There are 7 ways to get from Ayvalık to Istanbul by bus, taxi, car, plane or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2rio's travel planner.
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Bus via Gebze
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Take the bus from Ayvalik to Edremit
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Take the bus from Edremit to Gebze
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Take the bus from Gebze to Istanbul Otogari
Taxi
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Take a taxi from Ayvalık to Istanbul
Drive
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Drive from Ayvalık to Istanbul
Bus to Edremit, fly to Istanbul
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Take the bus from Ayvalik to Burhaniye
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Fly from Edremit (EDO) to Istanbul (IST)
Bus to Edremit, fly to Sabiha Gokcen, train
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Take the bus from Ayvalik to Burhaniye
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Fly from Edremit (EDO) to Sabiha Gokcen (SAW)
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Take the train from Tersane to Yenikapi
Bus, train to Izmir, fly to Istanbul
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Take the bus from Ayvalik to Aliaga
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Take the train from Aliağa to Halkapınar
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Fly from Izmir (ADB) to Istanbul (IST)
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The national COVID-19 helpline number in Istanbul is 184.
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Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ayvalık to Istanbul is to bus which costs 80 ₺ - 310 ₺ and takes 9h 11m.
The quickest way to get from Ayvalık to Istanbul is to bus and fly which costs 700 ₺ - 2.000 ₺ and takes 3h 21m.
The distance between Ayvalık and Istanbul is 269 km. The road distance is 402.3 km.
The best way to get from Ayvalık to Istanbul without a car is to bus via Gebze which takes 7h 48m and costs 210 ₺ - 600 ₺.
It takes approximately 7h 48m to get from Ayvalık to Istanbul, including transfers.
The quickest flight from Edremit Airport to Istanbul Airport is the direct flight which takes 1h 5m.
Yes, the driving distance between Ayvalık to Istanbul is 402 km. It takes approximately 4h 9m to drive from Ayvalık to Istanbul.
Turkish Airlines offers flights from Edremit Airport to Istanbul Airport.
There are 2010+ hotels available in Istanbul. Prices start at 1.750 ₺ per night.
- Distance: 268.8 km
- Duration: 7h 48m
What companies run services between Ayvalık, Turkey and Istanbul, Turkey?
You can take a bus from Ayvalık to Istanbul via Edremit, Gebze, Istanbul Otogari, and Otogar in around 7h 48m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Edremit to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 550 ₺ - 2.100 ₺
Flights from Edremit to Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 600 ₺ - 1.600 ₺
Flights from Izmir to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 550 ₺ - 2.500 ₺
Flights from Izmir to Istanbul via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- 550 ₺ - 2.500 ₺
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Edremit to Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 500 ₺ - 1.300 ₺
Flights from Izmir to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 550 ₺ - 2.500 ₺
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- Website
- tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
Train from Tersane to Yenikapi
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- 6 ₺ - 12 ₺
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
- Website
- izban.com.tr
Train from Aliağa to Halkapınar
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- 18 ₺
- Schedules at
- izban.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- iletisim@metroturizm.com.tr
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Ayvalik to Edremit
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- 55 ₺ - 80 ₺
- Website
- MetroTurizm
Bus from Edremit to Gebze
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- 120 ₺ - 430 ₺
- Website
- MetroTurizm
Bus from Gebze to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- 60 ₺ - 90 ₺
- Website
- MetroTurizm
Bus from Ayvalik to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- 150 ₺ - 300 ₺
- Website
- MetroTurizm
Bus from Ayvalik to Burhaniye
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- 50 ₺ - 75 ₺
- Website
- MetroTurizm
Bus from Ayvalik to Aliaga
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- 70 ₺ - 95 ₺
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Phone
- +90 224 294 55 62
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Ayvalık to Edremit
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- 40 ₺ - 60 ₺
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Gebze to Istanbul Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- 45 ₺ - 65 ₺
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Ayvalık to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- 80 ₺ - 120 ₺
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Ayvalık to Aliağa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- 50 ₺ - 65 ₺
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- Estimated price
- 850 ₺ - 1.100 ₺
Taksi Ayvalık
- Phone
- +90 537 959 86 22
Ayvalık Taksi
- Phone
- +90 539 443 40 15
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