There are 12 ways to get from Balkans to Turkey by bus, car, train, plane, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus via Belgrade
best- Take the bus from Šarbanovac to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to İstanbul Esenler
14h 42mDrive, train
cheapest- Drive from Balkans to Vidin
- Take the train from Vidin to Sofia Sever
- Take the train from Sofia to Halkalı
19h 53m₺1,570–5,219Drive 763.7 km
- Drive from Balkans to Istanbul763.7 km
8h 1m₺5,095–7,360Bus to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus
- Take the bus from Šarbanovac to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Fly from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG) to Istanbul (IST)BEG - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Aksaray
9h 36mBus
- Take the bus from Šarbanovac to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Montenegro Hotel
15h 7mBus #2
- Take the bus from Šarbanovac to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Take the bus from Vrtište to Istanbul
20h 50mBus, train
- Take the bus from Šarbanovac to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Take the train from Sofia to Halkalı
21h 31mBus to Niš Constantine The Great Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus
- Take the bus from Šarbanovac to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Fly from Niš Constantine The Great Airport (INI) to Istanbul (IST)INI - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Aksaray
9h 2mBus to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the bus from Šarbanovac to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Fly from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)BEG - SAW
9h 1mBus, shuttle to Sofia Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the bus from Zaječar to Niteks
- Take a shuttle bus from Niš to Sofia Airport
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)SOF - SAW
10h 19mBus, shuttle to Sofia Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the bus from Zaječar to Niteks
- Take a shuttle bus from Niš to Sofia Airport
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Istanbul (IST)SOF - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Aksaray
11h 9mBus, bus to Pristina, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the bus from Šarbanovac to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Pristina
- Fly from Pristina (PRN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)PRN - SAW
13h 6m
Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Balkans to Turkey is to drive and train which costs 1.500 ₺ - 5.500 ₺ and takes 19h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Balkans to Turkey is to drive which takes 8h 1m and costs 5.000 ₺ - 7.500 ₺.
The distance between Balkans and Turkey is 1187 km. The road distance is 763.7 km.
The best way to get from Balkans to Turkey without a car is to bus via Belgrade which takes 14h 42m and costs .
It takes approximately 14h 42m to get from Balkans to Turkey, including transfers.
Turkey is 2h ahead of Balkans. It is currently 7:34 AM in Balkans and 9:34 AM in Turkey.
Yes, the driving distance between Balkans to Turkey is 764 km. It takes approximately 8h 1m to drive from Balkans to Turkey.
There are 4554+ hotels available in Turkey.
What companies run services between Balkans, Serbia and Turkey?
You can take a vehicle from Balkans to Aksaray via Šarbanovac, Beograd, Autobuska stanica, İstanbul Esenler, and Esenler Otogar in around 14h 42m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,600–13,000
Flights from Niš Constantine The Great Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–17,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,100–9,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,600–13,000
Flights from Niš Constantine The Great Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–17,000
Flights from Niš Constantine The Great Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–17,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,400–14,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–11,000
Flights from Pristina to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,300–14,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,000–11,000
Flights from Pristina to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–11,000
- Website
- interjet.com
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Istanbul via Podgorica
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–9,000
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Sofia Airport to Istanbul via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,100–9,000
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Istanbul via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,400–10,000
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Vidin to Sofia Sever
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺350–600
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺350–500
- 1st Class
- ₺500–600
- 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
- ₺650–3,764
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Double Room
- ₺2,089
- Single Room
- ₺3,764
- Four Person Room
- ₺1,837
- Phone
- +38130 444 760
- office@bortravel.net
- Website
- bortravel.net
Bus from Šarbanovac to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- bortravel.net
- 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
- 0850 888 33 34
- info@hava.ist
- Website
- hava.ist
Bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Aksaray
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺130–360
- Website
- https://hava.ist/?lang=en
- Phone
- +381 19 542 888
- motoboemtrans@hotmail.com
- Website
- redvoznje.net
Bus from Šarbanovac to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- redvoznje.net
- Phone
- 062 8103637
- office@balbuss.rs
- Website
- balbuss.rs
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Montenegro Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,099
- Schedules at
- balbuss.rs
- Book at
- balbuss.rs
- Phone
- +381 20 41 1090
- ozlemtours@yahoo.com
- Website
- polazak.rs
Bus from Vrtište to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,017
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 02 952 50 04
- matpu96@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,300
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +381 18 255 177
- rezervacije@nis-ekspres.rs
- Website
- nis-ekspres.rs
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺958
- Schedules at
- nis-ekspres.rs
Bus from Zaječar to Niteks
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺460–550
- Schedules at
- nis-ekspres.rs
- Phone
- +383 44 344 200
- adio-tours@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺555
- Schedules at
- https://www.polazak.com/en/SP-Adio/operator/
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