There are 8 ways to get from Balıkesir to Athens by bus, plane, ferry, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Balikesir to Izmir Otogarbus
- Fly from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane ADB - ATH
7h 55m€109–298Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Balıkesir to Bandırmabus
- Take the bus from Bandırma bus station to Lapseki bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Lapseki to Keşanbus
- Take the bus from Keşan to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
19h 1m€76–176Bus, ferry via Küçükköy
- Take the bus from Balıkesir Toplu Taşıma Merkezi to Sarımsaklıbus 102
- Take the ferry from Port of Ayvalik to Mytileneferry
- Take the ferry from Mytilene to Port of Piraeusferry Hsw
17h 30m€88–238Bus, bus to Istanbul Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Balıkesir bus station to Bursa bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Bursa to Istanbul Airport Busbus
- Fly from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane IST - ATH
10h 7m€86–235Bus, bus to Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos, fly
- Take the bus from Balıkesir to Keşanbus
- Take the bus from Keşan to Alexandroupolibus
- Fly from Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos (AXD) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane AXD - ATH
10h 37m€111–258Bus to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Balıkesir to İstanbul Dudullubus
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane SAW - ATH
10h 18m€162–324Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Balikesir to Ayvalıkbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Ayvalik to Mytileneferry
- Take the ferry from Mytilene to Port of Piraeusferry Hsw
18h 5m€87–235Bus
- Take the bus from Balıkesir to Keşanbus
- Take the bus from Keşan to Athensbus
20h 14m€93–133
İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Balıkesir to Athens is to bus which costs €90 - €140 and takes 20h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Balıkesir to Athens is to bus and fly which takes 7h 55m and costs €100 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Balıkesir to Athens. However, there are services departing from Balıkesir Toplu Taşıma Merkezi and arriving at Athens via Balıkesir and Keşan. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 14m.
The distance between Balıkesir and Athens is 516 km.
The best way to get from Balıkesir to Athens without a car is to bus and ferry via Küçükköy which takes 17h 30m and costs €85 - €240.
It takes approximately 7h 55m to get from Balıkesir to Athens, including transfers.
Balıkesir to Athens bus services, operated by Balikesir Uludağ, depart from Balıkesir station.
Balıkesir to Athens bus services, operated by Balikesir Uludağ, arrive at Keşan station.
Athens is 1h behind Balıkesir. It is currently 2:41 PM in Balıkesir and 1:41 PM in Athens.
There are 12934+ hotels available in Athens.
What companies run services between Balıkesir, Turkey and Athens, Greece?
You can take a bus from Balıkesir Toplu Taşıma Merkezi to Athens via Balıkesir, Keşan, and Keşan in around 20h 14m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Athens International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Athens International Airport via Santorini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–200
Flights from Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos to Athens International Airport via Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €40–200
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Athens International Airport via İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–210
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–190
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Thessaloniki to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
- Phone
- 0 850 333 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from Balikesir to Izmir Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from Balıkesir to Bandırma
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from Bandırma bus station to Lapseki bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from Balıkesir bus station to Bursa bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from Balıkesir to İstanbul Dudullu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from Balikesir to Ayvalık
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- MetroTurizm
Bus from Balikesir to Izmir Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- €12–17
Bus from Balikesir to Ayvalık
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- €10–16
- Phone
- 444 40 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- balikesirulasim.com.tr
Bus from Balıkesir Toplu Taşıma Merkezi to Sarımsaklı
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7
- Schedules at
- balikesirulasim.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 811 5959
- [email protected]
- Website
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Balıkesir Toplu Taşıma Merkezi to Sarımsaklı
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Balıkesir bus station to Bursa bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 202 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
Bus from Balıkesir to Bandırma
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–17
- Schedules at
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
Bus from Bandırma bus station to Lapseki bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Schedules at
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
Bus from Lapseki to Keşan
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–17
- Schedules at
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
Bus from Balıkesir bus station to Bursa bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–18
- Schedules at
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
Bus from Balıkesir to Keşan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–23
- Schedules at
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
Bus from Balıkesir to İstanbul Dudullu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Schedules at
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
Bus from Balıkesir to Keşan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–23
- Schedules at
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- [email protected]
- Website
- Kamil Koç
Bus from Bandırma bus station to Lapseki bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Schedules at
- Kamil Koç
Bus from Balıkesir bus station to Bursa bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- Kamil Koç
- Phone
- 0546 717 17 17
- [email protected]
- Website
- bigakale.com.tr
Bus from Bandırma bus station to Lapseki bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- bigakale.com.tr
- Phone
- +90 850 532 8888
- [email protected]
- Website
- aliosmanulusoy.com
Bus from Bandırma bus station to Lapseki bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Schedules at
- aliosmanulusoy.com
- Phone
- 0850 600 00 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- efetur.com.tr
Bus from Bandırma bus station to Lapseki bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- efetur.com.tr
Bus from Balıkesir bus station to Bursa bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- efetur.com.tr
- Phone
- +30 2310241545
- [email protected]
- Website
- Crazy Holidays
Bus from Keşan to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–75
- Website
- Crazy Holidays
Bus from Keşan to Alexandroupoli
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Crazy Holidays
Bus from Keşan to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- Crazy Holidays
- Phone
- 0850 222 59 59
- [email protected]
- Website
- istanbulseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Balıkesir bus station to Bursa bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20
- Schedules at
- istanbulseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Bursa to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16
- Schedules at
- istanbulseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 577 99 99
- [email protected]
- Website
- varan.com.tr
Bus from Balıkesir bus station to Bursa bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Schedules at
- varan.com.tr
Bus from Balıkesir to İstanbul Dudullu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–24
- Schedules at
- varan.com.tr
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- Arda Tur
Bus from Keşan to Alexandroupoli
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €33
- Website
- Arda Tur
- Phone
- 0545 783 50 61
- [email protected]
- Website
- jalemtur.com
Ferry from Port of Ayvalik to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–40
- Schedules at
- jalemtur.com
- Phone
- +30 210 89 19 800
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hellenic Seaways
Ferry from Mytilene to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- Hellenic Seaways
- Airplane Type Seats
- €50–75
Ferry from Mytilene to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- Hellenic Seaways
- Airplane Type Seats
- €50–75
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- [email protected]
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Mytilene to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €75–190
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Mytilene to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €75–190
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
- Phone
- +90 2327121808
- [email protected]
- Website
- Turyol
Ferry from Port of Ayvalik to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €29–30
- Website
- Turyol
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