There are 9 ways to get from Croatia to Turkey by plane, train, bus, car, or shuttle
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Fly Split Airport to Istanbul, Metro
best- Fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Istanbul (IST)plane SPU - IST
- Take the train from Gayrettepe to Veznecilertrain
5h 26mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Zagreb to Belgrade bus stationbus 1900 / ...
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to İstanbul Esenlerbus
17h 1m₺3,313–4,316Drive 1,334.4 km
- Drive from Zagreb to Istanbulcar 1,334.4 km
12h 9m₺9,709–14,024Fly Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Istanbul, Metro
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Istanbul (IST)plane ZAG - IST
- Take the train from Gayrettepe to Veznecilertrain
6h 19mFly 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)plane ZAG - SAW
- Take the train from Sabiha Gokcen Airport to Ayrılık Çeşmesitrain
6h 27mShuttle to Ljubljana, fly to Istanbul
- Take a shuttle bus from Zagreb to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Istanbul (IST)plane LJU - IST
7h 33m₺6,668–27,318Bus via Plovdiv
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Plovdiv Train stationbus N981
- Take the bus from Plovdiv to Istanbulbus
21h 47m₺4,416–7,518Bus #2
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Novi Sad Bulevar Jaše Tomić to Istanbul Hotel Montenegrobus Citylines 87 / ...
23h 40m₺4,825–6,147Bus, train
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Plovdiv Train stationbus N981
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Halkalıtrain
26h 43m₺3,924–9,249
Croatia to Turkey by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Croatia to Turkey is to bus which costs 3.300 ₺ - 4.400 ₺ and takes 17h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Croatia to Turkey is to shuttle and fly which takes 7h 33m and costs 6.500 ₺ - 28.000 ₺.
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.
The distance between Croatia and Turkey is 1117 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 17h 1m and costs 3.300 ₺ - 4.400 ₺.
It takes approximately 5h 26m to get from Croatia to Turkey, including transfers.
Croatia to Turkey bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Zagreb station.
Croatia to Turkey bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Plovdiv Train station.
Turkey is 1h ahead of Croatia. It is currently 9:18 PM in Croatia and 10:18 PM in Turkey.
Yes, the driving distance between Croatia to Turkey is 1334 km. It takes approximately 12h 9m to drive from Croatia to Turkey.
What companies run services between Croatia and Turkey?
You can take a bus from Zagreb to Aksaray via Belgrade bus station, Beograd, Autobuska stanica, İstanbul Esenler, and Esenler Otogar in around 17h 1m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Split Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–15,000
Flights from Split Airport to Istanbul via Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺9,500–15,000
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–13,000
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Istanbul via Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–19,000
Flights from Ljubljana to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–8,000
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Split Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–15,000
Flights from Split Airport to Istanbul via Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺9,500–15,000
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–13,000
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Istanbul via Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–19,000
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Istanbul via Dubrovnik
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–13,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,600–15,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–9,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Istanbul via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,900–16,000
- Website
- interjet.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Istanbul via Podgorica
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–8,000
- Phone
- +90 850 252 88 00
- info@metro.istanbul
- Website
- metro.istanbul
Train from Gayrettepe to Vezneciler
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Schedules at
- 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
- ₺470–3,026
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Double Room
- ₺1,680
- Single Room
- ₺3,026
- Four Person Room
- ₺1,477
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
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–2,500
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zagreb to Plovdiv Train station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺3,400–6,000
- 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
- ₺1,669–19,000
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- ₺1,669
- Private
- ₺7,820
- 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
- ₺1,800–2,200
- 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
- ₺2,600–4,000
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
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