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There are 11 ways to get from Athens to Girit by plane, bus, train, car, taxi, ferry, or car ferry

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  1. Fly to Sivas Airport, bus

    best
    1. Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Sivas Airport (VAS)plane plane ATH - VAS
    2. Take the bus from Sivas bus station to Zara bus stationbus bus
    10h 14m
    ₺5,700–20,605

  2. Fly to Ordu - Giresun Airport, drive

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Ordu - Giresun Airport (OGU)plane plane ATH - OGU
    2. Drive from Ordu-Giresun-Airport-OGU to Giritcar car
    10h 40m
    ₺5,005–18,805

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Athens to Thessalonikitrain train Ic
    2. Take the bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou Bus Stop to Istanbul Esenler Otogaribus bus
    3. Take the train from Istanbul(Sogutlucesme) to Sivastrain train Hst
    4. Take the bus from Sivas bus station to Zara bus stationbus bus
    25h 43m
    ₺11,166–13,692

  4. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Athens to Istanbulbus bus
    2. Take the train from Istanbul Söğütlüçeşme to Ankaratrain train Yht
    3. Take the train from Ankara Gar to Sivastrain train Hst
    4. Take the bus from Sivas bus station to Zara bus stationbus bus
    26h 29m
    ₺7,891–11,335

  5. Drive  2,022.1 km

    1. Drive from Athens to Giritcar car 2,022.1 km
    23h 27m
    ₺20,844–30,107

  6. Fly to Erzincan Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Erzincan Airport (ERC)plane plane ATH - ERC
    2. Take the bus from Erzincan bus station to İmranlı bus stationbus bus
    12h 47m
    ₺6,968–25,410

  7. Fly to Tokat, bus

    1. Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Tokat (TJK)plane plane ATH - TJK
    2. Take the bus from Tokat to Sivasbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Sivas bus station to Zara bus stationbus bus
    14h 16m
    ₺10,365–27,255

  8. Fly to Malatya Erhaç Airport, train, taxi

    1. Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Malatya Erhaç Airport (MLX)plane plane ATH - MLX
    2. Take the train from Yazıhan to Çetinkayatrain train
    3. Take the taxi from Gunes to Girittaxi taxi
    13h 46m
    ₺11,025–30,435

  9. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Athens to Istanbulbus bus
    2. Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Zara bus stationbus bus FlixBus KK0634B
    31h 12m
    ₺7,526–10,525

  10. Ferry, bus

    1. Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Kosferry ferry Bsf
    2. Take the ferry from Port of Kos to Port of Bodrumferry ferry
    3. Take the bus from Bodrum bus station to Zara bus stationbus bus
    37h 28m
    ₺6,925–16,421

  11. Car ferry, ferry, bus

    1. Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Koscarferry car ferry
    2. Take the ferry from Port of Kos to Port of Bodrumferry ferry
    3. Take the bus from Bodrum bus station to Zara bus stationbus bus
    42h 59m
    ₺12,797–25,712

Athens International Airport (ATH) to Sivas Airport (VAS) flights

Calendar14Weekly Planes
Duration6h 4mAverage Duration
Ticket₺3,158Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,311.9 km
  • Duration: 10h 14m

What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Girit, Sivas, Turkey?

You can take a bus from Athens to Girit via Istanbul, İskenderpaşa, Bayrampaşa Devlet Hastanesi, İstanbul Esenler bus station, and Zara bus station in around 31h 12m.

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