There are 7 ways to get from Bastia to Istanbul by plane, ferry, train, bus, or night train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Istanbul
best- Fly from Bastia - Poretta Airport (BIA) to Istanbul (IST)BIA - IST
9h 35m₺13,780–25,379Ferry, bus, train
cheapest- Take the ferry from Port of Bastia to Port of Genoa
- Take the bus from Genoa Piazza Acquaverde to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Take the train from Sofia to Halkalı
47h₺4,770–10,463Ferry, train, bus
- Take the ferry from Port of Bastia to Port of Piombino
- Take the train from Piombino Marittima to Firenze S.M.N.Re
- Take the bus from Stazione Santa Maria Novella to Kumanovo
- Take the bus from Kumanovo to Istanbul
36h 52m₺9,863–14,069Ferry, train, night train
- Take the ferry from Port of Bastia to Port of Piombino
- Take the train from Piombino Marittima to Firenze S.M.N.Re
- Take the night train from Firenze S.M.N. to Wien HbfNj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord347
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkali
2d 1h₺17,457–36,030Fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Fly from Bastia - Poretta Airport (BIA) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)BIA - SAW
8h 28m₺5,393–19,900Ferry, train, bus via Sofia
- Take the ferry from Port of Bastia to Port of Livorno
- Take the train from Livorno Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.Re
- Take the bus from Firenze Autostazione to Sofia
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
40h 2m₺8,308–10,373Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Port of Bastia to Port of Nice Lympia
- Take the bus from Nice Airport to Sofia
- Take the bus from Sofia to Istanbul Esenler
42h 44m₺8,040–13,874
Bastia to Istanbul by ferry, foot, bus, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bastia to Istanbul is to ferry and bus and train which costs 4.700 ₺ - 11.000 ₺ and takes 47h.
The fastest way to get from Bastia to Istanbul is to fly which takes 8h 28m and costs 5.000 ₺ - 20.000 ₺.
The distance between Bastia and Istanbul is 1657 km.
The best way to get from Bastia to Istanbul without a car is to ferry and train and bus which takes 36h 52m and costs 9.500 ₺ - 15.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 9h 35m to get from Bastia to Istanbul, including transfers.
Istanbul is 2h ahead of Bastia. It is currently 3:04 PM in Bastia and 5:04 PM in Istanbul.
There are 4560+ hotels available in Istanbul.
What companies run services between Bastia, France and Istanbul, Turkey?
Air Corsica, Turkish Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Bastia - Poretta Airport (BIA) to Istanbul (IST) 4 times a day.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Bastia - Poretta Airport to Istanbul via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–34,000
Flights from Bastia - Poretta Airport to Istanbul via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–35,000
Flights from Bastia - Poretta Airport to Istanbul via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–36,000
Flights from Bastia - Poretta Airport to Istanbul via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–36,000
Flights from Bastia - Poretta Airport to Istanbul via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–34,000
Flights from Bastia - Poretta Airport to Istanbul via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–36,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Bastia - Poretta Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–28,000
Flights from Bastia - Poretta Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–28,000
Flights from Bastia - Poretta Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–26,000
Flights from Bastia - Poretta Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–26,000
Flights from Bastia - Poretta Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–28,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Bastia - Poretta Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–19,000
Flights from Bastia - Poretta Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–23,000
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Piombino Marittima to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–1,400
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Livorno Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,200
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Firenze S.M.N. to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺3,200–13,300
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- ₺12,700–13,300
- Couchette Carriage
- ₺7,000–8,500
- Seating Carriage
- ₺3,200–4,000
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–14,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺850–1,600
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺850–1,300
- 1st Class
- ₺1,200–1,600
- 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
- ₺650–3,652
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Double Room
- ₺2,027
- Single Room
- ₺3,652
- Four Person Room
- ₺1,782
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- hakkomerc@gmail.com
- Website
- hakbus.org
Bus from Stazione Santa Maria Novella to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 43m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺5,384
- Schedules at
- hakbus.org
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Kumanovo to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–2,300
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- info@mm-travel.bg
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Firenze Autostazione to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,650
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–2,200
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,500–2,200
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- +90 212 658 00 61
- info@huntur.com.tr
- Website
- huntur.com.tr
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–1,500
- Website
- https://www.huntur.com.tr/
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Nice Airport to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–7,000
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- info@luksyonca.com.tr
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from Sofia to Istanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200
- Schedules at
- polazak.rs
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Genoa Piazza Acquaverde to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,900–4,200
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +33(0)495329595
- Website
- corsica-ferries.it
Ferry from Port of Bastia to Port of Piombino
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,200–5,000
- Website
- https://www.corsica-ferries.co.uk/
- Passenger Flex Fare
- ₺2,200–3,000
- Passenger & Vehicle Flex Fare
- ₺3,800–5,000
Ferry from Port of Bastia to Port of Livorno
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–2,500
- Website
- https://www.corsica-ferries.co.uk/
Ferry from Port of Bastia to Port of Nice Lympia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,400–6,000
- Website
- https://www.corsica-ferries.co.uk/
- Passenger Flex Fare
- ₺2,400–3,200
- Passenger & Vehicle Flex Fare
- ₺4,300–6,000
- Phone
- +49 (0)611 14020
- info@moby.it
- Website
- mobylines.com
Ferry from Port of Bastia to Port of Livorno
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,000–3,000
- Schedules at
- mobylines.com
Ferry from Port of Bastia to Port of Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–2,600
- Schedules at
- mobylines.com
- Standard car
- ₺2,000–2,500
- Low season
- ₺1,100–1,600
- High season
- ₺1,800–2,600
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