Cheapest€23.28
- FlixBus FB393109:037h 21m16:24Antalya OtogarIstanbul Esenler Otogar
Door to door 8h 5mCO2 13.0 kgChanges 0Changeable for a fee
Antalya to Istanbul bus
Buses from Antalya to Istanbul start at €26.03 and take 7h 3m at their fastest.
The Buses from Antalya to Istanbul starts at €26.03 and takes 7h 3m door to door, run by 1 operator over 481 km, with around 12 departures a day. Fares bottom out about 45 days before departure.
- 7h 3mDoor to door
- 6h 19mMoving
- €26.03From
- 13.0 kgCO2
The cheapest and the fastest on September 28, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
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 | €23.28 | 7h 1m | 72 km/h | Changeable | Power outlets, Restrooms, Wi-Fi |
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When to book Antalya to Istanbul
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €28.2390 days
- €18.8860 days
- €18.3345 days
- €18.8830 days
- €26.5821 days
- €27.6814 days
- €33.737 days
- €31.533 days
- €44.731 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €18.33.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 144 percent. The most expensive point is €44.73, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 45 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €34.28Sun
- €27.13Mon
- €26.03Tue
- €29.33Wed
- €37.03Thu
- €31.53Fri
- €27.68Sat
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Antalya
Bus
- Antalya Otogar
- Antalya Districts Terminal
Istanbul
Bus
- Istanbul Esenler Otogar
- İGS
What the journey actually 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 481 km against 481 km in a straight line, a detour of 2 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Antalya at 06:50 and the last at 20:50, across 12 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Buses against the other ways to make this journey
The same corridor, door to door, with every mode that runs it.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 4h 12m | 1h 2m | 3h 10m | €53.24 | 121.8 kg | 32 |
| Coach | 7h 3m | 6h 19m | 44m | €26.03 | 13.0 kg | 12 |
Questions about Antalya to Istanbul
The questions people actually ask about this trip, 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 the Coach from Antalya to Istanbul take?
The Coach from Antalya to Istanbul takes 7h 3m door to door, of which 6h 19m is spent moving. The route runs 481 km. The difference between the two times is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end, which every time on this page includes.
How much does the Coach from Antalya to Istanbul cost?
The Coach from Antalya to Istanbul starts at €26.03 for one passenger, checked on September 28, 2026. A typical fare is €28.23. Both are the total including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so the price here is the price at checkout.
Who runs the Coach from Antalya to Istanbul?
1 operators run the Coach from Antalya to Istanbul: FlixBus. Between them they file around 12 departures a day. The operator table on this page compares them on fare, journey time, cruising speed, fare conditions and what is provided on board.
Which terminal does the Coach from Antalya to Istanbul use?
The Coach from Antalya to Istanbul leaves from Antalya Otogar and arrives at Istanbul Esenler Otogar. Allow about 44m for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one. That time is already inside every door to door figure quoted on this page.
Is the Coach the best way from Antalya to Istanbul?
Traveling from Antalya to Istanbul by Flight costs €53.24 and takes 4h 12m door to door, against 7h 3m by Coach. Which is better depends on whether the money or the hours matter more on this trip. The comparison table on this page shows every mode side by side.
When should I book the Coach from Antalya to Istanbul?
Fares for the Coach from Antalya to Istanbul bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €18.33. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time across the window is 144 percent, measured on September 28, 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.
How much CO2 does the Coach from Antalya to Istanbul produce?
The Coach from Antalya to Istanbul produces about 13.0 kg of CO2 per passenger over 481 km, which works out at roughly 27 grams per passenger kilometer. That figure is for the whole journey and for one traveler, not for the vehicle.
What is provided on board the Coach from Antalya to Istanbul?
Operators on the Coach from Antalya to Istanbul publish Power outlets, Restrooms, Wi-Fi. That is what 1 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets, across a journey of 7h 3m door to door. Where a carrier publishes nothing, this page lists nothing for it.
Where these numbers come from
Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
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 modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Antalya to Istanbul on September 12, 2026: 481 km of route against 481 km in a straight line, 12 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €26.03, and 7h 3m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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