There are 10 ways to get from Alba to Istanbul by train, plane, bus, night train, or car
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Train to Turin Caselle Airport, fly to Istanbul
best- Take the train from Alba to Torino Aeroporto Di Caselletrain
- Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Istanbul (IST)plane TRN - IST
7h 51m₺5,658–17,003Train to Turin Caselle Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Alba to Torino Aeroporto Di Caselletrain
- Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane TRN - SAW
9h 49m₺4,361–15,026Train, bus via Bologna
- Take the train from Alba to Torino Porta Susatrain Re
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Bologna Centraletrain Fr
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Kumanovobus
- Take the bus from Kumanovo to Istanbulbus
31h 49m₺9,802–14,370Train, night train
- Take the train from Alba to Torino Porta Susatrain Re
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Cervignano-Aquil.-Grtrain Fr
- Take the train from Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr to Wien Hbftrain Rjx
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
42h 57m₺21,556–39,004Drive 2,077.6 km
- Drive from Alba to Istanbulcar 2,077.6 km
19h 10m₺17,334–25,038Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Alba to Torino Porta Susatrain
- Take the train from Torino Porta di Susa to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane BGY - SAW
9h 51m₺5,813–19,121Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Alba to Torino Porta Susatrain
- Take the train from Torino Porta di Susa to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Istanbul (IST)plane MXP - IST
10h 4m₺6,510–14,998Bus
- Take the bus from Alba - Autostazione to Torino - Piazza Carduccibus 47
- Take the bus from Torino - Corso Vittorio Emanuele Ii - Capolinea to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Belgrade bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
37h 33m₺6,712–10,293Train, bus
- Take the train from Asti to Genova Brignoletrain
- Take the bus from Genoa to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Sofia to Halkalıtrain
41h 59m₺6,160–10,432Train, bus via Bucharest
- Take the train from Asti to Genova P.Za Principetrain
- Take the bus from Genoa to București, Autogara Militaribus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
2d₺10,474–18,657
Alba to Istanbul by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Alba to Istanbul is to train and bus which costs 6.000 ₺ - 11.000 ₺ and takes 41h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Alba to Istanbul is to train and fly which takes 7h 51m and costs 5.500 ₺ - 17.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Alba to Istanbul station. However, there are services departing from Alba - Autostazione and arriving at İstanbul Esenler bus station via Fermata 68 - MOLINETTE OVEST, Torino - Corso Vittorio Emanuele Ii - Capolinea, Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano and Belgrade bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 33m.
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 Hbf, Bucharest and Halkali. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 57m.
The distance between Alba and Istanbul is 1886 km. The road distance is 2077.6 km.
The best way to get from Alba to Istanbul without a car is to train and bus via Bologna which takes 31h 49m and costs 9.500 ₺ - 15.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 7h 51m to get from Alba to Istanbul, including transfers.
Alba to Istanbul bus services, operated by AUTOLINEE GIACHINO S.r.l., depart from Alba - Autostazione station.
Alba to Istanbul train services, operated by Trenitalia, depart from Alba station.
Alba to Istanbul bus services, operated by AUTOLINEE GIACHINO S.r.l., arrive at Torino - Piazza Carducci station.
What companies run services between Alba, Piemonte, Italy and Istanbul, Turkey?
You can take a bus from Alba - Autostazione to İstanbul Esenler bus station via Fermata 68 - MOLINETTE OVEST, Fermata 761 - VITTORIO EMANUELE II, Torino - Corso Vittorio Emanuele Ii - Capolinea, Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano, Beograd, Autobuska stanica, and Belgrade bus station in around 37h 33m.
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Sunday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,000–17,000
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,800–22,000
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,700–14,000
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,500–21,000
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–24,000
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,600–18,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–15,000
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Istanbul via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–15,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–9,000
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Istanbul via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–15,000
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,500–21,000
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,600–18,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,600–17,000
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–15,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–8,000
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Alba to Torino Aeroporto Di Caselle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺550–950
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Alba to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺440–750
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Asti to Genova Brignole
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺700–1,200
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Asti to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺650–1,200
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺2,800–5,500
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺3,900–8,000
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Asti to Genova Brignole
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺800–1,600
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Asti to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺800–1,600
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺2,400–4,800
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Torino Porta di Susa to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,900
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–6,500
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- ₺4,200–6,500
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–22,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,700
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺950–1,400
- 1st Class
- ₺1,300–1,700
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺230–300
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Asti to Genova Brignole
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺550–1,300
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Asti to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺550–1,300
- 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
- ₺750–3,972
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Double Room
- ₺2,204
- Single Room
- ₺3,972
- Four Person Room
- ₺1,938
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- hakkomerc@gmail.com
- Website
- hakbus.org
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 23m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺5,856
- Website
- https://www.hakbus.org/
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Kumanovo to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–2,300
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺420–1,100
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- customerservices@terravision.eu
- Website
- terravision.eu
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺260–1,400
- Website
- https://www.terravision.eu/
- 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
- ₺230–430
- Website
- https://autostradale.it/?lang=en-GB
- Phone
- +39 0141 937510
- info@autolineegiachino.it
- Website
- autolineegiachino.it
Bus from Alba - Autostazione to Torino - Piazza Carducci
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺500–600
- Schedules at
- moeves.it
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Torino - Corso Vittorio Emanuele Ii - Capolinea to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺410–800
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +381 11 7620255
- office@fudeks.rs
- Website
- fudeks.rs
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,600–7,000
- Website
- http://en.fudeks.rs/timetable/
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Belgrade bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–1,700
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- info@luksyonca.com.tr
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from Belgrade bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- info@mm-travel.bg
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Genoa to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,792
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- mm-travel.bg
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Genoa to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–13,000
- 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
- ₺2,400–4,100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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Istanbul is 1h ahead of Alba. It is currently 3:30 PM in Alba and 4:30 PM in Istanbul.
Alba to Istanbul train services, operated by Trenitalia, arrive at Torino Porta Susa station.
Yes, the driving distance between Alba to Istanbul is 2078 km. It takes approximately 19h 10m to drive from Alba to Istanbul.
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