There are 7 ways to get from Yoshkar-Ola to Athens by train, plane, bus, or ferry
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Train to Kazan, fly
best- Take the train from Yoshkar-Ola to Kazan-Pass
- Fly from Kazan (KZN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)KZN - ATH
15h 36m€143–715Bus to Cheboksary Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Yoshkar-Ola to Cheboksary Bus station
- Fly from Cheboksary Airport (CSY) to Athens International Airport (ATH)CSY - ATH
19h 44m€94–434Train, bus
- Take the train from Ioshkar-Ola to Kazansky Railway Terminal
- Take the bus from Moscow International Bus Station to Chișinău, North Bus Station
- Take the bus from Chisnau Gara Nord to Istanbul
- Take the bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Thessaloniki station
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athens
3d€242–373Bus
- Take the bus from Yoshkar-Ola Bus station to Moscow Central Bus Station
- Take the bus from Moscow Central Bus Station to Ortachala Bus Station
- Take the bus from Ortachala Bus Station to Istanbul Aksaray
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Athens
3d 20h€169–258Train, bus via Tbilisi
- Take the train from Ioshkar-Ola to Zelenyi Dol
- Take the train from Zelenyi Dol to Piatigorsk
- Take the bus from Pyatigorsk Bus station to Ortachala Bus Station
- Take the bus from Ortachala Bus Station to Istanbul Aksaray
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Athens
4d 6hBus, train
- Take the bus from Yoshkar-Ola Bus station to Alatyr
- Take the train from Alatyr to Rostov-Glavny
- Take the bus from Rostov-on-Don bus station to Bursa bus station
- Take the bus from Bursa to Istanbul Otogari
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Athens
4d 11h€216–289Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Ioshkar-Ola to Kanash
- Take the train from Kanash to Rostov-Glavny
- Take the bus from Rostov-on-Don bus station to Eskisehir bus station
- Take the bus from Eskişehir to Ayvalık
- Take the ferry from Port of Ayvalik to Mytilene
- Take the ferry from Mytilene to Port of Piraeus
4d 14h€214–321
Kazan (KZN) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Yoshkar-Ola to Athens is to bus which costs €160 - €260 and takes 3 days 20h.
The fastest way to get from Yoshkar-Ola to Athens is to train and fly which takes 15h 36m and costs €140 - €750.
No, there is no direct bus from Yoshkar-Ola station to Athens. However, there are services departing from Yoshkar-Ola Bus station and arriving at Athens via Moscow Central Bus Station, Ortachala Bus Station and Istanbul. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 20h.
The distance between Yoshkar-Ola and Athens is 2915 km.
The best way to get from Yoshkar-Ola to Athens without a car is to train and bus which takes 3 days 0h and costs €240 - €380.
It takes approximately 15h 36m to get from Yoshkar-Ola to Athens, including transfers.
Yoshkar-Ola to Athens bus services, operated by Avtovokzaly.ru, depart from Yoshkar-Ola Bus station.
Yoshkar-Ola to Athens bus services, operated by Avtovokzaly.ru, arrive at Moscow Central Bus Station.
Athens is 1h behind Yoshkar-Ola. It is currently 3:28 AM in Yoshkar-Ola and 2:28 AM in Athens.
There are 12398+ hotels available in Athens.
What companies run services between Yoshkar-Ola, Russia and Athens, Greece?
You can take a bus from Yoshkar-Ola Bus station to Athens via Moscow Central Bus Station, Ortachala Bus Station, Istanbul Aksaray, and Istanbul in around 3d 20h.
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Kazan to Athens International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–700
Flights from Cheboksary Airport to Athens International Airport via Moscow Sheremetyevo, Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–410
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Kazan to Athens International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–850
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Cheboksary Airport to Athens International Airport via Mineralnye Vody, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–410
- Phone
- 8 (800) 550-53-93
- Website
- sodruzhestvoppk.ru
Train from Yoshkar-Ola to Kazan-Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- https://sodruzhestvoppk.ru
- Schedules at
- https://sodruzhestvoppk.ru/raspisanie-elektrichek
- Book at
- https://www.rzd.ru/
Train from Ioshkar-Ola to Zelenyi Dol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- https://sodruzhestvoppk.ru
- Schedules at
- https://sodruzhestvoppk.ru/raspisanie-elektrichek
- Book at
- https://www.rzd.ru/
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Ioshkar-Ola to Kazansky Railway Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–55
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- €120–170
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- €28–40
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- €35–55
Train from Ioshkar-Ola to Zelenyi Dol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–25
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- €45–65
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- €10–14
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- €18–25
Train from Zelenyi Dol to Piatigorsk
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- €230–330
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- €55–80
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- €65–95
Train from Ioshkar-Ola to Kanash
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–28
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- €50–75
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- €12–17
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- €20–28
Train from Kanash to Rostov-Glavny
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 3m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- €180–260
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- €45–65
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- €50–75
- 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
- 8 800 775 54 53
- Website
- grandtrain.ru
Train from Alatyr to Rostov-Glavny
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €31–50
- Website
- https://grandtrain.ru/
- Schedules at
- https://grandtrain.ru/raspisanie/
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- €31–34
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- €40–50
Train from Kanash to Rostov-Glavny
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €33–55
- Website
- https://grandtrain.ru/
- Schedules at
- https://grandtrain.ru/raspisanie/
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- €33–36
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- €45–55
- Phone
- +373 (689) 78-455
- bon_voyage_tour@list.ru
- Website
- bonvoyage.md
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
- +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
- €76
- Schedules at
- autogara.md
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Thessaloniki station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- 8-800-775-45-73
- Website
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Yoshkar-Ola to Cheboksary Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Yoshkar-Ola Bus station to Moscow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–28
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Moscow Central Bus Station to Ortachala Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
- Phone
- +7 (8412) 94-59-33
- info@avtovokzal-penza.ru
- Website
- avtovokzal-penza.ru
Bus from Yoshkar-Ola to Cheboksary Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- avtovokzal-penza.ru
- Phone
- +78342245466
- avtovokzal2003@mail.ru
- Website
- автовокзал13.рф
Bus from Yoshkar-Ola to Cheboksary Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- автовокзал13.рф
Bus from Yoshkar-Ola Bus station to Alatyr
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €14
- Schedules at
- автовокзал13.рф
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Ortachala Bus Station to Istanbul Aksaray
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–42
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- €29–40
Bus from Bursa to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- €9–12
- 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
- +995 555 68 50 05
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Pyatigorsk Bus station to Ortachala Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- vk.com
- Website
- luksyilmazturizm.com
Bus from Rostov-on-Don bus station to Bursa bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €86
- 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
- €86
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- donbilet.ru
- Phone
- 0 850 333 35 35
- info@pamukkale.com.tr
- Website
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from Bursa to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–20
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from Eskişehir to Ayvalık
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Bursa to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 811 5959
- website@kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Website
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Bursa to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 202 22 22
- iletisim@uludagturizm.com.tr
- Website
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
Bus from Bursa to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 577 99 99
- info@varan.com.tr
- Website
- varan.com.tr
Bus from Bursa to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Schedules at
- varan.com.tr
- Phone
- 444 42 06
- seyahat@ozkaymak.com.tr
- Website
- ozkaymak.com.tr
Bus from Bursa to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- ozkaymak.com.tr
- Phone
- 08503330700
- Website
- guneyakdeniz.com
Bus from Bursa to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- guneyakdeniz.com
- Phone
- 0(212) 658 03 07
- info@antalyanetseyahat.com
- Website
- antalyanetseyahat.com
Bus from Bursa to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- antalyanetseyahat.com
- Phone
- 0236 613 10 55
- iletisim@somaseyahat.com.tr
- Website
- somaseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Bursa to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- somaseyahat.com.tr
- 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
- €30–35
- Website
- https://www.turyolonline.com/en
Ferry from Mytilene to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.hellenicseaways.gr/en-gb
- Airplane Type Seats
- €50–75
Ferry from Mytilene to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
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