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Several Turkish bus companies
run big, comfortable buses between Istanbul's Büyük
Otogar (Main Bus Terminal)
and the Pelopponese Bus Station (Stathmos
Pelopponisou Praktorio OSE) in Athens,
Greece, stopping at Xanthi (İskeçe), Komotini (Gümülcine), Thessaloniki (Selanik)
and Larissa. There
is at least one bus per day.
You may be able to buy your bus ticket
online, although the bus company website
ticketing pages are all in Turkish.
If you have difficulty, my friends
at Backpackers
Travel can
help you to buy bus tickets and train tickets,
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It's about a 12-hour ride between Istanbul and Thessaloniki,
with a stop at Alexandroupolis along
the way. It's a 20- to 22-hour ride
(1150 km/715 miles) between Istanbul and Athens,
with stops for meals, toilet, and smoking,
but no hotel (overnight) stop.
The one-way fare (single)
between Istanbul and Thessaloniki is
about TL95;
between Istanbul and Athens TL140.
Round-trip (return) fares may be discounted
about 12%.
Click on the company names to go to
their websites.
METRO
TURIZM (International
Routes: No. 121-122)
Metro operates three buses daily between Istanbul and
Thessaloniki, one of which continues to Athens. Their
website is only in Turkish, but you can still get info
from it. Keep in mind that in Turkish 'Athens' is 'Atina,'
and 'Thessaloniki' is 'Selanik.'
Online Bilet = Online
Ticket
Nereden =
From
Nereye = To
Tarih = Date (dd/mm/yyyy)
Seferleri Listele =
List departures
Güzergah = Route
Peron = Gate (at the
bus terminal)
Kalkış = Departure time
Varış = Arrival time
Otobüs = Type of bus
Liste Fiyatı = List
price (of ticket)
METRO Fiyatı = Discounted
price
Seç = Select
After selecting the departure you
want, you input your Passenger Information:
Koltuk No = Seat
number (automatically filled in from
the diagram above)
Cinsiyet = Gender
Bay = Mister
Bayan = Ms (Miss or
Mrs)
TC Kimlik No = Turkish
National Identity Card number
Ad = First (Given) Name
Soyad = Last (Family) Name
I don't know whether you can buy a
ticket online without a Turkish ID
number.
You pay for your seat with a credit
card:
Telefon = Telephone
E-Mail = Email
Fırsat Kodu =
Promotional Code
Kontrol Et = Verify
Ödenecek Tutar = Amount
to be paid
Kredi kartı üzerindeki isim =
Name on credit card
Kredi Kartı Numarası =
Credit card number
Son Kullanma Tarihi =
Expiration date
Kredi Kartı Tipi = Credit
card type (VISA & MasterCard accepted)
CVV Kod = Card Verification
Value (security code)
Satın Al = Purchase
DERYA
TUR (Büyük
Otogar Office No. 57)
Tel: +90 (212) 658 0292, -0293, -0298,
-0299
Routes from Istanbul to Athens.
You can reserve a place and/or buy
a ticket on the Derya
Tur website. Although it
has an English
section, the ticket-buying
process is all in Turkish:
Tarih = Date (days
of the week and months)
Bineceğim Yer = Boarding
location (From)
İneceğim Yer = Alighting
location (To)
İlçeleri Göster =
Show intermediate points
Yolcu Sayısı = Number
of travelers
İşlem Tipi = Type
of Operation
Satış = Sale
Rezervasyon = Reservation
Satış seçeneğinde size daha fazla
koltuk seçimi sunulabilmektedir. =
A larger selection of seats is available
for Sales (ie, fewer for Reservations).
İleri = Forward (Next)
On the next screen:
Saat = Departure
time
Güzergah = Route
Sefer = Journey
Molalı = With rest
stops
Oto = Type of bus
Süre = Duration
Internet = Internet
fare
Özellik = Special
services
Seç = Select
Geri = Back (previous screen)
Önceki Gün = Previous
day
Sonraki Gün = Following
day
TurkeyTravelPlanner.com also
has a page for buses
to Bulgaria and other Balkan countries.
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