There are 6 ways to get from Athens to Almaty by plane, bus, train, car, ferry, or car 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 Athens International Airport (ATH) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane ATH - ALA
10h 50m$290–810Bus, train
- Take the bus from Athens to Istanbulbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Aksaray to Ortachala Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Ortachala Bus Station to Pyatigorsk Bus stationbus
- Take the train from Piatigorsk to Saratov 1 Passtrain
- Take the train from Saratov 1 Pass to Almaty 2train
5d 19hDrive 6,394.9 km
- Drive from Athens - KTEL Liosion Street to Almatycar 6,394.9 km
3d 5h$1,341–1,937Train, bus
- Take the train from Athens to Thessalonikitrain
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou Bus Stop to Istanbul Esenler Otogaribus
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Rize bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Rize bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus stationbus
- Take the train from Krasnodar 1 to Saratov 1 Passtrain
- Take the train from Saratov 1 Pass to Almaty 2train
5d 22h$490–767Ferry, car ferry, bus, train
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Mytileneferry
- Take the carferry from Mytilene to Port of Ayvalikcarferry
- Take the bus from Ayvalık to Eskişehirbus
- Take the bus from Eskisehir bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus stationbus
- Take the train from Krasnodar 1 to Ershovtrain
- Take the train from Ershov to Almaty 2train
6d 10h$439–804Bus, train via Kamensk-Ural’skiy
- Take the bus from Athens to Istanbulbus
- Take the bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursabus
- Take the bus from Bursa bus station to Rostov-on-Don bus stationbus
- Take the train from Rostov-Glavny to Kamensk-Uralskiytrain
- Take the train from Kamensk-Uralskii to Almaty 2train
6d 23h$413–655
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Almaty is to fly which costs $290 - $850 and takes 10h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Almaty is to fly which takes 10h 50m and costs $290 - $850.
The distance between Athens and Almaty is 4489 km. The road distance is 6394.9 km.
The best way to get from Athens to Almaty without a car is to bus and train which takes 5 days 19h and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 50m to get from Athens to Almaty, including transfers.
Almaty is 3h ahead of Athens. It is currently 12:41 PM in Athens and 3:41 PM in Almaty.
Yes, the driving distance between Athens to Almaty is 6395 km. It takes approximately 3 days 5h to drive from Athens to Almaty.
There are 3599+ hotels available in Almaty.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Almaty, Kazakhstan?
Aegean Airlines, Air Astana, and four other airlines fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) 3 times a day.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–600
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–500
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–480
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- Russian Railways
Train from Piatigorsk to Saratov 1 Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $180–260
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $40–55
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $55–85
Train from Krasnodar 1 to Saratov 1 Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 26m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $160–230
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $35–50
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $50–75
Train from Krasnodar 1 to Ershov
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $180–250
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $40–55
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $55–80
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
Train from Saratov 1 Pass to Almaty 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 15h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $200–370
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $200–280
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $280–370
Train from Saratov 1 Pass to Almaty 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 15h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $200–370
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $200–280
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $280–370
Train from Ershov to Almaty 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 11h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $190–360
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $190–270
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $270–360
Train from Kamensk-Uralskii to Almaty 2
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $160–300
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $160–220
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $230–300
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Athens to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
- Phone
- 8 800 775 54 53
- Website
- Grand Service Express
Train from Rostov-Glavny to Kamensk-Uralskiy
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $59–100
- Website
- Grand Service Express
- Schedules at
- Grand Service Express
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $59–63
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $80–100
- Phone
- +30 2310241545
- crazy.holidays.tours@gmail.com
- Website
- Crazy Holidays
Bus from Athens to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $85–130
- Website
- Crazy Holidays
Bus from Athens to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $85–130
- Website
- Crazy Holidays
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- MetroTurizm
Bus from Istanbul Aksaray to Ortachala Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $41–95
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- $65–95
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Rize bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $43–70
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- $50–70
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- $13–19
- Phone
- +995 555 68 50 05
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Ortachala Bus Station to Pyatigorsk Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- Arda Tur
Bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou Bus Stop to Istanbul Esenler Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $99
- Website
- Arda Tur
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- Kamil Koç
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Rize bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Schedules at
- Kamil Koç
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Schedules at
- Kamil Koç
- Phone
- +90 850 532 8888
- info@aliosmanulusoy.com
- Website
- aliosmanulusoy.com
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Rize bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–40
- Schedules at
- aliosmanulusoy.com
- Website
- luksyilmazturizm.com
Bus from Rize bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $100
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- luksyilmazturizm.com
Bus from Eskisehir bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $100
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- luksyilmazturizm.com
Bus from Bursa bus station to Rostov-on-Don bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $100
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- luksyilmazturizm.com
- Phone
- 0 850 333 35 35
- info@pamukkale.com.tr
- Website
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from Ayvalık to Eskişehir
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–24
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–25
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
- Phone
- 444 50 33
- bilgi@villaseyahat.com
- Website
- villaseyahat.com
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $16
- Schedules at
- villaseyahat.com
- Phone
- 0850 202 22 22
- sikayet@uludagturizm.com.tr
- Website
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–21
- Schedules at
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 811 5959
- website@kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Website
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 0(850) 309 22 16
- bilgi@istanbulkalesi.com.tr
- Website
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Schedules at
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 577 99 99
- info@varan.com.tr
- Website
- varan.com.tr
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Schedules at
- varan.com.tr
- Phone
- 0236 613 10 55
- iletisim@somaseyahat.com.tr
- Website
- somaseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- somaseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 0242 511 74 03
- Website
- alanyalilar.com.tr
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- alanyalilar.com.tr
- Phone
- 0(212) 658 03 07
- info@antalyanetseyahat.com
- Website
- antalyanetseyahat.com
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- antalyanetseyahat.com
- Phone
- 444 42 06
- seyahat@ozkaymak.com.tr
- Website
- ozkaymak.com.tr
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- ozkaymak.com.tr
- Phone
- +30 210 89 19 800
- hellenicseaways@hellenicseaways.gr
- Website
- Hellenic Seaways
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- Hellenic Seaways
- Airplane Type Seats
- $55–80
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- bluestarferries@bluestarferries.com
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85–210
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
- Phone
- +90 266 331 49 49
- info@ugurjale.com
- Website
- ugurjalelines.com
Car ferry from Mytilene to Port of Ayvalik
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $33–34
- Schedules at
- ugurjalelines.com
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