There are 14 ways to get from Bourges to Istanbul by train, plane, bus, car, car train, 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.
Train to Paris Orly Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
best- Take the train from Bourges to Paris Bercy
- Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)ORY - SAW
9h 29m₺7,603–19,081Train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Bourges to Lyon Part Dieu
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)LYS - SAW
10h 45m₺5,315–23,604Train, bus via Zurich
- Take the train from Bourges to NeversTer
- Take the train from Nevers to Dijon VilleTer
- Take the train from Dijon Ville to Zuerich HbTgv
- Take the bus from Zürich to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to İstanbul Esenler
34h 3mDrive, car train
- Drive from Bourges to Villach Hbf/Bbf
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf/Bbf to Edirne
- Drive from Edirne to Istanbul
47h 17m₺19,736–69,174Drive 2,646.2 km
- Drive from Bourges to Istanbul2,646.2 km
25h 49m₺20,136–29,085Train to Paris Orly Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus
- Take the train from Bourges to Paris Bercy
- Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Istanbul (IST)ORY - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogari
10h 6m₺6,620–20,280Train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus
- Take the train from Bourges to Lyon Part Dieu
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Istanbul (IST)LYS - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogari
11h 16m₺6,532–21,803Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus
- Take the train from Vierzon Ville to Paris Austerlitz
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Istanbul (IST)CDG - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogari
11h 18m₺6,607–15,118Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Vierzon Ville to Paris Austerlitz
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)CDG - SAW
11h 1m₺5,890–13,919Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus
- Take the train from Bourges to Lyon Part Dieu
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Istanbul (IST)GVA - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogari
13h 51m₺7,152–25,753Bus
- Take the bus from Bourges to Lyon724
- Take the bus from Lyon, Perrache Bus Station to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to İstanbul Esenler
40h 35m₺8,012–9,095Train, bus
- Take the train from Bourges to Lyon PerracheTer
- Take the bus from Lyon Gare Perrache to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Take the train from Sofia to Halkalı
46h 38m₺6,929–14,633Train, night train
- Take the train from Bourges to Paris BercyTer
- Take the train from Paris l'Est to Wien MeidlingNj
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nord347
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkali
2d₺17,818–33,705Bus via Bucharest
- Take the bus from Bourges to Orléans
- Take the bus from Orléans to București, Autogara Militari
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus station
2d 6h₺11,418–16,889
Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bourges to Istanbul is to bus which costs 8.000 ₺ - 9.500 ₺ and takes 40h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Bourges to Istanbul is to train and fly which takes 9h 29m and costs 7.500 ₺ - 20.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Bourges to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Bourges and arriving at İstanbul Esenler via Lyon, Perrache Bus Station and Beograd, Autobuska stanica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 35m.
No, there is no direct train from Bourges to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Bourges and arriving at Yenikapi via Reuilly - Diderot, Paris l'Est, Wien Meidling, Bucharest and Halkali. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 0h.
The distance between Bourges and Istanbul is 2568 km. The road distance is 2646.2 km.
The best way to get from Bourges to Istanbul without a car is to train and bus via Zurich which takes 34h 3m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 29m to get from Bourges to Istanbul, including transfers.
Bourges to Istanbul bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bourges station.
Bourges to Istanbul train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Bourges station.
Bourges to Istanbul bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Orléans station.
What companies run services between Bourges, France and Istanbul, Turkey?
You can take a bus from Bourges to İstanbul Esenler via Lyon, Lyon, Perrache Bus Station, and Beograd, Autobuska stanica in around 40h 35m.
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- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–10,000
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–12,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,500–12,000
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,000–18,000
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–19,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,600–17,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–9,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–13,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,000–18,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,600–17,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,400–13,000
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–9,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–19,000
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Istanbul via Split
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺9,000–22,000
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Istanbul via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,800–18,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Bourges to Paris Bercy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900–3,000
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Bourges to Nevers
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺450–850
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Nevers to Dijon Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺2,800–6,000
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Bourges to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–9,000
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Vierzon Ville to Paris Austerlitz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,800
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–1,700
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Bourges to Lyon Perrache
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,700–6,000
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- ₺2,700–4,000
- Rail 1st Class
- ₺4,200–6,000
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Dijon Ville to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,700–7,500
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,100–4,500
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 89 54880111
- info@optimatours.de
- Website
- optimatours.de
Car train from Villach Hbf/Bbf to Edirne
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 31m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺10,199–50,698
- Schedules at
- optimatours.de
- Couch Wagon BC-4
- ₺10,199
- Couch Wagon BC-1
- ₺27,591
- Sleeper Wagon
- ₺31,532
- Couch Wagon BC-4 Car
- ₺29,365
- Couch Wagon BC-1 Car
- ₺46,757
- Sleeper Wagon Car
- ₺50,698
- 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
- ₺650–3,676
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Double Room
- ₺2,040
- Single Room
- ₺3,676
- Four Person Room
- ₺1,794
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Train from Paris l'Est to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 53m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,800–14,000
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- ₺12,000–14,000
- Couchette Carriage
- ₺8,500–10,000
- Seating Carriage
- ₺4,800–6,000
Train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–15,000
- 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
- ₺900–1,600
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺900–1,300
- 1st Class
- ₺1,200–1,600
- Phone
- + (381) 20 316 581
- office@gameks.biz
- Website
- gameks.biz
Bus from Zürich to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- gameks.biz
- 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
- polazak.rs
- Phone
- 0850 888 33 34
- info@hava.ist
- Website
- hava.ist
Bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺130–220
- Website
- https://hava.ist/?lang=en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bourges to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–2,200
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bourges to Orléans
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺410–700
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Orléans to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺9,000–13,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,000–3,200
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 011 761-4693
- bstours@verat.net
- Website
- bstours.rs
Bus from Lyon, Perrache Bus Station to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- http://bstours.rs/en/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Lyon Gare Perrache to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,500–5,000
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Istanbul is 2h ahead of Bourges. It is currently 2:15 AM in Bourges and 4:15 AM in Istanbul.
Bourges to Istanbul train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Paris Bercy station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bourges to Istanbul is 2646 km. It takes approximately 25h 49m to drive from Bourges to Istanbul.
Book your Bourges to Istanbul bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
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