There are 8 ways to get from Ajaccio to Istanbul by plane, ferry, bus, car, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
best- Fly from Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport (AJA) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)AJA - SAW
8h 15m₺6,461–23,261Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Ajaccio to Port of Nice Lympia
- Take the bus from Nice Airport to Sofia
- Take the bus from Sofia to Istanbul Esenler
43h 11m₺8,102–14,067Fly Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport to Istanbul, bus
- Fly from Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport (AJA) to Istanbul (IST)AJA - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogari
9h 31m₺11,112–35,184Drive to Figari-Sud Corse Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus
- Drive from Ajaccio to Figari-Sud Corse Airport (FSC)
- Fly from Figari-Sud Corse Airport (FSC) to Istanbul (IST)FSC - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogari
9h 7m₺12,988–41,459Train to Bastia - Poretta Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus
- Take the train from Aiacciu to U Ponte à a Leccia
- Fly from Bastia - Poretta Airport (BIA) to Istanbul (IST)BIA - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogari
14h 27m₺13,704–23,290Ferry, bus via Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Take the ferry from Ajaccio to Port of Nice Lympia
- Take the bus from Nice Airport to Sofia
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
44h 11m₺8,102–14,367Ferry, bus, train
- Take the ferry from Ajaccio to Port of Nice Lympia
- Take the bus from Nice Airport Bus Station Terminal 1 to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Take the train from Sofia to Halkalı
2d 2h₺6,578–14,412Ferry, bus via Bucharest
- Take the ferry from Ajaccio to Port of Nice Lympia
- Take the bus from Nice Airport to București, Autogara Militari
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus station
2d 9h₺8,002–18,567
Ajaccio to Istanbul by ferry, tram, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ajaccio to Istanbul is to ferry and bus and train which costs 6.500 ₺ - 15.000 ₺ and takes 2 days 2h.
The fastest way to get from Ajaccio to Istanbul is to fly which takes 8h 15m and costs 6.000 ₺ - 24.000 ₺.
The distance between Ajaccio and Istanbul is 1757 km.
The best way to get from Ajaccio to Istanbul without a car is to ferry and bus which takes 43h 11m and costs 8.000 ₺ - 15.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 8h 15m to get from Ajaccio to Istanbul, including transfers.
Istanbul is 2h ahead of Ajaccio. It is currently 10:05 AM in Ajaccio and 12:05 PM in Istanbul.
There are 4349+ hotels available in Istanbul.
What companies run services between Ajaccio, France and Istanbul, Turkey?
Air Corsica, Pegasus Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport (AJA) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) twice daily.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport to Istanbul via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–40,000
Flights from Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport to Istanbul via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–39,000
Flights from Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport to Istanbul via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–37,000
Flights from Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport to Istanbul via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–39,000
Flights from Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport to Istanbul via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–38,000
Flights from Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport to Istanbul via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–40,000
Flights from Figari-Sud Corse Airport to Istanbul via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–42,000
Flights from Figari-Sud Corse Airport to Istanbul via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–40,000
Flights from Figari-Sud Corse Airport to Istanbul via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–42,000
Flights from Figari-Sud Corse Airport to Istanbul via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–40,000
Flights from Figari-Sud Corse Airport to Istanbul via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–41,000
Flights from Figari-Sud Corse Airport to Istanbul via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–44,000
Flights from Figari-Sud Corse Airport to Istanbul via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–42,000
Flights from Bastia - Poretta Airport to Istanbul via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–34,000
Flights from Bastia - Poretta Airport to Istanbul via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–36,000
Flights from Bastia - Poretta Airport to Istanbul via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–36,000
Flights from Bastia - Poretta Airport to Istanbul via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–36,000
Flights from Bastia - Poretta Airport to Istanbul via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–35,000
Flights from Bastia - Poretta Airport to Istanbul via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–36,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–30,000
Flights from Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–31,000
Flights from Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–31,000
Flights from Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–28,000
Flights from Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–30,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–24,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Figari-Sud Corse Airport to Istanbul via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–42,000
- Phone
- 04 95 32 80 57
- contact@cfc.corsica
- Website
- cf-corse.corsica
Train from Aiacciu to U Ponte à a Leccia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺600–900
- Schedules at
- cf-corse.corsica
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Sofia to Halkalı
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺650–3,671
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Double Room
- ₺2,037
- Single Room
- ₺3,671
- Four Person Room
- ₺1,791
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Nice Airport to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–7,000
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- info@luksyonca.com.tr
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from Sofia to Istanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200
- Schedules at
- polazak.rs
- Phone
- 0850 888 33 34
- info@hava.ist
- Website
- hava.ist
Bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺130–220
- Website
- https://hava.ist/?lang=en
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–2,200
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,500–2,200
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- +90 212 658 00 61
- info@huntur.com.tr
- Website
- huntur.com.tr
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–1,500
- Website
- https://www.huntur.com.tr/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Nice Airport Bus Station Terminal 1 to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,300–4,800
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Nice Airport to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,400–9,500
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,000–3,200
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +33(0)495329595
- Website
- corsica-ferries.it
Ferry from Ajaccio to Port of Nice Lympia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,500–6,000
- Website
- https://www.corsica-ferries.co.uk/
- Passenger Flex Fare
- ₺2,500–3,300
- Passenger & Vehicle Flex Fare
- ₺4,400–6,000
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