There are 10 ways to get from Russia to Athens by plane, bus, train, car, or shuttle
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€74–325Bus, train via Thessaloníki
- 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, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Thessalonikibus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
2d 5hDrive 3,174 km
- Drive from Moscow to Athenscar 3,174 km
36h 47m€570–823Fly from Pulkovo Airport
- Fly from Pulkovo Airport (LED) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane LED - ATH
10h 33m€86–241Fly from Moscow Vnukovo
- Fly from Moscow Vnukovo (VKO) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane VKO - ATH
10h 30m€111–311Fly from Sheremetyevo International Airport
- Fly from Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane SVO - ATH
11h 45m€88–257Train 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
14h€94–255Bus, train
- 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-Nyugati to Athensbus
2d 7h€316–561Bus
- Take the bus from Moscow International Bus Station to Chișinău, North Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chișinău Autogara Nord to Bucharest Filaret Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Athens Lagoumitzibus
2d 8h€179–332Bus, shuttle
- Take the bus from Salaryevo Bus Station to Chişinău Northern Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chişinău Northern Bus Station to Bucharest Otopeni Airportbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
- Take the bus from Ruse to Athensbus
2d 22h€250–555
Krasnodar (KRR) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Russia to Athens is to fly which costs €85 - €250 and takes 10h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Russia to Athens is to fly which takes 6h 46m and costs €70 - €330.
The distance between Russia and Athens is 1536 km. The road distance is 3174 km.
The best way to get from Russia to Athens without a car is to bus and train via Thessaloníki which takes 2 days 5h and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 46m to get from Russia to Athens, including transfers.
The best way to get from Russia to Athens is to fly which takes 6h 46m and costs €70 - €330. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €170 - €340 and takes 2 days 8h.
Yes, the driving distance between Russia to Athens is 3174 km. It takes approximately 36h 47m to drive from Russia to Athens.
There are 6174+ hotels available in Athens.
What companies run services between Russia and Athens, Greece?
Aeroflot Russian Airlines, Aegean Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Krasnodar (KRR) to Athens International Airport (ATH) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a subway from Biblioteka Imeni Lenina to Athens Lagoumitzi via Salaryevo, Moscow International Bus Station, Chișinău Autogara Nord, Bucharest Filaret Bus Station, Autogara Filaret, Piata Unirii, Piața Unirii 1, Păcii, and București, Autogara Militari in around 2d 8h.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Krasnodar to Athens International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–310
Flights from Krasnodar to Athens International Airport via Batumi, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–400
Flights from Pulkovo Airport to Athens International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–400
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Athens International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–400
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Athens International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–390
Flights from Sochi International Airport to Athens International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–310
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Krasnodar to Athens International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–310
Flights from Krasnodar to Athens International Airport via Sharm el-Sheikh
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €220–350
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Athens International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–390
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Athens International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
Flights from Sochi International Airport to Athens International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–310
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Pulkovo Airport to Athens International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–230
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Athens International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–230
Flights from Sochi International Airport to Athens International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Krasnodar to Athens International Airport via Erevan
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–320
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Athens International Airport via Erevan
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Pulkovo Airport to Athens International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–320
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Athens International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–300
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Athens International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
- Website
- israir.co.il
Flights from Sochi International Airport to Athens International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–410
- Website
- arkia.co.il
Flights from Sochi International Airport to Athens International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €90–410
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–310
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Thessaloniki to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- rzd.ru
Train from Krasnodar 2 to Sochi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- Lastochka Train
- €11–16
- Commuter Electric Train
- €10–15
- 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
- €68–136
- Schedules at
- bonvoyage.md
- Book at
- bonvoyage.md
- Adult
- €136
- Children
- €68
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
- +30 210 92 33 33
- info@koronatravel.gr
- Website
- koronatravel.gr
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
- Phone
- +381 011 7614787
- fptravelpatrikalos@gmail.com
- Website
- fptravelpatrikalos.rs
Bus from Budapest-Nyugati to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €110
- Schedules at
- fptravelpatrikalos.rs
- Phone
- +373 78 348 888
- contact@galtrans.md
- Website
- galtrans.md
Bus from Chișinău Autogara Nord to Bucharest Filaret Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
Bus from Chişinău Northern Bus Station to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
- Phone
- +37378810008
- rezervari.mirtrans@gmail.com
- Website
- mirtrans-express.com
Bus from Chișinău Autogara Nord to Bucharest Filaret Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Schedules at
- mirtrans-express.com
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Athens Lagoumitzi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- €50–200
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €100–240
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- 02 981 13 33
- outgoing@tourist-service.com
- Website
- en.tourist-service.com
Bus from Ruse to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €69
- Website
- https://en.tourist-service.com/
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