There are 10 ways to get from Greece to Bursa by plane, bus, train, car, car ferry, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Athens International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane ATH - SAW
- Take the bus from Gebze to Bursabus
7h 40m₺9,132–17,452Fly Athens International Airport to Istanbul, bus
cheapest- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Istanbul (IST)plane ATH - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Bursabus
8h 32m₺4,550–11,350Train, bus
- Take the train from Athens to Thessalonikitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou Bus Stop to Istanbul Esenler Otogaribus
- Take the train from Yenikapi to Gebzetrain
- Take the bus from Gebze to Bursabus
18h 50m₺7,390–8,519Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Athens to Lavriocar
- Take the carferry from Lavrio to Kavalacarferry
- Drive from Kavala to Bursacar
21h 10m₺15,106–29,376Fly Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Istanbul, bus
- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Istanbul (IST)plane SKG - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Bursabus
8h 26m₺5,961–13,961Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Istanbul, bus
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Istanbul (IST)plane HER - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Bursabus
8h 4m₺5,110–12,924Fly Athens International Airport to Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos, bus
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos (AXD)plane ATH - AXD
- Take the bus from Alexandroupoli Evros Bus Station to Istanbul Esenler Otogaribus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogar to Bursabus
11h 11m₺6,500–14,350Bus
- Take the bus from Athens to Istanbulbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogar to Bursabus
19h 57m₺5,088–7,869Ferry, car ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Mytileneferry Hsw
- Take the carferry from Mytilene to Port of Ayvalikcarferry
- Take the bus from Ayvalık to Bursabus
22h 24m₺5,257–13,587Ferry, car ferry, bus via Bursa
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Mytileneferry Hsw
- Take the carferry from Mytilene to Port of Ayvalikcarferry
- Take the bus from Ayvalik to Bursabus
23h 34m₺5,457–14,037
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Greece to Bursa is to bus which costs 5.000 ₺ - 8.000 ₺ and takes 19h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Greece to Bursa is to fly and bus which takes 7h 40m and costs 9.000 ₺ - 18.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Greece to Bursa. However, there are services departing from Athens and arriving at Bursa via İskenderpaşa and Istanbul Otogar. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 57m.
The distance between Greece and Bursa is 726 km.
The best way to get from Greece to Bursa without a car is to train and bus which takes 18h 50m and costs 7.000 ₺ - 8.500 ₺.
It takes approximately 7h 40m to get from Greece to Bursa, including transfers.
Greece to Bursa bus services, operated by Crazy Holidays, depart from Athens station.
Greece to Bursa bus services, operated by Crazy Holidays, arrive at Istanbul station.
Bursa is 1h ahead of Greece. It is currently 10:55 AM in Greece and 11:55 AM in Bursa.
There are 152+ hotels available in Bursa.
What companies run services between Greece and Bursa, Turkey?
You can take a bus from Athens to Bursa via Istanbul, İskenderpaşa, Bayrampaşa Devlet Hastanesi, and Istanbul Otogar in around 19h 57m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,900–13,000
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Istanbul via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,900–13,000
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–12,000
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Istanbul via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–20,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,100–12,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Istanbul via Mykonos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,100–11,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Istanbul via Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,100–12,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Istanbul via Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,100–11,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,200–12,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–9,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,100–12,000
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Athens International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,100–10,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,600–7,500
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–12,000
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Athens to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–2,700
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- [email protected]
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Yenikapi to Gebze
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺100–150
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- MetroTurizm
Bus from Gebze to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺500–800
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- ₺500–800
Bus from Gebze to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺500–800
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- ₺500–800
Bus from Istanbul Otogar to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺600–1,400
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- ₺600–900
Bus from Istanbul Otogar to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺600–1,400
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- ₺600–900
Bus from Ayvalik to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺850–1,300
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- ₺850–1,300
- 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
- ₺4,910
- Website
- Arda Tur
Bus from Alexandroupoli Evros Bus Station to Istanbul Esenler Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,672
- Website
- Arda Tur
- Phone
- 0850 222 59 59
- [email protected]
- Website
- istanbulseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺850
- Schedules at
- istanbulseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺850
- Schedules at
- istanbulseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺850
- Schedules at
- istanbulseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- +30 2310241545
- [email protected]
- Website
- Crazy Holidays
Bus from Alexandroupoli Evros Bus Station to Istanbul Esenler Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,400–3,300
- Website
- Crazy Holidays
Bus from Athens to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,400–6,500
- Website
- Crazy Holidays
- Phone
- 0 850 333 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from Ayvalık to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺650–850
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- [email protected]
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Lavrio to Kavala
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺9,000–20,000
- Website
- Seajets
- Phone
- +30 210 89 19 800
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hellenic Seaways
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,900–4,000
- Website
- Hellenic Seaways
- Airplane Type Seats
- ₺2,900–4,000
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,900–4,000
- Website
- Hellenic Seaways
- Airplane Type Seats
- ₺2,900–4,000
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- [email protected]
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–11,000
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–11,000
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
- 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
- ₺1,640–1,670
- Schedules at
- ugurjalelines.com
Car ferry from Mytilene to Port of Ayvalik
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,640–1,670
- Schedules at
- ugurjalelines.com
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