There are 6 ways to get from Constantinople to Greece by bus, plane, car, or train
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Bus to Istanbul, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Take the bus from Eminönü İskele to Istanbul Airport Busbus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane IST - HER
5h 2m€74–218Bus to Istanbul, fly to Athens International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Eminönü İskele to Istanbul Airport Busbus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane IST - ATH
5h 41m€52–185Bus
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Athensbus
17h 11m€81–121Drive 1,059.8 km
- Drive from Constantinople to Athenscar 1,059.8 km
11h 40m€190–274Bus to Istanbul, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Take the bus from Eminönü İskele to Istanbul Airport Busbus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane IST - SKG
5h 43m€75–188Metro 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 28m
Istanbul (IST) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Constantinople to Greece is to bus which costs €80 - €130 and takes 17h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Constantinople to Greece is to bus and fly which takes 5h 2m and costs €70 - €220.
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 11m.
The distance between Constantinople and Greece is 773 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 11m and costs €80 - €130.
It takes approximately 5h 2m 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 40m to drive from Constantinople to Greece.
There are 12149+ 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 to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Istanbul to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–400
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
- €65–200
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 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Istanbul to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–170
Flights from Istanbul to Athens International Airport via Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- 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
- €35–170
Flights from Istanbul to Athens International Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- 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
- €55–170
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €28–180
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Istanbul to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–160
- Phone
- +90 850 252 88 00
- info@metro.istanbul
- Website
- metro.istanbul
Train from Ayrılık Çeşmesi to Sabiha Gokcen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Schedules at
- metro.istanbul
- Phone
- 0850 888 33 34
- info@hava.ist
- Website
- hava.ist
Bus from Eminönü İskele to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–7
- Website
- https://hava.ist/?lang=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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