There are 6 ways to get from Athens to Stanbul House, Istanbul by plane, tram, train, bus, ferry, car ferry, or car
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Fly to Istanbul, tram
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Istanbul (IST)plane ATH - IST
- Take the tram from Alibeyköy to Balattram
3h 13m₺5,188–11,826Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Athens to Istanbulbus
15h 26m₺4,447–6,440Train, bus
- Take the train from Athens to Thessalonikitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou Bus Stop to Istanbul Esenler Otogaribus Arda-Tur
15h 19m₺4,663–6,936Ferry, car ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Mytileneferry Hsw
- Take the car ferry from Mytilene to Port of Ayvalikcarferry
- Take the bus from Ayvalik to Istanbul Alibeyköybus
24h 15m₺5,748–7,313Drive 1,056.6 km
- Drive from Athens to Stanbul House, Istanbulcar 1,056.6 km
11h 51m₺10,577–15,277Fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, Metro
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane ATH - SAW
- Take the train from Sabiha Gokcen Airport to Ayrılık Çeşmesitrain
3h 36m₺8,986–22,344
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Stanbul House, Istanbul is to bus which costs 4.400 ₺ - 6.500 ₺ and takes 15h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Stanbul House, Istanbul is to fly and tram which takes 3h 13m and costs 5.000 ₺ - 12.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Athens to Stanbul House, Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Athens and arriving at Draman via Fatih. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 26m.
The distance between Athens and Stanbul House, Istanbul is 622 km. The road distance is 1056.6 km.
The best way to get from Athens to Stanbul House, Istanbul without a car is to train and bus which takes 15h 19m and costs 4.600 ₺ - 7.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 3h 13m to get from Athens to Stanbul House, Istanbul, including transfers.
Athens to Stanbul House, Istanbul bus services, operated by Crazy Holidays, depart from Athens station.
Athens to Stanbul House, Istanbul bus services, operated by Crazy Holidays, arrive at Istanbul station.
Yes, the driving distance between Athens to Stanbul House, Istanbul is 1057 km. It takes approximately 11h 51m to drive from Athens to Stanbul House, Istanbul.
There are 4424+ hotels available in Stanbul House, Istanbul.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Stanbul House, Istanbul, Turkey?
Crazy Holidays operates a bus from Athens to Istanbul once a week. Tickets cost ₺4,400–6,500 and the journey takes 15h.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,400–20,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Istanbul via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,400–9,500
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,400–20,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Istanbul via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–20,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,600–20,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–11,000
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Athens International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,000–7,500
- Phone
- +90 850 252 88 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- metro.istanbul
Tram from Alibeyköy to Balat
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺42
- Schedules at
- metro.istanbul
Train from Sabiha Gokcen Airport to Ayrılık Çeşmesi
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺42
- Schedules at
- metro.istanbul
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Athens to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–2,600
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou Bus Stop to Istanbul Esenler Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,800–4,300
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Ayvalik to Istanbul Alibeyköy
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–1,700
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺1,200–1,700
- Phone
- +30 2310241545
- [email protected]
- Website
- crazyholidays.gr
Bus from Athens to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,400–6,500
- Website
- https://www.crazyholidays.gr/root.en.aspx
- Phone
- +30 210 89 19 800
- [email protected]
- Website
- hellenicseaways.gr
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,800–4,000
- Website
- https://www.hellenicseaways.gr/en-gb
- Airplane Type Seats
- ₺2,800–4,000
- Phone
- +90 266 331 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- ugurjalelines.com
Car ferry from Mytilene to Port of Ayvalik
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,620–1,660
- Schedules at
- ugurjalelines.com
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