There are 5 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
9h 3m$359–537Bus, 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 18hDrive 6,394.7 km
- Drive from Athens - KTEL Liosion Street to Almatycar 6,394.7 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 21h$480–836Ferry, 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 9h$463–831
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Almaty is to fly which costs $350 - $550 and takes 9h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Almaty is to fly which takes 9h 3m and costs $350 - $550.
The distance between Athens and Almaty is 4489 km. The road distance is 6394.7 km.
The best way to get from Athens to Almaty without a car is to bus and train which takes 5 days 18h and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 3m to get from Athens to Almaty, including transfers.
Almaty is 2h ahead of Athens. It is currently 12:18 AM in Athens and 2:18 AM 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 3715+ hotels available in Almaty.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Almaty, Kazakhstan?
Turkish Airlines, Aegean Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) 4 times a day.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–650
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Larnaca
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $240–650
- 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
- $40–80
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $170–250
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $40–55
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $55–80
Train from Krasnodar 1 to Saratov 1 Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 26m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $150–220
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $35–45
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $50–70
Train from Krasnodar 1 to Ershov
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $170–240
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $35–55
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $55–80
- Phone
- +7 (717) 260-66-60
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
Train from Saratov 1 Pass to Almaty 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 14h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $230–450
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $230–320
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $320–450
Train from Saratov 1 Pass to Almaty 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 14h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $230–450
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $230–320
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $320–450
Train from Ershov to Almaty 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 11h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $220–430
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $220–310
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $300–430
- 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
- +30 2310241545
- crazy.holidays.tours@gmail.com
- Website
- Crazy Holidays
Bus from Athens to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $90–140
- 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
- $43–100
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- $70–100
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Rize bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $44–75
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- $50–75
- 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
- $60–90
- 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
- 18h 54m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- 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
- $20–40
- 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
- $96
- 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
- $96
- 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
- $17–25
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
- Phone
- +30 210 89 19 800
- hellenicseaways@hellenicseaways.gr
- Website
- Hellenic Seaways
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Website
- Hellenic Seaways
- Airplane Type Seats
- $60–85
- 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
- $75–170
- 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
- $34–35
- Schedules at
- ugurjalelines.com
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