There are 7 ways to get from Samarkand to Athens by plane, train, bus, ferry, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly
best- Fly from Samarkand International Airport (SKD) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane SKD - ATH
9h 38m€260–450Train, bus via Yasenevo
cheapest- Take the train from Samarkand to Volzhskytrain
- Take the bus from Volzhsky to Salaryevo Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Salaryevo Bus Station to Chişinău Northern Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chisnau Gara Nord to Istanbulbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Athensbus
5d 23h€209–475Train, bus
- Take the train from Samarkand to Volgograd-1train
- Take the bus from Volgograd Bus station to Vladikavkaz 1 Bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Vladikavkaz 1 Bus station to Emniyet Otogarbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Athensbus
5d 6h€231–322Train, bus via Krasnodar
- Take the train from Samarkand to Volgograd-1train
- Take the train from Volgograd-1 to Krasnodar 1train
- Take the bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Ankara bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Ankara to Keşanbus
- Take the bus from Keşan to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain
5d 9h€249–382Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Samarkand to Volgograd-1train
- Take the train from Volgograd 1 to Rostov Gltrain
- Take the bus from Rostov-on-Don bus station to Eskisehir bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Eskişehir to Ayvalıkbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Ayvalik to Mytileneferry
- Take the ferry from Mytilene to Port of Piraeusferry
5d 20h€244–482Bus
- Take the bus from Samarkand Central Bus Station to Tashkent bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Tashkent bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Ankara bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Ankara bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Athensbus
5d 16h€251–304Drive 5,315.7 km
- Drive from Samarkand to Athenscar 5,315.7 km
2d 17h€945–1,364
Samarkand International Airport (SKD) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Samarkand to Athens is to bus which costs €250 - €310 and takes 5 days 16h.
The fastest way to get from Samarkand to Athens is to fly which takes 9h 38m and costs €260 - €450.
The distance between Samarkand and Athens is 3738 km. The road distance is 5315.7 km.
The best way to get from Samarkand to Athens without a car is to train and bus which takes 5 days 6h and costs €230 - €330.
It takes approximately 9h 38m to get from Samarkand to Athens, including transfers.
The best way to get from Samarkand to Athens is to fly which takes 9h 38m and costs €260 - €450. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €250 - €310 and takes 5 days 16h.
Athens is 3h behind Samarkand. It is currently 3:32 AM in Samarkand and 12:32 AM in Athens.
Yes, the driving distance between Samarkand to Athens is 5316 km. It takes approximately 2 days 17h to drive from Samarkand to Athens.
There are 12346+ hotels available in Athens.
What companies run services between Samarkand, Uzbekistan and Athens, Greece?
Turkish Airlines, Flydubai, and seven other airlines fly from Samarkand International Airport (SKD) to Athens International Airport (ATH) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Samarkand to Athens via Samarkand Central Bus Station, Tashkent bus station, Krasnodar-1 Bus station, Ankara bus station, İstanbul Esenler bus station, Bayrampaşa Devlet Hastanesi, İskenderpaşa, and Istanbul in around 5d 16h.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Samarkand International Airport to Athens International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–850
- Website
- elal.com
Flights from Samarkand International Airport to Athens International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €250–650
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Samarkand International Airport to Athens International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Samarkand International Airport to Athens International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €250–600
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Samarkand International Airport to Athens International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–900
- Phone
- +992 (37) 227 21 77
- info@railway.tj
- Website
- railway.tj
Train from Samarkand to Volgograd-1
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Schedules at
- railway.tj
- Book at
- eng.rzd.ru
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Volgograd-1 to Krasnodar 1
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–50
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- €100–150
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- €25–35
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- €30–50
Train from Volgograd 1 to Rostov Gl
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 59m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- €95–130
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- €22–30
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- €30–45
- Phone
- 8 800 775 54 53
- Website
- grandtrain.ru
Train from Volgograd-1 to Krasnodar 1
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Website
- https://grandtrain.ru/
- Schedules at
- https://grandtrain.ru/raspisanie/
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- €18–20
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- €21–25
Train from Volgograd 1 to Rostov Gl
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Website
- https://grandtrain.ru/
- Schedules at
- https://grandtrain.ru/raspisanie/
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- €15–17
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- €17–21
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Thessaloniki to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- 1005
- compliance@railway.uz
- Website
- railway.uz
Train from Samarkand to Volzhsky
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €28–46
- Website
- https://railway.uz/en/
- Book at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/home
- Sleeper
- €28–31
- Coupe
- €42–46
- SV
- €80–90
- Phone
- 8-800-775-45-73
- Website
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Volgograd Bus station to Vladikavkaz 1 Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Volzhsky to Salaryevo Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Salaryevo Bus Station to Chişinău Northern Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–200
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
- Website
- luksyilmazturizm.com
Bus from Vladikavkaz 1 Bus station to Emniyet Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 3m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €68
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Ankara bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 54m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €88
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- donbilet.ru
Bus from Rostov-on-Don bus station to Eskisehir bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €88
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- donbilet.ru
- Phone
- +30 2310241545
- crazy.holidays.tours@gmail.com
- Website
- crazyholidays.gr
Bus from Istanbul to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- https://www.crazyholidays.gr/root.en.aspx
Bus from Keşan to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- https://www.crazyholidays.gr/root.en.aspx
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Ankara to Keşan
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- €15–19
Bus from Ankara bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- €12–15
- Phone
- 0 850 333 35 35
- info@pamukkale.com.tr
- Website
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from Eskişehir to Ayvalık
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–20
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from Ankara bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
- Phone
- +99871 207-87-00
- avtovokzal.toshkent@mail.ru
- Website
- uztrans.uz
Bus from Samarkand Central Bus Station to Tashkent bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6
- Website
- https://uztrans.uz/en
- Schedules at
- https://crm.avtoticket.uz/timetable
- Book at
- https://avtoticket.uz/
Bus from Tashkent bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 17h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €64
- Website
- https://uztrans.uz/en
- Schedules at
- https://crm.avtoticket.uz/timetable
- Book at
- https://avtoticket.uz/
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Ankara bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- 0(850) 244 33 33
- info@mersinnurturizm.com
- Website
- mersinnurturizm.com
Bus from Ankara bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- mersinnurturizm.com
- Phone
- 0850 577 99 99
- info@varan.com.tr
- Website
- varan.com.tr
Bus from Ankara bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–24
- Schedules at
- varan.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 222 59 59
- info@istanbulseyahat.com.tr
- Website
- istanbulseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Ankara bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19
- Schedules at
- istanbulseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 444 50 33
- bilgi@villaseyahat.com
- Website
- villaseyahat.com
Bus from Ankara bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- villaseyahat.com
- Phone
- 0850 755 04 27
- hasturizm@hasturizm.com.tr
- Website
- hasturizm.com.tr
Bus from Ankara bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Website
- https://www.hasturizm.com.tr/eng/
- Phone
- 0850 811 5959
- website@kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Website
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Ankara bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21
- Schedules at
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- +373 22 542-185
- autogara@mtc.md
- Website
- autogara.md
Bus from Chisnau Gara Nord to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Schedules at
- autogara.md
- Phone
- +90 2327121808
- cesme@turyol.com
- Website
- turyolonline.com
Ferry from Port of Ayvalik to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–115
- Website
- https://www.turyolonline.com/en
- Passenger
- €42
- Car
- €115
Ferry from Mytilene to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Economy
- €40–55
- 2 Bed Inside Cabin
- €70–90
- 4 Bed Outside Cabin
- €65–80
- 2 Bed Lux Cabin
- €85–110
Ferry from Mytilene to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.hellenicseaways.gr/en-gb
- Airplane Type Seats
- €50–75
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