There are 10 ways to get from Athens to Russia by plane, bus, car, train, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Pulkovo Airport
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Pulkovo Airport (LED)plane ATH - LED
10h 48m₽7,413–20,963Fly to Krasnodar
cheapest- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Krasnodar (KRR)plane ATH - KRR
8h 1m₽6,243–28,343Bus
- Take the bus from Athens to București, Autogara Militaribus
- Take the bus from Bucharest Filaret Bus Station to Chișinău Autogara Nordbus
- Take the bus from Chișinău, North Bus Station to Moscow International Bus Stationbus
2d 6h₽15,764–29,755Drive 3,176.3 km
- Drive from Athens to Moscowcar 3,176.3 km
36h 26m₽50,080–72,337Fly to Sheremetyevo International Airport
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO)plane ATH - SVO
10h 40m₽7,423–20,953Fly to Moscow Vnukovo
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Moscow Vnukovo (VKO)plane ATH - VKO
10h 32m₽7,988–34,173Fly to Sochi International Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Sochi International Airport (AER)plane ATH - AER
- Take the train from Sochi Airport to Krasnodar 2train
13h 52m₽8,193–22,293Bus, train
- Take the bus from Athens to Rzeszówbus
- Take the train from Rzeszow Glowny to Warszawa Zachodniatrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Warsaw West to Moscow, International Bus Stationbus
2d 6h₽18,498–40,514Train, bus
- Take the train from Athens to Thessalonikitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Brno ÚAN Zvonařkabus
- Take the bus from Brno ÚAN Zvonařka to Brest Bus stationbus
- Take the train from Brest C to Moskva Belorusskaiatrain
2d 7h₽19,000–42,775Bus, shuttle
- Take the bus from Athens to Rusebus
- Take a shuttle bus from Ruse to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Take the bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Chişinău Northern Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chişinău Northern Bus Station to Salaryevo Bus Stationbus
2d 21h₽21,456–49,671
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Pulkovo Airport (LED) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Russia is to fly which costs RUB 7000 - RUB 21000 and takes 10h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Russia is to fly which takes 8h 1m and costs RUB 6000 - RUB 29000.
The distance between Athens and Russia is 2526 km. The road distance is 3176.3 km.
The best way to get from Athens to Russia without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 6h and costs RUB 15000 - RUB 30000.
It takes approximately 10h 48m to get from Athens to Russia, including transfers.
The best way to get from Athens to Russia is to fly which takes 10h 48m and costs RUB 7000 - RUB 21000. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs RUB 15000 - RUB 30000 and takes 2 days 6h.
Yes, the driving distance between Athens to Russia is 3176 km. It takes approximately 36h 26m to drive from Athens to Russia.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Russia?
Turkish Airlines, Air Serbia, and four other airlines fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Pulkovo Airport (LED) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Athens to Biblioteka Imeni Lenina via București, Autogara Militari, Păcii, Piața Unirii 1, Piata Unirii, Autogara Filaret, Bucharest Filaret Bus Station, Chișinău, North Bus Station, Moscow International Bus Station, and Salaryevo in around 2d 6h.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Pulkovo Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽13,000–35,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Moscow Vnukovo via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽13,000–35,000
- Website
- aeroflot.ru
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sheremetyevo International Airport via Erevan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽10,000–44,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Krasnodar via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽5,000–27,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Krasnodar via Mykonos, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₽5,500–28,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Pulkovo Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽6,500–20,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sheremetyevo International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽6,500–20,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sochi International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₽6,500–20,000
- Website
- southwindairlines.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sheremetyevo International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽7,000–33,000
- Website
- flyredwings.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sochi International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽7,500–35,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sochi International Airport via Tbilisi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽8,000–26,000
- Website
- uralairlines.ru
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sochi International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽5,000–27,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sochi International Airport via Mykonos, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₽5,500–28,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Pulkovo Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽10,000–28,000
- Website
- flyone.eu
Flights from Athens International Airport to Pulkovo Airport via Erevan
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₽11,000–19,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Moscow Vnukovo via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽7,000–33,000
- Website
- azimuth.aero
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sochi International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽5,000–27,000
- Website
- iraero.ru
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sochi International Airport via Santorini, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽5,500–29,000
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- rzd.ru
Train from Sochi Airport to Krasnodar 2
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽900–1,500
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- Lastochka Train
- ₽1,000–1,500
- Commuter Electric Train
- ₽900–1,300
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Rzeszow Glowny to Warszawa Zachodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽4,500–10,000
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Athens to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽1,900–2,700
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
Train from Brest C to Moskva Belorusskaia
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽4,600–9,000
- Website
- https://www.rw.by/
- Website
- https://pass.rw.by/ru/
- Website
- https://pass.rw.by/ru/
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽4,600–5,500
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽7,000–9,000
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽13,000–18,000
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Brest C to Moskva Belorusskaia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽4,000–10,000
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽7,000–10,000
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽15,000–21,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽4,000–5,500
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Athens to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₽7,500–13,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +373 78 348 888
- contact@galtrans.md
- Website
- galtrans.md
Bus from Bucharest Filaret Bus Station to Chișinău Autogara Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₽2,200–3,600
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
Bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Chişinău Northern Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₽2,600–3,600
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
- Phone
- +37378810008
- rezervari.mirtrans@gmail.com
- Website
- mirtrans-express.com
Bus from Bucharest Filaret Bus Station to Chișinău Autogara Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽1,500–2,700
- Schedules at
- mirtrans-express.com
- Phone
- +373 (689) 78-455
- bon_voyage_tour@list.ru
- Website
- bonvoyage.md
Bus from Chișinău, North Bus Station to Moscow International Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽6,611–13,222
- Schedules at
- bonvoyage.md
- Book at
- bonvoyage.md
- Adult
- ₽13,222
- Children
- ₽6,611
Bus from Warsaw West to Moscow, International Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₽6,000–12,000
- Schedules at
- bonvoyage.md
- Book at
- bonvoyage.md
- Adult
- ₽12,000
- Children
- ₽6,000
- Phone
- 0030 2108219900
- vsiamos@otenet.gr
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Athens to Rzeszów
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₽7,500–19,000
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki to Brno ÚAN Zvonařka
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₽7,000–12,000
- Website
- https://simeonidistours.gr/en/
- Phone
- +30 210 92 33 33
- info@koronatravel.gr
- Website
- koronatravel.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki to Brno ÚAN Zvonařka
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₽6,505
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
- Phone
- +375 (29) 643 70 22
- intercars@intercars.ru
- Website
- intercars-tickets.com
Bus from Brno ÚAN Zvonařka to Brest Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽6,047
- Website
- https://www.intercars-tickets.com/
- Phone
- +375 (29) 148-41-31
- info@vt.by
- Website
- vt.by
Bus from Brno ÚAN Zvonařka to Brest Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽6,500–18,000
- Schedules at
- vt.by
- Phone
- 02 981 13 33
- outgoing@tourist-service.com
- Website
- en.tourist-service.com
Bus from Athens to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽5,992
- Website
- https://en.tourist-service.com/
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Ruse to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- ₽9,000–22,000
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- 8-800-775-45-73
- Website
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Chişinău Northern Bus Station to Salaryevo Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽3,800–18,000
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
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