There are 6 ways to get from Athens to Gelendzhik by plane, bus, ferry, train, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Krasnodar, bus
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Krasnodar (KRR)plane ATH - KRR
- Take the bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Gelendzhik Bus stationbus
14h 25m₽7,533–33,013Ferry, bus via Zestaponi
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Vathy Samouferry Bsf
- Take the ferry from Samos to Kusadasiferry
- Take the bus from Kuşadası to Izmir Otogarbus
- Take the bus from Izmir Otogar to Zestafonibus
- Take the bus from Zestafoni to Kropotkin Bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Kropotkin Bus station to Gelendzhikbus
2d 11h₽21,160–38,666Fly to Sochi International Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Sochi International Airport (AER)plane ATH - AER
- Take the train from Adler to Krasnodar 1train
- Take the bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Gelendzhik Bus stationbus
21h 32m₽9,935–25,848Bus
- Take the bus from Athens to Istanbulbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Aksaray to Zestafonibus
- Take the bus from Zestafoni to Kropotkin Bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Kropotkin Bus station to Gelendzhikbus
2d 13h₽21,271–28,757Train, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Athens to Thessalonikitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou Bus Stop to Istanbul Esenler Otogaribus
- Take the bus from Emniyet Otogar to Vladikavkaz 1 Bus stationbus
- Take the train from Beslan to Abinskaiatrain
- Take the taxi from Abinskaia to Gelendzhiktaxi
2d 17h₽18,905–23,741Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Mytileneferry Hsw
- Take the ferry from Mytilene to Dikiliferry
- Take the bus from Dikili bus station to Bursa bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Bursa bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Gelendzhik Bus stationbus
3d₽14,689–34,170
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Krasnodar (KRR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Gelendzhik is to fly and train and bus which costs RUB 9500 - RUB 26000 and takes 21h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Gelendzhik is to fly and bus which takes 14h 25m and costs RUB 7500 - RUB 33000.
No, there is no direct bus from Athens to Gelendzhik. However, there are services departing from Athens and arriving at Gelendzhik via Istanbul Aksaray, Zestafoni and Kropotkin Bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 13h.
The distance between Athens and Gelendzhik is 1727 km.
The best way to get from Athens to Gelendzhik without a car is to ferry and bus via Zestaponi which takes 2 days 11h and costs RUB 21000 - RUB 39000.
It takes approximately 14h 25m to get from Athens to Gelendzhik, including transfers.
Athens to Gelendzhik bus services, operated by Crazy Holidays, depart from Athens station.
Athens to Gelendzhik bus services, operated by Crazy Holidays, arrive at Istanbul station.
Gelendzhik is 1h ahead of Athens. It is currently 4:12 AM in Athens and 5:12 AM in Gelendzhik.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Gelendzhik, Russia?
You can take a bus from Athens to Gelendzhik via Istanbul, Istanbul Aksaray, Zestafoni, and Kropotkin Bus station in around 2d 13h.
- Website
- aeroflot.ru
Flights from Athens International Airport to Krasnodar via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽5,500–30,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Krasnodar via Mykonos, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₽6,000–31,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Krasnodar via Thessaloniki, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽6,500–32,000
- Website
- flyredwings.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sochi International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽8,500–39,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sochi International Airport via Tbilisi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽8,500–26,000
- Website
- flyone.eu
Flights from Athens International Airport to Krasnodar via Erevan
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽9,000–27,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sochi International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₽7,500–22,000
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- Russian Railways
Train from Adler to Krasnodar 1
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽850–1,400
- Website
- Russian Railways
- Lastochka Train
- ₽1,000–1,400
- Commuter Electric Train
- ₽850–1,300
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Athens to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽2,900–4,300
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- Russian Railways
Train from Beslan to Abinskaia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽2,000–4,300
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽10,000–14,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽2,000–2,600
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽3,100–4,300
- Phone
- +7 (861) 238-71-77
- [email protected]
- Website
- Krasnodar Bus Terminal
Bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Gelendzhik Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽800–1,100
- Website
- Krasnodar Bus Terminal
Bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Gelendzhik Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽800–1,100
- Website
- Krasnodar Bus Terminal
Bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Gelendzhik Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽800–1,100
- Website
- Krasnodar Bus Terminal
- Phone
- 8-800-775-45-73
- Website
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Gelendzhik Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,100–1,600
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Gelendzhik Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,100–1,600
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Gelendzhik Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,100–1,600
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
- Phone
- +7 (8652) 23 47 41
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stavropol Bus Terminal
Bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Gelendzhik Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽750–1,100
- Schedules at
- Stavropol Bus Terminal
- Book at
- Regionbilet
- Website
- Stavropol Bus Terminal
Bus from Kropotkin Bus station to Gelendzhik
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽1,400–2,000
- Schedules at
- Stavropol Bus Terminal
- Book at
- Regionbilet
- Website
- Stavropol Bus Terminal
Bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Gelendzhik Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽750–1,100
- Schedules at
- Stavropol Bus Terminal
- Book at
- Regionbilet
- Website
- Stavropol Bus Terminal
Bus from Kropotkin Bus station to Gelendzhik
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽1,400–2,000
- Schedules at
- Stavropol Bus Terminal
- Book at
- Regionbilet
- Website
- Stavropol Bus Terminal
Bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Gelendzhik Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽750–1,100
- Schedules at
- Stavropol Bus Terminal
- Book at
- Regionbilet
- Website
- Stavropol Bus Terminal
- Phone
- 552 372 49 75
- Website
- izmirkusadasi.com
Bus from Kuşadası to Izmir Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₽423
- Schedules at
- izmirkusadasi.com
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- [email protected]
- Website
- Kamil Koç
Bus from Kuşadası to Izmir Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽450–650
- Schedules at
- Kamil Koç
Bus from Dikili bus station to Bursa bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽850–1,200
- Schedules at
- Kamil Koç
- Phone
- 0850 577 99 99
- [email protected]
- Website
- varan.com.tr
Bus from Kuşadası to Izmir Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽650–900
- Schedules at
- varan.com.tr
Bus from Dikili bus station to Bursa bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,100–2,500
- Schedules at
- varan.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 202 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
Bus from Kuşadası to Izmir Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽1,100–1,500
- Schedules at
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 811 5959
- [email protected]
- Website
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Kuşadası to Izmir Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Dikili bus station to Bursa bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- MetroTurizm
Bus from Kuşadası to Izmir Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽850–1,200
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- ₽850–1,200
Bus from Izmir Otogar to Zestafoni
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽5,500–8,000
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- ₽5,500–8,000
Bus from Istanbul Aksaray to Zestafoni
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽3,313–7,000
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- ₽4,900–7,000
- Phone
- +90 850 532 8888
- [email protected]
- Website
- aliosmanulusoy.com
Bus from Kuşadası to Izmir Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽200–260
- Schedules at
- aliosmanulusoy.com
- Phone
- 0850 304 09 09
- [email protected]
- Website
- didimseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Kuşadası to Izmir Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽800–1,000
- Schedules at
- didimseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 444 00 17
- [email protected]
- Website
- truvaturizm.com
Bus from Kuşadası to Izmir Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- truvaturizm.com
- Phone
- 0(850) 309 22 16
- [email protected]
- Website
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
Bus from Kuşadası to Izmir Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽700–950
- Schedules at
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
- Phone
- 0(850) 244 33 33
- [email protected]
- Website
- mersinnurturizm.com
Bus from Kuşadası to Izmir Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- mersinnurturizm.com
- Phone
- +995 555 68 50 05
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Zestafoni to Kropotkin Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₽9,348
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Zestafoni to Kropotkin Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₽9,348
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 2310241545
- [email protected]
- Website
- Crazy Holidays
Bus from Athens to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₽7,000–11,000
- Website
- Crazy Holidays
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- Arda Tur
Bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou Bus Stop to Istanbul Esenler Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽7,973
- Website
- Arda Tur
- Website
- luksyilmazturizm.com
Bus from Emniyet Otogar to Vladikavkaz 1 Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₽4,848
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- luksyilmazturizm.com
Bus from Bursa bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₽8,000
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- luksyilmazturizm.com
- Phone
- 0850 600 00 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- efetur.com.tr
Bus from Dikili bus station to Bursa bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- efetur.com.tr
- Phone
- 0 850 333 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from Dikili bus station to Bursa bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,200–1,600
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- [email protected]
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Vathy Samou
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽5,500–14,000
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₽6,500–17,000
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
- Phone
- +30 210 89 19 800
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hellenic Seaways
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Vathy Samou
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₽4,300–6,000
- Website
- Hellenic Seaways
- Airplane Type Seats
- ₽4,300–6,000
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽4,700–6,500
- Website
- Hellenic Seaways
- Airplane Type Seats
- ₽4,700–6,500
- Phone
- +90 2327121808
- [email protected]
- Website
- Turyol
Ferry from Samos to Kusadasi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽2,600–3,700
- Website
- Turyol
- Phone
- 0 850 222 44 36
- [email protected]
- Website
- Istanbul Deniz Otobusleri
Ferry from Samos to Kusadasi
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽340–4,063
- Website
- Istanbul Deniz Otobusleri
- Economy
- ₽340–480
Ferry from Mytilene to Dikili
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₽360–3,160
- Website
- Istanbul Deniz Otobusleri
- Economy
- ₽360–500
- Phone
- +30 694 415 6070
- [email protected]
- Website
- Makri Travel
Ferry from Samos to Kusadasi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽60–3,300
- Website
- Makri Travel
- Phone
- +90 252 316 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- Turkish Sealines
Ferry from Samos to Kusadasi
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽3,200–4,100
- Website
- Turkish Sealines
- Phone
- +90 (256) 612 88 88
- [email protected]
- Website
- Meander Travel
Ferry from Samos to Kusadasi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽3,290–3,340
- Website
- Meander Travel
- Phone
- +90 533 739 00 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bodrum Express Lines
Ferry from Mytilene to Dikili
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽3,100–5,500
- Website
- Bodrum Express Lines
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Estimated price
- ₽950–1,200
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