - €60
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- €90 - €130
Train from Wigan North Western to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80 - €210
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- €80 - €120
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- €150 - €210
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17 - €35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- €17 - €25
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- €25 - €35
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11 - €25
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Schedules at
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/timetables
- 1st Class
- €18 - €25
- Standard
- €11 - €17
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16 - €30
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Schedules at
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/timetables
- 1st Class
- €22 - €30
- Standard
- €16 - €24
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360 Desiro Train Exterior
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Class 158 Train Interior
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Class 222 Train Exterior
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Standard Class interior
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EMT Train Exterior
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EMT Train Exterior
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1st class EMT Interior
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Ticket vending machine
BBC
Class 222 Meridian at St Pancras
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London St. Pancras
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King's Cross
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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
E320 London-Paris Standard class
Business Traveller
International departures
The Man in Seat 61...
Standard (2nd) class seats
The Man in Seat 61...
Exterior of Eurostar
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2nd Class
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The Eurostar through France
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1st Class Interior of Eurostar
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Eurostar at St Pancras
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London St. Pancras
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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
- +44 345 600 1671
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14 - €40
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Standard
- €14 - €21
- 1st Class
- €29 - €40
- 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/
Bus operators
- 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
Bus from Sibiu to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 58m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60 - €100
- Schedules at
- simeonidistours.gr
- 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
- 0030 2108219900
- vsiamos@otenet.gr
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Budapest Hotel Platanus to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €70 - €90
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
- Phone
- +302105233969
- fptravel@otenet.gr
- Website
- fptravel.gr
Bus from Belgrade to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65 - €95
- Schedules at
- fptravel.gr
- Website
- transmarian.ro
Bus and ferry from Manchester Central Coach Station to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €28 - €140
- Schedules at
- transmarian.ro
- Phone
- +30 2310 510835
- contact@ktelthes.gr
- Website
- ktelthes.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €42
- Schedules at
- ktelthes.gr
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Sheffield to Praha ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40 - €50
- Schedules at
- eurobus.sk
- 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
Ferry operators
- 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 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50 - €70
- Website
- P&O Ferries
Pride of Kent Dover to Calais route
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Spirit of Britain Dover to Calais route
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Spirit of France Dover to Calais route
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Pride of Bruges Hull to Zeebrugge
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Pride of York Hull to Zeebrugge route
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Pride of Hull Hull to Rotterdam route
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Pride of Rotterdam Hull to Rotterdam route
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European Highlander Cairnryan to Larne line
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European Causeway Cairnryan–Larne route
Albert Bridge
Food Court of the P&O Ferry
Direct Ferries
The deck lounge
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Movies on board
Direct Ferries
Spirit of France ferry
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