There are 9 ways to get from Athens to Bolu by plane, bus, train, ferry, car, or shuttle
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Fly to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)plane ATH - ESB
- Take the bus from Ankara bus station to Bolu bus stationbus
10h 12m₺7,397–17,682Ferry, bus
cheapest- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Mytileneferry Hsw
- Take the ferry from Mytilene to Dikiliferry
- Take the bus from Dikili to Bolubus
26h 58m₺4,462–8,339Train, bus
- Take the train from Athens to Thessalonikitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou Bus Stop to Istanbul Esenler Otogaribus
- Take the train from Yenikapi to Gebzetrain
- Take the train from Gebze to Adapazarıtrain
- Take the bus from Adapazarı to Bolubus
21h 29m₺5,182–7,793Drive 1,303.7 km
- Drive from Athens to Bolucar 1,303.7 km
14h 28m₺12,796–18,483Fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, shuttle, bus
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane ATH - SAW
- Take a shuttle bus from Sabiha Gokcen Airport to Sakarya
- Take the bus from Sakarya bus station to Bolu bus stationbus
8h 47m₺8,318–33,832Fly to Istanbul, bus
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Istanbul (IST)plane ATH - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to İzmitbus
- Take the bus from Kocaeli bus station to Bolu bus stationbus
9h 6mFly to Zonguldak, bus
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Zonguldak (ONQ)plane ATH - ONQ
- Take the bus from Çaycuma bus station to Bolu bus stationbus
10h 33m₺7,857–23,397Bus
- Take the bus from Athens to Istanbulbus
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Bolu bus stationbus FlixBus KK3409 / ...
21h 33m₺4,593–7,664Bus via Komotini
- Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Komotinibus
- Take the bus from Komotini to Istanbul Otogaribus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Samandira Tesisbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Samandira Tesis to Bolubus
25h 22m₺6,555–7,765
Athens to Bolu by ferry and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Bolu is to bus which costs 4.500 ₺ - 8.000 ₺ and takes 21h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Bolu is to fly and shuttle and bus which takes 8h 47m and costs 8.000 ₺ - 34.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Athens to Bolu station. However, there are services departing from Athens and arriving at Bolu bus station via İskenderpaşa and İstanbul Esenler bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 33m.
The distance between Athens and Bolu is 1082 km. The road distance is 1303.7 km.
The best way to get from Athens to Bolu without a car is to train and bus which takes 21h 29m and costs 5.000 ₺ - 8.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 10h 12m to get from Athens to Bolu, including transfers.
Athens to Bolu bus services, operated by Crazy Holidays, depart from Athens station.
Athens to Bolu bus services, operated by Crazy Holidays, arrive at Istanbul station.
Yes, the driving distance between Athens to Bolu is 1304 km. It takes approximately 14h 28m to drive from Athens to Bolu.
There are 36+ hotels available in Bolu.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Bolu, Turkey?
You can take a bus from Athens to Bolu bus station via Istanbul, İskenderpaşa, Bayrampaşa Devlet Hastanesi, and İstanbul Esenler bus station in around 21h 33m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–19,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,300–11,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Istanbul via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,800–11,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Zonguldak via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–42,000
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,300–11,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Istanbul via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,300–11,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,800–11,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,200–12,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–11,000
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Athens International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,900–8,000
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Athens to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–2,600
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Yenikapi to Gebze
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺100–150
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
Train from Gebze to Adapazarı
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺120–180
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Ankara bus station to Bolu bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺380–550
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Sakarya bus station to Bolu bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺310–440
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Kocaeli bus station to Bolu bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺360–500
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Çaycuma bus station to Bolu bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺330–460
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Bolu bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺480–700
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Ankara bus station to Bolu bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺700–1,000
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺700–1,000
Bus from Adapazarı to Bolu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺550–800
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺550–800
Bus from Sakarya bus station to Bolu bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺550–850
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺550–850
Bus from Kocaeli bus station to Bolu bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺650–950
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺650–950
Bus from Çaycuma bus station to Bolu bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺600–850
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺600–850
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Bolu bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺850–1,300
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺850–1,300
Bus from Komotini to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–1,900
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺1,300–1,900
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Samandira Tesis
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺440–650
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺440–650
Bus from Istanbul Samandira Tesis to Bolu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺800–1,200
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺800–1,200
- Phone
- 0850 600 00 10
- info@efetur.com.tr
- Website
- efetur.com.tr
Bus from Ankara bus station to Bolu bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- efetur.com.tr
Bus from Adapazarı to Bolu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- efetur.com.tr
Bus from Dikili to Bolu
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,438
- Schedules at
- efetur.com.tr
Bus from Sakarya bus station to Bolu bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- efetur.com.tr
Bus from Kocaeli bus station to Bolu bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- efetur.com.tr
Bus from Çaycuma bus station to Bolu bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- efetur.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Bolu bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,162
- Schedules at
- efetur.com.tr
- Phone
- 0(850) 244 33 33
- info@mersinnurturizm.com
- Website
- mersinnurturizm.com
Bus from Ankara bus station to Bolu bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- mersinnurturizm.com
Bus from Sakarya bus station to Bolu bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- mersinnurturizm.com
Bus from Kocaeli bus station to Bolu bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- mersinnurturizm.com
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Bolu bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- mersinnurturizm.com
- Phone
- 0850 222 59 59
- info@istanbulseyahat.com.tr
- Website
- istanbulseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Ankara bus station to Bolu bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- istanbulseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Sakarya bus station to Bolu bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- istanbulseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to İzmit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- istanbulseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Kocaeli bus station to Bolu bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- istanbulseyahat.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Bolu bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- istanbulseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- (495) 796 19 58
- order@hastur.ru
- Website
- hasturizm.com.tr
Bus from Ankara bus station to Bolu bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺460–600
- Website
- https://www.hasturizm.com.tr/eng/
Bus from Sakarya bus station to Bolu bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺370–480
- Website
- https://www.hasturizm.com.tr/eng/
Bus from Kocaeli bus station to Bolu bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺430–550
- Website
- https://www.hasturizm.com.tr/eng/
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Bolu bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺550–800
- Website
- https://www.hasturizm.com.tr/eng/
- Phone
- 444 50 33
- bilgi@villaseyahat.com
- Website
- villaseyahat.com
Bus from Ankara bus station to Bolu bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- villaseyahat.com
Bus from Sakarya bus station to Bolu bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- villaseyahat.com
Bus from Kocaeli bus station to Bolu bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- villaseyahat.com
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Bolu bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- villaseyahat.com
- Phone
- 0 850 333 35 35
- info@pamukkale.com.tr
- Website
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from Ankara bus station to Bolu bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺500–650
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Bolu bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺650–900
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
- 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
- ₺2,600–4,100
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- 444 26 56
- iletisim@havatas.com
- Website
- havabus.com
Shuttle from Sabiha Gokcen Airport to Sakarya
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺26–500
- Schedules at
- havabus.com
- Phone
- 0850 811 5959
- website@kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Website
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Sakarya bus station to Bolu bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Kocaeli bus station to Bolu bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Çaycuma bus station to Bolu bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Bolu bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,391
- Schedules at
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 577 99 99
- info@varan.com.tr
- Website
- varan.com.tr
Bus from Sakarya bus station to Bolu bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺440–650
- Schedules at
- varan.com.tr
Bus from Kocaeli bus station to Bolu bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺500–700
- Schedules at
- varan.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Bolu bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺650–950
- Schedules at
- varan.com.tr
- Phone
- +90 850 532 8888
- info@aliosmanulusoy.com
- Website
- aliosmanulusoy.com
Bus from Kocaeli bus station to Bolu bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺180–240
- Schedules at
- aliosmanulusoy.com
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Bolu bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺270–360
- Schedules at
- aliosmanulusoy.com
- 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
- +30 25310 22912
- info@ktelrodopis.gr
- Website
- ktelrodopis.gr
Bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Komotini
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺4,016
- Schedules at
- ktelrodopis.gr
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
- Phone
- 0 850 222 44 36
- info@ido.com.tr
- Website
- ido.com.tr
Ferry from Mytilene to Dikili
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺220–1,874
- Website
- https://www.ido.com.tr/en/
- Economy
- ₺220–310
- Phone
- +90 533 739 00 00
- info@bodrumexpresslines.com
- Website
- bodrumexpresslines.com
Ferry from Mytilene to Dikili
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–3,100
- Website
- https://www.bodrumexpresslines.com/en
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