There are 13 ways to get from Avignon to Istanbul by train, plane, bus, car, or car train
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Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Istanbul
best- Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Aix En Provence Tgvtrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Istanbul (IST)plane MRS - IST
7h 7m₺4,427–17,968Train, bus
- Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Est to Muenchen Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
37h 4m₺8,847–26,448Train, bus via Sofia
- Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susatrain Fr
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Trieste Centraletrain Fr
- Take the bus from Trieste to Sofiabus
- Take the train from Sofia to Halkalıtrain
40h 36m₺11,905–23,585Drive 2,416.7 km
- Drive from Avignon to Istanbulcar 2,416.7 km
24h 30m₺18,731–27,056Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Aix En Provence Tgvtrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane MRS - SAW
7h 15m₺5,140–16,989Train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgvtrain
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Istanbul (IST)plane LYS - IST
7h 6m₺5,454–19,404Train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgvtrain
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane LYS - SAW
7h 18m₺4,767–18,425Train to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Antibestrain
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Istanbul (IST)plane NCE - IST
10h 1m₺7,076–14,783Train to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Antibestrain
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane NCE - SAW
10h 8m₺7,789–16,804Bus via Belgrade
- Take the bus from Avignon to Beogradbus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to İstanbul Esenlerbus
37h 48m₺6,551–9,926Drive, car train
- Drive from Avignon to Villach Hbf/Bbfcar
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf/Bbf to Edirnecartrain
- Drive from Edirne to Istanbulcar
44h 52m₺19,046–68,278Bus, train
- Take the bus from Avignon Le Pontet Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stopbus Union Ivkoni - Unibus 3602 / ...
- Take the train from Sofia to Halkalıtrain
46h 51m₺4,646–9,915Bus
- Take the bus from Avignon to București, Autogara Militaribus 1922
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus N1998
2d 6h₺8,779–15,049
Avignon to Istanbul by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Avignon to Istanbul is to bus and train which costs 4.600 ₺ - 10.000 ₺ and takes 46h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Avignon to Istanbul is to train and fly which takes 7h 6m and costs 5.000 ₺ - 20.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Avignon to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Avignon and arriving at İstanbul Esenler via Bas and Beograd, Autobuska stanica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 48m.
The distance between Avignon and Istanbul is 2070 km. The road distance is 2416.7 km.
The best way to get from Avignon to Istanbul without a car is to train and bus which takes 37h 4m and costs 8.500 ₺ - 27.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 7h 7m to get from Avignon to Istanbul, including transfers.
Avignon to Istanbul bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Avignon station.
Avignon to Istanbul bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at București, Autogara Militari station.
Istanbul is 2h ahead of Avignon. It is currently 5:18 AM in Avignon and 7:18 AM in Istanbul.
Yes, the driving distance between Avignon to Istanbul is 2417 km. It takes approximately 24h 30m to drive from Avignon to Istanbul.
What companies run services between Avignon, France and Istanbul, Turkey?
You can take a bus from Avignon to İstanbul Esenler via Beograd, Bas, Bulevar Crvene Armije, and Beograd, Autobuska stanica in around 37h 48m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–13,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–12,000
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–13,000
- 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
- ₺4,000–19,000
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,400–17,000
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,800–19,000
- 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
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–16,000
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Avignon Tgv to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺750–1,800
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Avignon Tgv to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺2,500–9,000
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Est to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺3,000–8,500
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Avignon Tgv to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–3,400
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Avignon Tgv to Antibes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,000–3,600
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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 Avignon Tgv to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- 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
- ₺600–900
- Rail 1st Class
- ₺950–1,400
Train from Avignon Tgv to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–12,000
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- ₺5,500–8,000
- Rail 1st Class
- ₺8,500–12,000
Train from Avignon Tgv to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,180–2,230
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Avignon Tgv to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–5,500
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Avignon Tgv to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺750–1,800
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Avignon Tgv to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,500–8,000
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Avignon Tgv to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺850–3,000
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,900–7,000
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Avignon Tgv to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺850–4,600
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Avignon Tgv to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺370–500
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@laregionnormandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Avignon Tgv to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺3,100–5,000
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- 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
- ₺650–3,747
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Double Room
- ₺2,080
- Single Room
- ₺3,747
- Four Person Room
- ₺1,829
- 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
- ₺10,397–51,684
- Schedules at
- optimatours.de
- Couch Wagon BC-4
- ₺10,397
- Couch Wagon BC-1
- ₺28,128
- Sleeper Wagon
- ₺32,146
- Couch Wagon BC-4 Car
- ₺29,936
- Couch Wagon BC-1 Car
- ₺47,666
- Sleeper Wagon Car
- ₺51,684
- 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
- +359 2 980 56 58
- info@mm-travel.bg
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Trieste to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,375
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +381 800 334 334
- iuc@lasta.rs
- Website
- lasta.rs
Bus from Avignon 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
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Avignon Le Pontet Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,900–6,000
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Avignon to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–12,000
- 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
- ₺2,000–3,800
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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