There are 8 ways to get from Moscow to Athens by plane, train, bus, car, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Sheremetyevo International Airport
best- Fly from Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane SVO - ATH
10h 43m€89–245Train, bus
- Take the train from Moskva Belorusskaia to Brest Ctrain
- Take the train from Terespol to Deblintrain R
- Take the train from Deblin to Rzeszow Glownytrain Ic
- Take the bus from Rzeszów to Thessalonikibus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
2d 5h€233–439Bus via Prague
- Take the bus from Moscow Novoyasnevskaya to Minsk Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Minsk Central Bus Station to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Athensbus
2d 13h€205–360Drive 3,174 km
- Drive from Moscow to Athenscar 3,174 km
36h 47m€570–823Fly from Moscow Vnukovo
- Fly from Moscow Vnukovo (VKO) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane VKO - ATH
10h 8m€111–312Fly from Domodedovo International Airport
- Fly from Domodedovo International Airport (DME) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane DME - ATH
11h 37m€93–396Bus
- Take the bus from Salaryevo Bus Station to Chişinău Northern Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chișinău Autogara Nord to Bucharest Filaret Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Athens Lagoumitzibus
3d€154–382Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Moscow, International Bus Station to Orhei, Moldovabus
- Take the bus from Orhei to Iașibus
- Take the bus from Iasi, Autogara Codreanu to Thessalonikibus
- Take the ferry from Thessaloniki to Port of Piraeusferry Bsf
3d 16h€330–741
Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Moscow to Athens is to fly which costs €85 - €250 and takes 10h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Moscow to Athens is to fly which takes 10h 8m and costs €110 - €320.
No, there is no direct bus from Moscow to Athens. However, there are services departing from Moscow Novoyasnevskaya and arriving at Athens via Minsk Central Bus Station and Praha, ÚAN Florenc. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 13h.
The distance between Moscow and Athens is 2300 km. The road distance is 3174 km.
The best way to get from Moscow to Athens without a car is to train and bus which takes 2 days 5h and costs €230 - €440.
It takes approximately 10h 43m to get from Moscow to Athens, including transfers.
Moscow to Athens bus services, operated by Eurotrans, depart from Moscow Novoyasnevskaya station.
The best way to get from Moscow to Athens is to fly which takes 10h 43m and costs €85 - €250. Alternatively, you can bus via Prague, which costs €200 - €360 and takes 2 days 13h.
Moscow to Athens bus services, operated by Eurotrans, arrive at Minsk Central Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Moscow to Athens is 3174 km. It takes approximately 36h 47m to drive from Moscow to Athens.
What companies run services between Moscow, Russia and Athens, Greece?
Air Serbia, Southwind Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) to Athens International Airport (ATH) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Moscow Novoyasnevskaya to Athens via Minsk Central Bus Station and Praha, ÚAN Florenc in around 2d 13h.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Athens International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–390
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Athens International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–400
Flights from Domodedovo International Airport to Athens International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–380
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Athens International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–390
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Athens International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
Flights from Domodedovo International Airport to Athens International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–380
Flights from Domodedovo International Airport to Athens International Airport via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €470–2,500
Flights from Domodedovo International Airport to Athens International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Athens International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–230
Flights from Domodedovo International Airport to Athens International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Athens International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
Flights from Domodedovo International Airport to Athens International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–1,000
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Athens International Airport via Erevan
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
Flights from Domodedovo International Airport to Athens International Airport via Erevan
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–400
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Athens International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–300
- Website
- elal.com
Flights from Domodedovo International Airport to Athens International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,100
Train from Moskva Belorusskaia to Brest C
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Website
- https://www.rw.by/
- Website
- https://pass.rw.by/ru/
- Website
- https://pass.rw.by/ru/
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- €50–60
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- €80–100
- 1nd Class (SW)
- €150–200
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Moskva Belorusskaia to Brest C
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 11m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- €80–110
- 1nd Class (SW)
- €170–240
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- €45–60
- Phone
- +48 22 474 00 44
- bilety@polregio.pl
- Website
- polregio.pl
Train from Terespol to Deblin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://polregio.pl/pl/
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Deblin to Rzeszow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–100
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Thessaloniki to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- 0030 2108219900
- vsiamos@otenet.gr
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Rzeszów to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
- Website
- eurotrans.by
Bus from Moscow Novoyasnevskaya to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €31
- Schedules at
- eurotrans.by
- Phone
- +375 (29) 148-41-31
- info@vt.by
- Website
- vt.by
Bus from Minsk Central Bus Station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–240
- Schedules at
- vt.by
- Phone
- +30 210 92 33 33
- info@koronatravel.gr
- Website
- koronatravel.gr
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
- Phone
- 8-800-775-45-73
- Website
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Salaryevo Bus Station to Chişinău Northern Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–200
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
- Phone
- +373 78 348 888
- contact@galtrans.md
- Website
- galtrans.md
Bus from Chișinău Autogara Nord to Bucharest Filaret Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
Bus from Orhei to Iași
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–40
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
- Phone
- +37378810008
- rezervari.mirtrans@gmail.com
- Website
- mirtrans-express.com
Bus from Chișinău Autogara Nord to Bucharest Filaret Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Schedules at
- mirtrans-express.com
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Athens Lagoumitzi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +373 (689) 78-455
- bon_voyage_tour@list.ru
- Website
- bonvoyage.md
Bus from Moscow, International Bus Station to Orhei, Moldova
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €91–182
- Schedules at
- bonvoyage.md
- Book at
- bonvoyage.md
- Adult
- €182
- Children
- €91
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Iasi, Autogara Codreanu to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 51m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Website
- https://simeonidistours.gr/en/
Ferry from Thessaloniki to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €150–350
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
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