There are 10 ways to get from Athens to Russia by plane, train, bus, car, 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₽7,881–20,931Fly to Krasnodar
cheapest- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Krasnodar (KRR)plane ATH - KRR
8h 1m₽6,211–28,311Train, bus
- Take the train from Athens to Thessalonikitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Budapest Hotel Platanusbus
- Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati to Warszawa Zachodniatrain Ec
- Take the bus from Warsaw West to Moscow, International Bus Stationbus
2d 3h₽17,429–28,173Drive 3,173.9 km
- Drive from Athens to Moscowcar 3,173.9 km
36h 38m₽48,427–69,950Fly to Sheremetyevo International Airport
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO)plane ATH - SVO
10h 45m₽7,391–20,921Fly to Moscow Vnukovo
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Moscow Vnukovo (VKO)plane ATH - VKO
10h 32m₽7,956–35,141Fly 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₽8,161–22,261Bus
- 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₽14,823–27,831Bus, train
- Take the bus from Athens to Budapest-Nyugatibus
- Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati to Warszawa Zachodniatrain Ec
- Take the bus from Warsaw West to Moscow, International Bus Stationbus
2d 6h₽18,771–25,286Bus, 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₽22,032–49,347
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 45m.
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 3173.9 km.
The best way to get from Athens to Russia without a car is to train and bus which takes 2 days 3h and costs RUB 17000 - RUB 29000.
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 7500 - RUB 21000. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs RUB 14000 - RUB 28000 and takes 2 days 6h.
Yes, the driving distance between Athens to Russia is 3174 km. It takes approximately 36h 38m to drive from Athens to Russia.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Russia?
Turkish Airlines, Air Serbia, and five 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
- ₽13,000–33,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Moscow Vnukovo via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽13,000–33,000
- Website
- aeroflot.ru
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sheremetyevo International Airport via Erevan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- 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
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽7,000–20,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sheremetyevo International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽6,500–20,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sochi International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- 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
- ₽7,000–34,000
- 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
- ₽8,000–36,000
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
- 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
- ₽9,500–30,000
- 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
- ₽7,000–34,000
- Website
- azimuth.aero
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sochi International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽5,000–27,000
- Website
- uralairlines.ru
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sochi International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽5,000–27,000
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Athens to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,800–2,600
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Warszawa Zachodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽3,400–3,900
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- 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
- 0030 2108219900
- vsiamos@otenet.gr
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Thessaloniki to Budapest Hotel Platanus
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₽6,000–9,500
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
- Phone
- +373 (689) 78-455
- bon_voyage_tour@list.ru
- Website
- bonvoyage.md
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
Bus from Chișinău, North Bus Station to Moscow International Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽6,345–12,690
- Schedules at
- bonvoyage.md
- Book at
- bonvoyage.md
- Adult
- ₽12,690
- Children
- ₽6,345
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Athens to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₽7,000–13,000
- 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
- ₽2,100–3,500
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
Bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Chişinău Northern Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₽2,500–3,500
- 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
- ₽1,400–2,600
- Schedules at
- mirtrans-express.com
- Phone
- +381 011 7614787
- fptravelpatrikalos@gmail.com
- Website
- fptravelpatrikalos.rs
Bus from Athens to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₽9,306
- Schedules at
- fptravelpatrikalos.rs
- 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
- ₽6,767
- 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
- ₽8,500–21,000
- 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
- ₽4,200–18,000
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
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