There are 7 ways to get from Athens to Anatolia by plane, taxi, ferry, bus, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Kayseri Erkilet Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Kayseri Erkilet Airport (ASR)plane ATH - ASR
- Take the taxi from Kayseri Erkilet Airport (ASR) to Anatoliataxi
7h 19m₺6,951–12,351Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Athens to Istanbulbus
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Avanos bus stationbus FlixBus KK0645 / ...
28h 45m₺5,037–7,525Ferry, bus, train
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Lerosferry Bsf
- Take the ferry from Port of Leros to D-Marin Turgutreis Marinaferry
- Take the bus from Turgutreis Garaj to Bodrum Torba Otogarbus
- Take the bus from Bodrum to Kırıkkalebus
- Take the bus from Kırıkkale bus station to Yerköy bus stationbus
- Take the train from Yerköy to Himmetdedetrain
25h 39m₺5,923–10,479Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Mytileneferry Hsw
- Take the ferry from Mytilene to Alsancak Limanıferry
- Take the train from Izmir(Basmane) to Ankaratrain
- Take the train from Ankara to Himmetdedetrain
37h 53m₺6,600–8,787Fly to Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport, taxi
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport (NAV)plane ATH - NAV
- Take the taxi from Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport (NAV) to Anatoliataxi
7h 53m₺6,691–14,751Ferry, bus, train via Ayvalık
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Mytileneferry Hsw
- Take the ferry from Mytilene to Port of Ayvalikferry
- Take the bus from Ayvalık to Ankarabus
- Take the train from Ankara to Himmetdedetrain
32h 16m₺5,094–7,681Drive 1,778.5 km
- Drive from Athens to Anatoliacar 1,778.5 km
18h 36m₺16,058–23,194
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Kayseri Erkilet Airport (ASR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Anatolia is to bus which costs 5.000 ₺ - 8.000 ₺ and takes 28h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Anatolia is to fly and taxi which takes 7h 19m and costs 6.500 ₺ - 13.000 ₺.
The distance between Athens and Anatolia is 1104 km. The road distance is 1778.5 km.
The best way to get from Athens to Anatolia without a car is to ferry and bus and train which takes 25h 39m and costs 5.500 ₺ - 11.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 7h 19m to get from Athens to Anatolia, including transfers.
Anatolia is 1h ahead of Athens. It is currently 6:11 AM in Athens and 7:11 AM in Anatolia.
Yes, the driving distance between Athens to Anatolia is 1779 km. It takes approximately 18h 36m to drive from Athens to Anatolia.
There are three+ hotels available in Anatolia.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Anatolia, Turkey?
You can take a bus from Athens to Anatolia via Istanbul, İskenderpaşa, Bayrampaşa Devlet Hastanesi, İstanbul Esenler bus station, and Avanos bus station in around 28h 45m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Kayseri Erkilet Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,400–17,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–14,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Kayseri Erkilet Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900–11,000
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Kayseri Erkilet Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–8,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,600–15,000
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Yerköy to Himmetdede
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺130–210
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
Train from Izmir(Basmane) to Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 41m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–1,600
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
Train from Ankara to Himmetdede
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺330–550
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Phone
- 4444801
- info@muttas.com.tr
- Website
- ulasim.muttas.com.tr
Bus from Turgutreis Garaj to Bodrum Torba Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺78
- Schedules at
- ulasim.muttas.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 577 99 99
- info@varan.com.tr
- Website
- varan.com.tr
Bus from Bodrum to Kırıkkale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–2,000
- Schedules at
- varan.com.tr
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Kırıkkale bus station to Yerköy bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺300–410
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Avanos bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,400
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- +30 2310241545
- crazy.holidays.tours@gmail.com
- Website
- crazyholidays.gr
Bus from Athens to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,000–6,000
- Website
- https://www.crazyholidays.gr/root.en.aspx
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Avanos bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺850–1,500
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺850–1,100
- Phone
- 0 850 333 35 35
- info@pamukkale.com.tr
- Website
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from Ayvalık to Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–1,600
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Leros
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,400–3,100
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,200–2,800
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Phone
- +90 533 739 00 00
- info@bodrumexpresslines.com
- Website
- bodrumexpresslines.com
Ferry from Port of Leros to D-Marin Turgutreis Marina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–4,700
- Website
- https://www.bodrumexpresslines.com/en
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,600–3,600
- Website
- https://www.hellenicseaways.gr/en-gb
- Airplane Type Seats
- ₺2,600–3,600
- Phone
- 0 232 330 89 22
- iletisim@izdeniz.com.tr
- Website
- izdeniz.com.tr
Ferry from Mytilene to Alsancak Limanı
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,006
- Schedules at
- bilet.izdeniz.com.tr
- Phone
- +90 2327121808
- cesme@turyol.com
- Website
- turyolonline.com
Ferry from Mytilene to Port of Ayvalik
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,500–1,900
- Website
- https://www.turyolonline.com/en
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Estimated price
- ₺240–1,900
Taksi 38 - Kayseri Taxi
- Phone
- +90 5336192693
- Website
- taksikayseri.com.tr
Pansu Taxi
- Phone
- +905327695339
Kayseri Vip Taksi
- Phone
- +90 5447936600
- Website
- kayseriviptaksi.com
Kayseri Taxi
- Phone
- +903522221660
Ekspres Taxi
- Phone
- +905456293800
Forum Kapadokya Taksi
- Phone
- +90 530 885 90 50
Eras taksi duragı
- Phone
- +90 539 773 53 07
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