There are 7 ways to get from Istanbul to Thassos by bus, car ferry, car, plane, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, car ferry
best- Take the bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Kavala Central Bus Station
- Take the bus from Kavala Central Bus Station to Keramoti
- Take the car ferry from Keramoti to Thassos
11h 4m€50–69Bus, car ferry via Xánthi #2
cheapest- Take the bus from Istanbul to Xanthi
- Take the bus from Xanthi to Keramoti
- Take the car ferry from Keramoti to Thassos
11h 30m€20–45Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Istanbul to Keramoti
- Take the car ferry from Keramoti to Thassos
5h 20m€81–117Bus, fly, car ferry
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Kavala International Airport (KVA)IST - KVA
- Take the car ferry from Keramoti to Thassos
9h 46m€144–301Bus, car ferry via Xánthi
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Xanthi
- Take the bus from Xanthi to Keramoti
- Take the car ferry from Keramoti to Thassos
11h 12m€52–86Bus, taxi, car ferry
- Take the bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Alexandroupoli Evros Bus Station
- Take the bus from Alexandroupoli to Xanthi
- Take the taxi from Ávato to Keramoti
- Take the car ferry from Keramoti to Thassos
11h 30m€109–143Bus, car ferry via Tekirdağ
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler to Tekirdağ
- Take the bus from Tekirdag to Xánthi
- Take the bus from Xanthi to Keramoti
- Take the car ferry from Keramoti to Thassos
12h 45m€25–44
Istanbul (IST) to Kavala International Airport (KVA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Thassos is to bus and car ferry via Tekirdağ which costs €25 - €45 and takes 12h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Thassos is to drive and car ferry which takes 5h 20m and costs €80 - €120.
The distance between Istanbul and Thassos is 583 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Thassos without a car is to bus and car ferry which takes 11h 4m and costs €45 - €70.
It takes approximately 11h 4m to get from Istanbul to Thassos, including transfers.
Thassos is 1h behind Istanbul. It is currently 4:14 PM in Istanbul and 3:14 PM in Thassos.
There are 1112+ hotels available in Thassos.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Thassos, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Greece?
There is no direct connection from Istanbul to Thassos. However, you can take the bus to Kavala Central Bus Station, take the bus to Keramoti, walk to Keramoti, then take the car ferry to Thassos. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Istanbul to Thassos via Keramoti in around 5h 20m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Kavala International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–270
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Istanbul to Kavala International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €180–600
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Kavala Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Schedules at
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Istanbul to Xanthi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Schedules at
- simeonidistours.gr
- Phone
- +30 2510.222294
- info@ktelkavalas.gr
- Website
- ktelkavalas.gr
Bus from Kavala Central Bus Station to Keramoti
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Schedules at
- ktelkavalas.gr
Bus from Xanthi to Keramoti
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Schedules at
- ktelkavalas.gr
- Phone
- 0850 888 33 34
- info@hava.ist
- Website
- hava.ist
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–5
- Website
- https://hava.ist/?lang=en
- Phone
- +30 2310241545
- crazy.holidays.tours@gmail.com
- Website
- crazyholidays.gr
Bus from Istanbul to Xanthi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- https://www.crazyholidays.gr/root.en.aspx
Bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Alexandroupoli Evros Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–60
- Website
- https://www.crazyholidays.gr/root.en.aspx
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul to Xanthi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul to Xanthi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–16
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- €13–16
Bus from İstanbul Esenler to Tekirdağ
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–11
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- €9–11
Bus from Tekirdag to Xánthi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–16
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- €12–16
- Phone
- +30 25510 26479
- info@ktelevrou.gr
- Website
- ktelevrou.gr
Bus from Alexandroupoli to Xanthi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- ktelevrou.gr
- Book at
- eticket.ktelevrou.gr
- Phone
- 0 850 333 35 35
- info@pamukkale.com.tr
- Website
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler to Tekirdağ
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–15
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
- Phone
- 0 286 212 22 22
- info@truvaturizm.com
- Website
- truvaturizm.com
Bus from İstanbul Esenler to Tekirdağ
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- truvaturizm.com
- Phone
- 0850 222 59 59
- info@istanbulseyahat.com.tr
- Website
- istanbulseyahat.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler to Tekirdağ
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €16
- Schedules at
- istanbulseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler to Tekirdağ
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 202 22 22
- iletisim@uludagturizm.com.tr
- Website
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler to Tekirdağ
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
- Phone
- 0(850) 244 33 33
- info@mersinnurturizm.com
- Website
- mersinnurturizm.com
Bus from İstanbul Esenler to Tekirdağ
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- mersinnurturizm.com
- Phone
- +30 25930 24001
- thassosferries@gmail.com
- Website
- thassos-ferries.gr
Car ferry from Keramoti to Thassos
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- Thassos Ferries
- Phone
- +30 2593022318
- info@anethferries.gr
- Website
- anethferries.gr
Car ferry from Keramoti to Thassos
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €5
- Website
- Aneth Lines
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Estimated price
- €55–70
Liontransfer.com
- Phone
- +30 2310 302 163
- Website
- liontransfer.com
Xanthis Eurotaxi
- Phone
- +30 2541 072801
Taxi Xanthis - Ioannidis
- Phone
- +30 695 596 9936
Taxi Xanthis
- Phone
- +30 693 289 4194
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