There are 9 ways to get from Ankara to Meteora by train, bus, taxi, car, plane, or shuttle
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Train, bus, taxi
best- Take the train from Ankara Gar to Istanbul(Pendik)train Hst / ...
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Larissabus
- Take the taxi from Larissa to Meteorataxi
17h 37m€163–214Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Ankara to Istanbul Otogaribus
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Trikalabus
22h 29m€68–97Drive 1,258.2 km
- Drive from Ankara to Meteoracar 1,258.2 km
12h 20m€235–340Fly Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus
- Fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane ESB - SKG
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Trikalabus
12h 29m€162–291Bus via Adapazarı
- Take the bus from Ankara bus station to Sakarya bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Adapazarı to Tekirdağbus
- Take the bus from Tekirdag to Thessalonikibus
- Take the bus from Thessaloníki Aristotelous Square to Meteorabus
27h 59m€103–134Fly Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, shuttle, bus
- Fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane ESB - TIA
- Take a shuttle bus from Tirana, Airport to Vlorë
- Take the bus from Vlore , station to Kalampákabus
14h 10mFly Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Athens International Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane ESB - ATH
- Take the train from Athens to Paleofarsalostrain
- Take the bus from Paleofarsalos to Kalambakabus
14h 30m€145–370Fly Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Ioannina National Airport, bus
- Fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Ioannina National Airport (IOA)plane ESB - IOA
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Trikalabus
13h 36m€99–454Train to Istanbul, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus
- Take the train from Ankara Gar to Istanbul(Pendik)train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane IST - SKG
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Trikalabus
15h 10m€125–270
Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Ankara to Meteora is to bus which costs €65 - €100 and takes 22h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Ankara to Meteora is to drive which takes 12h 20m and costs €230 - €340.
No, there is no direct bus from Ankara to Meteora. However, there are services departing from Ankara and arriving at Kalampáka via Istanbul, Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station and Trikala. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 29m.
The distance between Ankara and Meteora is 1476 km. The road distance is 1258.2 km.
The best way to get from Ankara to Meteora without a car is to train and bus and taxi which takes 17h 37m and costs €160 - €220.
It takes approximately 17h 37m to get from Ankara to Meteora, including transfers.
Ankara to Meteora bus services, operated by Metro Turizm, depart from Ankara station.
Ankara to Meteora bus services, operated by Metro Turizm, arrive at Istanbul Otogari station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ankara to Meteora is 1258 km. It takes approximately 12h 20m to drive from Ankara to Meteora.
There are 921+ hotels available in Meteora.
What companies run services between Ankara, Turkey and Meteora, Greece?
You can take a bus from Ankara to Kalampáka via Istanbul, Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station, and Trikala in around 22h 29m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–370
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Ioannina National Airport via Sabiha Gokcen, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €80–420
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Ioannina National Airport via Istanbul, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–550
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Ioannina National Airport via Belgrade, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–430
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Ioannina National Airport via Beirut, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €180–550
Flights from Istanbul to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–220
Flights from Istanbul to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–220
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–310
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–350
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Athens International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–280
Flights from Istanbul to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–280
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Athens International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €35–220
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–140
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–140
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €150–260
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–370
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Ankara Gar to Istanbul(Pendik)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Ankara Gar to Istanbul(Pendik)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Athens to Paleofarsalos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
- Phone
- +30 2310241545
- crazy.holidays.tours@gmail.com
- Website
- Crazy Holidays
Bus from Istanbul to Larissa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €70–95
- Website
- Crazy Holidays
- Phone
- +30 24310 73130
- info@ktel-trikala.gr
- Website
- KTEL Trikala
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Trikala
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- KTEL Trikala
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Trikala
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- KTEL Trikala
Bus from Ioannina to Trikala
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–14
- Website
- KTEL Trikala
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Trikala
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- KTEL Trikala
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- MetroTurizm
Bus from Ankara to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- €21–30
Bus from Tekirdag to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- €27–40
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Istanbul to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- Kamil Koç
Bus from Ankara bus station to Sakarya bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Schedules at
- Kamil Koç
Bus from Adapazarı to Tekirdağ
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Schedules at
- Kamil Koç
- Phone
- 0(850) 244 33 33
- info@mersinnurturizm.com
- Website
- mersinnurturizm.com
Bus from Ankara bus station to Sakarya bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13
- Schedules at
- mersinnurturizm.com
- Phone
- 444 50 33
- bilgi@villaseyahat.com
- Website
- villaseyahat.com
Bus from Ankara bus station to Sakarya bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- villaseyahat.com
- Phone
- 0850 222 59 59
- info@istanbulseyahat.com.tr
- Website
- istanbulseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Adapazarı to Tekirdağ
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €22
- Schedules at
- istanbulseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- +30 2310 500225
- info@ammonexpress.gr
- Website
- ammonexpress.gr
Bus from Thessaloníki Aristotelous Square to Meteora
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €56
- Schedules at
- ammonexpress.gr
- Phone
- +355 67 609 7542
- info@airporthermes.com
- Website
- airporthermesbooking.com
Shuttle from Tirana, Airport to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Schedules at
- airporthermesbooking.com
- Phone
- +355 69 661 4303
- likospartak@gmail.com
- Website
- likokostatours.yolasite.com
Bus from Vlore , station to Kalampáka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Bus from Paleofarsalos to Kalambaka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
- Phone
- +302651083071
- ktelioamagazine@gmail.com
- Website
- KTEL Ioanninon
Bus from Ioannina to Trikala
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- KTEL Ioanninon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Estimated price
- €80–100
City Taxi
- Phone
- +30 2410 200 200
- Website
- citytaxi.gr
Euro Taxi Larissas
- Phone
- +30 241 066 1414
My Taxi
- Phone
- +30 2410 661414
- Website
- mytaxi-larisa.gr
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