I will be gogin from Istanbul to Athens in August. A wet blanket coz all flights aer full. <BR> <BR>Anyone got any idea as to what alternative I have to get from istanbul to athens? Maybe train or bus or by sea ?

As I understand it, going from Turkey to Greece by anything other than air is a two-step process. You first need to take a ferry from Turkey to one of the Greek islands close to the coast of Turkey, and then fly or ferry from that island to Athens. Here's a website that describes the process in detail: <BR>http://www.dis.uu.se/~pierref/travel...e.html#borders <BR> <BR>Train/bus is REALLY long, and I'm not sure what effect the ongoing conflict in the Balkans has had on this mode of travel.

My husband and I took a ferry from Kusadasi, Turkey to Samos, Greece. It took about 2 hours, we spent one night in Samos before flying to Athens. The cost of the flight was about $60, I'm not sure what the ferry cost.

Samuel <BR> <BR>An Athens Fodorite (I think it was Panos) posted an address a few months ago of a bus service operating daily (except Sunday) between Athens and Istanbul. Hopefully the bus company's licence allows them to return from Istanbul to Athens with passengers! <BR> <BR>If you are interested the address is:- <BR> <BR>http://www.ose.gr/eng/buses1.htm#timetables <BR> <BR>Bill

We just returned. Fly Istanbul to Izmir ($80, 45 minutes), taxi Izmir to Kusadasi ($30, 45 minutes), ferry Kusadasi to Samos ($30, 2 hours), fly Samos to Athens ($60, 45 minutes). Kusadasi is definitely worth a stop for the ruins at Ephesus and other nearby sites.

tks people. <BR> <BR>Anyway i manage to get an airticket. Cost me about US$220 each. <BR> <BR>U guys r great!!!

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