There are 8 ways to get from Batumi to Greece by plane, bus, train, or car
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Fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
best- Fly from Batumi International Airport (BUS) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane BUS - SKG
6h 33m€188–482Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Batumi Central to Istanbul Aksaraybus
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Athensbus
36h 58m€103–158Bus, train
- Take the bus from Batumi Central to Arhavibus
- Take the bus from Arhavi to Istanbul Samandira Tesisbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Samandira Tesis to Istanbul Otogaribus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Thessaloniki stationbus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
34h 43m€112–172Drive 2,314.4 km
- Drive from Batumi to Athenscar 2,314.4 km
27h 53m€418–603Fly to Athens International Airport
- Fly from Batumi International Airport (BUS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane BUS - ATH
5h 35m€192–265Fly to Rhodes International Airport
- Fly from Batumi International Airport (BUS) to Rhodes International Airport (RHO)plane BUS - RHO
5h 40m€170–500Fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Fly from Batumi International Airport (BUS) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane BUS - HER
5h 42m€120–556Bus via Arhavi
- Take the bus from Arhavi bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus FlixBus KK5503
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Athensbus
42h 59m€110–162
Batumi International Airport (BUS) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Batumi to Greece is to bus via Arhavi which costs €110 - €170 and takes 42h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Batumi to Greece is to fly which takes 5h 35m and costs €190 - €270.
No, there is no direct bus from Batumi to Greece. However, there are services departing from Batumi Central and arriving at Athens via Istanbul. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 58m.
The distance between Batumi and Greece is 1581 km. The road distance is 2314.4 km.
The best way to get from Batumi to Greece without a car is to bus and train which takes 34h 43m and costs €110 - €180.
It takes approximately 6h 33m to get from Batumi to Greece, including transfers.
Batumi to Greece bus services, operated by Metro Turizm, depart from Batumi Central station.
The best way to get from Batumi to Greece is to fly which takes 6h 33m and costs €180 - €490. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €100 - €160 and takes 36h 58m.
Batumi to Greece bus services, operated by Metro Turizm, arrive at Istanbul Aksaray station.
Greece is 1h behind Batumi. It is currently 5:11 PM in Batumi and 4:11 PM in Greece.
What companies run services between Batumi, Georgia and Greece?
Flyone, Israir, and three other airlines fly from Batumi International Airport (BUS) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Batumi Central to Athens via Istanbul Aksaray and Istanbul in around 36h 58m.
- Website
- israir.co.il
Flights from Batumi International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €190–550
Flights from Batumi International Airport to Athens International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–450
Flights from Batumi International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–1,200
Flights from Batumi International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €180–550
- Website
- arkia.co.il
Flights from Batumi International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–650
Flights from Batumi International Airport to Athens International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €160–550
Flights from Batumi International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–650
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Batumi International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–480
Flights from Batumi International Airport to Athens International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–250
- Website
- elal.com
Flights from Batumi International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €210–1,300
Flights from Batumi International Airport to Athens International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €180–1,100
Flights from Batumi International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–1,200
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Batumi International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–800
Flights from Batumi International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Sabiha Gokcen, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–600
- Website
- flyone.eu
Flights from Batumi International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Erevan
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–550
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Batumi International Airport to Athens International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–420
- Website
- bluedartaviation.com
Flights from Batumi International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–550
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Thessaloniki to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Batumi Central to Arhavi
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €7–9
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- €7–9
Bus from Arhavi to Istanbul Samandira Tesis
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–29
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- €21–26
Bus from Istanbul Samandira Tesis to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–9
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- €7–9
Bus from Batumi Central to Istanbul Aksaray
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €23–39
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- €23–28
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Thessaloniki station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- +30 2310241545
- crazy.holidays.tours@gmail.com
- Website
- crazyholidays.gr
Bus from Istanbul to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- https://www.crazyholidays.gr/root.en.aspx
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Arhavi bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–40
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
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