Bus tickets to Istanbul
44 origins, priced from the same engine that serves the search page.
44 places connect to Istanbul by Buses, across 6 countries, run by 1 operator. The cheapest arrival costs €10.07. Origins run from 89 km away to 1,274 km, with a median of 558 km.
Arriving in Istanbul
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
- 44Places you can arrive from
- 44Places you can leave for
- 6Countries
- 1Operators
Istanbul sits on the water, which usually settles which side of town you want to wake up on. Rooms are not ours to sell.
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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell by Buses, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 6 | 14% | Nilüfer, 89 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 16 | 36% | İzmir, 328 km |
| 600 to 1,500 km | 22 | 50% | Kayseri, 613 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Istanbul that we sell.
Bus operators
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 FlixBus | None | None | 72 km/h | Changeable | Power sockets, Toilets, Wi-Fi |
Stations, airports and ports in Istanbul
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Istanbul
- Istanbul Esenler Otogar
- İGS
Leaving Istanbul
Common questions about Bus tickets to Istanbul
Where can I travel to Istanbul by Buses from?
44 places connect to Istanbul by Buses on our network, across 6 countries. The nearest is 89 km away in a straight line and the furthest 1,274 km. Every one of them is a route we actually sell rather than a connection somebody could construct.
How much does the Buses to Istanbul cost?
The cheapest Buses fare into Istanbul is €10.07 for one passenger, across 44 origins over the next three weeks. The median origin is 558 km away in a straight line, which is the distance that fare should be read against.
How long does the Buses to Istanbul take?
The fastest Buses journey into Istanbul is 2h 13m door to door. The median origin sits 558 km away in a straight line, so most journeys on this list take considerably longer than the fastest one quoted here.
Which operators run the Buses to Istanbul?
1 operators run Buses services into Istanbul on our network: FlixBus. Each has its own fares and its own conditions, and every one of them is a real carrier from the published operator catalogue rather than a name we generated.
Which terminal does the Buses to Istanbul use?
Buses services into Istanbul use 2 named terminals, among them Istanbul Esenler Otogar, İGS. The terminal a given service uses is shown on the route page for that journey and again on the ticket, because a city with several is a city where the wrong one costs an hour.
Where these numbers come from
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modelled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Catchment, Fares, Door to door
Other ways to reach Istanbul
The coach gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Somewhere to leave the bags in Istanbul?
Most of the points near Istanbul Halkali open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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