There are 7 ways to get from Athens to Kerch by plane, train, bus, car, or ferry
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Fly to Sochi International Airport, train
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Sochi International Airport (AER)ATH - AER
- Take the train from Sochi Airport to Anapa
- Take the train from Anapa to Kerch
20h 9m₴6,737–28,337Bus via Hopa
- Take the bus from Athens to Istanbul
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Samandira Tesis
- Take the bus from Istanbul Samandira Tesis to Hopa
- Take the bus from Hopa to Krasnodar-1 Bus station
- Take the bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Kerch
2d 11h₴10,689–13,835Drive 2,638.7 km
- Drive from Athens to Kerch2,638.7 km
35h 32m₴23,388–33,783Fly to Krasnodar, bus
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Krasnodar (KRR)ATH - KRR
- Take the bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Temryuk Bus station
- Take the bus from Temryuk Bus station to Kerch
14h 23m₴7,168–27,568Train, bus
- Take the train from Athens to ThessalonikiIc
- 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 Taman
- Take the train from Taman to Kerch
2d 15hBus
- Take the bus from Athens to Istanbul
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Ankara
- Take the bus from Ankara bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus station
- Take the bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Temryuk Bus station
- Take the bus from Temryuk Bus station to Kerch
2d 19h₴10,575–14,291Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to MytileneHsw
- Take the ferry from Mytilene to Dikili
- Take the bus from Dikili bus station to Bursa bus station
- Take the bus from Bursa bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus station
- Take the bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Kerch bus station
3d 3h₴9,623–13,336
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Sochi International Airport (AER) flights
Questions & Answers
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The cheapest way to get from Athens to Kerch is to ferry and bus which costs 9 500 ₴ - 14 000 ₴ and takes 3 days 3h.
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The fastest way to get from Athens to Kerch is to fly and bus which takes 14h 23m and costs 7 000 ₴ - 28 000 ₴.
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No, there is no direct bus from Athens to Kerch. However, there are services departing from Athens and arriving at Kerch via İskenderpaşa, Istanbul Otogari, Istanbul Samandira Tesis, Hopa and Krasnodar-1 Bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 11h.
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The distance between Athens and Kerch is 2084 km. The road distance is 2638.7 km.
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The best way to get from Athens to Kerch without a car is to bus via Hopa which takes 2 days 11h and costs 10 000 ₴ - 14 000 ₴.
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It takes approximately 20h 9m to get from Athens to Kerch, including transfers.
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Athens to Kerch bus services, operated by Crazy Holidays, depart from Athens station.
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Athens to Kerch bus services, operated by Crazy Holidays, arrive at Istanbul station.
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Kerch is 1h ahead of Athens. It is currently 3:40 PM in Athens and 4:40 PM in Kerch.
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Yes, the driving distance between Athens to Kerch is 2639 km. It takes approximately 35h 32m to drive from Athens to Kerch.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Kerch, Ukraine?
You can take a bus from Athens to Kerch via Istanbul, İskenderpaşa, Bayrampaşa Devlet Hastanesi, Istanbul Otogari, Samandira Tesis, Istanbul Samandira Tesis, Hopa, Hopa, and Krasnodar-1 Bus station in around 2d 11h.
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- Website
- aeroflot.ru
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sochi International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₴5,000–26,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Krasnodar via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₴4,700–24,000
- Website
- azimuth.aero
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sochi International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₴5,000–26,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sochi International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₴7,500–34,000
- Website
- flyredwings.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sochi International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₴7,500–34,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sochi International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₴5,000–26,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sochi International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₴7,000–30,000
- Website
- iraero.ru
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sochi International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₴5,000–26,000
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- rzd.ru
Train from Sochi Airport to Anapa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₴1,000–1,600
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- Lastochka Train
- ₴1,000–1,600
- Phone
- +7 (978) 978-39-39
- info@ug-ppk.ru
- Website
- ug-ppk.ru
Train from Anapa to Kerch
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₴299
- Schedules at
- ug-ppk.ru
Train from Taman to Kerch
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- ug-ppk.ru
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Athens to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₴1,000–1,500
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- 8 800 775 54 53
- Website
- grandtrain.ru
Train from Krasnodar 1 to Taman
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₴350–460
- Website
- https://grandtrain.ru/
- Schedules at
- https://grandtrain.ru/raspisanie/
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₴430–460
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₴350–410
- 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
- ₴3,800–6,000
- Website
- https://www.crazyholidays.gr/root.en.aspx
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Samandira Tesis
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₴380–460
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₴380–460
Bus from Istanbul Samandira Tesis to Hopa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₴1,100–1,494
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₴1,100–1,400
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₴650–924
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₴650–800
- Website
- luksyilmazturizm.com
Bus from Hopa to Krasnodar-1 Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 14m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₴4,075
- 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
- ₴4,650
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- luksyilmazturizm.com
Bus from Ankara bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₴4,281
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- luksyilmazturizm.com
Bus from Bursa bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 54m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₴4,281
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- luksyilmazturizm.com
- Website
- kmvavto.ru
Bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Kerch
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₴1,338
- Website
- http://www.kmvavto.ru
- Book at
- https://regionbilet.ru/
- Phone
- 8-800-775-45-73
- Website
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Kerch
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₴1,200–2,100
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Temryuk Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₴500–750
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Temryuk Bus station to Kerch
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₴1,300–2,100
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Kerch bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₴1,000–1,800
- 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
- ₴1,800–2,500
- 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
- ₴1,200–1,700
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₴650–950
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Dikili bus station to Bursa bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₴500–750
- 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
- ₴1,594
- Schedules at
- kanberoglu.com.tr
- Phone
- 0 850 333 35 35
- info@pamukkale.com.tr
- Website
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₴800–1,100
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from Dikili bus station to Bursa bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₴600–800
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 577 99 99
- info@varan.com.tr
- Website
- varan.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₴600–1,300
- Schedules at
- varan.com.tr
Bus from Dikili bus station to Bursa bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₴700–1,000
- Schedules at
- varan.com.tr
- Phone
- 0(850) 244 33 33
- info@mersinnurturizm.com
- Website
- mersinnurturizm.com
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- mersinnurturizm.com
- Phone
- 0850 222 59 59
- info@istanbulseyahat.com.tr
- Website
- istanbulseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₴974
- Schedules at
- istanbulseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 811 5959
- website@kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Website
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₴1,150
- Schedules at
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Dikili bus station to Bursa bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 444 42 06
- seyahat@ozkaymak.com.tr
- Website
- ozkaymak.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₴1,467
- Schedules at
- ozkaymak.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 600 00 10
- info@efetur.com.tr
- Website
- efetur.com.tr
Bus from Dikili bus station to Bursa bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- efetur.com.tr
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₴2,500–3,500
- Website
- https://www.hellenicseaways.gr/en-gb
- Airplane Type Seats
- ₴2,500–3,500
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₴2,100–2,700
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- info@ido.com.tr
- Website
- ido.com.tr
Ferry from Mytilene to Dikili
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₴1,704
- Schedules at
- egeadalari.ido.com.tr
- Website
- bodrumexpresslines.com
Ferry from Mytilene to Dikili
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₴1,700–2,800
- Schedules at
- bodrumexpresslines.com
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