There are 7 ways to get from Bosphorus Bridge to Greece by plane, bus, train, or car
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Fly Istanbul to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane IST - HER
4h 41m€73–194Fly Istanbul to Athens International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane IST - ATH
5h 14m€51–151Bus, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Thessaloniki stationbus Arda-Tur
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
17h 24m€64–97Drive 1,067.8 km
- Drive from Bosphorus Bridge to Athenscar 1,067.8 km
11h 48m€190–274Fly Istanbul to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane IST - SKG
5h 17m€69–164Metro to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, fly to Athens International Airport
- Take the train from Göztepe to Sabiha Gokcen Airporttrain
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane SAW - ATH
5h 30mBus
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Athensbus
17h 35m€82–122
Istanbul (IST) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bosphorus Bridge to Greece is to bus and train which costs €60 - €100 and takes 17h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Bosphorus Bridge to Greece is to fly which takes 4h 41m and costs €70 - €200.
No, there is no direct bus from Bosphorus Bridge to Greece. However, there are services departing from Istanbul Üsküdar 15 Temmuz Şehitler Köprüsü and arriving at Athens via Taksim Tünel and Istanbul. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 35m.
The distance between Bosphorus Bridge and Greece is 777 km. The road distance is 1067.8 km.
The best way to get from Bosphorus Bridge to Greece without a car is to bus and train which takes 17h 24m and costs €60 - €100.
It takes approximately 4h 41m to get from Bosphorus Bridge to Greece, including transfers.
Bosphorus Bridge to Greece bus services, operated by Crazy Holidays, depart from Istanbul station.
The best way to get from Bosphorus Bridge to Greece is to fly which takes 4h 41m and costs €70 - €200. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €80 - €130 and takes 17h 35m.
Bosphorus Bridge to Greece bus services, operated by Crazy Holidays, arrive at Athens station.
Greece is 3h 30m behind Bosphorus Bridge. It is currently 4:23 PM in Bosphorus Bridge and 12:53 PM in Greece.
What companies run services between Bosphorus Bridge, Turkey and Greece?
Aegean Airlines and Turkish Airlines fly from Istanbul (IST) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) every 4 hours. Alternatively, Crazy Holidays operates a bus from Istanbul to Athens once a week. Tickets cost €80–120 and the journey takes 16h.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
Flights from Istanbul to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–430
Flights from Istanbul to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
Flights from Istanbul to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Istanbul to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Istanbul to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from Istanbul to Athens International Airport via Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–190
Flights from Istanbul to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from Istanbul to Athens International Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Istanbul to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €27–180
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Istanbul to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Thessaloniki to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +90 850 252 88 00
- info@metro.istanbul
- Website
- metro.istanbul
Train from Göztepe to Sabiha Gokcen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Schedules at
- metro.istanbul
- 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
- €40–60
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- +30 2310241545
- crazy.holidays.tours@gmail.com
- Website
- crazyholidays.gr
Bus from Istanbul to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- https://www.crazyholidays.gr/root.en.aspx
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