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There are 9 ways to get from Instabul to Greece by train, plane, bus, or car

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  1. Metro, Metro to Istanbul Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    best
    1. Take the train from Esenler Otogar to Yenikapitrain train
    2. Take the train from Yenikapi to Gayrettepetrain train
    3. Fly from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane IST - HER
    5h 8m
    €74–225

  2. Bus, train

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Istanbul to Thessaloníkibus bus
    2. Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain train Ic
    15h 9m
    €55–137

  3. Drive  1,051 km

    1. Drive from Instabul to Athenscar car 1,051 km
    11h 36m
    €194–280

  4. Metro, Metro to Istanbul Airport, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia

    1. Take the train from Esenler Otogar to Yenikapitrain train
    2. Take the train from Yenikapi to Gayrettepetrain train
    3. Fly from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane plane IST - SKG
    5h 44m
    €90–225

  5. Metro, Metro to Istanbul Airport, fly to Athens International Airport

    1. Take the train from Esenler Otogar to Yenikapitrain train
    2. Take the train from Yenikapi to Gayrettepetrain train
    3. Fly from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane IST - ATH
    5h 51m
    €67–192

  6. Metro to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, fly to Athens International Airport

    1. Take the train from Ayrılık Çeşmesi to Sabiha Gokcen Airporttrain train
    2. Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane SAW - ATH
    6h 4m
    €152–313

  7. Fly Istanbul Airport to Rhodes International Airport

    1. Fly from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Rhodes International Airport (RHO)plane plane IST - RHO
    7h 22m
    €110–274

  8. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Istanbul to Athensbus bus
    17h 13m
    €81–121

  9. Bus via Komotini

    1. Take the bus from Istanbul to Komotinibus bus
    2. Take the bus from Komotini to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTELbus bus
    17h 25m
    €95–105

Instabul to Greece by bus

Calendar7Weekly Buses
Duration17h 25mAverage Duration
Ticket€95Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 783.9 km
  • Duration: 5h 8m

What companies run services between Instabul, Turkey and Greece?

Aegean Airlines, Turkish Airlines, and Sky Express fly from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Rhodes International Airport (RHO) 5 times a day. Alternatively, Crazy Holidays operates a bus from Istanbul to Athens once a week. Tickets cost €80–120 and the journey takes 16h.

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