There are 5 ways to get from Cyprus to Istanbul (State) by plane, car, car ferry, bus, taxi, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
best- Fly from Ercan International Airport (ECN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane ECN - SAW
2h 39m₺5,556–17,839Car ferry, bus
cheapest- Take the car ferry from Girne to Taşucucarferry
- Take the bus from Taşucu to Esenler Otogarbus
23h 26m₺5,273–12,195Drive, car ferry, bus, taxi, train
- Drive from Nicosia to Mağusacar
- Take the car ferry from Mağusa to Mersincarferry
- Take the bus from Mersin bus station to Karapınar bus stationbus
- Take the taxi from Karapınar bus station to Karamantaxi
- Take the train from Karaman to Istanbul Bostancıtrain Yht
18h 10m₺8,266–12,391Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Nicosia to Mağusacar
- Take the car ferry from Mağusa to Mersincarferry
- Drive from Mersin to Istanbulcar
13h 12m₺9,240–14,136Fly to Istanbul, Metro
- Fly from Ercan International Airport (ECN) to Istanbul (IST)plane ECN - IST
- Take the train from Gayrettepe to Veznecilertrain
2h 59m
Ercan International Airport (ECN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cyprus to Istanbul (State) is to car ferry and bus which costs 5.000 ₺ - 13.000 ₺ and takes 23h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Cyprus to Istanbul (State) is to fly which takes 2h 39m and costs 5.500 ₺ - 18.000 ₺.
The distance between Cyprus and Istanbul (State) is 778 km.
The best way to get from Cyprus to Istanbul (State) without a car is to car ferry and bus which takes 23h 26m and costs 5.000 ₺ - 13.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 2h 39m to get from Cyprus to Istanbul (State), including transfers.
Istanbul (State) is 1h ahead of Cyprus. It is currently 6:06 PM in Cyprus and 7:06 PM in Istanbul (State).
There are 4286+ hotels available in Istanbul (State).
What companies run services between Cyprus and Istanbul (State), Turkey?
AJet and Pegasus Airlines fly from Ercan International Airport (ECN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) hourly.
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Ercan International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,400–15,000
Flights from Ercan International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,900–17,000
Flights from Ercan International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,600–16,000
Flights from Ercan International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,500–16,000
Flights from Ercan International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Hatay
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,000–17,000
Flights from Ercan International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Cukurova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,700–16,000
Flights from Ercan International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,300–14,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Ercan International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–25,000
Flights from Ercan International Airport to Istanbul via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–25,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Ercan International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–16,000
Flights from Ercan International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Cukurova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–16,000
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Karaman to Istanbul Bostancı
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–1,700
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- 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
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Mersin bus station to Karapınar bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺460–650
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 755 04 27
- hasturizm@hasturizm.com.tr
- Website
- hasturizm.com.tr
Bus from Mersin bus station to Karapınar bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺550–750
- Website
- https://www.hasturizm.com.tr/eng/
- Phone
- 0(850) 244 33 33
- info@mersinnurturizm.com
- Website
- mersinnurturizm.com
Bus from Taşucu to Esenler Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600
- Schedules at
- mersinnurturizm.com
- Phone
- 0392 444 43 64
- Website
- akgunlerbilet.com
Car ferry from Mağusa to Mersin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,171–6,277
- Website
- https://www.akgunlerbilet.com/?lang=en
- Car Passenger
- ₺6,277
- Motorbike Passenger
- ₺4,171
Car ferry from Girne to Taşucu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900–8,500
- Website
- https://www.akgunlerbilet.com/?lang=en
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Estimated price
- ₺2,200–2,700
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