There are 7 ways to get from Chora to Istanbul by car ferry, plane, bus, car, or subway
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Car ferry to Paros National Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus
best- Take the car ferry from Port of Ios to Paros
- Fly from Paros National Airport (PAS) to Istanbul (IST)PAS - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogari
8h 13m₺9,231–17,951Car ferry, subway to Athens International Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus
cheapest- Take the car ferry from Port of Ios to Port of Piraeus
- Take the subway from Peiraias to Athens Airport
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Istanbul (IST)ATH - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogari
11h 11m₺6,748–12,840Car ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Ios to Port of Piraeus
- Take the bus from Athens to Istanbul
20h 4m₺8,134–10,236Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Port of Ios to Port of Piraeus
- Drive from Port of Piraeus to Istanbul
16h 30m₺13,174–18,176Car ferry to Santorini, fly to Istanbul, bus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Ios to Thira Santorini Port
- Fly from Santorini (JTR) to Istanbul (IST)JTR - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogari
7h 26m₺7,299–16,650Car ferry, subway to Athens International Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the car ferry from Port of Ios to Port of Piraeus
- Take the subway from Peiraias to Athens Airport
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)ATH - SAW
10h 40m₺10,131–16,641Car ferry, bus via Thessaloníki
- Take the car ferry from Port of Ios to Paros
- Take the car ferry from Paros to Port of Piraeus
- Take the bus from Pireaus to Thessaloniki Monastiriou
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Simeonidis Tours Office to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
22h 27m₺10,302–12,302
Chora to Istanbul by car ferry, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chora to Istanbul is to car ferry and bus which costs 8.000 ₺ - 11.000 ₺ and takes 20h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Chora to Istanbul is to car ferry and fly and bus which takes 7h 26m and costs 7.000 ₺ - 17.000 ₺.
The distance between Chora and Istanbul is 663 km.
The best way to get from Chora to Istanbul without a car is to car ferry and bus which takes 20h 4m and costs 8.000 ₺ - 11.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 8h 13m to get from Chora to Istanbul, including transfers.
There are 4401+ hotels available in Istanbul.
What companies run services between Chora, South Aegean, Greece and Istanbul, Turkey?
There is no direct connection from Chora to Istanbul. However, you can take the car ferry to Paros, take the taxi to Paros National Airport (PAS) airport, fly to Istanbul (IST), walk to Istanbul Airport Bus, then take the bus to Istanbul Otogari. Alternatively, you can take a car ferry from Port of Ios to Istanbul via Port Of Piraeus, Στ.Πειραια, Στ.Θησειου, and Athens in around 20h 4m.
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- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Paros National Airport to Istanbul via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–26,000
Flights from Paros National Airport to Istanbul via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–27,000
Flights from Santorini to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–13,000
Flights from Santorini to Istanbul via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–24,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–8,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Istanbul via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–8,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Istanbul via Santorini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–8,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Istanbul via Mykonos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–8,500
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Paros National Airport to Istanbul via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–26,000
Flights from Paros National Airport to Istanbul via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–27,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–8,500
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Paros National Airport to Istanbul via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–26,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,300–7,500
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,500–9,500
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Athens International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900–7,000
- Phone
- +30 210 8202900
- oasa@oasa.gr
- Website
- oasa.gr
Subway from Peiraias to Athens Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺444
- Website
- https://www.oasa.gr/en/
- 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
- +30 2310241545
- crazy.holidays.tours@gmail.com
- Website
- crazyholidays.gr
Bus from Athens to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,900–6,000
- Website
- https://www.crazyholidays.gr/root.en.aspx
- Phone
- +30 2310 500111
- ktel2310@gmail.com
- Website
- ktelthes.gr
Bus from Pireaus to Thessaloniki Monastiriou
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,071
- Schedules at
- ktelthes.gr
- Book at
- ktelthes.e-ticketing.gr
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Simeonidis Tours Office to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,200–3,400
- Schedules at
- simeonidistours.gr
- Phone
- +30 212 222 4000
- booking@goldenstarferries.gr
- Website
- goldenstarferries.gr
Car ferry from Port of Ios to Paros
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺3,131
- Website
- https://goldenstarferries.gr/en
Car ferry from Port of Ios to Thira Santorini Port
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,885
- Website
- https://goldenstarferries.gr/en
- Phone
- +30 210 4121001
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Port of Ios to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺4,174–4,177
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Port of Ios to Thira Santorini Port
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,190
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Paros to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,700–3,700
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
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