There are 7 ways to get from Athens to Anatolia by plane, taxi, bus, train, ferry, car ferry, or car
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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 37m₺9,880–20,580Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Athens to Istanbulbus
- Take the train from Istanbul Söğütlüçeşme to Ankaratrain Yht
- Take the train from Ankara to Himmetdedetrain
28h 24m₺6,175–8,805Ferry, 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₺8,209–14,227Car ferry, ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Koscarferry
- Take the ferry from Port of Kos to Port of Bodrumferry
- Take the bus from Bodrum to Akşehirbus
- Take the bus from Akşehir to Avanosbus
37h 58m₺13,014–28,164Fly 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 36m₺10,480–23,180Bus
- Take the bus from Athens to Istanbulbus
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Avanos bus stationbus FlixBus KK0645 / ...
29h 28m₺6,960–10,845Drive 1,778.7 km
- Drive from Athens to Anatoliacar 1,778.7 km
18h 37m₺17,116–24,723
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Kayseri Erkilet Airport (ASR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Anatolia is to bus and train which costs 6.000 ₺ - 9.000 ₺ and takes 28h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Anatolia is to fly and taxi which takes 7h 36m and costs 10.000 ₺ - 24.000 ₺.
The distance between Athens and Anatolia is 1103 km. The road distance is 1778.7 km.
The best way to get from Athens to Anatolia without a car is to bus and train which takes 28h 24m and costs 6.000 ₺ - 9.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 7h 37m to get from Athens to Anatolia, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Athens to Anatolia is 1779 km. It takes approximately 18h 37m 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 29h 28m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Kayseri Erkilet Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–16,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–19,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Kayseri Erkilet Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,200–12,000
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Istanbul Söğütlüçeşme to Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺750–1,100
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
Train from Ankara to Himmetdede
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺360–550
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
Train from Izmir(Basmane) to Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 41m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–1,600
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Phone
- +30 2310241545
- crazy.holidays.tours@gmail.com
- Website
- crazyholidays.gr
Bus from Athens to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–6,500
- Website
- https://www.crazyholidays.gr/root.en.aspx
- Phone
- (495) 796 19 58
- order@hastur.ru
- Website
- hasturizm.com.tr
Bus from Bodrum to Akşehir
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,300
- Website
- https://www.hasturizm.com.tr/eng/
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Akşehir to Avanos
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–1,500
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺1,000–1,500
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Avanos bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–2,500
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺1,700–2,500
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Avanos bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,400
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,800–3,800
- Website
- https://www.hellenicseaways.gr/en-gb
- Airplane Type Seats
- ₺2,800–3,800
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,600–8,000
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- 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
- ₺3,203
- Schedules at
- bilet.izdeniz.com.tr
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–21,000
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
- Phone
- +90 533 739 00 00
- info@bodrumexpresslines.com
- Website
- bodrumexpresslines.com
Ferry from Port of Kos to Port of Bodrum
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–2,200
- Website
- https://www.bodrumexpresslines.com/en
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Estimated price
- ₺3,000–4,100
Taksi 38 - Kayseri Taxi
- Phone
- +90 545 352 53 52
- Website
- kayserivip.com
Pansu Taxi
- Phone
- +905327695339
Kayseri Taxi
- Phone
- +903522221660
Kayseri Nöbetçi Taksi
- Phone
- +90 545 607 13 80
- Website
- kayserimtaksi.com
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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