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There are 12 ways to get from Avignon to Istanbul by train, plane, bus, car, car train, or night train

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  1. Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Istanbul

    best
    1. Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Aix En Provence Tgvtrain
    2. Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Istanbul (IST)planeMRS - IST
    6h 41m
    ₺6,608–21,416

  2. Bus, train

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Avignon Le Pontet Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus StopbusUnion Ivkoni - Unibus 3574 / ...
    2. Take the train from Sofia to Halkalıtrain
    46h 44m
    ₺4,545–9,314

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Lyon Part DieutrainTgv
    2. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano CentraletrainFr
    3. Take the train from Milano Centrale to VicenzatrainFr
    4. Take the bus from Vicenza to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
    5. Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to İstanbul Esenlerbus
    32h 12m
    ₺9,704–20,857

  4. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Avignon to Villach Hbf/Bbfcar
    2. Take the car train from Villach Hbf/Bbf to Edirnecartrain
    3. Drive from Edirne to Istanbulcar
    45h 12m
    ₺18,736–67,729

  5. Drive 2,416.9 km

    1. Drive from Avignon to Istanbulcar2,416.9 km
    24h 17m
    ₺18,314–26,453

  6. Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Aix En Provence Tgvtrain
    2. Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)planeMRS - SAW
    7h 19m
    ₺5,521–14,937

  7. Train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Istanbul

    1. Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgvtrain
    2. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Istanbul (IST)planeLYS - IST
    6h 43m
    ₺6,330–22,491

  8. Train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgvtrain
    2. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)planeLYS - SAW
    7h 21m
    ₺4,743–27,012

  9. Train, train to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, fly to Istanbul

    1. Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Marseille St Charlestrain
    2. Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Cannestrain
    3. Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Istanbul (IST)planeNCE - IST
    10h 9m
    ₺7,717–18,740

  10. Bus via Belgrade

    1. Take the bus from Avignon to Beogradbus
    2. Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to İstanbul Esenlerbus
    37h 48m
    ₺6,453–9,758

  11. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Avignon Tgv to StrasbourgtrainTgv
    2. Take the night train from Strasbourg to Wien HbfnighttrainNj
    3. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain347
    4. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
    46h 36m
    ₺18,101–42,484

  12. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Avignon to București, Autogara Militaribus1922
    2. Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbusN1998
    2d 6h
    ₺10,971–15,392

Avignon to Istanbul by bus

Calendar4Weekly Buses
Duration2d 6hAverage Duration
Ticket₺10,971Cheapest Price
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You can take a bus from Avignon to İstanbul Esenler via Beograd, Bas, Bulevar Crvene Armije, and Beograd, Autobuska stanica in around 37h 48m.

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