There are 8 ways to get from Elche to Istanbul by plane, bus, car, train, or night train
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Fly Alicante-Elche Airport to Istanbul Airport
best- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Istanbul Airport (IST)plane ALC - IST
9h 39m₺6,254–18,290Bus via Tirana
- Take the bus from Elche to Tarragonabus
- Take the bus from Tarragona - Bus Station to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tiranë to Istanbulbus
2d 5hDrive 3,361.3 km
- Drive from Elche to Istanbulcar 3,361.3 km
33h 4m₺29,327–42,361Fly Alicante-Elche Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane ALC - SAW
7h 41m₺7,757–20,313Train to Valencia Airport, fly to Istanbul Airport
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Estació del Nordtrain
- Fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to Istanbul Airport (IST)plane VLC - IST
10h 48m₺8,107–23,327Bus, train, night train
- Take the bus from Elche Poligon de Carus to Devabus
- Take the train from Deva to Videletrain Ic
- Take the nighttrain from Videle to Halkalinighttrain
2d 9h₺9,242–11,444Bus, night train
- Take the bus from Elche to Bucureştibus
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain Bosphor Express
2d 15h₺9,229–12,602Bus
- Take the bus from Elche to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nordbus
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to București, Autogara Militaribus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
2d 18h₺19,756–30,748
Elche to Istanbul by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Elche to Istanbul is to fly which costs 7.500 ₺ - 21.000 ₺ and takes 7h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Elche to Istanbul is to fly which takes 7h 41m and costs 7.500 ₺ - 21.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Elche to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Elche and arriving at Istanbul via Tarragona - Bus Station, Terminal B and Tiranë. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 5h.
The distance between Elche and Istanbul is 2573 km. The road distance is 3361.3 km.
The best way to get from Elche to Istanbul without a car is to bus via Tirana which takes 2 days 5h and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 39m to get from Elche to Istanbul, including transfers.
Elche to Istanbul bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Elche station.
The best way to get from Elche to Istanbul is to fly which takes 9h 39m and costs 6.000 ₺ - 19.000 ₺. Alternatively, you can bus via Tirana, which costs and takes 2 days 5h.
Elche to Istanbul bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord station.
Istanbul is 2h ahead of Elche. It is currently 8:51 PM in Elche and 10:51 PM in Istanbul.
What companies run services between Elche, Spain and Istanbul, Turkey?
Air Algérie, Air Serbia, and four other airlines fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Istanbul Airport (IST) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Elche to Istanbul via Tarragona - Bus Station, Tirana, Terminal B, and Tiranë in around 2d 5h.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Istanbul Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,400–19,000
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Istanbul Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–24,000
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Istanbul Airport via Algiers
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–28,000
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Istanbul Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–24,000
Flights from Valencia Airport to Istanbul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–25,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Istanbul Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–17,000
Flights from Valencia Airport to Istanbul Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–27,000
- Website
- airalgerie.dz
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Istanbul Airport via Algiers
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–28,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,400–20,000
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Valencia Airport to Istanbul Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–21,000
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Estació del Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–1,800
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- informacio@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Deva to Videle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–1,200
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Deva to Videle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–1,900
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Videle to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺500–1,477
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- ₺500–700
- 1st Class
- ₺550–700
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺500–1,477
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- ₺500–750
- 1st Class
- ₺550–750
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Elche to Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,100–3,400
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Elche to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,600–4,100
- Website
- ALSA
- Phone
- +355 69 249 3348
- pati.travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- pati-travel.al
Bus from Tarragona - Bus Station to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Tiranë to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,100–3,400
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
- Phone
- +40 730 250 062
- bistrita@mateiunitrans.ro
- Website
- mateiunitrans.ro
Bus from Elche Poligon de Carus to Deva
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–8,000
- Schedules at
- mateiunitrans.ro
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Elche to Bucureşti
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–11,000
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.autogari.ro
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–22,000
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺3,100–4,700
- Website
- Flixbus
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