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How to get fromCagliari to Istanbulby train, plane, ferry, bus, car or car ferry

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There are 11 ways to get from Cagliari to Istanbul by train, plane, ferry, bus, car, or car ferry

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  1. Train to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport, fly to Istanbul

    best
    1. Take the train from Cagliari to Olbia Terranovatrain train
    2. Fly from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane OLB - IST
    13h 37m
    ₺7,977–14,977

  2. Fly Cagliari Elmas Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane CAG - SAW
    8h 13m
    ₺4,075–9,591

  3. Train, ferry, bus

    1. Take the train from Cagliari to Porto Torres M.Matrain train Re
    2. Take the ferry from Port of Porto Torres to Port of Genoaferry ferry
    3. Take the bus from Genoa Piazza Acquaverde to Sofia Serdica Bus Stopbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Sofia to Istanbul Esenlerbus bus
    2d 1h
    ₺6,725–11,125

  4. Ferry, bus, train

    1. Take the ferry from Port of Cagliari to Port of Civitavecchiaferry ferry
    2. Take the bus from CIVITAVECCHIA | Deposito # f230 to VITERBO | Porta Fiorentina FS # f671bus bus
    3. Take the bus from Viterbo P.Fiorentina to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofiabus bus
    5. Take the train from Sofia to Halkalıtrain train
    2d 11h
    ₺9,299–14,061

  5. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Cagliari to Port of Arbataxcar car
    2. Take the car ferry from Port of Arbatax to Port of Civitavecchiacarferry car ferry
    3. Drive from Port of Civitavecchia to Istanbulcar car
    31h 58m
    ₺19,999–28,744

  6. Fly Cagliari Elmas Airport to Istanbul

    1. Fly from Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane CAG - IST
    8h 26m
    ₺6,562–17,070

  7. Train to Alghero, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take the train from Cagliari to Sassaritrain train
    2. Fly from Alghero (AHO) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane AHO - SAW
    12h 19m
    ₺7,481–17,019

  8. Train to Alghero, fly to Istanbul

    1. Take the train from Cagliari to Sassaritrain train
    2. Fly from Alghero (AHO) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane AHO - IST
    13h 52m
    ₺8,968–16,998

  9. Train to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take the train from Cagliari to Olbia Terranovatrain train
    2. Fly from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane OLB - SAW
    11h 49m
    ₺4,090–14,998

  10. Bus, ferry

    1. Take the bus from Fermata di CAGLIARI PIAZZA MATTEOTTI-ESTERNO to Fermata di OLBIA PORTO ISOLA BIANCAbus bus
    2. Take the ferry from Port of Olbia to Port of Genoaferry ferry
    3. Take the bus from Genoa Piazza Acquaverde to Sofia Serdica Bus Stopbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogaribus bus
    2d 3h
    ₺7,182–12,435

  11. Bus, ferry via Bucharest

    1. Take the bus from Fermata di CAGLIARI PIAZZA MATTEOTTI-ESTERNO to Fermata di OLBIA PORTO ISOLA BIANCAbus bus
    2. Take the ferry from Port of Olbia to Port of Genoaferry ferry
    3. Take the bus from Genoa to București, Autogara Militaribus bus
    4. Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus bus
    2d 14h
    ₺11,882–19,835

Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB) to Istanbul (IST) flights

Calendar26Weekly Planes
Duration7h 38mAverage Duration
Ticket₺4,978Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Cagliari, Italy and Istanbul, Turkey?

Ryanair, Turkish Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG) to Istanbul (IST) 5 times a day.

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