There are 9 ways to get from Esenler to Greece by plane, bus, train, or car
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Fly Istanbul to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane IST - HER
4h 44m€78–194Bus, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Thessaloniki stationbus Arda-Tur
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
15h 39m€90–141Drive 1,048.9 km
- Drive from Esenler to Athenscar 1,048.9 km
11h 33m€191–275Metro to Istanbul, fly to Athens International Airport
- Take the train from Oruç Reis to Kağıthanetrain
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane IST - ATH
4h 56m€86–207Metro to Istanbul, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Take the train from Oruç Reis to Kağıthanetrain
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane IST - SKG
5h 20m€89–204Metro to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, fly to Athens International Airport
- Take the train from Ayrılık Çeşmesi to Sabiha Gokcen Airporttrain
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane SAW - ATH
5h 36m€162–399Fly Istanbul to Rhodes International Airport
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Rhodes International Airport (RHO)plane IST - RHO
7h 12m€98–185Bus
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Athensbus
16h 11m€81–121Bus via Komotini
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Komotinibus
- Take the bus from Komotini to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTELbus
17h 25m€95–106
Esenler to Greece by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Esenler to Greece is to bus which costs €80 - €130 and takes 16h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Esenler to Greece is to fly which takes 4h 44m and costs €75 - €200.
No, there is no direct bus from Esenler to Greece. However, there are services departing from Istanbul and arriving at Athens via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 11m.
The distance between Esenler and Greece is 773 km. The road distance is 1048.9 km.
The best way to get from Esenler to Greece without a car is to bus and train which takes 15h 39m and costs €90 - €150.
It takes approximately 4h 44m to get from Esenler to Greece, including transfers.
Esenler to Greece bus services, operated by Crazy Holidays, depart from Istanbul station.
The best way to get from Esenler to Greece is to fly which takes 4h 44m and costs €75 - €200. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €80 - €130 and takes 16h 11m.
Esenler to Greece bus services, operated by Crazy Holidays, arrive at Athens station.
Yes, the driving distance between Esenler to Greece is 1049 km. It takes approximately 11h 33m to drive from Esenler to Greece.
What companies run services between Esenler, Turkey and Greece?
Aegean Airlines, Turkish Airlines, and Sky Express fly from Istanbul (IST) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) every 4 hours. Alternatively, Crazy Holidays operates a bus from Istanbul to Athens once a week. Tickets cost €80–120 and the journey takes 15h.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–190
Flights from Istanbul to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–420
Flights from Istanbul to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–340
Flights from Istanbul to Athens International Airport via Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Istanbul to Athens International Airport via Santorini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Istanbul to Athens International Airport via Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–350
Flights from Istanbul to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–390
Flights from Istanbul to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Istanbul to Rhodes International Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–410
Flights from Istanbul to Rhodes International Airport via Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–170
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–340
Flights from Istanbul to Athens International Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–340
Flights from Istanbul to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–390
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Istanbul to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–340
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Istanbul to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–180
Flights from Istanbul to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–140
Flights from Istanbul to Rhodes International Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–200
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €26–160
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Thessaloniki to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +90 850 252 88 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- metro.istanbul
Train from Oruç Reis to Kağıthane
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €1
- Schedules at
- metro.istanbul
Train from Oruç Reis to Kağıthane
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €1
- Schedules at
- metro.istanbul
Train from Ayrılık Çeşmesi to Sabiha Gokcen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €1
- Schedules at
- metro.istanbul
- 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
- €60–95
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- +30 2310241545
- [email protected]
- Website
- crazyholidays.gr
Bus from Istanbul to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- https://www.crazyholidays.gr/root.en.aspx
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- [email protected]
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul to Komotini
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–29
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul to Komotini
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–29
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- €20–29
- Phone
- +30 25310 22912
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelrodopis.gr
Bus from Komotini to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75
- Schedules at
- ktelrodopis.gr
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