There are 6 ways to get from Athens to Dushanbe by plane, bus, train, or ferry
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Fly
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Dushanbe International Airport (DYU)ATH - DYU
10h 19m$291–562Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Athens to Istanbul
- Take the bus from Emniyet Otogar to Vladikavkaz 1 Bus station
- Take the bus from Vladikavkaz 1 Bus station to Volgograd Bus station
- Take the train from Volgograd-1 to Dushanbe
5d 7h$257–364Train, bus
- Take the train from Athens to Thessaloniki
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou Bus Stop to Istanbul Esenler Otogari
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Giresun bus station
- Take the bus from Giresun to Krasnodar-1 Bus station
- Take the train from Krasnodar 1 to Volgograd-1
- Take the train from Volgograd-1 to Dushanbe
5d 11h$303–430Ferry, bus, train
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Mytilene
- Take the ferry from Mytilene to Port of Ayvalik
- Take the bus from Ayvalık to Eskişehir
- Take the bus from Eskisehir bus station to Rostov-on-Don bus station
- Take the train from Rostov Gl to Volgograd 1
- Take the train from Volgograd-1 to Dushanbe
6d 5h$301–421Bus
- Take the bus from Athens to Istanbul
- Take the bus from Emniyet Otogar to Makhachkala
- Take the bus from Makhachkala to Moscow Kotelniki Bus Station
- Take the bus from Moscow Kotelniki Bus Station to Asian Express Terminal
6d 8hBus via Maykop
- Take the bus from Athens to Istanbul
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Take the bus from Bursa bus station to Maykop Bus station
- Take the bus from Maykop Bus station to Moscow Kotelniki Bus Station
- Take the bus from Moscow Kotelniki Bus Station to Asian Express Terminal
6d 9h$365–442
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Dushanbe International Airport (DYU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Dushanbe is to bus and train which costs $250 - $370 and takes 5 days 7h.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Dushanbe is to fly which takes 10h 19m and costs $290 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Athens to Dushanbe. However, there are services departing from Athens and arriving at Asian Express Terminal via Emniyet Otogar, Makhachkala and Moscow Kotelniki Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6 days 8h.
The distance between Athens and Dushanbe is 3919 km.
The best way to get from Athens to Dushanbe without a car is to bus and train which takes 5 days 7h and costs $250 - $370.
It takes approximately 10h 19m to get from Athens to Dushanbe, including transfers.
Athens to Dushanbe bus services, operated by Crazy Holidays, depart from Athens station.
The best way to get from Athens to Dushanbe is to fly which takes 10h 19m and costs $290 - $600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 6 days 8h.
Athens to Dushanbe bus services, operated by Crazy Holidays, arrive at Istanbul station.
Dushanbe is 3h ahead of Athens. It is currently 12:11 AM in Athens and 3:11 AM in Dushanbe.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Dushanbe, Tajikistan?
Aegean Airlines, Turkish Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Dushanbe International Airport (DYU) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Athens to Asian Express Terminal via Istanbul, Emniyet Otogar, Makhachkala, and Moscow Kotelniki Bus Station in around 6d 8h.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Dushanbe International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–700
- Website
- somonair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Dushanbe International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–900
- Phone
- +992 (37) 227 21 77
- info@railway.tj
- Website
- railway.tj
Train from Volgograd-1 to Dushanbe
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 12h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $80–130
- Schedules at
- railway.tj
- Book at
- eng.rzd.ru
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Athens to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–35
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Krasnodar 1 to Volgograd-1
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–55
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $120–170
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $28–40
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $35–55
Train from Rostov Gl to Volgograd 1
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $100–150
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $25–35
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $35–50
- Phone
- 8 800 775 54 53
- Website
- grandtrain.ru
Train from Krasnodar 1 to Volgograd-1
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–29
- Website
- https://grandtrain.ru/
- Schedules at
- https://grandtrain.ru/raspisanie/
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $20–22
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $24–29
Train from Rostov Gl to Volgograd 1
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $17–23
- Website
- https://grandtrain.ru/
- Schedules at
- https://grandtrain.ru/raspisanie/
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $17–19
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $19–23
- 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
- $90–140
- Website
- https://www.crazyholidays.gr/root.en.aspx
- Website
- luksyilmazturizm.com
Bus from Emniyet Otogar to Vladikavkaz 1 Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $60
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- luksyilmazturizm.com
Bus from Giresun to Krasnodar-1 Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 24m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $110
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- luksyilmazturizm.com
Bus from Eskisehir bus station to Rostov-on-Don bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- luksyilmazturizm.com
Bus from Emniyet Otogar to Makhachkala
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $60
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- luksyilmazturizm.com
Bus from Bursa bus station to Maykop Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- luksyilmazturizm.com
- Phone
- 8-800-775-45-73
- Website
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Vladikavkaz 1 Bus station to Volgograd Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Maykop Bus station to Moscow Kotelniki Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
- 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
- $40–60
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Giresun bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- 0462 325 22 83
- Website
- kanberoglu.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Giresun bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $38
- Schedules at
- kanberoglu.com.tr
- Phone
- 0 850 333 35 35
- info@pamukkale.com.tr
- Website
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from Ayvalık to Eskişehir
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–24
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–23
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
- Website
- gorec-tour.ucoz.com
Bus from Makhachkala to Moscow Kotelniki Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 31m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- gorec-tour.ucoz.com
- Phone
- 1616
Bus from Moscow Kotelniki Bus Station to Asian Express Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 19h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $130
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–21
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- $11–13
- Phone
- 0850 811 5959
- website@kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Website
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 577 99 99
- info@varan.com.tr
- Website
- varan.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Schedules at
- varan.com.tr
- Phone
- 0(850) 309 22 16
- bilgi@istanbulkalesi.com.tr
- Website
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 202 22 22
- iletisim@uludagturizm.com.tr
- Website
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
- Phone
- 444 42 06
- seyahat@ozkaymak.com.tr
- Website
- ozkaymak.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- ozkaymak.com.tr
- Phone
- 0(212) 658 03 07
- info@antalyanetseyahat.com
- Website
- antalyanetseyahat.com
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- antalyanetseyahat.com
- Phone
- 0236 613 10 55
- iletisim@somaseyahat.com.tr
- Website
- somaseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- somaseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 08503330700
- Website
- guneyakdeniz.com
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- guneyakdeniz.com
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- info@luksyonca.com.tr
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- polazak.rs
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 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
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $50–65
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- 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
- $35
- Website
- https://www.turyolonline.com/en
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