Istanbul to Nicosia runs about 32 times a day, with the first departure around 06:12 and the last around 20:54. One passenger pays between €63.86 and €67.40, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. The fastest door to door is 4h 33m over 778 km, on services run by 4 operators across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
The spread between the cheapest and dearest typical fare on this corridor, across 4 operators and 1 way of making the journey. The operator sets the price on the day.
Typical fares · Priced for 5 October 2026
€63.86 to €67.40
- 170%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving Istanbul
No operator has filed a timetable for this direction yet, so the first and last departure below follow the pattern of the corridor. Read them as the shape of the service day rather than as times to turn up for.
- 06:12First departure
- 20:54Last departure
- 32Services per day
- 100%Run direct
Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €145.28Fri18
- about €150.00Sat19
- about €114.01Sun20
- about €100.44Mon21
- about €96.90Tue22
- about €103.39Wed23
- about €103.98Thu24
- about €96.31Fri25
- about €99.85Sat26
- about €93.95Sun27
- about €80.38Mon28
- about €79.20Tue29
- about €86.87Wed30
- about €82.15Thu1
- about €76.25Fri2
- about €78.61Sat3
- about €73.30Sun4
- about €63.86Mon5
- about €63.86Tue6
- about €66.81Wed7
- about €83.33Thu8
Based on what this route has cost recently. The operator sets the price on the day, and the live fare is confirmed when you book.
The flight gets you into Nicosia. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
A room in Nicosia for the night the flight gets in
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When to book Istanbul to Nicosia
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €68.5890 days
- €53.8360 days
- €63.2745 days
- €68.5830 days
- €83.3321 days
- €82.1514 days
- €103.987 days
- €114.013 days
- €145.281 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €53.83.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 170 percent. The dearest point is €145.28, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.
This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Istanbul to Nicosia and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.
The shape of it
778 km
755 km as the crow flies, 3% further by the route services take. The bearing runs south-east.
Who lives at each end
15,701,602 → 200,452
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
How we know
0/2
2 of these connections were inferred from service-area overlap rather than observed in a timetable. We would rather say so.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 778 km against 755 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
The fare from ECN into Nicosia is the one price on this journey we cannot show you, because it is not ours.
A car waiting when you land in Nicosia
Settled in advance, so the ride into Nicosia costs what it said it would rather than what the rank says.
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Who runs this route
The flight gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Left luggage near Nicosia Bus Station
Most of the points near Nicosia Bus Station open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Istanbul to Nicosia
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Istanbul to Nicosia?
The fastest journey from Istanbul to Nicosia takes 4h 33m door to door, of which 1h 24m is spent moving, on the flight. Most services take around 4h 38m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Istanbul to Nicosia?
The cheapest fare from Istanbul to Nicosia is €63.86, as of 17 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €106.34. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Nicosia?
The cheapest way from Istanbul to Nicosia is by flight, at €63.86 for one passenger on 5 October 2026. That journey takes 4h 34m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Istanbul to Nicosia?
Fares from Istanbul to Nicosia bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €53.83. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 170 percent, measured on 17 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Istanbul to Nicosia?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Istanbul to Nicosia, at €79.20. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 17 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Istanbul to Nicosia?
February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Istanbul to Nicosia, at €56.19 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs services from Istanbul to Nicosia?
No operator record names Istanbul to Nicosia directly. AJet, Freebird Airlines, Pegasus Airlines, Turkish Airlines publish service areas covering both ends and may serve it, so we list them as possible operators rather than confirmed ones.
Is there a direct service from Istanbul to Nicosia?
Every service we sell from Istanbul to Nicosia is direct, with around 32 departures a day and a fastest journey of 4h 33m door to door. No connection is needed, so there is no missed connection risk to plan around on this corridor.
Which station or terminal do services from Istanbul to Nicosia use?
Services from Istanbul to Nicosia by flight leave from Istanbul IST and arrive at Nicosia ECN. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Istanbul to Nicosia?
0 of the 4 operators we sell from Istanbul to Nicosia allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Derived from service area No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.
Where no operator publishes a fare for a corridor, the price here is our own estimate, worked out from the real distance and the real operator through a fare curve that follows lead time, day of the week and season. It tells you roughly what the journey costs. It is not a seat anyone has agreed to sell, and the payment step will not take it.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Istanbul to Nicosia on 17 September 2026: 778 km of route against 755 km in a straight line, 32 services a day, 4 operators a cheapest fare of €63.86, and 4h 33m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The flight is the simple part. What you do once you are in Nicosia is somebody else's catalogue.
Day trips out of Nicosia and across Cyprus
Day trips that leave Nicosia in the morning and cover a good part of Cyprus by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Istanbul reaches 343 places in 119 countries on services we hold, over distances from 19 to 11,424 km. Nicosia reaches 11 places in 2 countries, from 54 to 755 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Istanbul
- 343Places you can leave for
- 119Countries
- 105Operators
Arriving in Nicosia
Leaving Nicosia
- 11Places you can leave for
- 2Countries
- 10Operators