There are 9 ways to get from Albi to Istanbul by train, plane, bus, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, fly to Istanbul, bus
best- Take the train from Albi Ville to Toulouse Matabiautrain
- Fly from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS) to Istanbul (IST)plane TLS - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogaribus
8h 50m₺6,168–19,039Train, bus #2
cheapest- Take the train from Albi Ville to Toulouse Matabiautrain Ter
- Take the bus from Toulouse to Sofiabus
- Take the train from Sofia to Halkalıtrain
2d 3h₺5,810–12,700Train, bus via Belgrade
- Take the train from Albi Ville to Toulouse Matabiautrain Ter
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Marseille St Charlestrain
- Take the bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Beogradbus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to İstanbul Esenlerbus
42h₺8,034–27,255Drive, car train
- Drive from Albi to Villach Hbf/Bbfcar
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf/Bbf to Edirnecartrain
- Drive from Edirne to Istanbulcar
2d₺21,122–71,277Drive 2,695.8 km
- Drive from Albi to Istanbulcar 2,695.8 km
27h 30m₺20,770–30,001Train, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Albi Ville to Toulouse Matabiautrain
- Fly from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane TLS - SAW
9h 54m₺6,551–15,780Bus
- Take the bus from Albi Ville to Toulouse Matabiaubus
- Take the bus from Toulouse to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogaribus
47h 16m₺6,143–10,074Train, bus
- Take the train from Albi Ville to Toulouse Matabiautrain Ter
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Marseille St Charlestrain
- Take the bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Sofiabus
- Take the train from Sofia to Halkalıtrain
2d 1h₺7,410–28,700Train, bus #3
- Take the train from Albi Ville to Toulouse Matabiautrain Ter
- Take the bus from Toulouse to București, Autogara Militaribus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
2d 13h₺12,634–20,255
Albi to Istanbul by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Albi to Istanbul is to bus which costs 6.000 ₺ - 11.000 ₺ and takes 47h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Albi to Istanbul is to train and fly and bus which takes 8h 50m and costs 6.000 ₺ - 19.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Albi to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Albi Ville and arriving at Istanbul Büyük Otogari via Toulouse and Sofia Serdica Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 47h 16m.
The distance between Albi and Istanbul is 2380 km. The road distance is 2695.8 km.
The best way to get from Albi to Istanbul without a car is to train and bus via Belgrade which takes 42h and costs 8.000 ₺ - 28.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 8h 50m to get from Albi to Istanbul, including transfers.
Albi to Istanbul bus services, operated by SNCF Bus, depart from Albi Ville station.
Albi to Istanbul bus services, operated by SNCF Bus, arrive at Toulouse Matabiau station.
Istanbul is 2h ahead of Albi. It is currently 12:49 AM in Albi and 2:49 AM in Istanbul.
Yes, the driving distance between Albi to Istanbul is 2696 km. It takes approximately 27h 30m to drive from Albi to Istanbul.
What companies run services between Albi, France and Istanbul, Turkey?
You can take a bus from Albi Ville to Istanbul Büyük Otogari via Toulouse Matabiau, Toulouse, Sofia, and Sofia Serdica Bus Station in around 47h 16m.
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,600–21,000
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,600–21,000
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–21,000
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,500–21,000
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,500–21,000
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,500–21,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–27,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Albi Ville to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺600–1,400
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- ₺600–950
- Rail 1st Class
- ₺950–1,400
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–16,000
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 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
- ₺10,441–51,900
- Schedules at
- optimatours.de
- Couch Wagon BC-4
- ₺10,441
- Couch Wagon BC-1
- ₺28,245
- Sleeper Wagon
- ₺32,280
- Couch Wagon BC-4 Car
- ₺30,061
- Couch Wagon BC-1 Car
- ₺47,865
- Sleeper Wagon Car
- ₺51,900
- 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
- ₺650–3,763
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Double Room
- ₺2,089
- Single Room
- ₺3,763
- Four Person Room
- ₺1,836
- 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
- ₺130–280
- Website
- https://hava.ist/?lang=en
- Phone
- +381 800 334 334
- iuc@lasta.rs
- Website
- lasta.rs
Bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Beograd
- 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
- luksyonca.com.tr
- Phone
- 3635
- Website
- groupe-sncf.com
Bus from Albi Ville to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺600–900
- Website
- https://www.groupe-sncf.com/en
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Toulouse to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–7,500
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
Bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,900–7,500
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Toulouse to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 37h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,500–7,000
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/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
- +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/?l=EN
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Toulouse to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–15,000
- 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
- ₺2,000–3,900
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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