There are 10 ways to get from Athens to Bishkek by plane, bus, train, car, ferry, or car ferry
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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 14m$338–621Bus, 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 6,153.8 km
- Drive from Athens to Bishkekcar 6,153.8 km
3d 6h$1,291–1,864Fly 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
22h 40m$357–829Fly to Andizhan Airport, bus
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Andizhan Airport (AZN)plane ATH - AZN
- Take the bus from Andijon Bus station to Osh Bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Osh Bus station to Özgönbus
- Take the bus from Özgön to Bishkek Avtovokzalbus
21h 46m$398–1,130Fly to Shymkent International Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT)plane ATH - CIT
- Take the train from Shymkent to Bischkek 2train
22h 46mBus, 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$499–934Train, 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 3h$523–814Bus, train via Petukhovo
- Take the bus from Athens to Istanbulbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Aksaray to Zestafonibus
- Take the bus from Zestafoni to Kropotkin Bus stationbus
- Take the train from Kavkazskaya to Petukhovotrain
- Take the train from Petukhovo to Bischkek 2train
6d 4h$621–962Ferry, car ferry, bus, train
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Mytileneferry
- Take the car ferry 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 12h
Athens to Bishkek by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Bishkek is to fly and bus which costs $330 - $650 and takes 17h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Bishkek is to fly and bus which takes 17h 14m and costs $330 - $650.
The distance between Athens and Bishkek is 4732 km. The road distance is 6153.8 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 14m to get from Athens to Bishkek, including transfers.
Bishkek is 3h ahead of Athens. It is currently 6:29 AM in Athens and 9:29 AM in Bishkek.
Yes, the driving distance between Athens to Bishkek is 6154 km. It takes approximately 3 days 6h to drive from Athens to Bishkek.
There are 892+ 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 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Athens International Airport to Andizhan Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 32m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
Flights from Athens International Airport to Andizhan Airport via Mykonos, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Athens International Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–550
Flights from Athens International Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Tbilisi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 57m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–550
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Andizhan Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
Flights from Athens International Airport to Andizhan Airport via Istanbul, Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
Flights from Athens International Airport to Andizhan Airport via Mykonos, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–550
- 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
- $160–700
Flights from Athens International Airport to Osh via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
- Website
- unilode.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Osh via Istanbul, Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $260–900
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Piatigorsk to Samara
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $230–330
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $55–75
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $75–110
Train from Minsk Pas to Morshansk
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 42m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $170–250
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $35–55
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $55–80
Train from Krasnodar 1 to Samara
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $210–300
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $50–70
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $70–100
Train from Kavkazskaya to Petukhovo
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 5h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85–160
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $330–470
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $85–120
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $110–160
Train from Rostov Gl to Orenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 54m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $260–360
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $60–85
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $85–120
- Phone
- +996 (312) 30 02 09
- Website
- railway.kg
Train from Samara to Bischkek 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 6h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $250–380
- Website
- https://railway.kg/?lang=en
- Book at
- https://ticket.railway.kg/
Train from Shymkent to Bischkek 2
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://railway.kg/?lang=en
- Book at
- https://ticket.railway.kg/
Train from Morshansk to Bischkek 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 19h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $280–430
- Website
- https://railway.kg/?lang=en
- Book at
- https://ticket.railway.kg/
Train from Petukhovo to Bischkek 2
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $290–460
- Website
- https://railway.kg/?lang=en
- Book at
- https://ticket.railway.kg/
Train from Orenburg to Bischkek 2
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://railway.kg/?lang=en
- Book at
- https://ticket.railway.kg/
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Athens to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +7 727 396-70-63
- Website
- ma-sairan.kz
Bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Bishkek Avtovokzal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://ma-sairan.kz/
- Schedules at
- https://ma-sairan.kz/расписание-автобусов
- 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
- $90–140
- Website
- https://www.crazyholidays.gr/root.en.aspx
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Aksaray to Ortachala Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–110
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- $70–110
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Rize bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $46–80
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- $55–80
Bus from Istanbul Aksaray to Zestafoni
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–95
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- $65–95
- 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 Kropotkin Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $113
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +996 312 64-23-27
- bishkekvokzal@mail.ru
- Website
- avtovokzal.kg
Bus from Osh Bus station to Özgön
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1
- Book at
- https://tezket.kg/
Bus from Özgön to Bishkek Avtovokzal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12
- Book at
- https://tezket.kg/
Bus from Andijon Bus station to Osh Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Book at
- https://tezket.kg/
- 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
- $105
- 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
- $80–320
- Schedules at
- vt.by
- Phone
- +375 (29) 643 70 22
- intercars@intercars.ru
- Website
- intercars-tickets.com
Bus from Brno - Zvonarka to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $80–110
- Website
- https://www.intercars-tickets.com/
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou Bus Stop to Istanbul Esenler Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Rize bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Ayvalık bus station to Bursa bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- +90 850 532 8888
- info@aliosmanulusoy.com
- Website
- aliosmanulusoy.com
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Rize bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–29
- 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
- $109
- 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
- $109
- 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
- $30
- 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
- 5h
- 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
- $14–35
- 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
- $14–19
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Website
- https://www.hellenicseaways.gr/en-gb
- Airplane Type Seats
- $60–85
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $75–170
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- 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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