There are 6 ways to get from Athens to Irkutsk by plane, bus, train, or 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 from Athens International Airport
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Irkutsk Airport (IKT)plane ATH - IKT
16h 20m₽17,086–66,136Bus, train via Moscow
- Take the bus from Athens to Istanbulbus
- Take the bus from Emniyet Otogar to Nazran'bus
- Take the train from Nazran to Kazansky Railway Terminaltrain
- Take the train from Kazansky Railway Terminal to Irkutsk Pastrain
6d 18h₽28,086–42,378Train to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, fly
- Take the train from Athens to Thessalonikitrain
- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Irkutsk Airport (IKT)plane SKG - IKT
21h 57m₽20,459–73,301Bus, train
- Take the bus from Athens to Istanbulbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Aksaray to Khashuribus
- Take the bus from Khashuri to Kropotkin Bus stationbus
- Take the train from Kavkazskaya to Anzebitrain
- Take the bus from Bratsk Bus Station to Irkutsk Bus stationbus
6d 18h₽33,502–45,144Ferry, bus, train
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Mytileneferry
- Take the ferry from Mytilene to Port of Ayvalikferry
- Take the bus from Ayvalık to Eskişehirbus
- Take the bus from Eskisehir bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus stationbus
- Take the train from Krasnodar 1 to Novosibirsk-Glavnytrain
- Take the train from Novosibirsk Gl to Irkutsk Pastrain
7d 2h₽29,272–53,545Bus, train via Chernushka
- Take the bus from Athens to Istanbulbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursabus
- Take the bus from Bursa bus station to Rostov-on-Don bus stationbus
- Take the train from Rostov-Glavny to Chernushkatrain
- Take the train from Chernushka to Irkutsk Pastrain
7d 4h₽28,643–41,335
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Irkutsk Airport (IKT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Irkutsk is to bus and train via Chernushka which costs RUB 28000 - RUB 42000 and takes 7 days 4h.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Irkutsk is to fly which takes 16h 20m and costs RUB 17000 - RUB 70000.
The distance between Athens and Irkutsk is 6210 km.
The best way to get from Athens to Irkutsk without a car is to bus and train via Moscow which takes 6 days 18h and costs RUB 28000 - RUB 43000.
It takes approximately 16h 20m to get from Athens to Irkutsk, including transfers.
Irkutsk is 6h ahead of Athens. It is currently 7:59 AM in Athens and 1:59 PM in Irkutsk.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Irkutsk, Russia?
Aegean Airlines and S7 Airlines fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Irkutsk Airport (IKT) 4 times a week.
- Website
- s7.ru
Flights from Athens International Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Istanbul, Novosibirsk
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽16,000–65,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Erevan, Novosibirsk
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₽17,000–65,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev, Novosibirsk
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₽17,000–70,000
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Irkutsk Airport via Istanbul, Novosibirsk
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽18,000–70,000
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Irkutsk Airport via Erevan, Koltsovo
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₽19,000–75,000
- Website
- aeroflot.ru
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Irkutsk Airport via Belgrade, Moscow Sheremetyevo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 47m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽19,000–75,000
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Nazran to Kazansky Railway Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽5,000–9,000
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽22,000–31,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽5,000–7,500
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽6,000–9,000
Train from Kazansky Railway Terminal to Irkutsk Pas
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 8h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽11,000–18,000
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽48,000–70,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽11,000–17,000
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽13,000–18,000
Train from Kavkazskaya to Anzebi
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 23h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽12,000–19,000
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽50,000–70,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽12,000–17,000
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽13,000–19,000
Train from Krasnodar 1 to Novosibirsk-Glavny
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 23h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽9,500–15,000
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽39,000–55,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽9,500–13,000
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽10,000–15,000
Train from Novosibirsk Gl to Irkutsk Pas
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽4,600–8,000
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽19,000–27,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽4,600–6,500
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽5,500–8,000
Train from Chernushka to Irkutsk Pas
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 12h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽8,500–14,000
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽36,000–50,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽8,500–13,000
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽9,500–14,000
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Athens to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽2,000–2,900
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- 8 800 775 54 53
- Website
- grandtrain.ru
Train from Rostov-Glavny to Chernushka
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₽4,200–7,000
- Website
- https://grandtrain.ru/
- Schedules at
- https://grandtrain.ru/raspisanie/
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽4,200–4,600
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽6,000–7,000
- 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
- ₽7,000–11,000
- Website
- https://www.crazyholidays.gr/root.en.aspx
- Website
- luksyilmazturizm.com
Bus from Emniyet Otogar to Nazran'
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₽4,743
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- luksyilmazturizm.com
Bus from Eskisehir bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₽8,000
- 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
- ₽8,000
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- luksyilmazturizm.com
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Aksaray to Khashuri
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽2,400–3,661
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₽2,400–2,900
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽800–1,407
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₽800–1,000
- Phone
- +995 555 68 50 05
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Khashuri to Kropotkin Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₽8,719
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 8-950-113-5555
- Website
- avtovokzal-on-line.ru
Bus from Bratsk Bus Station to Irkutsk Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 49m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽2,820
- Website
- https://avtovokzal-on-line.ru/
- Schedules at
- https://avtovokzal-on-line.ru/map
- Phone
- 0 850 333 35 35
- info@pamukkale.com.tr
- Website
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from Ayvalık to Eskişehir
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽1,300–1,900
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₽600–1,700
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₽650–900
- Schedules at
- flixbus.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
- ₽900–1,300
- Schedules at
- varan.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 2 hours
- Schedules at
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
- Phone
- 444 50 33
- bilgi@villaseyahat.com
- Website
- villaseyahat.com
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽1,059
- Schedules at
- villaseyahat.com
- Phone
- 0850 811 5959
- website@kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Website
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 0(850) 309 22 16
- bilgi@istanbulkalesi.com.tr
- Website
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
- Phone
- 0(212) 658 03 07
- info@antalyanetseyahat.com
- Website
- antalyanetseyahat.com
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- 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 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- somaseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 0242 511 74 03
- Website
- alanyalilar.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- alanyalilar.com.tr
- Phone
- 08503330700
- Website
- guneyakdeniz.com
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- 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
- luksyonca.com.tr
- Phone
- 444 42 06
- seyahat@ozkaymak.com.tr
- Website
- ozkaymak.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- ozkaymak.com.tr
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽4,800–6,500
- Website
- https://www.hellenicseaways.gr/en-gb
- Airplane Type Seats
- ₽4,800–6,500
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₽3,600–10,000
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Economy
- ₽3,600–5,000
- 2 Bed Inside Cabin
- ₽6,500–8,000
- 4 Bed Outside Cabin
- ₽6,000–7,500
- 2 Bed Lux Cabin
- ₽8,000–10,000
- 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
- ₽2,200–10,525
- Website
- https://www.turyolonline.com/en
- Passenger
- ₽3,828
- Car
- ₽10,525
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