There are 10 ways to get from Croatia to Turkey by plane, bus, train, night train, car, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Split Airport to Istanbul, bus
best- Fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Istanbul (IST)SPU - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Aksaray
6h 23m₺5,533–14,777Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Zagreb to Plovdiv Train stationN981
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Halkalı
26h 36m₺2,623–7,645Bus
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Belgrade bus station1900 / ...
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to İstanbul Esenler
18h 13m₺3,127–4,600Train, night train
- Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to SzekesfehervarIc
- Take the train from Szekesfehervar to Budapest-KelenfoeldRe / ...
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Bucuresti Nord347
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkali
32h 56m₺9,937–14,998Drive 1,334.4 km
- Drive from Zagreb to Istanbul1,334.4 km
12h 4m₺9,353–13,509Fly Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Istanbul, bus
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Istanbul (IST)ZAG - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Aksaray
7h 16m₺4,683–11,560Fly Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, Metro
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)ZAG - SAW
- Take the train from Sabiha Gokcen Airport to Ayrılık Çeşmesi
6h 26mShuttle to Ljubljana, fly to Istanbul, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Zagreb to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Istanbul (IST)LJU - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Aksaray
9h 7m₺6,357–25,460Bus via Plovdiv
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Plovdiv Train stationN981
- Take the bus from Plovdiv to Istanbul
21h 47m₺3,157–6,075Bus #2
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica
- Take the bus from Novi Sad Bulevar Jaše Tomić to Istanbul Hotel MontenegroCitylines 87 / ...
23h 40m₺4,100–5,664
Croatia to Turkey by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Croatia to Turkey is to bus which costs 3.100 ₺ - 4.600 ₺ and takes 18h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Croatia to Turkey is to fly and bus which takes 6h 23m and costs 5.500 ₺ - 15.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Croatia to Turkey. However, there are services departing from Zagreb and arriving at İskenderpaşa via Plovdiv and Bayrampaşa Devlet Hastanesi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 47m.
No, there is no direct train from Croatia to Turkey. However, there are services departing from Zagreb Glavni Kol. and arriving at Yenikapi via Szekesfehervar, Budapest-Kelenfoeld, Bucharest and Halkali. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 56m.
The distance between Croatia and Turkey is 1121 km. The road distance is 1334.4 km.
The best way to get from Croatia to Turkey without a car is to bus which takes 18h 13m and costs 3.100 ₺ - 4.600 ₺.
It takes approximately 6h 23m to get from Croatia to Turkey, including transfers.
Croatia to Turkey bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Zagreb station.
Croatia to Turkey train services, operated by HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP), depart from Zagreb Glavni Kol. station.
Croatia to Turkey bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Plovdiv Train station.
What companies run services between Croatia and Turkey?
You can take a vehicle from Trg bana J. Jelačića to Aksaray via Autobusni kol., Zagreb, Belgrade bus station, Beograd, Autobuska stanica, İstanbul Esenler, and Esenler Otogar in around 18h 13m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Split Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–13,000
Flights from Split Airport to Istanbul via Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–26,000
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,500–10,000
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Istanbul via Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–20,000
Flights from Ljubljana to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–13,000
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Split Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–13,000
Flights from Split Airport to Istanbul via Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–26,000
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,500–10,000
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Istanbul via Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–20,000
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Split Airport to Istanbul via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,600–15,000
Flights from Ljubljana to Istanbul via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–18,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,800–15,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,500–9,000
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Szekesfehervar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺800–1,100
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
Train from Szekesfehervar to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺200–280
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Szekesfehervar to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺150–180
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–12,000
- 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
- +90 850 252 88 00
- info@metro.istanbul
- Website
- metro.istanbul
Train from Sabiha Gokcen Airport to Ayrılık Çeşmesi
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Schedules at
- metro.istanbul
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Plovdiv to Halkalı
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺470–2,927
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Double Room
- ₺1,624
- Single Room
- ₺2,927
- Four Person Room
- ₺1,428
- Phone
- 0850 888 33 34
- info@hava.ist
- Website
- hava.ist
Bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Aksaray
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺130–360
- Website
- https://hava.ist/?lang=en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Zagreb to Belgrade bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–2,600
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zagreb to Plovdiv Train station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,100–4,500
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- luksyonca.com.tr
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Zagreb to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–12,000
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- ₺1,600–1,900
- Private
- ₺6,500–12,000
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Plovdiv to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,600
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- +385 043 277 100
- info@cazmatrans.hr
- Website
- cazmatrans.hr
Bus from Zagreb to Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–1,800
- Website
- https://cazmatrans.hr/en/
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Novi Sad Bulevar Jaše Tomić to Istanbul Hotel Montenegro
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,500–3,900
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
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More Questions & Answers
Turkey is 2h ahead of Croatia. It is currently 2:16 AM in Croatia and 4:16 AM in Turkey.
Croatia to Turkey train services, operated by HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP), arrive at Szekesfehervar station.
Yes, the driving distance between Croatia to Turkey is 1334 km. It takes approximately 12h 4m to drive from Croatia to Turkey.
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