There are 5 ways to get from Marmari to Istanbul by car ferry, plane, bus, car, or train
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Car ferry, fly to Istanbul
best- Take the car ferry from Marmari to Port of Rafinacarferry
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Istanbul (IST)plane ATH - IST
7h 1m₺3,031–7,783Car ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Marmari to Port of Rafinacarferry
- Take the bus from Athens to Istanbulbus
16h 33m₺5,075–7,608Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Marmari to Lavriocar
- Take the car ferry from Lavrio to Kavalacarferry
- Drive from Kavala to Istanbulcar
23h 24m₺13,700–29,033Car ferry, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, Metro
- Take the car ferry from Marmari to Port of Rafinacarferry
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane ATH - SAW
- Take the train from Sabiha Gokcen Airport to Ayrılık Çeşmesitrain
7h 14mCar ferry, fly to Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos, bus
- Take the car ferry from Marmari to Port of Rafinacarferry
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos (AXD)plane ATH - AXD
- Take the bus from Alexandroupoli Evros Bus Station to Istanbul Esenler Otogaribus
8h 52m₺4,521–11,083
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Marmari to Istanbul is to car ferry and fly which costs 3.000 ₺ - 8.000 ₺ and takes 7h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Marmari to Istanbul is to car ferry and fly which takes 7h 1m and costs 3.000 ₺ - 8.000 ₺.
The distance between Marmari and Istanbul is 638 km.
It takes approximately 7h 1m to get from Marmari to Istanbul, including transfers.
There are 3030+ hotels available in Istanbul.
What companies run services between Marmari, Central Greece and Istanbul, Turkey?
There is no direct connection from Marmari to Istanbul. However, you can take the car ferry to Port of Rafina, walk to Rafina, take the bus to Athens Airport, walk to Athens International Airport (ATH) airport, fly to Istanbul (IST), walk to Istanbul Airport, take the train to Gayrettepe, then take the train to Vezneciler. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Marmari to Istanbul via Marmari, Port of Rafina, and Athens in around 16h 33m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,500–18,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Istanbul via Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,500–8,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Istanbul via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,500–8,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,100–8,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,500–18,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Istanbul via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,600–18,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,900–18,000
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Athens International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900–5,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,000–6,500
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,500–10,000
- Phone
- +90 850 252 88 00
- info@metro.istanbul
- Website
- metro.istanbul
Train from Sabiha Gokcen Airport to Ayrılık Çeşmesi
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Schedules at
- metro.istanbul
- Phone
- +30 2310241545
- crazy.holidays.tours@gmail.com
- Website
- crazyholidays.gr
Bus from Athens to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–6,500
- Website
- https://www.crazyholidays.gr/root.en.aspx
Bus from Alexandroupoli Evros Bus Station to Istanbul Esenler Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,300–3,200
- Website
- https://www.crazyholidays.gr/root.en.aspx
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Alexandroupoli Evros Bus Station to Istanbul Esenler Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–2,100
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- +30 210 4100023
- info@olympianferries.gr
- Website
- olympianferries.gr
Car ferry from Marmari to Port of Rafina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺600–700
- Website
- https://www.olympianferries.gr/en
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Lavrio to Kavala
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–20,000
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
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