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There are 9 ways to get from Elista to Istanbul by bus, plane, car, or train

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  1. Bus, bus to Mineralnye Vody Airport, fly to Istanbul

    best
    1. Take the bus from Elista to Blagodarnyybus bus
    2. Take the bus from Blagodarnyy to Mineralnye Vodybus bus
    3. Fly from Mineralnye Vody Airport (MRV) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane MRV - IST
    13h 36m
    ₺20,859–50,068

  2. Bus #2

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Elista to Mineralnye Vodybus bus 516
    2. Take the bus from Mineralnye Vody Bus station to Bursa bus stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Bursa bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus bus
    2d 4h
    ₺5,561–6,423

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Elista to Vladikavkaz 1 Bus stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Vladikavkaz 1 Bus station to Ortachala Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Ortachala Bus Station to Istanbul Aksaraybus bus
    42h 8m

  4. Drive 2,207.6 km

    1. Drive from Elista to Istanbulcar car 2,207.6 km
    30h 24m
    ₺11,178–16,146

  5. Bus to Grozny Airport, fly to Istanbul

    1. Take the bus from Elista to Groznyy Central bus stationbus bus
    2. Fly from Grozny Airport (GRV) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane GRV - IST
    17h 27m
    ₺17,058–35,435

  6. Bus, train to Krasnodar, fly to Istanbul

    1. Take the bus from Elista to Kropotkin Bus stationbus bus
    2. Take the train from Kavkazskaya to Pashkovskayatrain train
    3. Fly from Krasnodar (KRR) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane KRR - IST
    15h 3m
    ₺18,854–38,607

  7. Bus, train to Sochi International Airport, fly to Istanbul

    1. Take the bus from Elista to Krasnodar-1 Bus stationbus bus
    2. Take the train from Krasnodar 1 to Sochi Airporttrain train
    3. Fly from Sochi International Airport (AER) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane AER - IST
    18h 33m
    ₺15,569–32,191

  8. Bus, bus to Mineralnye Vody Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take the bus from Elista to Blagodarnyybus bus
    2. Take the bus from Blagodarnyy to Mineralnye Vodybus bus
    3. Fly from Mineralnye Vody Airport (MRV) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane MRV - SAW
    17h 38m
    ₺9,872–50,089

  9. Bus via Hopa

    1. Take the bus from Elista to Baksanbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Baksan to Kobuletibus bus
    3. Take the bus from Kobuleti to Hopabus bus
    4. Take the bus from Hopa bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus bus
    46h 10m
    ₺8,213–9,175

Mineralnye Vody Airport (MRV) to Istanbul (IST) flights

Calendar13Weekly Planes
Duration2h 30mAverage Duration
Ticket₺8,137Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Elista, Russia and Istanbul, Turkey?

You can take a bus from Elista to Istanbul Aksaray via Vladikavkaz 1 Bus station and Ortachala Bus Station in around 42h 8m.

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