There are 6 ways to get from Constantinople to Greece by train, plane, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, Metro to Istanbul Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Take the train from Sirkeci to Halkalitrain
- Take the train from Halkali to Istanbul Airporttrain
- Fly from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane IST - HER
5h 8m€73–225Metro to Istanbul Airport, fly to Athens International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Halkali to Istanbul Airporttrain
- Fly from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane IST - ATH
5h 51m€66–192Bus
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Athensbus
17h 12m€81–121Drive 1,059.8 km
- Drive from Constantinople to Athenscar 1,059.8 km
11h 45m€204–294Train, Metro to Istanbul Airport, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Take the train from Sirkeci to Halkalitrain
- Take the train from Halkali to Istanbul Airporttrain
- Fly from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane IST - SKG
5h 44m€89–225Metro to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, fly to Athens International Airport
- Take the train from Ayrılık Çeşmesi to Sabiha Gokcen Airporttrain
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane SAW - ATH
5h 38m€151–311
Istanbul Airport (IST) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Constantinople to Greece is to bus which costs €80 - €130 and takes 17h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Constantinople to Greece is to train and Metro and fly which takes 5h 8m and costs €70 - €230.
No, there is no direct bus from Constantinople to Greece. However, there are services departing from Eminönü and arriving at Athens via Istanbul. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 12m.
The distance between Constantinople and Greece is 799 km. The road distance is 1059.8 km.
The best way to get from Constantinople to Greece without a car is to bus which takes 17h 12m and costs €80 - €130.
It takes approximately 5h 8m to get from Constantinople to Greece, including transfers.
Constantinople to Greece bus services, operated by Crazy Holidays, depart from Istanbul station.
Constantinople to Greece bus services, operated by Crazy Holidays, arrive at Athens station.
Yes, the driving distance between Constantinople to Greece is 1060 km. It takes approximately 11h 45m to drive from Constantinople to Greece.
There are 12932+ hotels available in Greece.
What companies run services between Constantinople, Turkey and Greece?
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 Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–350
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–220
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–220
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Athens International Airport via Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Athens International Airport via Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Athens International Airport via Santorini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–170
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Athens International Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–210
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–200
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Sirkeci to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €1–2
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Sirkeci to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €1–2
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
- Phone
- +90 850 252 88 00
- info@metro.istanbul
- Website
- metro.istanbul
Train from Halkali to Istanbul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €1
- Schedules at
- istairport.com
Train from Halkali to Istanbul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €1
- Schedules at
- istairport.com
Train from Halkali to Istanbul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €1
- Schedules at
- istairport.com
Train from Ayrılık Çeşmesi to Sabiha Gokcen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €1
- Schedules at
- metro.istanbul
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- Phone
- +30 2310241545
- crazy.holidays.tours@gmail.com
- Website
- Crazy Holidays
Bus from Istanbul to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- Crazy Holidays
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