There are 10 ways to get from Greece to Russia by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Pulkovo Airport
best- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Pulkovo Airport (LED)SKG - LED
10h 47m₽8,805–40,355Train, bus
- Take the train from Athens to ThessalonikiIc
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Budapest Hotel Platanus
- Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati to Warszawa ZachodniaEc
- Take the bus from Warsaw West to Moscow, International Bus Station
2d 3h₽16,202–26,014Fly Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Sheremetyevo International Airport
- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO)SKG - SVO
10h 47m₽11,315–49,345Fly Athens International Airport to Pulkovo Airport
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Pulkovo Airport (LED)ATH - LED
10h 32m₽8,952–41,002Fly Athens International Airport to Sheremetyevo International Airport
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO)ATH - SVO
11h 2m₽10,962–49,992Fly Athens International Airport to Krasnodar
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Krasnodar (KRR)ATH - KRR
7h 53m₽10,282–49,382Fly Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Krasnodar
- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Krasnodar (KRR)SKG - KRR
9h 58m₽10,135–55,735Bus, train
- Take the bus from Athens to Budapest-Nyugati
- Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati to Warszawa ZachodniaEc
- Take the bus from Warsaw West to Moscow, International Bus Station
2d 6hBus
- Take the bus from Athens to Bucharest Henri Coanda Airport Arrival Terminal
- Take the bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Chişinău Northern Bus Station
- Take the bus from Chișinău, North Bus Station to Moscow International Bus Station
2d 7h₽14,363–23,804Bus via Râmnicu Sărat
- Take the bus from Athens Lagoumitzi to București, Autogara Militari
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Râmnicu Sărat
- Take the bus from Râmnicu Sărat to Chişinău Northern Bus Station
- Take the bus from Chişinău Northern Bus Station to Salaryevo Bus Station
3d₽15,449–33,414
Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Pulkovo Airport (LED) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Greece to Russia is to fly which costs RUB 8500 - RUB 41000 and takes 10h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Greece to Russia is to fly which takes 7h 53m and costs RUB 10000 - RUB 50000.
The distance between Greece and Russia is 2241 km.
The best way to get from Greece to Russia without a car is to train and bus which takes 2 days 3h and costs RUB 16000 - RUB 26000.
It takes approximately 10h 47m to get from Greece to Russia, including transfers.
The best way to get from Greece to Russia is to fly which takes 10h 47m and costs RUB 8500 - RUB 41000. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs RUB 14000 - RUB 24000 and takes 2 days 7h.
What companies run services between Greece and Russia?
Turkish Airlines, Air Serbia, and three other airlines fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Pulkovo Airport (LED) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Athens to Biblioteka Imeni Lenina via Bucharest Henri Coanda Airport Arrival Terminal, Bucharest Otopeni Airport, Chişinău Northern Bus Station, Chișinău, North Bus Station, Moscow International Bus Station, and Salaryevo in around 2d 7h.
- Website
- aeroflot.ru
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Pulkovo Airport via Erevan
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽16,000–70,000
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Sheremetyevo International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽12,000–60,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Pulkovo Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽10,000–47,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sheremetyevo International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽11,000–55,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sheremetyevo International Airport via Erevan
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽16,000–75,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Krasnodar via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ₽9,000–48,000
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Krasnodar via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽9,500–55,000
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Krasnodar via Athens International Airport, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ₽11,000–60,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Pulkovo Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽20,000–65,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Pulkovo Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽19,000–60,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Pulkovo Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽8,500–40,000
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Sheremetyevo International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽11,000–49,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Pulkovo Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽8,000–40,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sheremetyevo International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽10,000–49,000
- Website
- flyone.eu
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Pulkovo Airport via Erevan
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽16,000–70,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Pulkovo Airport via Erevan
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽15,000–65,000
- Website
- shirakavia.am
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Sheremetyevo International Airport via Erevan
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₽18,000–80,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Pulkovo Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽10,000–47,000
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Athens to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽2,000–2,900
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Warszawa Zachodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽3,400–4,000
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- 0030 2108219900
- vsiamos@otenet.gr
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Thessaloniki to Budapest Hotel Platanus
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₽4,600–7,000
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
- 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 Chișinău, North Bus Station to Moscow International Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽6,932–13,863
- Schedules at
- bonvoyage.md
- Book at
- bonvoyage.md
- Adult
- ₽13,863
- Children
- ₽6,932
- Phone
- +381 011 7614787
- fptravelpatrikalos@gmail.com
- Website
- fptravelpatrikalos.rs
Bus from Athens to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- fptravelpatrikalos.rs
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Athens to Bucharest Henri Coanda Airport Arrival Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽4,500–6,500
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +373 78 348 888
- contact@galtrans.md
- Website
- galtrans.md
Bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Chişinău Northern Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₽3,235
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
Bus from Râmnicu Sărat to Chişinău Northern Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₽2,573
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Athens Lagoumitzi to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₽8,500–12,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Râmnicu Sărat
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽500–650
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- ₽3,700–18,000
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
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