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
best- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Istanbul (IST)plane ALC - IST
9h 19m₺7,698–17,260Fly Alicante-Elche Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane ALC - SAW
7h 41m₺6,701–13,283Bus 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 3,362.7 km
- Drive from Elche to Istanbulcar 3,362.7 km
33h₺29,664–42,848Train to Valencia Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Elche-Carrus to Estació del Nordtrain
- Fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to Istanbul (IST)plane VLC - IST
10h 9m₺8,291–21,585Train, bus, night train
- Take the train from Elche-Carrus to Estació del Nordtrain
- Take the bus from Valencia Peco Cepsa Area de Sagunto to Devabus
- Take the train from Deva to Videletrain
- Take the nighttrain from Videle to Halkalinighttrain
2d 11h₺9,907–13,681Bus, night train
- Take the bus from Elche to Bucureştibus
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain Bosphor Express
2d 15h₺9,236–12,610Bus
- Take the bus from Alicante to Marseillebus
- Take the bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to București, Autogara Militaribus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
2d 22h₺17,316–29,101
Elche to Istanbul by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Elche to Istanbul is to fly which costs 6.500 ₺ - 14.000 ₺ and takes 7h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Elche to Istanbul is to fly which takes 7h 41m and costs 6.500 ₺ - 14.000 ₺.
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 3362.7 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 19m to get from Elche to Istanbul, including transfers.
Elche to Istanbul bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Alicante station.
The best way to get from Elche to Istanbul is to fly which takes 9h 19m and costs 7.500 ₺ - 18.000 ₺. Alternatively, you can bus via Tirana, which costs and takes 2 days 5h.
Elche to Istanbul bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Marseille station.
Istanbul is 1h ahead of Elche. It is currently 11:52 AM in Elche and 12:52 PM in Istanbul.
What companies run services between Elche, Spain and Istanbul, Turkey?
Air Algérie, Air Serbia, and five other airlines fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Istanbul (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 via Algiers
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–25,000
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Istanbul via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–25,000
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Istanbul via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–17,000
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Istanbul via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–24,000
Flights from Valencia Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–27,000
- Website
- airalgerie.dz
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Istanbul via Algiers
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–29,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–18,000
Flights from Valencia Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–16,000
- 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
- ₺4,900–21,000
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Valencia Airport to Istanbul via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–20,000
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Elche-Carrus to Estació del Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–2,300
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Elche-Carrus to Estació del Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–2,300
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- 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
- ₺500–1,478
- 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
- ₺500–1,478
- 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
- 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 Valencia Peco Cepsa Area de Sagunto to Deva
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–7,500
- 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
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Alicante to Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺4,500–7,500
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–17,000
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,700–4,400
- Website
- Flixbus
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