There are 10 ways to get from Samsun to Athens by bus, plane, ferry, car ferry, car, or train
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Bus to Samsun-Çarşamba Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Samsun to Carsambabus
- Fly from Samsun-Çarşamba Airport (SZF) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane SZF - ATH
9h 6m€97–249Bus to Ordu - Giresun Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Samsun bus station to Ordu bus stationbus
- Fly from Ordu - Giresun Airport (OGU) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane OGU - ATH
11h 21m€54–220Bus, ferry, car ferry
- Take the bus from Samsun to Bodrumbus
- Take the ferry from D-Marin Turgutreis Marina to Port of Lerosferry
- Take the ferry from Leros to Syrosferry Bsf
- Take the car ferry from Syros to Port of Piraeuscarferry
21h 4m€152–299Drive 1,786 km
- Drive from Samsun to Athenscar 1,786 km
20h 14m€322–464Bus to Amasya, fly
- Take the bus from Samsun bus station to Merzifon bus stationbus
- Fly from Amasya (MZH) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane MZH - ATH
8h 53m€114–369Train to Tokat, fly
- Take the train from Samsun to Turhaltrain
- Fly from Tokat (TJK) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane TJK - ATH
11h 55m€130–448Bus to Sivas Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Samsun to Sivasbus
- Fly from Sivas Airport (VAS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane VAS - ATH
13h 51mBus
- Take the bus from Samsun to Istanbul Otogaribus
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Athensbus
29h 50m€94–157Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Samsun bus station to Akçay bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Akçay to Ayvalıkbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Ayvalik to Mytileneferry
- Take the ferry from Mytilene to Port of Piraeusferry Hsw
32h 50mBus via Komotini
- Take the bus from Samsun to Silivribus
- Take the bus from Silivri to Tekirdağbus
- Take the bus from Tekirdag to Komotinibus
- Take the bus from Komotini to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTELbus
33h 43m€113–134
Samsun-Çarşamba Airport (SZF) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Samsun to Athens is to bus which costs €90 - €160 and takes 29h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Samsun to Athens is to bus and fly which takes 8h 53m and costs €110 - €370.
No, there is no direct bus from Samsun to Athens. However, there are services departing from Samsun and arriving at Athens via Bayrampaşa Devlet Hastanesi and Istanbul. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 50m.
The distance between Samsun and Athens is 1236 km. The road distance is 1786 km.
The best way to get from Samsun to Athens without a car is to bus and ferry and car ferry which takes 21h 4m and costs €150 - €300.
It takes approximately 9h 6m to get from Samsun to Athens, including transfers.
Samsun to Athens bus services, operated by Metro Turizm, depart from Samsun station.
Samsun to Athens bus services, operated by Metro Turizm, arrive at Istanbul Otogari station.
Athens is 1h behind Samsun. It is currently 4:52 PM in Samsun and 3:52 PM in Athens.
Yes, the driving distance between Samsun to Athens is 1786 km. It takes approximately 20h 14m to drive from Samsun to Athens.
What companies run services between Samsun, Turkey and Athens, Greece?
You can take a bus from Samsun to Athens via Istanbul Otogari, Bayrampaşa Devlet Hastanesi, İskenderpaşa, and Istanbul in around 29h 50m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Samsun-Çarşamba Airport to Athens International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–430
Flights from Amasya to Athens International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–260
Flights from Ordu - Giresun Airport to Athens International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–420
Flights from Ordu - Giresun Airport to Athens International Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–200
Flights from Tokat to Athens International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Sivas Airport to Athens International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–650
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Samsun-Çarşamba Airport to Athens International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–280
Flights from Ordu - Giresun Airport to Athens International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–270
Flights from Sivas Airport to Athens International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–390
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Samsun-Çarşamba Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–400
Flights from Ordu - Giresun Airport to Athens International Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Samsun-Çarşamba Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–400
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Samsun to Turhal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Phone
- +90 850 532 8888
- info@aliosmanulusoy.com
- Website
- aliosmanulusoy.com
Bus from Samsun to Carsamba
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €1–3
- Schedules at
- aliosmanulusoy.com
Bus from Samsun bus station to Merzifon bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Schedules at
- aliosmanulusoy.com
Bus from Samsun bus station to Ordu bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Schedules at
- aliosmanulusoy.com
Bus from Samsun to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Schedules at
- aliosmanulusoy.com
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Samsun to Carsamba
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- €7–10
Bus from Samsun bus station to Merzifon bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–10
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- €8–10
Bus from Samsun to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–21
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- €17–21
Bus from Samsun to Silivri
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–34
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- €17–22
Bus from Silivri to Tekirdağ
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–10
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- €8–10
Bus from Tekirdag to Komotini
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–15
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- €12–15
- Phone
- 0850 577 99 99
- info@varan.com.tr
- Website
- varan.com.tr
Bus from Samsun to Bodrum
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Schedules at
- varan.com.tr
Bus from Samsun bus station to Merzifon bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Schedules at
- varan.com.tr
Bus from Samsun to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Schedules at
- varan.com.tr
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Samsun bus station to Merzifon bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Samsun bus station to Ordu bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Samsun to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Samsun bus station to Akçay bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 755 04 27
- hasturizm@hasturizm.com.tr
- Website
- hasturizm.com.tr
Bus from Samsun bus station to Merzifon bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.hasturizm.com.tr/eng/
- Phone
- 0462 325 22 83
- Website
- kanberoglu.com.tr
Bus from Samsun bus station to Ordu bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- kanberoglu.com.tr
Bus from Samsun to Sivas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- kanberoglu.com.tr
Bus from Samsun to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27
- Schedules at
- kanberoglu.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 222 59 59
- info@istanbulseyahat.com.tr
- Website
- istanbulseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Samsun to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27
- Schedules at
- istanbulseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Samsun to Silivri
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30
- Schedules at
- istanbulseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Silivri to Tekirdağ
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- istanbulseyahat.com.tr
- 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
- Phone
- 08503330700
- Website
- guneyakdeniz.com
Bus from Akçay to Ayvalık
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- guneyakdeniz.com
- Phone
- 0 286 212 22 22
- info@truvaturizm.com
- Website
- truvaturizm.com
Bus from Silivri to Tekirdağ
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- truvaturizm.com
- Phone
- 0(850) 244 33 33
- info@mersinnurturizm.com
- Website
- mersinnurturizm.com
Bus from Silivri to Tekirdağ
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- mersinnurturizm.com
- Phone
- +30 25310 22912
- info@ktelrodopis.gr
- Website
- ktelrodopis.gr
Bus from Komotini to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75
- Schedules at
- ktelrodopis.gr
- Book at
- ktelrodopis.e-ticketing.gr
- Phone
- +90 533 739 00 00
- info@bodrumexpresslines.com
- Website
- bodrumexpresslines.com
Ferry from D-Marin Turgutreis Marina to Port of Leros
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–95
- Website
- https://www.bodrumexpresslines.com/en
Ferry from Leros to Syros
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €29–90
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Economy
- €29–45
- 2 Bed Inside Cabin
- €60–75
- 4 Bed Outside Cabin
- €50–65
- 2 Bed Lux Cabin
- €70–90
Ferry from Mytilene to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- reservations.dpt@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Syros to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €59–60
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
- 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
- €30–40
- Website
- https://www.turyolonline.com/en
Ferry from Mytilene to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.hellenicseaways.gr/en-gb
- Airplane Type Seats
- €50–75
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