There are 6 ways to get from Almaty to Athens by plane, train, bus, ferry, or car
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Fly
best- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Athens International Airport (ATH)ALA - ATH
11h 45m€199–361Train, bus
- Take the train from Almaty 2 to Saratov 1 Pass
- Take the bus from Saratov to Salaryevo Bus Station
- Take the bus from Moscow International Bus Station to Chișinău, North Bus Station
- Take the bus from Chisnau Gara Nord to Istanbul
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Athens
5d 15h€400–718Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Almaty 2 to Ershov
- Take the train from Ershov to Krasnodar 1
- Take the bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Eskisehir bus station
- Take the bus from Eskişehir to Ayvalık
- Take the ferry from Port of Ayvalik to Mytilene
- Take the ferry from Mytilene to Port of Piraeus
6d 11h€376–605Drive 6,378.8 km
- Drive from Almaty to Athens6,378.8 km
3d 8h€1,136–1,641Bus via Giresun
- Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Tashkent bus station
- Take the bus from Tashkent bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus station
- Take the bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Giresun
- Take the bus from Giresun bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Athens
5d 19h€274–333Bus
- Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Tashkent bus station
- Take the bus from Tashkent bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus station
- Take the bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Bursa bus station
- Take the bus from Bursa bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Athens
6d 5h€248–307
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 €240 - €310 and takes 6 days 5h.
The fastest way to get from Almaty to Athens is to fly which takes 11h 45m and costs €190 - €370.
No, there is no direct bus from Almaty station to Athens. However, there are services departing from Almaty Sayran Bus Station and arriving at Athens via Tashkent bus station, Krasnodar-1 Bus station, Giresun bus station, Bayrampaşa Devlet Hastanesi and Istanbul. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5 days 19h.
The distance between Almaty and Athens is 4490 km. The road distance is 6378.8 km.
The best way to get from Almaty to Athens without a car is to train and bus which takes 5 days 15h and costs €400 - €750.
It takes approximately 11h 45m to get from Almaty to Athens, including transfers.
Almaty to Athens bus services, operated by Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal, depart from Almaty Sayran Bus Station.
The best way to get from Almaty to Athens is to fly which takes 11h 45m and costs €190 - €370. Alternatively, you can bus via Giresun, which costs €270 - €340 and takes 5 days 19h.
Almaty to Athens bus services, operated by Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal, arrive at Tashkent bus station.
Athens is 3h behind Almaty. It is currently 10:38 PM in Almaty and 7:38 PM 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) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Athens via Tashkent bus station, Krasnodar-1 Bus station, Giresun bus station, İstanbul Esenler bus station, Bayrampaşa Devlet Hastanesi, İskenderpaşa, and Istanbul in around 5d 19h.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Athens International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–650
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Athens International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–460
- 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
- €170–340
- 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)
- €170–250
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- €240–340
Train from Almaty 2 to Ershov
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 11h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €170–320
- 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)
- €170–240
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- €230–320
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Ershov to Krasnodar 1
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 46m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- €160–230
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- €35–55
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- €45–70
- Phone
- 8-800-775-45-73
- Website
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Saratov to Salaryevo Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
- Phone
- +373 (689) 78-455
- bon_voyage_tour@list.ru
- Website
- bonvoyage.md
Bus from Moscow International Bus Station to Chișinău, North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Schedules at
- bonvoyage.md
- Book at
- bonvoyage.md
- Adult
- €150
- Children
- €75
- Phone
- +373 22 542-185
- autogara@mtc.md
- Website
- autogara.md
Bus from Chisnau Gara Nord to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Schedules at
- autogara.md
- Phone
- +30 2310241545
- crazy.holidays.tours@gmail.com
- Website
- crazyholidays.gr
Bus from Istanbul to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- https://www.crazyholidays.gr/root.en.aspx
- Website
- luksyilmazturizm.com
Bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Eskisehir bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 36m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €86
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- donbilet.ru
Bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Giresun
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 24m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €94
- Schedules at
- luksyilmazturizm.com
Bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Bursa bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 58m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €86
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- donbilet.ru
- Phone
- 0 850 333 35 35
- info@pamukkale.com.tr
- Website
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from Eskişehir to Ayvalık
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from Bursa bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–18
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
- 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
- €11–18
- 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
- €65
- Website
- https://uztrans.uz/en
- Schedules at
- https://crm.avtoticket.uz/timetable
- Book at
- https://avtoticket.uz/
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Giresun bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Bursa bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- 0462 325 22 83
- Website
- kanberoglu.com.tr
Bus from Giresun bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €32
- Schedules at
- kanberoglu.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
- €10–14
- Schedules at
- varan.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Bursa bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- €9–11
- Phone
- 0850 202 22 22
- iletisim@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
- 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 46m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- 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 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 444 42 06
- seyahat@ozkaymak.com.tr
- Website
- ozkaymak.com.tr
Bus from Bursa bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- ozkaymak.com.tr
- Phone
- 08503330700
- Website
- guneyakdeniz.com
Bus from Bursa bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- guneyakdeniz.com
- Phone
- 0(212) 658 03 07
- info@antalyanetseyahat.com
- Website
- antalyanetseyahat.com
Bus from Bursa bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- 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 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- somaseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- +90 2327121808
- cesme@turyol.com
- Website
- turyolonline.com
Ferry from Port of Ayvalik to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–35
- Website
- https://www.turyolonline.com/en
Ferry from Mytilene to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 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
- 16h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
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