There are 4 ways to get from Daegu to Istanbul by plane, bus, or train
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Fly Daegu International Airport to Istanbul Airport
best- Fly from Daegu International Airport (TAE) to Istanbul Airport (IST)plane TAE - IST
16h 14m₺15,500–44,575Bus to Busan / Gimhae International Airport, fly to Istanbul Airport
- Take the bus from Dongdaegu Terminal to Gimhae Int'l Airportbus
- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Istanbul Airport (IST)plane PUS - IST
19h 34m₺29,539–46,689Train, bus to Incheon International Airport, fly to Istanbul Airport
- Take the train from Dongdaegu Station to Gwangmyeong Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Gwangmyeong KTX Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1bus
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Istanbul Airport (IST)plane ICN - IST
17h 41m₺16,819–35,069Fly Daegu International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Fly from Daegu International Airport (TAE) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane TAE - SAW
27h 51m₺19,503–55,598
Daegu International Airport (TAE) to Istanbul Airport (IST) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Daegu to Istanbul is to train and bus and fly which costs 16.000 ₺ - 36.000 ₺ and takes 17h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Daegu to Istanbul is to fly which takes 16h 14m and costs 15.000 ₺ - 45.000 ₺.
The distance between Daegu and Istanbul is 8235 km.
It takes approximately 16h 14m to get from Daegu to Istanbul, including transfers.
Istanbul is 6h behind Daegu. It is currently 2:18 AM in Daegu and 8:18 PM in Istanbul.
There are 4246+ hotels available in Istanbul.
What companies run services between Daegu, South Korea and Istanbul, Turkey?
Korean Air, Turkish Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Daegu International Airport (TAE) to Istanbul Airport (IST) 4 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Istanbul Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺18,000–60,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Istanbul Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺15,000–50,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Istanbul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–47,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Istanbul Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺20,000–70,000
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Istanbul Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺19,000–65,000
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Istanbul Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺21,000–70,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Istanbul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–47,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Istanbul Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺15,000–44,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Istanbul Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–36,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Istanbul Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺15,000–47,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Istanbul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–44,000
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Istanbul Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺17,000–60,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Istanbul Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–36,000
- Website
- flyturkmenistanairlines.eu
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Istanbul Airport via Ashgabat
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺17,000–36,000
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Istanbul Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺21,000–48,000
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Istanbul Airport via Shimkent
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺16,000–40,000
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Istanbul Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺20,000–43,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Osaka Kansai, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺25,000–80,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Hong Kong, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺24,000–70,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Incheon International Airport, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺19,000–55,000
Train operators
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- Korail
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Gwangmyeong Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–2,300
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ₺1,100–1,500
- First Class
- ₺1,500–2,300
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Bus operators
- Phone
- +82 1644 2992
- Website
- Bus Tago
Bus from Dongdaegu Terminal to Gimhae Int'l Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺400–550
- Website
- Bus Tago
- Road
- ₺400–550
- Phone
- +82 2 2664-9898
- Website
- airportlimousine.co.kr
Bus from Gwangmyeong KTX Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺590–630
- Schedules at
- airportlimousine.co.kr
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- korail.com
Bus from Gwangmyeong KTX Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺589
- Schedules at
- korail.com
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