There are 4 ways to get from Almaty to Athens by plane, train, bus, car ferry, or 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
best- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane ALA - ATH
12h 19m€259–490Train, bus
- Take the train from Almaty 2 to Saratov 1 Passtrain
- Take the train from Saratov 1 Pass to Piatigorsktrain
- Take the bus from Pyatigorsk Bus station to Ortachala Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Ortachala Bus Station to Istanbul Aksaraybus
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Athensbus
5d 20hBus
- Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Tashkent bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Tashkent bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Bursa bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Bursa bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Athensbus
6d 4h€260–321Train, bus, car ferry, ferry
- Take the train from Almaty 2 to Ershovtrain
- Take the train from Ershov to Krasnodar 1train
- Take the bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Bursa bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Bursa bus station to Ayvalık bus stationbus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Ayvalik to Mytilenecarferry
- Take the ferry from Mytilene to Port of Piraeusferry
6d 11h€409–729
Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Almaty to Athens is to bus which costs €260 - €330 and takes 6 days 4h.
The fastest way to get from Almaty to Athens is to fly which takes 12h 19m and costs €250 - €490.
The distance between Almaty and Athens is 4490 km.
The best way to get from Almaty to Athens without a car is to train and bus which takes 5 days 20h and costs .
It takes approximately 12h 19m to get from Almaty to Athens, including transfers.
The best way to get from Almaty to Athens is to fly which takes 12h 19m and costs €250 - €490. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €260 - €330 and takes 6 days 4h.
Athens is 2h behind Almaty. It is currently 5:40 AM in Almaty and 3:40 AM in Athens.
There are 6240+ hotels available in Athens.
What companies run services between Almaty, Kazakhstan and Athens, Greece?
Turkish Airlines, Aegean Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Athens International Airport (ATH) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Athens via Tashkent bus station, Krasnodar-1 Bus station, Bursa bus station, İstanbul Esenler bus station, Esenler Otogar, Aksaray, and Istanbul in around 6d 4h.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Athens International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–800
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Athens International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–600
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Athens International Airport via Larnaca
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €220–800
- Phone
- +7 (717) 260-66-60
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Almaty 2 to Saratov 1 Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 15h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €190–370
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- €190–270
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- €270–370
Train from Almaty 2 to Ershov
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 12h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €180–360
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- €180–260
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- €250–360
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Saratov 1 Pass to Piatigorsk
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- €170–250
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- €40–55
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- €55–80
Train from Ershov to Krasnodar 1
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 46m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- €170–240
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- €35–55
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- €55–80
- Phone
- +995 555 68 50 05
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Pyatigorsk Bus station to Ortachala Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- vk.com
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Ortachala Bus Station to Istanbul Aksaray
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €39–90
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- €65–90
Bus from Bursa bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- €12–18
- Phone
- +30 2310241545
- crazy.holidays.tours@gmail.com
- Website
- crazyholidays.gr
Bus from Istanbul to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- https://www.crazyholidays.gr/root.en.aspx
- Phone
- +7 727 396-70-63
- Website
- ma-sairan.kz
Bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Tashkent bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- https://ma-sairan.kz/
- Schedules at
- https://ma-sairan.kz/расписание-автобусов
- Phone
- +99871 207-87-00
- avtovokzal.toshkent@mail.ru
- Website
- uztrans.uz
Bus from Tashkent bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 17h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €66
- Website
- https://uztrans.uz/en
- Schedules at
- https://crm.avtoticket.uz/timetable
- Book at
- https://avtoticket.uz/
- Website
- luksyilmazturizm.com
Bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Bursa bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €96
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- donbilet.ru
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Bursa bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Bursa bus station to Ayvalık bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- 0 850 333 35 35
- info@pamukkale.com.tr
- Website
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from Bursa bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from Bursa bus station to Ayvalık bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 577 99 99
- info@varan.com.tr
- Website
- varan.com.tr
Bus from Bursa bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Schedules at
- varan.com.tr
Bus from Bursa bus station to Ayvalık bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Schedules at
- varan.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 202 22 22
- sikayet@uludagturizm.com.tr
- Website
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
Bus from Bursa bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
Bus from Bursa bus station to Ayvalık bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14
- Schedules at
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
- Phone
- 444 50 33
- bilgi@villaseyahat.com
- Website
- villaseyahat.com
Bus from Bursa bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11
- Schedules at
- villaseyahat.com
- Phone
- 0(850) 309 22 16
- bilgi@istanbulkalesi.com.tr
- Website
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
Bus from Bursa bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Schedules at
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 811 5959
- website@kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Website
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Bursa bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Bursa bus station to Ayvalık bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 0(212) 658 03 07
- info@antalyanetseyahat.com
- Website
- antalyanetseyahat.com
Bus from Bursa bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- antalyanetseyahat.com
- Phone
- 0236 613 10 55
- iletisim@somaseyahat.com.tr
- Website
- somaseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Bursa bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- somaseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 08503330700
- Website
- guneyakdeniz.com
Bus from Bursa bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Schedules at
- guneyakdeniz.com
- Phone
- 0242 511 74 03
- Website
- alanyalilar.com.tr
Bus from Bursa bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- alanyalilar.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 600 00 10
- info@efetur.com.tr
- Website
- efetur.com.tr
Bus from Bursa bus station to Ayvalık bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- efetur.com.tr
- Phone
- +90 266 331 49 49
- info@ugurjale.com
- Website
- ayvalikmidillibilet.com
Car ferry from Port of Ayvalik to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–30
- Schedules at
- ugurjalelines.com
Ferry from Mytilene to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.hellenicseaways.gr/en-gb
- Airplane Type Seats
- €50–75
Ferry from Mytilene to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
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