There are 10 ways to get from Arles 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 to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Istanbul
best- Take the train from Arles to Vitrolles Aeroport Marseilletrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Istanbul (IST)plane MRS - IST
7h 17m₺4,897–13,797Train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Arles to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgvtrain
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane LYS - SAW
8h 28m₺4,690–20,922Train, bus via Munich
- Take the train from Arles to Marne La Vallee Chessytrain Tgv
- Take the train from Marne La Vallee Chessy to Mannheim Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain 42 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
39h 17m₺13,239–31,064Drive, car train
- Drive from Arles to Villach Hbf/Bbfcar
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf/Bbf to Edirnecartrain
- Drive from Edirne to Istanbulcar
43h 38m₺19,820–69,252Drive 2,491.4 km
- Drive from Arles to Istanbulcar 2,491.4 km
23h 16m₺19,459–28,107Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Arles to Vitrolles Aeroport Marseilletrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane MRS - SAW
7h 25m₺5,110–15,818Train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Arles to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgvtrain
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Istanbul (IST)plane LYS - IST
8h 15m₺5,377–20,901Bus via Aix-en-Provence
- Take the bus from Péri to Gare Routièrebus 701
- Take the bus from Aix-en-Provence, Gare SNCF to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogaribus
40h 8m₺8,219–10,604Bus
- Take the bus from Nimes Parking Du Parnasse to Sofia Serdica Bus Stopbus Union Ivkoni - Unibus 3602 / ...
- Take the bus from Sofia to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus N1999
44h 33m₺5,861–8,361Train, bus
- Take the train from Arles to Marseille St Charlestrain Ter
- Take the bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Sofiabus
- Take the train from Sofia to Halkalıtrain
44h 38m₺6,194–12,439
Arles to Istanbul by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Arles to Istanbul is to bus which costs 5.500 ₺ - 8.500 ₺ and takes 44h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Arles to Istanbul is to train and fly which takes 7h 17m and costs 4.900 ₺ - 14.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Arles to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Péri and arriving at Istanbul Büyük Otogari via Salon De Provence - Gare Routiere, Aix-en-Provence, Gare SNCF and Sofia Serdica Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 8m.
The distance between Arles and Istanbul is 2050 km. The road distance is 2491.4 km.
The best way to get from Arles to Istanbul without a car is to train and bus via Munich which takes 39h 17m and costs 13.000 ₺ - 32.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 7h 17m to get from Arles to Istanbul, including transfers.
Arles to Istanbul bus services, operated by ZOU! Proximité, depart from Péri station.
Arles to Istanbul bus services, operated by ZOU! Proximité, arrive at Gare Routière station.
Istanbul is 2h ahead of Arles. It is currently 7:08 AM in Arles and 9:08 AM in Istanbul.
Yes, the driving distance between Arles to Istanbul is 2491 km. It takes approximately 23h 16m to drive from Arles to Istanbul.
What companies run services between Arles, France and Istanbul, Turkey?
You can take a bus from Péri to Istanbul Büyük Otogari via Salon De Provence - Gare Routiere, Aix - Gare Routiere, Aix-en-Provence, Gare SNCF, Sofia, and Sofia Serdica Bus Station in around 40h 8m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–11,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–14,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–20,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–20,000
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,700–18,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,500–11,000
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 Arles to Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺798
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Arles to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺500–1,000
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Arles to Marne La Vallee Chessy
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,700–8,000
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Marne La Vallee Chessy to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–8,000
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- ₺4,700–6,500
- 1st Class
- ₺6,000–8,000
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,100–5,500
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- ₺3,100–4,000
- 1st Class
- ₺4,400–5,500
Train from Arles to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺750–9,000
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,500–4,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,700–9,500
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺2,700–4,000
- 1st Class
- ₺5,500–9,500
- 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
- ₺10,719–53,281
- Schedules at
- optimatours.de
- Couch Wagon BC-4
- ₺10,719
- Couch Wagon BC-1
- ₺28,997
- Sleeper Wagon
- ₺33,139
- Couch Wagon BC-4 Car
- ₺30,861
- Couch Wagon BC-1 Car
- ₺49,139
- Sleeper Wagon Car
- ₺53,281
- 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
- ₺650–3,863
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Double Room
- ₺2,144
- Single Room
- ₺3,863
- Four Person Room
- ₺1,885
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Munich to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–6,000
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- zou.maregionsud.fr
Bus from Péri to Gare Routière
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺260–330
- Website
- https://zou.maregionsud.fr/en/
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Aix-en-Provence, Gare SNCF to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–7,500
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
Bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–7,500
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- 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
- ₺1,700–2,300
- 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
- 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
- ₺1,600–2,300
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
Bus from Sofia to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–2,200
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Nimes Parking Du Parnasse to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–6,000
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Sofia to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,760–1,761
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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