There are 10 ways to get from Inverness to Athens by plane, train, bus, night train, 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.
Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport
best- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane INV - ATH
10h 3m€100–308Train, bus via Strasbourg
- Take the train from Inverness to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Est to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraiasbus
44h 29mTrain, night train, bus
- Take the train from Inverness to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the nighttrain from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Meidlingnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Budapest-Delitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Budapest to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
2d 2h€532–1,078Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Inverness to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Athenscar
39h 10m€815–1,193Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly
- Take the train from Inverness to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane ABZ - ATH
12h 36m€133–347Train, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly
- Take the train from Inverness to Perthtrain
- Take the bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane EDI - ATH
11h 18m€134–328Train, bus
- Take the train from Inverness to Finsbury Parktrain
- Take the bus from Bounds Green Road London to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athensbus
2d 5hTrain, Bus
- Take the train from Inverness to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Ice
- Take the bus from Frankfurt am Main to Larissabus
- Take the train from Larissa to Athenstrain Ic
2d 13h€682–1,052Bus
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Prague Florenc Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Athensbus
2d 15h€254–377Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Inverness to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Athenscar
40h 17m€708–1,147
Inverness to Athens by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Inverness to Athens is to fly which costs €100 - €310 and takes 10h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Inverness to Athens is to fly which takes 10h 3m and costs €100 - €310.
No, there is no direct bus from Inverness station to Athens. However, there are services departing from Bus Station Stance 3 and arriving at Athens via Edinburgh, Bus Station, London Victoria Green Line Station and Praha, ÚAN Florenc. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 15h.
The distance between Inverness and Athens is 3029 km.
The best way to get from Inverness to Athens without a car is to train and bus via Strasbourg which takes 44h 29m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 3m to get from Inverness to Athens, including transfers.
Inverness to Athens bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bus Station Stance 3.
The best way to get from Inverness to Athens is to fly which takes 10h 3m and costs €100 - €310. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €250 - €380 and takes 2 days 15h.
Inverness to Athens bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Athens is 2h ahead of Inverness. It is currently 10:00 AM in Inverness and 12:00 PM in Athens.
What companies run services between Inverness, Scotland and Athens, Greece?
British Airways, easyJet, and three other airlines fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Athens International Airport (ATH) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Athens via Edinburgh, Bus Station, London Victoria, London Victoria Green Line Station, and Praha, ÚAN Florenc in around 2d 15h.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Athens International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–490
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Athens International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–490
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Athens International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Athens International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–240
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Athens International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–350
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Athens International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–350
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Athens International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–350
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–210
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Athens International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–490
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Athens International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Athens International Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–160
Train from Inverness to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €230–320
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Inverness to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €230–320
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Inverness to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €230–320
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €180–290
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €140–240
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €140–240
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Est to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Paris Est to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris Est to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €110–160
- Couchette Carriage
- €90–110
- Seating Carriage
- €60–75
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 22m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €240–360
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Wien Meidling to Budapest-Deli
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–21
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Thessaloniki to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Larissa to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €140
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €140
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Inverness to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Inverness to Finsbury Park
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 49m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €150–210
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- [email protected]
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 52m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
- Phone
- +355 69 617 8170
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraias
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Schedules at
- Diamant Travel
- Phone
- +302105233969
- [email protected]
- Website
- fptravel.gr
Bus from Budapest to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Schedules at
- fptravel.gr
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- Ember
- 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
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +355 68 204 4475
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 67 604 2191
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +30 2310261280
- Website
- portokalidistours.com
Bus from Frankfurt am Main to Larissa
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €230–340
- Schedules at
- portokalidistours.gr
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- €35–70
- Phone
- 01698 653164
- [email protected]
- Website
- Park's of Hamilton
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–40
- Website
- Park's of Hamilton
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Prague Florenc Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +30 210 92 33 33
- [email protected]
- 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
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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