There are 10 ways to get from Almería to Istanbul by plane, train, bus, car, car ferry, or night train
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Fly Almería Airport to Istanbul Airport
best- Fly from Almería Airport (LEI) to Istanbul Airport (IST)plane LEI - IST
9h 36m₺7,636–28,164Bus to Málaga Airport, fly to Istanbul Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Almeria to Aeropuerto Malagabus
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Istanbul Airport (IST)plane AGP - IST
10h 51m₺7,094–17,623Train, bus
- Take the train from Almeria to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain Alv
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tiranë to Istanbulbus
2d 7hTrain, bus via Karlsruhe
- Take the train from Almeria to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain Alv
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Avignon Tgvtrain
- Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe Hbf to Sofiabus
- Take the train from Sofia to Halkalıtrain
2d 16h₺26,958–44,240Drive 3,605 km
- Drive from Almería to Istanbulcar 3,605 km
35h 29m₺31,236–45,118Fly Almería Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Fly from Almería Airport (LEI) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane LEI - SAW
10h 18m₺10,139–30,187Car ferry to Oran, fly to Istanbul Airport
- Take the carferry from Almería to Orancarferry
- Fly from Oran (ORN) to Istanbul Airport (IST)plane ORN - IST
17h 40m₺10,903–46,979Bus via Tirana
- Take the bus from Almeria to Tarragonabus
- Take the bus from Tarragona - Bus Station to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tiranë to Istanbulbus
2d 9hBus
- Take the bus from Almería to Alba Iuliabus
- Take the bus from Alba Iulia to București, Autogara Militaribus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
2d 14h₺11,797–14,954Bus, night train
- Take the bus from Almería Puerto to Bucureştibus
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain Bosphor Express
2d 20h₺9,219–13,054
Almería Airport (LEI) to Istanbul Airport (IST) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Almería to Istanbul is to bus and night train which costs 9.000 ₺ - 14.000 ₺ and takes 2 days 20h.
The fastest way to get from Almería to Istanbul is to fly which takes 9h 36m and costs 7.500 ₺ - 29.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Almería to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Almeria and arriving at Istanbul via Tarragona - Bus Station, Terminal B and Tiranë. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 9h.
The distance between Almería and Istanbul is 2766 km. The road distance is 3605 km.
The best way to get from Almería to Istanbul without a car is to train and bus which takes 2 days 7h and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 36m to get from Almería to Istanbul, including transfers.
Almería to Istanbul bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Almeria station.
The best way to get from Almería to Istanbul is to fly which takes 9h 36m and costs 7.500 ₺ - 29.000 ₺. Alternatively, you can bus via Tirana, which costs and takes 2 days 9h.
Almería to Istanbul bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Tarragona station.
Istanbul is 2h ahead of Almería. It is currently 7:07 PM in Almería and 9:07 PM in Istanbul.
What companies run services between Almería, Spain and Istanbul, Turkey?
Vueling Airlines, Iberia, and three other airlines fly from Almería Airport (LEI) to Istanbul Airport (IST) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Almeria to Istanbul via Tarragona - Bus Station, Tirana, Terminal B, and Tiranë in around 2d 9h.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Almería Airport to Istanbul Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–28,000
Flights from Almería Airport to Istanbul Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–40,000
Flights from Almería Airport to Istanbul Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–42,000
Flights from Almería Airport to Istanbul Airport via Sevilla
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–43,000
Flights from Málaga Airport to Istanbul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–24,000
Flights from Oran to Istanbul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺9,000–42,000
- Website
- airalgerie.dz
Flights from Oran to Istanbul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺9,000–42,000
Flights from Oran to Istanbul Airport via Algiers
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺9,000–42,000
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Almería Airport to Istanbul Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺9,000–37,000
Flights from Almería Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–35,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Almería Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–33,000
Flights from Almería Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Sevilla
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–36,000
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Almería Airport to Istanbul Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺9,000–37,000
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Almería Airport to Istanbul Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–44,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Almería Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–30,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Istanbul Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–18,000
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Istanbul Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,900–19,000
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Almeria to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–7,500
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–6,500
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Almeria to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–7,500
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Avignon Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–11,000
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺4,600–8,000
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺3,000–5,500
- Website
- Iryo
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺2,400–4,000
- Website
- Ouigo
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Avignon Tgv to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺9,000–14,000
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Sofia to Halkalı
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺750–4,168
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
- Double Room
- ₺2,313
- Single Room
- ₺4,168
- Four Person Room
- ₺2,034
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺500–1,475
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- ₺500–750
- 1st Class
- ₺550–750
- Phone
- +355 69 249 3348
- pati.travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- pati-travel.al
Bus from Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 38m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Tarragona - Bus Station to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Tiranë to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,100–3,400
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Tiranë to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,100–3,400
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 812
- operations@eurolines.bg
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Karlsruhe Hbf to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–7,500
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Almeria to Aeropuerto Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–1,600
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Almeria to Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺3,400–5,500
- Website
- ALSA
- Phone
- +40 730 250 062
- bistrita@mateiunitrans.ro
- Website
- mateiunitrans.ro
Bus from Almería to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–9,000
- Schedules at
- mateiunitrans.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Alba Iulia to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–2,500
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺3,100–4,700
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +40 741 607 941
- Website
- fany.ro
Bus from Alba Iulia to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–1,600
- Schedules at
- fany.autogari.ro
- Standard Adult
- ₺1,100–1,600
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Almería Puerto to Bucureşti
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 9h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–12,000
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +34 (0) 917369957
- Website
- Trasmediterránea S.A.
Car ferry from Almería to Oran
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–14,525
- Website
- Trasmediterránea S.A.
- Seat
- ₺6,295
- Seat + Car
- ₺14,525
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