There are 12 ways to get from Avsa to Istanbul by shuttle, plane, bus, train, night train, car, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Shuttle to Ljubljana, fly to Istanbul
best- Take a shuttle bus from Nova Gorica to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Istanbul (IST)plane LJU - IST
8h 17m₺14,710–27,135Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Idrsko to Ljubljana APbus
- Take the bus from Ljubljana bus station to Plovdiv Train stationbus
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Istanbul(Halkali)train Ic
35h 26m₺7,561–11,592Bus via Ljubljana
- Take the bus from Idrsko to Ljubljana APbus
- Take the bus from Ljubljana to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogaribus
24h 51m₺7,769–9,320Train, night train
- Take the train from Most Na Soci to Jesenicetrain Re
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Wien Hbftrain Rj / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
36h 58m₺19,373–36,600Drive 1,585.6 km
- Drive from Avsa to Istanbulcar 1,585.6 km
15h 12m₺11,737–16,953Shuttle to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take a shuttle bus from Udine to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Istanbul (IST)plane VCE - IST
8h 49m₺14,440–35,579Shuttle to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Udine to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane VCE - SAW
9h 6m₺12,843–32,602Taxi, bus, shuttle to Ljubljana, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, Metro
- Take the taxi from Avsa to Ajbataxi
- Take the bus from Ajba to Nova Gorica APbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Nova Gorica to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane LJU - SAW
- Take the train from Sabiha Gokcen Airport to Ayrılık Çeşmesitrain
8h 25m₺13,413–33,158Drive, shuttle to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Drive from Avsa to Bohinj Ukanccar
- Take a shuttle bus from Bled, Glavna Avtobusna Postajalisce to Velika Gorica, Zagreb Airport
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Istanbul (IST)plane ZAG - IST
10h 33m₺16,489–35,401Train, train to Salzburg Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Most Na Soci to Jesenicetrain
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Salzburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Salzburg Airport (SZG) to Istanbul (IST)plane SZG - IST
12h 12m₺11,727–28,764Bus
- Take the bus from Idrsko to Ljubljana APbus
- Take the bus from Ljubljana to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
29h 16m₺8,921–12,922Bus, train via Sofia
- Take the bus from Kamno to Ljubljana APbus
- Take the bus from Ljubljana to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Sofia to Halkalıtrain
29h 17m₺7,848–12,218
Ljubljana (LJU) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Avsa to Istanbul is to bus via Ljubljana which costs 7.500 ₺ - 9.500 ₺ and takes 24h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Avsa to Istanbul is to shuttle and fly which takes 8h 17m and costs 14.000 ₺ - 28.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Avsa to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Idrsko and arriving at Istanbul Büyük Otogari via Ljubljana and Sofia Serdica Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 51m.
No, there is no direct train from Avsa to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Most Na Soci and arriving at Yenikapi via Jesenice, Villach Hbf, Wien Hbf, Bucharest and Halkali. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 58m.
The distance between Avsa and Istanbul is 1479 km. The road distance is 1585.6 km.
The best way to get from Avsa to Istanbul without a car is to bus via Ljubljana which takes 24h 51m and costs 7.500 ₺ - 9.500 ₺.
It takes approximately 8h 17m to get from Avsa to Istanbul, including transfers.
Avsa to Istanbul bus services, operated by Nomago, depart from Idrsko station.
Avsa to Istanbul train services, operated by Slovenske železnice (SŽ), depart from Most Na Soci station.
Avsa to Istanbul bus services, operated by Nomago, arrive at Ljubljana AP station.
What companies run services between Avsa, Slovenia and Istanbul, Turkey?
You can take a vehicle from Avsa to Istanbul Büyük Otogari via Idrsko, Ljubljana AP, Ljubljana, Sofia Central Bus Station, and Sofia Serdica Bus Station in around 24h 51m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–17,000
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–13,000
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–18,000
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–17,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Istanbul via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–28,000
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Istanbul via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–30,000
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–18,000
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Istanbul via Split
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–20,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–11,000
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–17,000
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–19,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,400–17,000
Flights from Ljubljana to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–22,000
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Istanbul via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–15,000
- Phone
- +386 1 29 13 331
- potnik.info@slo-zeleznice.si
- Website
- Slovenske železnice (SŽ)
Train from Most Na Soci to Jesenice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺244
- Website
- Slovenske železnice (SŽ)
Train from Most Na Soci to Jesenice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺244
- Website
- Slovenske železnice (SŽ)
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Villach Hbf to Wien Hbf
- *
- ₺3,000–4,500
Train from Villach Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- *
- ₺1,600–2,500
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Villach Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–7,000
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Villach Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,300–4,200
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Villach Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–2,000
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Villach Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–7,500
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–22,000
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Villach Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,000–3,500
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- 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
- ₺500–1,467
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- ₺500–750
- 1st Class
- ₺550–750
Train from Plovdiv to Istanbul(Halkali)
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺330–480
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- ₺330–460
- 1st Class
- ₺370–480
- Phone
- +90 850 252 88 00
- info@metro.istanbul
- Website
- metro.istanbul
Train from Sabiha Gokcen Airport to Ayrılık Çeşmesi
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺42
- Schedules at
- metro.istanbul
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Villach Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–3,700
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Villach Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,200–2,700
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Train from Villach Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–5,000
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- ₺4,500–5,000
- Couchette Carriage
- ₺2,900–3,400
- Seating Carriage
- ₺1,100–1,400
- 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
- ₺750–4,144
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
- Double Room
- ₺2,300
- Single Room
- ₺4,144
- Four Person Room
- ₺2,022
- Phone
- +386 (0) 31 30 41 41
- info@zup-prevozi.eu
- Website
- zup-prevozi.eu
Shuttle from Nova Gorica to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- ₺4,500–5,500
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- ₺4,500–5,500
Shuttle from Nova Gorica to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- ₺4,500–5,500
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- ₺4,500–5,500
- Phone
- +386 1 431 77 00
- info@nomago.si
- Website
- Nomago
Bus from Idrsko to Ljubljana AP
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺460–1,000
- Website
- Nomago
Bus from Ajba to Nova Gorica AP
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺90–190
- Website
- Nomago
Bus from Idrsko to Ljubljana AP
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺460–1,000
- Website
- Nomago
Bus from Kamno to Ljubljana AP
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺450–950
- Website
- Nomago
Bus from Idrsko to Ljubljana AP
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺460–1,000
- Website
- Nomago
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- info@mm-travel.bg
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Ljubljana to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,398
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
Bus from Ljubljana to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,398
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–2,400
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,700–4,000
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Ljubljana bus station to Plovdiv Train station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–8,000
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- Arda Tur
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺4,061
- Website
- Arda Tur
- Phone
- +90 212 658 00 61
- info@huntur.com.tr
- Website
- Huntur
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–1,900
- Website
- Huntur
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Udine to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- ₺9,000–15,000
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Udine to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- ₺9,000–15,000
- Website
- GoOpti
- Phone
- +386 40 121 900
- mamut.slovenija@gmail.com
- Website
- slovenija.eu.com
Shuttle from Bled, Glavna Avtobusna Postajalisce to Velika Gorica, Zagreb Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–17,000
- Schedules at
- slovenija.eu.com
- 1 -3 persons
- ₺12,221
- 4-8 persons
- ₺16,665
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Ljubljana to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–8,000
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- Kamil Koç
Bus from Sofia to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺750–1,100
- Schedules at
- Kamil Koç
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Sofia to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–1,900
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Estimated price
- ₺4,500–5,500
Taxi VisitSoča
- Phone
- +386 051 787 555
- Website
- soca-valley.com
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Istanbul is 1h ahead of Avsa. It is currently 4:30 AM in Avsa and 5:30 AM in Istanbul.
Avsa to Istanbul train services, operated by Slovenske železnice (SŽ), arrive at Jesenice station.
Yes, the driving distance between Avsa to Istanbul is 1586 km. It takes approximately 15h 12m to drive from Avsa to Istanbul.
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