There are 9 ways to get from Athens to Taraz by plane, bus, train, car, taxi, or ferry
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Fly to Shymkent International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT)plane ATH - CIT
- Take the bus from Shymkent Samal Bus Station to Taraz bus stationbus
14h 32m$276–457Fly to Taraz Airport
cheapest- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Taraz Airport (DMB)plane ATH - DMB
17h 3m$212–863Bus, train
- Take the bus from Athens to Istanbulbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Aksaray to Ortachala Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Ortachala Bus Station to Pyatigorsk Bus stationbus
- Take the train from Piatigorsk to Saratov 1 Passtrain
- Take the train from Saratov 1 Pass to Taraztrain
5d 7hDrive 5,884.1 km
- Drive from Athens - KTEL Liosion Street to Tarazcar 5,884.1 km
3d 1h$1,234–1,783Fly to Tashkent International Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Tashkent International Airport (TAS)plane ATH - TAS
- Take the train from Tashkent North to Taraztrain
21h 36m$308–501Fly to Turkistan, taxi
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Turkistan (HSA)plane ATH - HSA
- Take the taxi from Turkistan-Airport-HSA to Taraztaxi
14h 50m$246–856Train, bus
- Take the train from Athens to Thessalonikitrain
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou Bus Stop to Istanbul Esenler Otogaribus
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Giresun bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Giresun to Krasnodar-1 Bus stationbus
- Take the train from Krasnodar 1 to Saratov 1 Passtrain
- Take the train from Saratov 1 Pass to Taraztrain
5d 10h$424–676Bus, train via Orenburg
- Take the bus from Athens to Istanbulbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Aksaray to Kobuletibus
- Take the bus from Kobuleti to Nevinnomysskbus
- Take the train from Nevinnomysskaia to Orenburgtrain
- Take the train from Orenburg to Taraztrain
5d 13hFerry, 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 Ershovtrain
- Take the train from Ershov to Taraztrain
6d 1h$426–675
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Taraz is to fly and train which costs $300 - $500 and takes 21h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Taraz is to fly and bus which takes 14h 32m and costs $270 - $460.
The distance between Athens and Taraz is 4079 km. The road distance is 5884.1 km.
The best way to get from Athens to Taraz without a car is to bus and train which takes 5 days 7h and costs .
It takes approximately 14h 32m to get from Athens to Taraz, including transfers.
Taraz is 3h ahead of Athens. It is currently 12:17 AM in Athens and 3:17 AM in Taraz.
Yes, the driving distance between Athens to Taraz is 5884 km. It takes approximately 3 days 1h to drive from Athens to Taraz.
There are 93+ hotels available in Taraz.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Taraz, Kazakhstan?
Pegasus Airlines and SCAT fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Taraz Airport (DMB) once daily.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Athens International Airport to Turkistan via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 21m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Athens International Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $220–650
Flights from Athens International Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–550
Flights from Athens International Airport to Taraz Airport via Sabiha Gokcen, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Athens International Airport to Taraz Airport via Sabiha Gokcen, Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–550
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Piatigorsk to Saratov 1 Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $200–290
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $45–70
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $60–85
Train from Krasnodar 1 to Saratov 1 Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 26m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $180–250
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $40–60
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $50–75
Train from Nevinnomysskaia to Orenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $80–130
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $330–470
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $80–120
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $90–130
Train from Krasnodar 1 to Ershov
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $200–280
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $45–70
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $60–85
- Phone
- +7 (717) 260-66-60
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Saratov 1 Pass to Taraz
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $180–350
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $180–250
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $250–350
Train from Ershov to Taraz
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $170–330
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $170–240
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $240–330
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Tashkent North to Taraz
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 1st Class (Lux)
- $26–40
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $16–23
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $6–9
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Athens to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +996 (312) 30 02 09
- Website
- railway.kg
Train from Orenburg to Taraz
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://railway.kg/?lang=en
- Book at
- https://ticket.railway.kg/
- Phone
- +77252451241
- samal@avokzal.kz
- Website
- samal.avokzal.kz
Bus from Shymkent Samal Bus Station to Taraz bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4
- Schedules at
- samal.avokzal.kz
- 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
- $90–140
- Website
- https://www.crazyholidays.gr/root.en.aspx
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Aksaray to Ortachala Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–47
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- $30–40
Bus from Istanbul Aksaray to Kobuleti
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–47
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- $28–35
- Phone
- +995 555 68 50 05
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Ortachala Bus Station to Pyatigorsk Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Kobuleti to Nevinnomyssk
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $112
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou Bus Stop to Istanbul Esenler Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- 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
- $28–40
- 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
- $37
- Schedules at
- kanberoglu.com.tr
- Website
- luksyilmazturizm.com
Bus from Giresun to Krasnodar-1 Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 24m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $110
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- luksyilmazturizm.com
Bus from Eskisehir bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $107
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- luksyilmazturizm.com
- 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
- $17–24
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Website
- https://www.hellenicseaways.gr/en-gb
- Airplane Type Seats
- $60–85
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $50–65
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- 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
- $35–45
- Website
- https://www.turyolonline.com/en
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Estimated price
- $35–45
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