There are 11 ways to get from Greece to Russia by plane, train, 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.
Fly Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Pulkovo Airport
best- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Pulkovo Airport (LED)plane SKG - LED
8h 55m₽9,319–26,369Fly Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Krasnodar
cheapest- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Krasnodar (KRR)plane SKG - KRR
8h 53m₽7,179–34,789Train, bus
- Take the train from Athens to Thessalonikitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Thessaloníki to Budapestbus
- Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati to Warszawa Zachodniatrain Ec
- Take the bus from Warsaw West to Moscow, International Bus Stationbus
2d 2h₽19,113–29,552Drive 3,164.3 km
- Drive from Athens to Moscowcar 3,164.3 km
36h 55m₽55,946–80,810Fly Athens International Airport to Pulkovo Airport
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Pulkovo Airport (LED)plane ATH - LED
10h 51m₽9,480–25,030Fly Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Sheremetyevo International Airport
- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO)plane SKG - SVO
9h 32m₽9,329–25,359Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Krasnodar
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Krasnodar (KRR)plane HER - KRR
8h 11m₽8,092–39,725Fly Athens International Airport to Krasnodar
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Krasnodar (KRR)plane ATH - KRR
8h 4m₽7,340–32,450Bus, train via Warsaw
- Take the bus from Athens to Rzeszówbus
- Take the train from Rzeszow Glowny to Warszawa Zachodniatrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Warsaw West to Moscow, International Bus Stationbus
2d 6h₽17,873–37,970Bus, train
- Take the bus from Athens to Rusebus
- Take the train from Ruse to Bucuresti Nordtrain
- Take the bus from Bucharest Filaret Bus Station to Chișinău Autogara Nordbus
- Take the bus from Chișinău, North Bus Station to Moscow International Bus Stationbus
2d 7h₽16,507–25,762Bus
- 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 Northern Bus Station to Salaryevo Bus Stationbus
3d 4h₽17,183–36,157
Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Pulkovo Airport (LED) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Greece to Russia is to fly which costs RUB 9500 - RUB 25000 and takes 10h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Greece to Russia is to fly which takes 8h 4m and costs RUB 7000 - RUB 33000.
No, there is no direct bus from Greece to Russia station. However, there are services departing from Athens Karolou and arriving at Salaryevo Bus Station via Stara Zagora Bus Station and Chişinău Northern Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 4h.
The distance between Greece and Russia is 2241 km. The road distance is 3164.3 km.
The best way to get from Greece to Russia without a car is to train and bus which takes 2 days 2h and costs RUB 19000 - RUB 30000.
It takes approximately 8h 55m to get from Greece to Russia, including transfers.
Greece to Russia bus services, operated by Citylines, depart from Athens Karolou station.
The best way to get from Greece to Russia is to fly which takes 8h 55m and costs RUB 9000 - RUB 27000. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs RUB 17000 - RUB 37000 and takes 3 days 4h.
Greece to Russia bus services, operated by Citylines, arrive at Stara Zagora Central Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Greece to Russia is 3164 km. It takes approximately 36h 55m to drive from Greece to Russia.
What companies run services between Greece and Russia?
Air Serbia and Turkish Airlines fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Pulkovo Airport (LED) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Athens Karolou to Biblioteka Imeni Lenina via Stara Zagora Bus Station, Chişinău Southern Bus, șos. Hâncești, Gara Auto Sud-Vest, Gara Auto Nord, Chişinău Northern Bus Station, Salaryevo Bus Station, and Salaryevo in around 3d 4h.
- Website
- aeroflot.ru
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Sheremetyevo International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽8,500–41,000
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Sheremetyevo International Airport via Erevan
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₽13,000–55,000
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Krasnodar via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽7,500–39,000
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Krasnodar via Athens International Airport, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽8,000–40,000
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Krasnodar via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽6,500–34,000
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Krasnodar via Athens International Airport, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽7,500–37,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Krasnodar via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽6,000–31,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Pulkovo Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₽9,000–26,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Pulkovo Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽8,500–24,000
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Sheremetyevo International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽9,000–25,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Pulkovo Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽16,000–44,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Pulkovo Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽15,000–40,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Pulkovo Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽9,000–39,000
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Athens to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽3,100–4,500
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- informacio@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Warszawa Zachodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽3,800–4,400
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- sekretariat@intercity.pl
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Rzeszow Glowny to Warszawa Zachodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₽3,300–6,500
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Ruse to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,100–1,200
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Ruse to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽190–330
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- ₽190–270
- 1st Class
- ₽250–330
- Phone
- +302105233969
- fptravel@otenet.gr
- Website
- fptravel.gr
Bus from Thessaloníki to Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₽6,000–8,500
- Schedules at
- fptravel.gr
- Phone
- +373 (689) 78-455
- bon_voyage_tour@list.ru
- Website
- bonvoyage.md
Bus from Warsaw West to Moscow, International Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₽6,000–12,000
- Schedules at
- bonvoyage.md
- Book at
- bonvoyage.md
- Adult
- ₽12,000
- Children
- ₽6,000
Bus from Warsaw West to Moscow, International Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₽6,000–12,000
- Schedules at
- bonvoyage.md
- Book at
- bonvoyage.md
- Adult
- ₽12,000
- Children
- ₽6,000
Bus from Chișinău, North Bus Station to Moscow International Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽7,082–14,163
- Schedules at
- bonvoyage.md
- Book at
- bonvoyage.md
- Adult
- ₽14,163
- Children
- ₽7,082
- Phone
- +30 2108219900
- vsiamos@otenet.gr
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Athens to Rzeszów
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₽8,500–20,000
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
- Phone
- 02 981 13 33
- outgoing@tourist-service.com
- Website
- Tourist Service Holding AD
Bus from Athens to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽7,553
- Website
- Tourist Service Holding AD
- Phone
- +373 78 348 888
- contact@galtrans.md
- Website
- galtrans.md
Bus from Bucharest Filaret Bus Station to Chișinău Autogara Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₽2,400–3,900
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
- Phone
- +37378810008
- rezervari.mirtrans@gmail.com
- Website
- mirtrans-express.com
Bus from Bucharest Filaret Bus Station to Chișinău Autogara Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽1,600–2,700
- Schedules at
- mirtrans-express.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Athens Karolou to Stara Zagora Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽5,500–7,500
- Website
- Citylines
- helpline.svs@gmail.com
- Website
- SVS
Bus from Stara Zagora Bus Station to Chişinău Southern Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽3,100–6,500
- Website
- SVS
- Phone
- 8-800-775-45-73
- Website
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Chişinău Northern Bus Station to Salaryevo Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽4,200–18,000
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
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