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Cheapest and Fastest Ways to Travel from Athens to Leicester

Composite routes from Athens to Leicester

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Transport providers

Airlines

Ryanair

Website:
ryanair.com/
Plane from Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport to Birmingham
Ave. Duration:
6h 30m
Frequency:
Monday
Estimated price:
$101.90–$203.80
Plane from Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport to Luton
Ave. Duration:
3h 55m
Frequency:
Sunday
Estimated price:
$56.05–$254.76
Plane from Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport to London
Ave. Duration:
4h
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$76.43–$458.56

KLM

Website:
klm.com
Plane from Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport to Humberside
Ave. Duration:
6h 38m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$121.01–$764.27

Brussels Airlines

Website:
brusselsairlines.com/
Plane from Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport to Birmingham
Ave. Duration:
5h 55m
Frequency:
Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
Estimated price:
$573.20–$891.64
Plane from Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport to Ringway
Ave. Duration:
7h 17m
Frequency:
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
Estimated price:
$254.76–$1,146.40

easyJet

Website:
easyjet.com/
Plane from Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport to Luton
Ave. Duration:
4h
Frequency:
Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
Estimated price:
$82.80–$369.40
Plane from Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport to London
Ave. Duration:
3h 58m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$82.80–$445.82
Plane from Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport to Ringway
Ave. Duration:
4h 10m
Frequency:
Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
Estimated price:
$121.01–$292.97

Lufthansa

Website:
lufthansa.com/
Plane from Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport to Birmingham
Ave. Duration:
6h 7m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$343.92–$891.64
Plane from Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport to Ringway
Ave. Duration:
6h 15m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$318.44–$764.27

British Airways

Website:
britishairways.com
Plane from Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport to Heathrow
Ave. Duration:
4h 10m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$140.12–$1,082.71

Swiss

Website:
swiss.com/
Plane from Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport to Birmingham
Ave. Duration:
6h 15m
Frequency:
Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
Estimated price:
$216.54–$700.58

Aegean Airlines

Website:
en.aegeanair.com/
Plane from Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport to Heathrow
Ave. Duration:
4h 2m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$114.64–$560.46
Plane from Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport to London
Ave. Duration:
4h 5m
Frequency:
Tuesday to Friday
Estimated price:
$121.01–$624.15
Plane from Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport to Ringway
Ave. Duration:
4h 15m
Frequency:
Tuesday and Saturday
Estimated price:
$254.76–$955.33

Jet2.com

Website:
jet2.com/
Plane from Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport to Birmingham
Ave. Duration:
4h
Frequency:
Thursday and Sunday
Estimated price:
$95.53–$267.49
Plane from Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport to London
Ave. Duration:
3h 45m
Frequency:
Thursday
Estimated price:
$82.80–$509.51
Plane from Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport to Ringway
Ave. Duration:
4h 5m
Frequency:
Thursday and Sunday
Estimated price:
$95.53–$267.49

Sky Express

Website:
skyexpress.gr/
Plane from Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport to London
Ave. Duration:
4h
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$114.64–$471.30

Wizz Air UK

Website:
wizzair.com/
Plane from Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport to Luton
Ave. Duration:
4h 5m
Frequency:
Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
Estimated price:
$49.68–$242.02
Plane from Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport to London
Ave. Duration:
4h 5m
Frequency:
Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
Estimated price:
$63.69–$382.13

Train operators

NS

Phone:
+31 30 751 5155
Website:
ns.nl/
Train from Brussel-Zuid to London
Ave. Duration:
1h 56m
Frequency:
4 times a day
Estimated price:
$47.13–$114.64

Eurostar

Phone:
+44 343 218 6186
Website:
eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Paris Nord to London
Ave. Duration:
2h 28m
Frequency:
Hourly
Estimated price:
$121.01–$242.02
Train from Brussel-Zuid to London
Ave. Duration:
2h 5m
Frequency:
Every 4 hours
Estimated price:
$101.90–$216.54

Deutsche Bahn Intercity-Express

Phone:
+49 30 311-682904
Website:
bahn.de/
Train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Paris
Ave. Duration:
2h 3m
Frequency:
4 times a week
Estimated price:
$89.16–$101.90
Train from München Hbf to Paris
Ave. Duration:
6h 1m
Frequency:
Once a week
Estimated price:
$140.12–$165.59
Train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles
Ave. Duration:
3h 8m
Frequency:
Every 4 hours
Estimated price:
$82.80–$95.53

Avanti West Coast

Phone:
00 44 345 528 0253
Website:
avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Nuneaton
Ave. Duration:
1h 7m
Frequency:
Hourly
Estimated price:
$47.13–$152.85

Eurotunnel

Phone:
+44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
Website:
eurotunnel.com/uk/
Train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
Ave. Duration:
35 min
Frequency:
Hourly

Thameslink

Phone:
0345 026 4700
Website:
thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Gatwick Airport to London
Ave. Duration:
44 min
Frequency:
Every 15 minutes
Estimated price:
$21.65–$44.58

East Midlands Railways

Phone:
03457 125 678
Website:
eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Leicester
Ave. Duration:
1h 3m
Frequency:
Every 20 minutes
Estimated price:
$47.13–$70.06
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Kettering
Ave. Duration:
37 min
Frequency:
Hourly
Estimated price:
$20.38–$39.49
Train from Kettering to Leicester
Ave. Duration:
24 min
Frequency:
Hourly
Estimated price:
$12.74–$30.57
Train from Barnetby to Leicester
Ave. Duration:
2h 17m
Frequency:
Every 4 hours
Estimated price:
$43.31–$70.06

National Express

Phone:
08717 81 81 81
Website:
nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Birmingham to Leicester
Ave. Duration:
1h 13m
Frequency:
Hourly
Estimated price:
$21.65–$30.57

Cross Country

Phone:
0344 736 9123
Website:
crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Leicester
Ave. Duration:
58 min
Frequency:
Hourly
Estimated price:
$40.76–$76.43
Train from Stansted Airport to Leicester
Ave. Duration:
2h 21m
Frequency:
Hourly
Estimated price:
$82.80–$242.02

Hellenic Train

Phone:
14511
Website:
hellenictrain.gr/en
Train from Athens to Thessaloniki
Ave. Duration:
4h 53m
Frequency:
4 times a day
Estimated price:
$11.20–$34.39
Train from Thessaloniki to Rodopolis
Ave. Duration:
1h 27m
Frequency:
Twice daily
Estimated price:
$4.71–$11.20
Train from Athens to Larissa
Ave. Duration:
3h 22m
Frequency:
4 times a day
Estimated price:
$11.20–$22.93

Other operators

Irish Ferries

Phone:
+353 818 300 400
Website:
irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
Other from Calais to Port
Ave. Duration:
1h 30m
Frequency:
Every 3 hours
Estimated price:
$44.58–$53.50

Bus operators

Arjani Travel

Phone:
+355 68 20 63 724
Website:
arjanitravel.com/
Bus from Tirana to Strasbourg
Ave. Duration:
14h 18m
Frequency:
Once a week

Tarsin

Phone:
+40 230 562 929
Website:
tarsin.ro/
Bus from Bucharest Obor to Birmingham
Ave. Duration:
21h 27m
Frequency:
Once a week
Estimated price:
$39.49–$242.02

Anumi Travel

Phone:
+355 69 232 8000
Website:
facebook.com/anumitravel/
Bus from Tirana to Bounds
Ave. Duration:
34h 25m
Frequency:
Once a week

Metro Euro Tirane

Phone:
+30694 051 4160
Website:
metroeuro.travel/
Bus from Athens to Tirana
Ave. Duration:
8h
Frequency:
Twice daily

Metak Trans

Phone:
+389 70 638 014
Website:
metaktrans.mk
Bus from Strumica to München
Ave. Duration:
14h 10m
Frequency:
Once a week

Simeonidis Tours

Phone:
+30-2310540970
Website:
simeonidistours.gr/
Bus from Thessaloniki to Bucharest
Ave. Duration:
9h 44m
Frequency:
Twice a week
Estimated price:
$63.69–$95.53

Alvavel

Phone:
+355 67 604 2191
Website:
facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064871316936
Bus from Athens to Tirana
Ave. Duration:
12h 30m
Frequency:
Once daily

KTEL Thessalonikis

Phone:
+30 2310 500111
Website:
ktelthes.gr/
Bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Thessaloniki
Ave. Duration:
5h 45m
Frequency:
Every 3 hours
Estimated price:
$52.20

Portokalidis Tours

Website:
portokalidistours.gr
Bus from Larissa to Frankfurt
Ave. Duration:
41h 45m
Frequency:
Once a week
Estimated price:
$318.44–$471.30

Questions and Answers

What is the cheapest way to get from Athens to Leicester?

The cheapest way to get from Athens to Leicester is to fly and train which costs $86.96 - $413.04 and takes 8h 25m.

What is the fastest way to get from Athens to Leicester?

The fastest way to get from Athens to Leicester is to fly and train which takes 8h 21m and costs $108.70 - $347.83 .

Is there a direct bus between Athens and Leicester?

No, there is no direct bus from Athens to Leicester. However, there are services departing from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL and arriving at Leicester via Thessaloniki, Bucharest Obor and Birmingham. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41h 7m.

How far is it from Athens to Leicester?

The distance between Athens and Leicester is 2666 km.

How do I travel from Athens to Leicester without a car?

The best way to get from Athens to Leicester without a car is to bus and train via Strasbourg which takes 31h 4m and costs .

How long does it take to get from Athens to Leicester?

It takes approximately 8h 21m to get from Athens to Leicester, including transfers.

Where do I catch the Athens to Leicester bus from?

Athens to Leicester bus services, operated by KTEL Thessalonikis, depart from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL station.

Where does the Athens to Leicester bus arrive?

Athens to Leicester bus services, operated by KTEL Thessalonikis, arrive at Thessaloniki Monastiriou station.

What is the time difference between Athens and Leicester?

Leicester is 2h behind Athens. It is currently 20:04 in Athens and 18:04 in Leicester.

Where can I stay near Leicester?

There are 772+ hotels available in Leicester. Prices start at $56.02 per night.
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