Train from uk to Greece

[Zip106]

We're (2adults, 2 kids£) are due to fly to Greece (Rhodes) next Wednesday for a wedding. If our flight is cancelled due to the volcanoe I was thinking about going by train.
Has anyone done this? Any ideas on cost and how long it takes?
Kids are 4 & 8.

Cheers.

[4F6]

Can't imagine it to be easy, quick or cheap tbh although it does sound like an interesting 'adventure'.

Probably have to do something like Eurotunnel to Paris, Paris to Rome, Rome to Brindisi, ferry from Brindisi to Patras, train from Patras to Athens, then metro to Piraeus then ferry to Rhodes. Probably hard work with two kids and pretty expensive.

[MidlandDan84]

I know its not alot of help, but i drove down to Brindisi three years ago and it was a breeze, took 2 days.

TBH i imagine the trains to be very very expensive now with the strength of the Euro.

[SystemParanoia]

[K12beano]

Would be fine....



....except if you're thinking of starting by travelling on the Tube at the weekend. Then you'll be stuffed

[eightseventhree]

I have only ever gone as far as Milan by train, this took 14ish hours i think from calais. wasent to bad as it was over night and we had a cabin

[Zip106]

SystemParanoia said:

Had thought about driving but.... Perhaps not enough time with only a week or so off work.
If it's a no-go then we might just drive to south France rather than waste a weeks holiday.

[TooLateForAName]

Talk to the man in seat 61
http://www.seat61.com/

[v15ben]

TooLateForAName said:

Talk to the man in seat 61
http://www.seat61.com/

This is the answer. I had a customer back in my travel agent days who went from London to Turkey and back by train taking different routes in each direction. She researched most of the specifics of her trip and got the original inspiration from Seat 61. One way she went through Greece but can't remember where exactly the route took her. She was well over 70 so if she can do it then everyone else will be fine