There are 9 ways to get from Athens to Bishkek 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 to Almaty International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane ATH - ALA
- Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Bishkek Avtovokzalbus
17h 9m$298–722Bus, 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 Samaratrain
- Take the train from Samara to Bischkek 2train
5d 20hDrive 6,178.7 km
- Drive from Athens to Bishkekcar 6,178.7 km
3d 4h$1,296–1,872Fly to Osh, bus
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Osh (OSS)plane ATH - OSS
- Take the bus from Osh Bus station to Özgönbus
- Take the bus from Özgön to Bishkek Avtovokzalbus
23h 19m$777–1,629Fly to Tashkent International Airport, bus
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Tashkent International Airport (TAS)plane ATH - TAS
- Take the bus from Tashkent bus station to Bishkek Avtovokzalbus
21h 17m$383–545Bus, train via Minsk
- Take the bus from Athens to Brnobus
- Take the bus from Brno - Zvonarka to Minsk Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Minsk Pas to Morshansktrain
- Take the train from Morshansk to Bischkek 2train
5d 23h$445–860Train, 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 Samaratrain
- Take the train from Samara to Bischkek 2train
6d 2h$516–748Ferry, 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 bus station to Bursa bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Bursa bus station to Rostov-on-Don bus stationbus
- Take the train from Rostov Gl to Orenburgtrain
- Take the train from Orenburg to Bischkek 2train
6d 11hBus, train via Chernushka
- Take the bus from Athens to Istanbulbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Aksaray to Zestafonibus
- Take the bus from Zestafoni to Rostov-on-Don bus stationbus
- Take the train from Rostov-Glavny to Chernushkatrain
- Take the train from Chernushka to Bischkek 2train
6d 15h$625–965
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Bishkek is to fly and bus which costs $290 - $750 and takes 17h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Bishkek is to fly and bus which takes 17h 9m and costs $290 - $750.
The distance between Athens and Bishkek is 4731 km. The road distance is 6178.7 km.
The best way to get from Athens to Bishkek without a car is to bus and train which takes 5 days 20h and costs .
It takes approximately 17h 9m to get from Athens to Bishkek, including transfers.
Bishkek is 3h ahead of Athens. It is currently 6:47 PM in Athens and 9:47 PM in Bishkek.
Yes, the driving distance between Athens to Bishkek is 6179 km. It takes approximately 3 days 4h to drive from Athens to Bishkek.
There are 1097+ hotels available in Bishkek.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan?
There is no direct connection from Athens to Bishkek. However, you can take the subway to Athens Airport, walk to Athens International Airport (ATH) airport, fly to Almaty International Airport (ALA), walk to Ogareva, take the line 92 bus to Sayran, walk to Almaty Sayran Bus Station, take the bus to Bishkek Avtovokzal, then take the taxi to Bishkek. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Athens to Bischkek 2 via Istanbul, Istanbul Aksaray, Ortachala Bus Station, Pyatigorsk Bus station, Piatigorsk, and Samara in around 5d 20h.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–600
Flights from Athens International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–600
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–490
Flights from Athens International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 52m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–500
- Website
- unilode.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Osh via Istanbul, Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,300
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Osh via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,200
- Website
- rj.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–550
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- Russian Railways
Train from Piatigorsk to Samara
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–95
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $210–290
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $50–70
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $65–95
Train from Minsk Pas to Morshansk
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 42m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- 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 Samara
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $190–270
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $45–60
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $60–85
Train from Rostov Gl to Orenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 54m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $230–320
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $55–75
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $75–110
- Phone
- +996 (312) 92-68-47
- info@railway.aknet.kg
- Website
- Kyrgyz Railways
Train from Samara to Bischkek 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 6h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $220–340
- Website
- Kyrgyz Railways
- Book at
- Kyrgyz Railways
Train from Morshansk to Bischkek 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 19h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $240–380
- Website
- Kyrgyz Railways
- Book at
- Kyrgyz Railways
Train from Samara to Bischkek 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 6h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $220–340
- Website
- Kyrgyz Railways
- Book at
- Kyrgyz Railways
Train from Orenburg to Bischkek 2
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- Kyrgyz Railways
- Book at
- Kyrgyz Railways
Train from Chernushka to Bischkek 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 10h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $330–550
- Website
- Kyrgyz Railways
- Book at
- Kyrgyz Railways
- 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 Chernushka
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $51–85
- Website
- Grand Service Express
- Schedules at
- Grand Service Express
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $51–54
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $70–85
- Phone
- +7 727 396-70-63
- Website
- Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal
Bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Bishkek Avtovokzal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal
- Schedules at
- Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal
- 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
- $42–95
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- $65–95
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Rize bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $43–75
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- $50–75
Bus from Istanbul Aksaray to Zestafoni
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $42–85
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- $60–85
- 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
Bus from Zestafoni to Rostov-on-Don bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $116
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +996 555 452 709
- Website
- avtovokzal.kg
Bus from Osh Bus station to Özgön
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1
- Book at
- Bishkek City Hall
- Book at
- Tezket.kg
Bus from Özgön to Bishkek Avtovokzal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12
- Book at
- Bishkek City Hall
- Book at
- Tezket.kg
- Phone
- +99871 207-87-00
- avtovokzal.toshkent@mail.ru
- Website
- UZ Trans
Bus from Tashkent bus station to Bishkek Avtovokzal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Website
- UZ Trans
- Schedules at
- Tashkent Bus Terminal
- Book at
- AvtoTicket
- Phone
- +30 210 92 33 33
- info@koronatravel.gr
- Website
- koronatravel.gr
Bus from Athens to Brno
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $101
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
- Phone
- +375 (29) 148-41-31
- info@vt.by
- Website
- vt.by
Bus from Brno - Zvonarka to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–310
- Schedules at
- vt.by
- Phone
- +375 (29) 643 70 22
- intercars@intercars.ru
- Website
- Intercars Europe
Bus from Brno - Zvonarka to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $70–140
- Website
- Intercars Europe
- 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
- $29–40
- Schedules at
- Kamil Koç
Bus from Ayvalık bus station to Bursa bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- 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
- $96
- 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
- $96
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- luksyilmazturizm.com
- Phone
- 0850 202 22 22
- sikayet@uludagturizm.com.tr
- Website
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
Bus from Ayvalık bus station to Bursa bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–28
- Schedules at
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 600 00 10
- info@efetur.com.tr
- Website
- efetur.com.tr
Bus from Ayvalık bus station to Bursa bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- efetur.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 811 5959
- website@kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Website
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Ayvalık bus station to Bursa bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 577 99 99
- info@varan.com.tr
- Website
- varan.com.tr
Bus from Ayvalık bus station to Bursa bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–28
- Schedules at
- varan.com.tr
- Phone
- 0 850 333 35 35
- info@pamukkale.com.tr
- Website
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from Ayvalık bus station to Bursa bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–17
- 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 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
- $32–34
- Schedules at
- ugurjalelines.com
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