There are 8 ways to get from Calabria to Istanbul by plane, busferry, bus, car, car ferry, ferry, or train
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Fly Lamezia Terme International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
best- Fly from Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane SUF - SAW
9h 34m₺3,594–9,634Bus and ferry, bus via Thessaloníki
- Take the busferry from Villa San Giovanni to Vlorëbusferry
- Take the bus from Vlore , station to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Istanbul Esenler Otogaribus
37h 34mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Reggio Calabria to Porto Di Brindisicar
- Take the car ferry from Porto di Brindisi to Port of Igoumenitsacarferry
- Drive from Port Of Igoumenitsa to Istanbulcar
22h 52m₺13,207–20,111Fly Lamezia Terme International Airport to Istanbul
- Fly from Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF) to Istanbul (IST)plane SUF - IST
8h 6m₺6,081–47,113Ferry, train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the ferry from Reggio Calabria to Messina Marittimaferry
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Istanbul (IST)plane CTA - IST
8h 41m₺5,593–14,400Train to Naples Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme to Napoli Centraletrain
- Fly from Naples Airport (NAP) to Istanbul (IST)plane NAP - IST
9h 22m₺7,358–15,489Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Villa San Giovanni to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Korçëbus
- Take the bus from Korçë to Istanbulbus
39h 9mTrain, bus and ferry, bus
- Take the train from Reggio Calabria C.Le to Brindisitrain Ic
- Take the busferry from Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto to Shkoder,Rruga Teutabusferry
- Take the bus from Shkodër to Istanbulbus
40h 52m
Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Calabria to Istanbul is to fly which costs 3.500 ₺ - 10.000 ₺ and takes 9h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Calabria to Istanbul is to fly which takes 8h 6m and costs 6.000 ₺ - 48.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Calabria to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Reggio Calabria - via Portanova and arriving at Istanbul via Villa San Giovanni, Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave and Korçë. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 9m.
The distance between Calabria and Istanbul is 1187 km.
The best way to get from Calabria to Istanbul without a car is to bus and ferry and bus via Thessaloníki which takes 37h 34m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 34m to get from Calabria to Istanbul, including transfers.
Calabria to Istanbul bus services, operated by Pistoia viaggi, depart from Villa San Giovanni station.
Calabria to Istanbul bus services, operated by Pistoia viaggi, arrive at Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave station.
Istanbul is 1h ahead of Calabria. It is currently 3:33 PM in Calabria and 4:33 PM in Istanbul.
There are 3041+ hotels available in Istanbul.
What companies run services between Calabria, Italy and Istanbul, Turkey?
ITA Airways, Pegasus Airlines, and Ryanair fly from Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) 4 times a day.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Istanbul via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–26,000
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Istanbul via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–26,000
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Istanbul via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,400–11,000
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Istanbul via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–28,000
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Istanbul via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–10,000
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Istanbul via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–27,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–15,000
Flights from Naples Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–12,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,500–9,500
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–21,000
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,900–19,000
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–20,000
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–20,000
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,700–19,000
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Istanbul via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–26,000
- Website
- airmalta.com
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Istanbul via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–26,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Istanbul via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–15,000
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺600–1,100
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺490–1,100
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Reggio Calabria C.Le to Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,800–6,500
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Lamezia Terme to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,200–4,400
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Villa San Giovanni to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 47m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Villa San Giovanni to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 27m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto to Shkoder,Rruga Teuta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 16m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +355 69 661 4303
- likospartak@gmail.com
- Website
- likokostatours.weebly.com
Bus from Vlore , station to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Istanbul Esenler Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,400–3,800
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- +355 69 213 1213
- Travelbusel@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Korçë
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Korçë to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–2,900
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
Bus from Shkodër to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–3,700
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- info@grimaldi.napoli.it
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Car ferry from Porto di Brindisi to Port of Igoumenitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–1,900
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
- Phone
- 3409848540
- info@blujetlines.it
- Website
- blujetlines.it
Ferry from Reggio Calabria to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺179–181
- Schedules at
- blujetlines.it
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