There are 12 ways to get from Russia to Athens by plane, bus, train, 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 Krasnodar
best- Fly from Krasnodar (KRR) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane KRR - ATH
6h 46m€69–315Bus, train via Budapest
- Take the bus from Moscow, International Bus Station to Warsaw Westbus
- Take the train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Budapest-Nyugatitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Budapest to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
2d 3h€248–453Drive 3,172.4 km
- Drive from Moscow to Athenscar 3,172.4 km
36h 49m€594–857Fly from Pulkovo Airport
- Fly from Pulkovo Airport (LED) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane LED - ATH
10h 43m€91–241Fly from Moscow Vnukovo
- Fly from Moscow Vnukovo (VKO) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane VKO - ATH
10h 30m€86–351Fly from Sheremetyevo International Airport
- Fly from Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane SVO - ATH
11h 50m€93–257Fly from Nizhny Novgorod International Airport
- Fly from Nizhny Novgorod International Airport (GOJ) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane GOJ - ATH
13h 31m€95–240Train to Sochi International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Krasnodar 2 to Sochi Airporttrain
- Fly from Sochi International Airport (AER) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane AER - ATH
13h 40m€99–244Bus, train
- Take the bus from Moscow, International Bus Station to Warsaw Westbus
- Take the train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Rzeszow Glownytrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Rzeszów to Athensbus
2d 7h€186–396Bus via Riga
- Take the bus from Severnye Vorota Bus Terminal to Riga Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Riga, Bus Station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Athensbus
2d 21h€276–401Bus
- Take the bus from Salaryevo Bus Station to Chişinău Northern Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chişinău Southern Bus to Stara Zagora Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Stara Zagora Central Bus Station to Athens Karoloubus
3d 6h€180–380Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Moscow International Bus Station to Chișinău, North Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chișinău, North Bus Station to Iasi, Autogara Codreanubus
- Take the bus from Iasi, Autogara Codreanu to Thessalonikibus
- Take the ferry from Thessaloniki to Port of Piraeusferry Bsf
3d 11h€321–761
Krasnodar (KRR) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Russia to Athens is to fly which costs €90 - €260 and takes 11h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Russia to Athens is to fly which takes 6h 46m and costs €65 - €320.
No, there is no direct bus from Russia to Athens. However, there are services departing from Severnye Vorota Bus Terminal and arriving at Athens via Riga, Bus Station and Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 21h.
The distance between Russia and Athens is 1536 km. The road distance is 3172.4 km.
The best way to get from Russia to Athens without a car is to bus and train via Budapest which takes 2 days 3h and costs €240 - €460.
It takes approximately 6h 46m to get from Russia to Athens, including transfers.
Russia to Athens bus services, operated by Ecolines, depart from Severnye Vorota Bus Terminal station.
The best way to get from Russia to Athens is to fly which takes 6h 46m and costs €65 - €320. Alternatively, you can bus via Riga, which costs €270 - €410 and takes 2 days 21h.
Russia to Athens bus services, operated by Ecolines, arrive at Riga Central Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Russia to Athens is 3172 km. It takes approximately 36h 49m to drive from Russia to Athens.
What companies run services between Russia and Athens, Greece?
Aeroflot Russian Airlines, Aegean Airlines, and Turkish Airlines fly from Krasnodar (KRR) to Athens International Airport (ATH) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a subway from Teatralnaya to Athens via Khovrino, Severnye Vorota Bus Terminal, Riga Central Bus Station, Riga, Bus Station, and Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar in around 2d 21h.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Krasnodar to Athens International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–300
Flights from Pulkovo Airport to Athens International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–390
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Athens International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–390
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Athens International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–360
Flights from Sochi International Airport to Athens International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–300
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Pulkovo Airport to Athens International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €80–230
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Athens International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Wednesday, Friday, Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–230
Flights from Nizhny Novgorod International Airport to Athens International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–230
Flights from Nizhny Novgorod International Airport to Athens International Airport via Sheremetyevo International Airport, Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–230
Flights from Sochi International Airport to Athens International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–220
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Krasnodar to Athens International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–300
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Athens International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–360
Flights from Nizhny Novgorod International Airport to Athens International Airport via Erevan
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–460
Flights from Sochi International Airport to Athens International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–300
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Pulkovo Airport to Athens International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–390
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Athens International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–360
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Athens International Airport via Erevan
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–460
- Website
- arkia.co.il
Flights from Sochi International Airport to Athens International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €85–380
- Website
- israir.co.il
Flights from Sochi International Airport to Athens International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–380
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- sekretariat@intercity.pl
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €95–180
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Rzeszow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Thessaloniki to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- Russian Railways
Train from Krasnodar 2 to Sochi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- Russian Railways
- Lastochka Train
- €11–16
- Commuter Electric Train
- €10–14
- Phone
- +373 (689) 78-455
- bon_voyage_tour@list.ru
- Website
- bonvoyage.md
Bus from Moscow, International Bus Station to Warsaw West
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Schedules at
- bonvoyage.md
- Book at
- bonvoyage.md
- Adult
- €130
- Children
- €65
Bus from Moscow, International Bus Station to Warsaw West
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Schedules at
- bonvoyage.md
- Book at
- bonvoyage.md
- Adult
- €130
- Children
- €65
Bus from Moscow International Bus Station to Chișinău, North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Schedules at
- bonvoyage.md
- Book at
- bonvoyage.md
- Adult
- €150
- Children
- €75
- Phone
- +302105233969
- fptravel@otenet.gr
- Website
- fptravel.gr
Bus from Budapest to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Schedules at
- fptravel.gr
- Phone
- +30 2108219900
- vsiamos@otenet.gr
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Rzeszów to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90–200
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Severnye Vorota Bus Terminal to Riga Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Schedules at
- ecolines.ru
- Book at
- ecolines.ru
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Riga, Bus Station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 31m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–190
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +30 210 92 33 33
- info@koronatravel.gr
- Website
- koronatravel.gr
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- 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
- €45–190
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
- helpline.svs@gmail.com
- Website
- SVS
Bus from Chişinău Southern Bus to Stara Zagora Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- SVS
Bus from Chișinău, North Bus Station to Iasi, Autogara Codreanu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- SVS
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Stara Zagora Central Bus Station to Athens Karolou
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–80
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +37360600488
- https://transmixt.md/
- Website
- transmixt.md
Bus from Chișinău, North Bus Station to Iasi, Autogara Codreanu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- transmixt.md
- Book at
- transmixt.md
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- Simeonidis Tours
Bus from Iasi, Autogara Codreanu to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 51m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Website
- Simeonidis Tours
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- bluestarferries@bluestarferries.com
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Thessaloniki to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €180–440
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
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