There are 5 ways to get from Dion-Olympos to Istanbul by bus, car, plane, or train
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Katerini to Istanbul
10h 30m₺3,424–4,524Bus via Thessaloníki
cheapest- Take the bus from Kateríni to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Istanbul Esenler OtogariArda - Tur
10h 42m₺2,261–3,061Drive 675.5 km
- Drive from Dion-Olympos to Istanbul675.5 km
7h 15m₺6,021–8,697Bus to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, fly, bus
- Take the bus from Kateríni to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Istanbul (IST)SKG - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogari
7h 57m₺4,581–10,771Train to Athens International Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Katerini to Athens
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Istanbul (IST)ATH - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogari
11h 18m₺5,589–12,454
Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dion-Olympos to Istanbul is to bus via Thessaloníki which costs 2.200 ₺ - 3.100 ₺ and takes 10h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Dion-Olympos to Istanbul is to drive which takes 7h 15m and costs 6.000 ₺ - 9.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Dion-Olympos to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Litochoro and arriving at Istanbul via Katerini. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 30m.
The distance between Dion-Olympos and Istanbul is 831 km. The road distance is 675.5 km.
The best way to get from Dion-Olympos to Istanbul without a car is to bus which takes 10h 30m and costs 3.400 ₺ - 4.600 ₺.
It takes approximately 10h 30m to get from Dion-Olympos to Istanbul, including transfers.
Dion-Olympos to Istanbul bus services, operated by Crazy Holidays, depart from Katerini station.
Dion-Olympos to Istanbul bus services, operated by Crazy Holidays, arrive at Istanbul station.
Yes, the driving distance between Dion-Olympos to Istanbul is 676 km. It takes approximately 7h 15m to drive from Dion-Olympos to Istanbul.
There are 4478+ hotels available in Istanbul.
What companies run services between Dion-Olympos, Greece and Istanbul, Turkey?
Crazy Holidays operates a bus from Katerini to Istanbul once a week. Tickets cost ₺3,300–4,400 and the journey takes 9h.
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- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,900–9,500
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Istanbul via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,900–9,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–8,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Istanbul via Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–8,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Istanbul via Santorini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–8,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Istanbul via Mykonos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–8,500
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–9,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–8,500
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,300–7,500
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Athens International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–7,000
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Katerini to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺900–1,300
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +30 2310241545
- crazy.holidays.tours@gmail.com
- Website
- crazyholidays.gr
Bus from Katerini to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,300–4,400
- Website
- https://www.crazyholidays.gr/root.en.aspx
- Phone
- 23510 46720
- ktelpier@otenet.gr
- Website
- ktelpierias.gr
Bus from Kateríni to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺337
- Schedules at
- ktelpierias.gr
- Book at
- ktelpierias.e-ticketing.gr
- Phone
- 0850 888 33 34
- info@hava.ist
- Website
- hava.ist
Bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺130–220
- Website
- https://hava.ist/?lang=en
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Istanbul Esenler Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–2,600
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
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