There are 7 ways to get from Astana to Greece by plane, train, or bus
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Fly to Athens International Airport
best- Fly from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane NQZ - ATH
13h 3m€209–399Fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
cheapest- Fly from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane NQZ - SKG
13h€192–602Train, bus
- Take the train from Astana 1 to Petropavlovsktrain
- Take the train from Petropavlovsk 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 3hBus via Giresun
- Take the bus from Saparzhai 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 Giresunbus
- Take the bus from Giresun bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Athensbus
6d 15h€283–340Train, bus via Samsun
- Take the train from Astana 1 to Petropavlovsktrain
- Take the train from Petropavlovsk to Krasnodar 1train
- Take the bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Samsun bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Samsun to Istanbul Otogaribus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Thessaloniki stationbus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain
5d 13h€249–366Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Astana 1 to Petropavlovsktrain
- Take the train from Petropavlovsk to Krasnodar 1train
- Take the bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Bursa bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Bursa to İstanbul Esenlerbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Athensbus
5d 21h€261–368Bus
- Take the bus from Saparzhai 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 to İstanbul Esenlerbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Athensbus
7d 1h€260–316
Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Astana to Greece is to fly which costs €200 - €400 and takes 13h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Astana to Greece is to fly which takes 13h and costs €190 - €600.
No, there is no direct bus from Astana station to Greece. However, there are services departing from Saparzhai 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 6 days 15h.
The distance between Astana and Greece is 4014 km.
The best way to get from Astana to Greece without a car is to train and bus which takes 5 days 3h and costs .
It takes approximately 13h 3m to get from Astana to Greece, including transfers.
Astana to Greece bus services, operated by Astana Saparzhai Bus Terminal, depart from Saparzhai bus station.
The best way to get from Astana to Greece is to fly which takes 13h 3m and costs €200 - €400. Alternatively, you can bus via Giresun, which costs €280 - €340 and takes 6 days 15h.
Astana to Greece bus services, operated by Astana Saparzhai Bus Terminal, arrive at Tashkent bus station.
Greece is 3h behind Astana. It is currently 6:36 PM in Astana and 3:36 PM in Greece.
What companies run services between Astana, Kazakhstan and Greece?
Turkish Airlines, Aegean Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) to Athens International Airport (ATH) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Saparzhai 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 6d 15h.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Athens International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–600
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–700
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €190–700
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–600
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Athens International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–480
- Website
- cyprusairways.com
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Athens International Airport via Larnaca
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €290–600
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Astana 1 to Petropavlovsk
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- €9–12
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- €7–11
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Astana 1 to Petropavlovsk
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 1st Class (Lux)
- €23–35
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- €14–21
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- €6–9
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Petropavlovsk to Piatigorsk
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- €360–500
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- €85–120
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- €95–140
Train from Petropavlovsk to Krasnodar 1
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 14h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- €330–460
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- €80–120
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- €90–130
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Thessaloniki to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- 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
- €28–40
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- €28–35
Bus from Samsun to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–20
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- €16–20
Bus from Bursa to İstanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–11
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- €9–11
- 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
- saparzhai.kz
Bus from Saparzhai bus station to Tashkent bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 34h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–26
- Website
- https://saparzhai.kz/
- Schedules at
- https://saparzhai.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
- €64
- 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 Giresun
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 24m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €94
- Schedules at
- luksyilmazturizm.com
Bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Samsun bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 51m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €89
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- donbilet.ru
Bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Bursa bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 58m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €89
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- donbilet.ru
- 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 Samsun to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Bursa to İstanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- 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
- €31
- Schedules at
- kanberoglu.com.tr
Bus from Samsun to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26
- Schedules at
- kanberoglu.com.tr
- Phone
- +90 850 532 8888
- info@aliosmanulusoy.com
- Website
- aliosmanulusoy.com
Bus from Samsun to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Schedules at
- aliosmanulusoy.com
- Phone
- 0850 577 99 99
- info@varan.com.tr
- Website
- varan.com.tr
Bus from Samsun to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Schedules at
- varan.com.tr
Bus from Bursa to İstanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Schedules at
- varan.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 222 59 59
- info@istanbulseyahat.com.tr
- Website
- istanbulseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Samsun to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27
- Schedules at
- istanbulseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Thessaloniki station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- 0 850 333 35 35
- info@pamukkale.com.tr
- Website
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from Bursa to İstanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–17
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 202 22 22
- iletisim@uludagturizm.com.tr
- Website
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
Bus from Bursa to İstanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
- Phone
- 444 50 33
- bilgi@villaseyahat.com
- Website
- villaseyahat.com
Bus from Bursa to İstanbul Esenler
- 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 to İstanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- 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 to İstanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 0(212) 658 03 07
- info@antalyanetseyahat.com
- Website
- antalyanetseyahat.com
Bus from Bursa to İstanbul Esenler
- 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 to İstanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- somaseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 08503330700
- Website
- guneyakdeniz.com
Bus from Bursa to İstanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- guneyakdeniz.com
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