There are 13 ways to get from Barcelona to Turkey by plane, train, bus, night train, car ferry or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2rio's travel planner.
Recommended option
Fly to Istanbul Ataturk • 6h 24m
$93 - $608
12 alternative options
Fly to Sabiha Gokcen • 7h 44m
$100 - $712
Fly to Antalya • 8h 4m
$116 - $195
Fly to Izmir • 8h
$113 - $208
Fly to Ankara • 9h 17m
$94 - $239
Fly to Kayseri • 9h 33m
$133 - $449
Train, bus • 43h 50m
$367 - $429
Bus Yubim • 45h 30m
$165 - $231
Bus Georg • 2 days 1h
$303 - $385
Bus Dary Commerce • 2 days 2h
$145 - $157
Train, night train • 2 days 10h
$483 - $680
Car ferry, drive • 41h 35m
$404 - $599
Drive • 27h 51m
$370 - $550
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Barcelona to Turkey is to bus which costs 120€ - 140€ and takes 2 days 2h.
The quickest way to get from Barcelona to Turkey is to fly which costs 80€ - 550€ and takes 6h 24m.
No, there is no direct bus from Barcelona to Turkey. However, there are services departing from Barcelona and arriving at Istanbul via Sofia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 45h 30m.
The distance between Barcelona and Turkey is 2784 km. The road distance is 2939.3 km.
The best way to get from Barcelona to Turkey without a car is to train and bus which takes 43h 50m and costs 310€ - 380€.
It takes approximately 6h 24m to get from Barcelona to Turkey, including transfers.
Barcelona to Turkey bus services, operated by Yubim, depart from Barcelona station.
The best way to get from Barcelona to Turkey is to fly which takes 6h 24m and costs 80€ - 550€. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 140€ - 210€ and takes 45h 30m.
The quickest flight from Barcelona Airport to Istanbul Ataturk Airport is the direct flight which takes 3h 25m.
Barcelona to Turkey bus services, operated by Metro Plus, arrive at Istanbul station.
- Distance: 1740.1 miles
- Duration: 6h 24m
What companies run services between Barcelona, Spain and Turkey?
Turkish Airlines, Tarom and eight other airlines fly from Barcelona to Istanbul every 2 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Barcelona to Istanbul via Sofia in around 45h 30m.
- Website
- p.turkishairlines.com
Flights from Barcelona to Istanbul Ataturk
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190 - $1,200
Flights from Barcelona to Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170 - $1,100
Flights from Barcelona to Antalya via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190 - $330
Flights from Barcelona to Antalya via Istanbul Ataturk
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190 - $330
Flights from Barcelona to Izmir via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200 - $430
Flights from Barcelona to Izmir via Istanbul Ataturk
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200 - $430
Flights from Barcelona to Ankara via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190 - $750
Flights from Barcelona to Ankara via Istanbul Ataturk
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190 - $750
Flights from Barcelona to Kayseri via Istanbul Ataturk
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200 - $800
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Barcelona to Istanbul Ataturk via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220 - $1,500
Flights from Barcelona to Antalya via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480 - $3,300
Flights from Barcelona to Antalya via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500 - $3,400
Flights from Barcelona to Izmir via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240 - $550
Flights from Barcelona to Ankara via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120 - $460
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Barcelona to Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100 - $700
Flights from Barcelona to Antalya via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110 - $370
Flights from Barcelona to Izmir via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110 - $330
Flights from Barcelona to Ankara via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100 - $850
Flights from Barcelona to Kayseri via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130 - $440
Flights from Barcelona to Kayseri via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $160 - $550
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Barcelona to Sabiha Gokcen via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100 - $700
Flights from Barcelona to Antalya via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110 - $370
- Website
- flyuia.com
Flights from Barcelona to Istanbul Ataturk via Boryspil
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160 - $800
Flights from Barcelona to Ankara via Boryspil
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170 - $650
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Barcelona to Antalya via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230 - $900
Flights from Barcelona to Antalya via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $240 - $950
- Website
- flygermania.com
Flights from Barcelona to Kayseri via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180 - $650
Flights from Barcelona to Kayseri via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $200 - $700
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Barcelona to Istanbul Ataturk via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210 - $1,000
- Website
- airalgerie.dz
Flights from Barcelona to Istanbul Ataturk via Algiers
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360 - $1,800
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Barcelona to Istanbul Ataturk via Paris CDG
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180 - $1,200
- Website
- aegeanair.com
Flights from Barcelona to Istanbul Ataturk via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $120 - $750
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Barcelona to Antalya via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700 - $3,100
- Phone
- 0033 892 353535
- Website
- en.oui.sncf
Train from Barcelona Sants to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $65 - $80
- Website
- en.oui.sncf
- 2nd Class
- $65 - $80
- 1st Class
- $95 - $140
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $150 - $170
- Website
- en.oui.sncf
- 2nd Class
- $150 - $170
- 1st Class
- $200 - $300
Train from Strasbourg to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75 - $90
- Website
- en.oui.sncf
- 2nd Class
- $75 - $90
- 1st Class
- $110 - $150
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60 - $70
- Website
- en.oui.sncf
- 2nd Class
- $60 - $70
- 1st Class
- $90 - $120
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $130 - $150
- Website
- en.oui.sncf
- 2nd Class
- $130 - $150
- 1st Class
- $180 - $270
Rome2rio's guide to Spanish Railways AVE
Contact Details
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona Sants to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50 - $70
- Website
- renfe.com
Based in Madrid, Renfe is a state-owned train operator, that connects cities across Spain and neighbouring countries including Portugal, France, Germany, Switzerland, and the Netherlands. Renfe’s extensive network means most destinations offer multiple trains a day, with the most popular routes normally offering a train each hour. Locally known as AVE, the high-speed trains can reach speeds of up to 350km/h, making travel between major cities very efficient. Comfort is key in a Renfe train, with seats with footrests in all three classes of travel: Standard, Club and First. Each seat has an individual light, a pull-down table and an electrical outlet for in Club and First classes. There is free WiFi for first class passengers and for those with a + Renfe card.
Rome2rio's guide to Spanish Railways (RENFE)
Contact Details
- Phone
- 902 320 320
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona Sants Station to Montpellier St. Roch Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40 - $55
- Website
- renfe.com
Loosely translated as the French National Railway Corporation, the SNCF is France’s state-owned railway company. It covers the country’s extensive rail network, as well as the TGV and Thalys, France’s two high-speed railway networks. With over 14,000 trains operating daily, it is a fast and efficient way of travelling around the country. The railway network consists of about 32,000km in total, of which 1800km are high-speed lines and 14,500km are electrified.
Rome2rio's guide to SNCF
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 9 70 60 99 70
- Website
- sncf.com
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45 - $65
- Website
- en.oui.sncf
- 2nd Class
- $45 - $65
- 1st Class
- $65 - $100
Deutsche Bahn is the German railway company, and the largest railway operator and infrastructure owner in Europe. Based in Berlin, Deutsche Bahn was founded in 1994, and offers many different types of rail transportation including ICE or Intercity-Express for high-speed services between major cities and regions, IC (InterCity) for long-distance trains, RE (Regional Express) trains that connect regions and cities, and the S-Bahn rapid transit service. There are two main tickets on offer: the Flexpreis that has full flexibility, and the Sparpreis which is the cheaper, advanced fare.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 0180 6 99 66 33
- Website
- bahn.com
Train from Frankfurt(Main)Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $120 - $180
- Website
- bahn.de
The national railway system of Austria, the OBB carried 209 million passengers on local and regional trains, and 35 million on long-distance trains in 2016 alone. The OBB’s 4865 km network covers 570 trains simultaneously at peak times, with one train leaving every 12 seconds, making it a supremely efficient way to travel around the country and surrounding region. The company’s extensive network connects cities in Austria, and adjacent European countries including Germany, Hungary, Liechtenstein, Czech Republic, Switzerland and Slovenia.
Contact Details
- Website
- oebb.at
Night train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord Gara A
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110 - $170
- Website
- fahrplan.oebb.at
- Book at
- Raileurope.com
- Phone
- 0700 10 200
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Gara Bucureşti Nord to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19 - $21
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- Phone
- 0090 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Munich to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $91
- Schedules at
- alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- metrotransport.bg
Bus from Sofia to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $29 - $65
- Schedules at
- metrotransport.bg
Bus from Burgas to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23 - $35
- Schedules at
- metrotransport.bg
- Phone
- + 359/38/66 34 04
- georg_ltd@abv.bg
- Website
- georg-bg.com
Bus from Barcelona to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $270 - $350
- Schedules at
- georg-bg.com
- Phone
- 02/989 0000
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Barcelona to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $75 - $130
- Schedules at
- online.union-ivkoni.com
- Phone
- 02 952 50 04
- matpu96@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Sofia to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24 - $35
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +3592917400
- info@darytravel.com
- Website
- dary.bg
Bus from Barcelona to Burgas
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $122
- Schedules at
- dary.bg
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- info@grimaldi.napoli.it
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Car ferry from Barcelona to Civitavecchia
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70 - $110
- Schedules at
- grimaldi-lines.com
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Turkey is 2h ahead of Barcelona. It is currently 12:47 PM in Barcelona and 2:47 PM in Turkey.
Yes, the driving distance between Barcelona to Turkey is 2939 km. It takes approximately 27h 51m to drive from Barcelona to Turkey.
Tarom, Air Algérie, Air France and four other airlines offer flights from Barcelona Airport to Istanbul Ataturk Airport.
There are three+ hotels available in Turkey. Prices start at $100 USD per night.
The best way to get from Barcelona to Barcelona Airport is to train which takes 24m and costs 1€ - 7€.