There are 4 ways to get from North Athens to Istanbul by subway, plane, train, bus, or car
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Subway, fly to Istanbul, Metro
best- Take the subway from Στ.Κηφισιασ to Στ.Νερατζιωτισσαsubway
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Istanbul (IST)plane ATH - IST
- Take the train from Gayrettepe to Veznecilertrain
5h 46mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Athens to Istanbulbus
15h 44m₺4,162–6,062Drive 1,050.3 km
- Drive from North Athens to Istanbulcar 1,050.3 km
11h 27m₺9,788–14,139Fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, Metro
- 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
5h 59m
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from North Athens to Istanbul is to bus which costs 4.100 ₺ - 6.500 ₺ and takes 15h 44m.
The fastest way to get from North Athens to Istanbul is to drive which takes 11h 27m and costs 9.500 ₺ - 15.000 ₺.
The distance between North Athens and Istanbul is 624 km. The road distance is 1050.3 km.
The best way to get from North Athens to Istanbul without a car is to bus which takes 15h 44m and costs 4.100 ₺ - 6.500 ₺.
It takes approximately 5h 46m to get from North Athens to Istanbul, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between North Athens to Istanbul is 1050 km. It takes approximately 11h 27m to drive from North Athens to Istanbul.
There are 4143+ hotels available in Istanbul.
What companies run services between North Athens, Greece and Istanbul, Turkey?
Crazy Holidays operates a bus from Athens to Istanbul once a week. Tickets cost ₺4,100–6,000 and the journey takes 14h.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,300–17,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Istanbul via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,300–18,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,300–17,000
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
- ₺2,900–17,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,500–11,000
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Athens International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900–6,000
- Phone
- +30 210 8202900
- oasa@oasa.gr
- Website
- oasa.gr
Subway from Στ.Κηφισιασ to Στ.Νερατζιωτισσα
- Ave. Duration
- 9 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺62
- Website
- https://www.oasa.gr/en/
- 90 min. Ticket
- ₺62
- Phone
- +90 850 252 88 00
- info@metro.istanbul
- Website
- metro.istanbul
Train from Gayrettepe to Vezneciler
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Schedules at
- 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
- ₺4,100–6,000
- Website
- https://www.crazyholidays.gr/root.en.aspx
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