There are 6 ways to get from Rafina to Istanbul by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly to Istanbul, Metro
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Istanbul (IST)plane ATH - IST
- Take the train from Gayrettepe to Veznecilertrain
5h 1mFly to Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos, bus
cheapest- 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
6h 51m₺3,689–9,819Bus
- Take the bus from Athens to Istanbulbus
17h 36m₺4,154–6,236Drive 1,076 km
- Drive from Rafina to Istanbulcar 1,076 km
11h 53m₺9,764–14,104Fly 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 8mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Athens to Thessalonikitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Simeonidis Tours Office to Istanbul Büyük Otogaribus Simeonidis Tours
18h 6m₺4,227–5,727
Rafina to Istanbul by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rafina to Istanbul is to bus which costs 4.100 ₺ - 6.500 ₺ and takes 17h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Rafina to Istanbul is to fly and bus which takes 6h 51m and costs 3.600 ₺ - 10.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Rafina to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Rafina and arriving at Istanbul via 8η ΜΕΣΟΓΕΙΩΝ and Athens. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 36m.
The distance between Rafina and Istanbul is 610 km. The road distance is 1076 km.
The best way to get from Rafina to Istanbul without a car is to bus which takes 17h 36m and costs 4.100 ₺ - 6.500 ₺.
It takes approximately 5h 1m to get from Rafina to Istanbul, including transfers.
Rafina to Istanbul bus services, operated by Crazy Holidays, depart from Athens station.
Rafina to Istanbul bus services, operated by Crazy Holidays, arrive at Istanbul station.
Istanbul is 1h ahead of Rafina. It is currently 1:12 AM in Rafina and 2:12 AM in Istanbul.
Yes, the driving distance between Rafina to Istanbul is 1076 km. It takes approximately 11h 53m to drive from Rafina to Istanbul.
What companies run services between Rafina, Attica, Greece and Istanbul, 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 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 Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900–7,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
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 Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,000–4,600
- 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
- +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
- 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
Bus from Alexandroupoli Evros Bus Station to Istanbul Esenler Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,200–3,100
- 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
- ₺1,268
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- 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
- ₺2,200–3,500
- Schedules at
- simeonidistours.gr
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