There are 8 ways to get from Pireaus to Turkey by subway, plane, bus, ferry, car, or train
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Subway, fly to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
best- Take the subway from Peiraias to Athens Airportsubway
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)plane ATH - ADB
3h 26m₺3,995–11,495Subway, fly to Istanbul
cheapest- Take the subway from Peiraias to Athens Airportsubway
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Istanbul (IST)plane ATH - IST
5h 34m₺2,551–8,951Bus
- Take the bus from Athens to Istanbulbus
15h 28m₺4,060–6,060Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Mytileneferry Hsw
- Take the ferry from Mytilene to Port of Ayvalikferry
- Take the bus from Ayvalik to Istanbul Otogarbus
24h 11m₺4,356–6,409Drive 1,055.1 km
- Drive from Pireaus to Istanbulcar 1,055.1 km
12h 4m₺9,576–13,832Subway, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, Metro
- Take the subway from Peiraias to Athens Airportsubway
- 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 41mSubway, fly to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis, ferry
- Take the subway from Peiraias to Athens Airportsubway
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis (MJT)plane ATH - MJT
- Take the ferry from Mytilene to Alsancak Limanıferry
- Take the ferry from Alsancak Limanı to Pasaport Terminalferry
6h 28m₺5,905–8,735Train, bus
- Take the train from Athens to Thessalonikitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou Bus Stop to Istanbul Esenler Otogaribus Arda-Tur
16h 15m₺2,960–4,284
Athens International Airport (ATH) to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Pireaus to Turkey is to train and bus which costs 2.900 ₺ - 4.300 ₺ and takes 16h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Pireaus to Turkey is to subway and fly which takes 3h 26m and costs 4.000 ₺ - 12.000 ₺.
The distance between Pireaus and Turkey is 344 km. The road distance is 1055.1 km.
The best way to get from Pireaus to Turkey without a car is to bus which takes 15h 28m and costs 4.000 ₺ - 6.500 ₺.
It takes approximately 3h 26m to get from Pireaus to Turkey, including transfers.
Turkey is 2h ahead of Pireaus. It is currently 2:08 PM in Pireaus and 4:08 PM in Turkey.
Yes, the driving distance between Pireaus to Turkey is 1055 km. It takes approximately 12h 4m to drive from Pireaus to Turkey.
There are 4352+ hotels available in Turkey.
What companies run services between Pireaus, Greece and Turkey?
Crazy Holidays operates a bus from Athens to Istanbul once a week. Tickets cost ₺4,000–6,000 and the journey takes 14h.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,100–9,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900–8,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Istanbul via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900–8,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Istanbul via Mykonos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900–8,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Istanbul via Santorini
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900–8,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,200–6,500
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,100–9,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900–8,500
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,800–7,500
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Athens International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900–7,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,000–4,100
Flights from Athens International Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Limnos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,000–4,100
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–11,000
- Phone
- +30 210 8202900
- oasa@oasa.gr
- Website
- oasa.gr
Subway from Peiraias to Athens Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺452
- Website
- https://www.oasa.gr/en/
- 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
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Athens to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–1,600
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- 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
- ₺4,000–6,000
- Website
- https://www.crazyholidays.gr/root.en.aspx
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Ayvalik to Istanbul Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺650–910
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺650–800
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou Bus Stop to Istanbul Esenler Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–2,600
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,600–3,600
- Website
- https://www.hellenicseaways.gr/en-gb
- Airplane Type Seats
- ₺2,600–3,600
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,200–2,800
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Phone
- +90 2327121808
- cesme@turyol.com
- Website
- turyolonline.com
Ferry from Mytilene to Port of Ayvalik
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,500–1,900
- Website
- https://www.turyolonline.com/en
- Phone
- 0 232 330 89 22
- iletisim@izdeniz.com.tr
- Website
- izdeniz.com.tr
Ferry from Mytilene to Alsancak Limanı
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,009
- Schedules at
- bilet.izdeniz.com.tr
Ferry from Alsancak Limanı to Pasaport Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 5 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺25
- Schedules at
- izdeniz.com.tr
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