There are 5 ways to get from Pythion to Istanbul by taxi, bus, car, train, or plane
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Taxi, bus
best- Take the taxi from Pythion to Katerinitaxi
- Take the bus from Katerini to Istanbulbus
10h 52m₺8,002–10,021Drive, bus
cheapest- Drive from Pythion to Olympuscar
- Take the bus from Olympus to Aristotelous Squarebus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Simeonidis Tours Office to Istanbul Büyük Otogaribus
14h 41m₺6,330–7,795Drive 702.4 km
- Drive from Pythion to Istanbulcar 702.4 km
7h 52m₺6,706–9,686Taxi, train to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, fly
- Take the taxi from Pythion to Litochorotaxi
- Take the train from Litochoro to Thessalonikitrain
- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Istanbul (IST)plane SKG - IST
7h 47m₺10,520–16,628Taxi, train to Athens International Airport, fly
- Take the taxi from Pythion to Katerinitaxi
- Take the train from Katerini to Athenstrain
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Istanbul (IST)plane ATH - IST
11h 5m₺8,068–15,373
Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Pythion to Istanbul is to drive and bus which costs 6.000 ₺ - 8.000 ₺ and takes 14h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Pythion to Istanbul is to taxi and train and fly which takes 7h 47m and costs 10.000 ₺ - 17.000 ₺.
The distance between Pythion and Istanbul is 854 km. The road distance is 702.4 km.
The best way to get from Pythion to Istanbul without a car is to taxi and bus which takes 10h 52m and costs 8.000 ₺ - 10.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 10h 52m to get from Pythion to Istanbul, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Pythion to Istanbul is 702 km. It takes approximately 7h 52m to drive from Pythion to Istanbul.
There are 4304+ hotels available in Istanbul.
What companies run services between Pythion, Greece and Istanbul, Turkey?
There is no direct connection from Pythion to Istanbul. However, you can take the taxi to Katerini then take the bus to Istanbul. Alternatively, you can drive from Pythion to Istanbul in around 7h 52m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,800–10,000
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Istanbul via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,800–10,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,800–18,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Istanbul via Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,800–8,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Istanbul via Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,800–8,500
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–10,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,800–18,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Istanbul via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,900–18,000
- 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
- ₺2,000–7,500
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Litochoro to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺270–380
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
Train from Katerini to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,400
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +30 2310241545
- crazy.holidays.tours@gmail.com
- Website
- crazyholidays.gr
Bus from Katerini to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,500–4,700
- Website
- https://www.crazyholidays.gr/root.en.aspx
- Phone
- +30 2310 500225
- info@ammonexpress.gr
- Website
- ammonexpress.gr
Bus from Olympus to Aristotelous Square
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,610
- Schedules at
- ammonexpress.gr
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Simeonidis Tours Office to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,300–4,000
- Website
- https://simeonidistours.gr/en/
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Estimated price
- ₺4,500–7,500
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