There are 5 ways to get from Greek Islands to Istanbul by unknown, plane, car ferry, bus, car, or train
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Travel, fly to Istanbul
best- Walk from Greek Islands to Athens-Airport-ATHunknown
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Istanbul (IST)plane ATH - IST
3h 38mTravel, car ferry, bus
- Walk from Greek Islands to Port of Serifosunknown
- Take the car ferry from Port of Serifos to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Take the bus from Athens to Istanbulbus
20h 5mTravel, car ferry, bus via Kavála
- Walk from Greek Islands to Port of Serifosunknown
- Take the car ferry from Port of Serifos to Lavriocarferry
- Take the car ferry from Lavrio to Kavalacarferry
- Take the bus from Kavala Central Bus Station to Istanbul Otogaribus
29h 26mTravel, car ferry, drive
- Walk from Greek Islands to Port of Serifosunknown
- Take the car ferry from Port of Serifos to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Drive from Port of Piraeus to Istanbulcar
15h 36mTravel, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, Metro
- Walk from Greek Islands to Athens-Airport-ATHunknown
- 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 50m
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Greek Islands and Istanbul is 651 km.
The best way to get from Greek Islands to Istanbul without a car is to travel and car ferry and bus which takes 20h 5m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 38m to get from Greek Islands to Istanbul, including transfers.
There are 4396+ hotels available in Istanbul.
What companies run services between Greek Islands, Greece and Istanbul, Turkey?
There is no direct connection from Greek Islands to Istanbul. However, you can travel to Athens-Airport-ATH airport, fly to Istanbul (IST), walk to Istanbul Airport, take the train to Gayrettepe, then take the train to Vezneciler. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Greek Islands to Istanbul via Port of Serifos, Port of Piraeus, Piraeus, Athens, ΣΤ. Λαρισησ, Μεταξουργειο, and Athens in around 20h 5m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,300–20,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Istanbul via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,300–9,500
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,300–20,000
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
- ₺1,700–11,000
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Athens International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,000–8,000
- Phone
- +90 850 252 88 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- 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
- +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
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Kavala Central Bus Station to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,500–2,100
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺1,500–2,100
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- [email protected]
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Kavala Central Bus Station to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–2,000
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- [email protected]
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Port of Serifos to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,500–6,500
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Lavrio to Kavala
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–22,000
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Port of Serifos to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,500–6,500
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
- Phone
- +30 210 46 10 500
- [email protected]
- Website
- magicseaferries.gr
Car ferry from Port of Serifos to Lavrio
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,200–3,800
- Schedules at
- magicseaferries.gr
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