Roma / Rome - Lazio - Italia / Italy

Istanbul to Rome

Compare trains, buses, flights and ferries from Istanbul to Rome. From €111.65, fastest 5h 21m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Traveling from Istanbul to Rome costs €111.65 at the cheapest and takes 5h 21m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 3 operators. The route covers 1,412 km. Cheapest is by flight, fastest is by flight.

Checked September 13, 2026Priced for September 30, 2026One passenger, all fees included

At a glance

Distance
1,412 km
Fastest
5h 21m
Average
5h 30m
Services per day
22
Cheapest
€111.65
CO2 per passenger
347.4 kg
Door to door

Every way to make this journey

Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 30, 2026.

Door to door means the whole journey, including reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. Fares are the cheapest sold on each mode.
ModeDoor to doorMovingAt the endsFromCO2Per day
Flight5h 22m2h 12m3h 10m€135.84347.4 kg22
  • 5h 22mFastest, by Flight
  • €135.84Cheapest, by Flight
  • 347.4 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
  • 1,412 kmDistance traveled
Real services

The cheapest and the fastest on September 30, 2026

Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.

Cheapest€111.65
  1. Turkish Airlines TA302007:301h 47m09:17Istanbul ISTBari BRI
  2. BlaBlaCar BB159710:245h 6m15:30Bari Largo SorrentinoRoma Tiburtina

Changes at Bari, with 67 minutes between services and a walk of about 14 minutes.

Door to door 9h 57mCO2 266.4 kgChanges 1Fixed, no changes

Fastest€167.70
  1. Pegasus Airlines PA366414:312h 12m16:43Istanbul SAWRome FCO

Door to door 5h 22mCO2 347.4 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes

Today's real departures

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.

Checking the live timetables.

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.

Prices over the next three weeks

Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.

Cheapest fare by mode and day for Istanbul to Rome
Cheapest fare by mode and day for Istanbul to RomeMonSep 14TueSep 15WedSep 16ThuSep 17FriSep 18SatSep 19SunSep 20MonSep 21TueSep 22WedSep 23ThuSep 24FriSep 25SatSep 26SunSep 27
Flight€210.18€207.82€181.86€229.65€198.38€223.16€173.01€142.92€135.84€138.79€191.89€167.11€182.45€137.02

Cheapest day: 2026-09-30 · €111.65

The trip ends at Roma Termini. Everything past the gates belongs to somebody else, the rooms included.

A hotel room

Where to stay in Rome

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Booking window

When to book Istanbul to Rome

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. €139.3890 days
  2. €116.3760 days
  3. €98.0845 days
  4. €94.5430 days
  5. €129.3521 days
  6. €137.0214 days
  7. €173.017 days
  8. €181.863 days
  9. €210.181 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 30 days ahead, at €94.54.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 122 percent. The most expensive point is €210.18, 1 days out.
What that means
Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 30 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
€210.18€94.541371421304560

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 30 days ahead. You are inside that window.

Day of the week

Which departure day costs least

Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.

  1. €137.02Sun
  2. €142.92Mon
  3. €135.84Tue
  4. €138.79Wed
  5. €191.89Thu
  6. €167.11Fri
  7. €182.45Sat
Across the year

How the fare moves month by month

The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.

  1. €207.82Sep
  2. €123.45Oct
  3. €109.29Nov
  4. €116.37Dec
  5. €108.11Jan
  6. €91.59Feb

The route

IstanbulIstanbulRomeRome
The journey

What the journey actually looks like

Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.

Direct or connecting
82% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 18% involve one connection.
How far it really runs
The route covers 1,412 km against 1,371 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Where the change is
Connections are made at Dubrovnik, Bari, Tirana, Ilinden. The gap between arriving and leaving is 69 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 14 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
First and last departure
The first service of the day leaves Istanbul at 06:42 and the last at 20:14, across 22 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Terminals

Where you leave from and where you arrive

The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.

Istanbul

Rail
  • Istanbul Halkali
  • Vadistanbul
  • Tünel
Bus
  • Istanbul Esenler Otogar
  • İGS
Air
  • IST
  • SAW
Ferry
  • Istanbul Yenikapi
  • Eminonu

Rome

Rail
  • Roma Termini
  • Ciampino
  • Roma Balduina
Bus
  • Roma Tiburtina
  • Lenin
Air
  • FCO
  • CIA
Ferry
  • Roma Civitavecchia Terminal
  • Sant'Angelo

Landing at FCO after the trains have stopped is the case this solves. We do not run cars.

A taxi stand outside an airport terminal

A car waiting when you land in Rome

Settled in advance, so the ride into Rome costs what it said it would rather than what the cab stand says.

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Carriers

Who runs this route

Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.

Every operator we sell on this corridor. Speed is the carrier's own typical cruising speed, not the average over this route.
OperatorFrom
AJet€124.04
Pegasus Airlines€118.73
Turkish Airlines€121.68
  • AJet
  • Pegasus Airlines
  • Turkish Airlines
The price

What the fare is made of

Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.

The cheapest flight fare we sell on 2026-09-30, broken into its parts. Nothing is added after this.
PartAmountShare
Operator fare€87.0078%
Taxes€15.6614%
Supplier fees€7.006%
Our service fee€1.992%
Total you pay€111.65100%

Check-in is at three and you will be in Rome well before then. Lockers are not something we run.

Left luggage lockers

Baggage storage near Roma Termini

Priced by the bag and by the day, booked before you get there, and insured while it sits.

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Questions about Istanbul to Rome

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 it take to get from Istanbul to Rome?

The fastest journey from Istanbul to Rome takes 5h 21m door to door, of which 2h 12m is spent moving, on the flight. Most services take around 5h 30m, 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 Rome?

The cheapest fare from Istanbul to Rome is €111.65, checked on September 13, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €188.06. 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 Rome?

The cheapest way from Istanbul to Rome is by flight, at €135.84 for one passenger on September 30, 2026. That journey takes 5h 22m 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 Rome?

Fares from Istanbul to Rome bottom out around 30 days before departure, at €94.54. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 122 percent, measured on September 13, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for Istanbul to Rome?

Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Istanbul to Rome, at €135.84. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 13, 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 Rome?

February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Istanbul to Rome, at €91.59 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 service from Istanbul to Rome?

3 operators sell services from Istanbul to Rome across 1 mode: AJet, Pegasus Airlines, Turkish Airlines. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.

Is there a direct service from Istanbul to Rome?

82 percent of the services we sell from Istanbul to Rome are direct. The rest connect at Dubrovnik, Bari, Tirana, Ilinden, with about 69 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.

Which station or terminal do services from Istanbul to Rome use?

Services from Istanbul to Rome by flight leave from Istanbul SAW and arrive at Rome FCO. 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 Rome?

0 of the 3 operators we sell from Istanbul to Rome 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

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, Distances

On this page
Every figure above was computed for Istanbul to Rome on September 13, 2026: 1412 km of route against 1371 km in a straight line, 22 services a day, 3 operators, a cheapest fare of €111.65, and 5h 21m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

Plenty of what is worth seeing sits outside Rome and elsewhere in Italy. None of it is ours to sell.

A guided tour group

Things to do in Rome

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