There are 11 ways to get from Alba to Istanbul by train, plane, bus, car, car train, or night train
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Train to Turin Caselle Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus
best- Take the train from Alba to Torino Aeroporto Di Caselle
- Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Istanbul (IST)TRN - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogari
8h 30m₺4,161–13,692Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Alba to Torino Porta SusaRe
- Take the bus from Turin Corso Vittorio Emanuele II to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Take the train from Sofia to Halkalı
41h₺3,962–8,552Train, bus via Trieste
- Take the train from Alba to Torino Porta SusaRe
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Trieste CentraleFr
- Take the bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Рума, аутобуска станица
- Take the train from Ruma to Novi BeogradRe / ...
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to İstanbul Esenler
28h 19m₺8,416–12,397Drive, car train
- Drive from Alba to Villach Hbf/Bbf
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf/Bbf to Edirne
- Drive from Edirne to Istanbul
39h 56m₺16,090–63,907Drive 2,078.7 km
- Drive from Alba to Istanbul2,078.7 km
19h 2m₺16,056–23,191Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Alba to Torino Porta Susa
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Milano Centrale
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)BGY - SAW
9h 17m₺4,679–14,478Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus
- Take the train from Alba to Torino Porta Susa
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Milano Centrale
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Istanbul (IST)MXP - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogari
10h 13m₺4,706–14,577Train to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus
- Take the train from Asti to Genova P.Za Principe
- Fly from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA) to Istanbul (IST)GOA - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogari
12h 24m₺7,913–16,013Bus
- Take the bus from Alba Bus Station to Bologna Centrale
- Take the bus from Bologna, Piaza XX Settembre to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to İstanbul Esenler
32h 5m₺7,202–11,004Train, night train
- Take the train from Alba to Torino Porta SusaRe
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Cervignano-Aquil.-GrFr
- Take the train from Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr to Wien MeidlingRjx
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nord347
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkali
43h 3m₺18,614–27,852Bus via Shkodër
- Take the bus from Alba Bus Station to Alessandria Train Station
- Take the bus from Alessandria to Shkoder,Rruga Teuta
- Take the bus from Shkodër to Istanbul
46h 8m
Alba to Istanbul by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Alba to Istanbul is to train and bus which costs 3.900 ₺ - 9.000 ₺ and takes 41h.
The fastest way to get from Alba to Istanbul is to train and fly and bus which takes 8h 30m and costs 4.100 ₺ - 14.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Alba station to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Alba Bus Station and arriving at İstanbul Esenler via Bologna, Piaza XX Settembre and Beograd, Autobuska stanica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 5m.
No, there is no direct train from Alba to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Alba and arriving at Yenikapi via Torino Porta Susa, Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr, Wien Meidling, Bucharest and Halkali. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 43h 3m.
The distance between Alba and Istanbul is 1890 km. The road distance is 2078.7 km.
The best way to get from Alba to Istanbul without a car is to train and bus via Trieste which takes 28h 19m and costs 8.000 ₺ - 13.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 8h 30m to get from Alba to Istanbul, including transfers.
Alba to Istanbul bus services, operated by Marino Autolinee S.p.A., depart from Alba Bus Station.
Alba to Istanbul train services, operated by Trenitalia S.p.A., depart from Alba station.
Alba to Istanbul bus services, operated by Marino Autolinee S.p.A., arrive at Bologna Centrale station.
What companies run services between Alba, Piemonte, Italy and Istanbul, Turkey?
You can take a bus from Alba Bus Station to İstanbul Esenler via Bologna Centrale, Bologna, Piaza XX Settembre, and Beograd, Autobuska stanica in around 32h 5m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–14,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–11,000
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Istanbul via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–24,000
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Istanbul via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–25,000
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Istanbul via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–24,000
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Istanbul via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,800–13,000
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,800–14,000
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Istanbul via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–24,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,800–14,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–8,500
- Website
- airalbania.com.al
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Istanbul via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,800–14,000
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Istanbul via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,800–13,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,800–11,000
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Istanbul via Split
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–16,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Istanbul via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–14,000
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Alba to Torino Aeroporto Di Caselle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺330–480
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Alba to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺280–410
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺470–700
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Asti to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺370–550
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,700–6,000
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,900
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Asti to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺700–1,300
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺3,500–4,800
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +381 11 360 28 99
- putnik.info@srbvoz.rs
- Website
- srbijavoz.rs
Train from Ruma to Novi Beograd
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺130–190
- Schedules at
- srbijavoz.rs
- Rail 2nd Class
- ₺130–150
- 1st Class
- ₺140–190
- Phone
- +49 89 54880111
- info@optimatours.de
- Website
- optimatours.de
Car train from Villach Hbf/Bbf to Edirne
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 31m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺10,374–51,566
- Schedules at
- optimatours.de
- Couch Wagon BC-4
- ₺10,374
- Couch Wagon BC-1
- ₺28,063
- Sleeper Wagon
- ₺32,072
- Couch Wagon BC-4 Car
- ₺29,867
- Couch Wagon BC-1 Car
- ₺47,557
- Sleeper Wagon Car
- ₺51,566
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺800–2,200
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺220–280
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 02-72494949
- Website
- malpensaexpress.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺752
- Website
- https://www.malpensaexpress.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Asti to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺490–800
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 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
- ₺650–3,739
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Double Room
- ₺2,075
- Single Room
- ₺3,739
- Four Person Room
- ₺1,825
Train from Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺3,900–6,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- ₺3,900–6,000
Train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–15,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺900–1,600
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺900–1,300
- 1st Class
- ₺1,200–1,600
- 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
- +381 (11) 761-4545
- Website
- srbijatours.com
Bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Рума, аутобуска станица
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,400–3,900
- Schedules at
- srbijatours.com
- Prices
- ₺3,400–3,900
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- info@luksyonca.com.tr
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to İstanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900
- Schedules at
- polazak.rs
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺400–500
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- Phone
- +39 02 3008 9000
- mail@autostradale.it
- Website
- autostradale.it
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺210–850
- Website
- https://autostradale.it/?lang=en-GB
- Standard Rate
- ₺650–850
- Phone
- +39 080 3112335
- info@marinobus.it
- Website
- marinobus.it
Bus from Alba Bus Station to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺900–1,600
- Website
- https://marinobus.it/en/
Bus from Alba Bus Station to Alessandria Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://marinobus.it/en/
- Phone
- +381 11 7620255
- office@fudeks.rs
- Website
- fudeks.rs
Bus from Bologna, Piaza XX Settembre to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,400–7,500
- Website
- http://en.fudeks.rs/timetable/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Turin Corso Vittorio Emanuele II to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,000–4,300
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Alessandria to Shkoder,Rruga Teuta
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 13m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Shkodër to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–3,700
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
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Istanbul is 2h ahead of Alba. It is currently 5:02 PM in Alba and 7:02 PM in Istanbul.
Alba to Istanbul train services, operated by Trenitalia S.p.A., arrive at Torino Porta Susa station.
Yes, the driving distance between Alba to Istanbul is 2079 km. It takes approximately 19h 2m to drive from Alba to Istanbul.
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