There are 8 ways to get from Greece to Almaty by plane, bus, train, or car
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Fly from Athens International Airport
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane ATH - ALA
9h 3m$368–595Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane HER - ALA
12h 5m$171–502Bus, train via Tbilisi
- Take the bus from Athens to Istanbulbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Aksaray to Ortachala Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Ortachala Bus Station to Pyatigorsk Bus stationbus
- Take the train from Piatigorsk to Saratov 1 Passtrain
- Take the train from Saratov 1 Pass to Almaty 2train
5d 18hDrive 6,397.7 km
- Drive from Athens to Almatycar 6,397.7 km
3d 6h$1,342–1,938Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane SKG - ALA
10h 57m$302–492Train, bus
- Take the train from Athens to Thessalonikitrain
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou Bus Stop to Istanbul Esenler Otogaribus
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Rize bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Rize bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus stationbus
- Take the train from Krasnodar 1 to Saratov 1 Passtrain
- Take the train from Saratov 1 Pass to Almaty 2train
5d 21h$481–837Bus, train
- Take the bus from Athens to Istanbulbus
- Take the bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursabus
- Take the bus from Bursa bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus stationbus
- Take the train from Krasnodar 1 to Ershovtrain
- Take the train from Ershov to Almaty 2train
6d 7h$450–767Bus, train via Kalininskiy
- Take the bus from Athens Karolou to Stara Zagora Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Stara Zagora Bus Station to Chişinău Southern Busbus
- Take the bus from Chişinău Southern Bus to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminalbus
- Take the train from St Petersburg Glavny to Urbahtrain
- Take the train from Urbah to Almaty 2train
6d 9h$493–895
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Greece to Almaty is to fly which costs $170 - $500 and takes 12h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Greece to Almaty is to fly which takes 9h 3m and costs $360 - $600.
The distance between Greece and Almaty is 4489 km. The road distance is 6397.7 km.
The best way to get from Greece to Almaty without a car is to bus and train via Tbilisi which takes 5 days 18h and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 3m to get from Greece to Almaty, including transfers.
Almaty is 2h ahead of Greece. It is currently 1:23 PM in Greece and 3:23 PM in Almaty.
Yes, the driving distance between Greece to Almaty is 6398 km. It takes approximately 3 days 6h to drive from Greece to Almaty.
There are 3654+ hotels available in Almaty.
What companies run services between Greece and Almaty, Kazakhstan?
Turkish Airlines, Aegean Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) 4 times a day.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–700
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Almaty International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–750
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Larnaca
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $240–700
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Almaty International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $250–750
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Almaty International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–750
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Almaty International Airport via Larnaca
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–750
- Website
- flyone.eu
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Almaty International Airport via Erevan
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–500
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Almaty International Airport via Athens International Airport, Erevan
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–550
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Almaty International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–750
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Almaty International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–700
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Almaty International Airport via Istanbul, Shimkent
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–600
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Almaty International Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $180–490
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Piatigorsk to Saratov 1 Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $180–260
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $40–60
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $60–85
Train from Krasnodar 1 to Saratov 1 Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 26m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $170–240
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $35–50
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $50–75
Train from Krasnodar 1 to Ershov
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $180–260
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $40–55
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $60–85
Train from St Petersburg Glavny to Urbah
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $210–300
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $50–70
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $70–100
- Phone
- +7 (717) 260-66-60
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Saratov 1 Pass to Almaty 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 14h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $230–440
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $230–320
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $310–440
Train from Saratov 1 Pass to Almaty 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 14h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $230–440
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $230–320
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $310–440
Train from Ershov to Almaty 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 11h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $210–420
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $210–300
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $300–420
Train from Urbah to Almaty 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 12h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $220–430
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $220–310
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $310–430
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Athens to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +30 2310241545
- crazy.holidays.tours@gmail.com
- Website
- crazyholidays.gr
Bus from Athens to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $90–140
- Website
- https://www.crazyholidays.gr/root.en.aspx
Bus from Athens to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $90–140
- Website
- https://www.crazyholidays.gr/root.en.aspx
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Aksaray to Ortachala Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $44–100
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- $70–100
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Rize bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- $50–75
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- $13–19
- Phone
- +995 555 68 50 05
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Ortachala Bus Station to Pyatigorsk Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou Bus Stop to Istanbul Esenler Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Rize bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 54m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- +90 850 532 8888
- info@aliosmanulusoy.com
- Website
- aliosmanulusoy.com
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Rize bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Schedules at
- aliosmanulusoy.com
- Website
- luksyilmazturizm.com
Bus from Rize bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $103
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- luksyilmazturizm.com
Bus from Bursa bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $103
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- luksyilmazturizm.com
- Phone
- 444 50 33
- bilgi@villaseyahat.com
- Website
- villaseyahat.com
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $17
- Schedules at
- villaseyahat.com
- Phone
- 0 850 333 35 35
- info@pamukkale.com.tr
- Website
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–26
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 202 22 22
- sikayet@uludagturizm.com.tr
- Website
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 811 5959
- website@kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Website
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 0(850) 309 22 16
- bilgi@istanbulkalesi.com.tr
- Website
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Schedules at
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 577 99 99
- info@varan.com.tr
- Website
- varan.com.tr
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Schedules at
- varan.com.tr
- Phone
- 0236 613 10 55
- iletisim@somaseyahat.com.tr
- Website
- somaseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- somaseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 0242 511 74 03
- Website
- alanyalilar.com.tr
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- alanyalilar.com.tr
- Phone
- 08503330700
- Website
- guneyakdeniz.com
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Schedules at
- guneyakdeniz.com
- Phone
- 0(212) 658 03 07
- info@antalyanetseyahat.com
- Website
- antalyanetseyahat.com
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- antalyanetseyahat.com
- Phone
- 444 42 06
- seyahat@ozkaymak.com.tr
- Website
- ozkaymak.com.tr
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- ozkaymak.com.tr
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Athens Karolou to Stara Zagora Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–90
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- helpline.svs@gmail.com
- Website
- svs.md
Bus from Stara Zagora Bus Station to Chişinău Southern Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://svs.md/en/bus/route/number-19167
- Phone
- +373 22 542-185
- autogara@mtc.md
- Website
- autogara.md
Bus from Chişinău Southern Bus to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–200
- Schedules at
- autogara.md
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