There are 6 ways to get from Ercan to Istanbul by plane, train, car ferry, bus, or car
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, Metro
best- Fly from Ercan International Airport (ECN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)ECN - SAW
- Take the train from Sabiha Gokcen Airport to Ayrılık Çeşmesi
2h 58mCar ferry, bus
cheapest- Take the car ferry from Girne to Taşucu
- Take the bus from Taşucu to Esenler Otogar
23h 19m₺5,585–14,183Drive, car ferry, train
- Drive from Ercan to Mağusa
- Take the car ferry from Mağusa to Mersin
- Drive from Mersin to Yenice
- Take the train from Yenice to Boğazköprü
- Take the train from Boğazköprü to Ankara
- Take the train from Ankara to Istanbul SöğütlüçeşmeYht
24h 59m₺5,986–9,513Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Ercan to Mağusa
- Take the car ferry from Mağusa to Mersin
- Drive from Mersin to Istanbul
13h 3m₺9,034–13,983Fly to Istanbul, bus
- Fly from Ercan International Airport (ECN) to Istanbul (IST)ECN - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogari
3h 18m₺12,222–14,501Car ferry, bus via Erdemli
- Take the car ferry from Girne to Taşucu
- Take the bus from Silifke to Erdemli
- Take the bus from Erdemli bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
24h 59m
Ercan International Airport (ECN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ercan to Istanbul is to drive and car ferry and train which costs 6.000 ₺ - 9.500 ₺ and takes 24h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Ercan to Istanbul is to fly and bus which takes 3h 18m and costs 12.000 ₺ - 15.000 ₺.
The distance between Ercan and Istanbul is 777 km.
The best way to get from Ercan to Istanbul without a car is to car ferry and bus which takes 23h 19m and costs 5.500 ₺ - 15.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 2h 58m to get from Ercan to Istanbul, including transfers.
Istanbul is 1h ahead of Ercan. It is currently 2:50 AM in Ercan and 3:50 AM in Istanbul.
There are 4390+ hotels available in Istanbul.
What companies run services between Ercan, Cyprus and Istanbul, Turkey?
There is no direct connection from Ercan to Istanbul. However, you can fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW), walk to Sabiha Gokcen Airport, take the train to Ayrılık Çeşmesi, then take the train to Yenikapi. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Ercan to Esenler Otogar via Girne, Taşucu, and Taşucu in around 23h 19m.
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Ercan International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,300–14,000
Flights from Ercan International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,700–16,000
Flights from Ercan International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,500–15,000
Flights from Ercan International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,400–15,000
Flights from Ercan International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Hatay
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,800–16,000
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
- ₺12,000–21,000
Flights from Ercan International Airport to Istanbul via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–21,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Ercan International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,600–16,000
Flights from Ercan International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Cukurova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,600–16,000
- Phone
- +90 850 252 88 00
- info@metro.istanbul
- Website
- metro.istanbul
Train from Sabiha Gokcen Airport to Ayrılık Çeşmesi
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Schedules at
- metro.istanbul
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Yenice to Boğazköprü
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺320–490
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
Train from Boğazköprü to Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺360–600
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
Train from Ankara to Istanbul Söğütlüçeşme
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺650–1,100
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- 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
- 0850 888 33 34
- info@hava.ist
- Website
- hava.ist
Bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺130–280
- Website
- https://hava.ist/?lang=en
- Phone
- 444 42 06
- seyahat@ozkaymak.com.tr
- Website
- ozkaymak.com.tr
Bus from Silifke to Erdemli
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- ozkaymak.com.tr
Bus from Erdemli bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- ozkaymak.com.tr
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Erdemli bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–1,700
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- 0392 444 43 64
- Website
- akgunlerbilet.com
Car ferry from Girne to Taşucu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–10,000
- Website
- https://www.akgunlerbilet.com/?lang=en
- Single Passenger
- ₺1,800–2,500
- Car
- ₺6,000–10,000
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
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