Travel to Istanbul
Every way to reach Istanbul: 4 modes compared, with fares.
Istanbul is reachable from 343 places across 119 countries by 4 modes, on services run by 105 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €10.07 and the fastest takes 1h 15m door to door. The nearest origin is 19 km away.
How people reach Istanbul
Every mode that actually calls at Istanbul, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 16 | €11.88 | 1h 15m | 463 km | 1 |
| Coach | 44 | €10.07 | 2h 18m | 1,274 km | 1 |
| Flight | 635 | €39.08 | 4h | 11,424 km | 102 |
| Ferry | 2 | €11.88 | 2h 26m | 19 km | 1 |
- 343Places you can arrive from
- 343Places you can leave for
- 119Countries
- 105Operators
That is the traveling done. What happens after you walk out into Istanbul is not something we sell.
Rooms within reach of Istanbul Halkali
Sort by distance from Istanbul Halkali and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.
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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 16 | 2% | Maltepe, 19 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 67 | 10% | Edremit, 227 km |
| 600 to 1,500 km | 207 | 30% | Gazipaşa, 603 km |
| Over 1,500 km | 407 | 58% | Prague, 1511 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Istanbul that we sell.
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Türkiye | 140 | 34% |
| Russia | 30 | 7% |
| Germany | 27 | 7% |
| United States | 23 | 6% |
| France | 20 | 5% |
| Italy | 20 | 5% |
| Spain | 14 | 3% |
| Romania | 14 | 3% |
| Saudi Arabia | 14 | 3% |
| Iraq | 12 | 3% |
| Iran | 12 | 3% |
| United Kingdom | 10 | 2% |
| Kazakhstan | 10 | 2% |
| Ukraine | 10 | 2% |
| Austria | 9 | 2% |
| India | 9 | 2% |
| China | 8 | 2% |
| Algeria | 8 | 2% |
| Egypt | 8 | 2% |
| Netherlands | 8 | 2% |
Stations, airports and ports in Istanbul
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Istanbul
- Istanbul Halkali
- Vadistanbul
- Tünel
- Istanbul Esenler Otogar
- İGS
- IST
- SAW
- Istanbul Yenikapi
- Eminonu
IST is not in Istanbul, and the drive in from it is the part of the trip nobody plans. We sell the flight and stop at the terminal door.
A car waiting when you land in Istanbul
A price agreed before you fly, a driver at arrivals, and a car big enough for the bags.
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The cheapest journeys into Istanbul
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bursa to Istanbul bus | €10.07 | 2h 22m | 91 km |
| Nilufer to Istanbul bus | €10.07 | 2h 18m | 89 km |
| Gebze to Istanbul train | €11.88 | 1h 15m | 47 km |
| Maltepe to Istanbul ferry | €11.88 | 2h 26m | 19 km |
| Eskişehir to Istanbul bus | €15.03 | 3h 45m | 191 km |
| Bursa to Istanbul train | €15.19 | 1h 32m | 91 km |
| Nilufer to Istanbul train | €15.19 | 1h 32m | 89 km |
| Izmir to Istanbul bus | €19.43 | 5h 9m | 328 km |
| Ankara to Istanbul bus | €19.98 | 5h 25m | 352 km |
| Karabağlar to Istanbul bus | €23.28 | 6h 19m | 331 km |
| Çankaya to Istanbul bus | €24.38 | 6h 22m | 353 km |
| Konya to Istanbul bus | €24.93 | 6h 51m | 463 km |
| Bucharest to Istanbul bus | €25.48 | 6h 34m | 445 km |
| Antalya to Istanbul bus | €26.58 | 7h 2m | 481 km |
| Sofia to Istanbul bus | €27.13 | 7h 28m | 502 km |
| Eskişehir to Istanbul train | €30.04 | 2h 22m | 191 km |
The train gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Somewhere to drop the bags in Istanbul?
Most of the points near Istanbul Halkali open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Popular trips to Istanbul
Common questions about Travel to Istanbul
How can I get to Istanbul?
Istanbul is reachable by 4 modes on our network, from 343 places, across 119 countries, on services run by 105 operators. The table on this page compares those modes on the cheapest fare, the fastest journey, how far each reaches and how many carriers run it.
What is the cheapest way to get to Istanbul?
The cheapest way into Istanbul is by coach, from €10.07 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 343 origins we sell into Istanbul over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Istanbul?
The fastest journey into Istanbul is by train, at 1h 15m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 19 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Istanbul have?
Istanbul has 9 named terminals on our network, including 3 rail stations and 2 airports. Among them are Istanbul Halkali, Vadistanbul, Tünel. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where can I travel to Istanbul from within 200 km?
16 of the routes we sell into Istanbul start within 200 km. The nearest is Maltepe, 19 km away in a straight line. Short corridors like these are usually the ones where a train or bus beats a flight door to door.
Where else can I go from Istanbul in Türkiye?
Istanbul connects to 343 places on our network across 119 countries, the furthest of them 11,424 km away in a straight line. Türkiye routes are listed on this page, and the country pages carry the rest of the network around it.
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 modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Catchment, Fares, Door to door, Distances
Elsewhere in Türkiye
The wider region
The train is the simple part. What you do once you are in Istanbul is somebody else's catalog.
What to book in Istanbul before you go
Timed entry, guided walks and half-day trips out of Istanbul, with free cancellation on most of it.
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