There are 6 ways to get from Athens to Sochi by plane, bus, taxi, car, 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
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Sochi International Airport (AER)plane ATH - AER
8h 16m₽14,345–44,758Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Athens to Thessalonikitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou Bus Stop to Istanbul Esenler Otogaribus
- Take the bus from Emniyet Otogar to Vladikavkaz 1 Bus stationbus
- Take the train from Beslan to Sochitrain
2d 16h₽10,697–17,205Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Athens to Istanbulbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Aksaray to Kobuletibus
- Take the taxi from Ureki to Galtaxi
- Take the bus from Gal to Psou Border Crossingbus
- Take the bus from Hotel Russkiy dom to School #1bus 550
46h 50m₽12,667–18,180Drive 2,679.7 km
- Drive from Athens to Sochicar 2,679.7 km
34h 1m₽44,109–63,714Bus, train
- Take the bus from Athens to Istanbulbus
- Take the bus from Emniyet Otogar to Vladikavkaz 1 Bus stationbus
- Take the train from Beslan to Sochitrain
2d 15h₽14,402–20,820Ferry, bus, train
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Mytileneferry Hsw
- Take the ferry from Mytilene to Dikiliferry
- Take the bus from Dikili to Bursabus
- Take the bus from Bursa bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus stationbus
- Take the train from Krasnodar 1 to Sochitrain
3d 2h₽18,271–25,888
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Sochi International Airport (AER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Sochi is to train and bus which costs RUB 10000 - RUB 18000 and takes 2 days 16h.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Sochi is to fly which takes 8h 16m and costs RUB 14000 - RUB 45000.
The distance between Athens and Sochi is 1539 km. The road distance is 2679.7 km.
The best way to get from Athens to Sochi without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 46h 50m and costs RUB 12000 - RUB 19000.
It takes approximately 8h 16m to get from Athens to Sochi, including transfers.
Sochi is 1h ahead of Athens. It is currently 7:14 AM in Athens and 8:14 AM in Sochi.
Yes, the driving distance between Athens to Sochi is 2680 km. It takes approximately 34h 1m to drive from Athens to Sochi.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Sochi, Russia?
Air Serbia, Aegean Airlines, and eight other airlines fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Sochi International Airport (AER) 4 times a day.
- Website
- azimuth.aero
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sochi International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽9,500–49,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sochi International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽13,000–65,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sochi International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₽11,000–48,000
- Website
- aeroflot.ru
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sochi International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽9,500–49,000
- Website
- uralairlines.ru
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sochi International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽9,500–49,000
- Website
- flyredwings.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sochi International Airport via Tbilisi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽12,000–41,000
- Website
- flyone.eu
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sochi International Airport via Erevan
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽12,000–41,000
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Beslan to Sochi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 48m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽2,300–4,400
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽10,000–14,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽2,300–3,300
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽3,100–4,400
Train from Krasnodar 1 to Sochi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽1,200–2,800
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽5,500–8,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽1,200–1,800
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽2,000–2,800
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Athens to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽2,000–2,800
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- rzd.ru
Train from Krasnodar 1 to Sochi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽1,100–1,700
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- Lastochka Train
- ₽1,100–1,700
Train from Krasnodar 1 to Sochi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽750–1,100
- Book at
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
Train from Krasnodar 1 to Sochi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽2,100–4,000
- Website
- https://www.rw.by/
- Schedules at
- https://pass.rw.by/ru/
- Book at
- https://pass.rw.by/ru/
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽2,100–2,400
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽3,400–4,000
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽6,000–8,500
- 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
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Aksaray to Kobuleti
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽2,200–3,699
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₽2,200–2,700
Bus from Gal to Psou Border Crossing
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₽500
- Schedules at
- edemgagra.ru
- Phone
- +7-918-665-2-665
- Website
- transport.sochi.ru
Bus from Hotel Russkiy dom to School #1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₽55–170
- Website
- https://transport.sochi.ru/
- Schedules at
- https://transport.sochi.ru/#/routes
- Website
- luksyilmazturizm.com
Bus from Emniyet Otogar to Vladikavkaz 1 Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₽4,710
- 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
- ₽8,000
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- luksyilmazturizm.com
- Phone
- 0850 600 00 10
- info@efetur.com.tr
- Website
- efetur.com.tr
Bus from Dikili to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- efetur.com.tr
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Dikili to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽950–1,400
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 811 5959
- website@kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Website
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Dikili to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 577 99 99
- info@varan.com.tr
- Website
- varan.com.tr
Bus from Dikili to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,300–1,900
- Schedules at
- varan.com.tr
- Phone
- 0 850 333 35 35
- info@pamukkale.com.tr
- Website
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from Dikili to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,100–1,500
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽4,700–6,500
- Website
- https://www.hellenicseaways.gr/en-gb
- Airplane Type Seats
- ₽4,700–6,500
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₽4,000–5,000
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Phone
- +90 533 739 00 00
- info@bodrumexpresslines.com
- Website
- bodrumexpresslines.com
Ferry from Mytilene to Dikili
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₽3,200–5,500
- Website
- https://www.bodrumexpresslines.com/en
- Phone
- 0 850 222 44 36
- info@ido.com.tr
- Website
- ido.com.tr
Ferry from Mytilene to Dikili
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₽3,199
- Website
- https://www.ido.com.tr/en/
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Estimated price
- ₽2,600–3,200
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