There are 9 ways to get from Finland to Istanbul by plane, bus, train, night train, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Helsinki Airport to Istanbul, bus
best- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Istanbul (IST)HEL - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogari
7h 35m₺6,279–23,927Fly Helsinki Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)HEL - SAW
7h 5m₺5,662–18,668Bus via Białystok
- Take the bus from Helsinki Bus Station to Białystok Bus Station
- Take the bus from Bialystok to Dvirtsevyi Bus Station
- Take the bus from Dvirtsevyi Bus Station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
2d 3h₺20,229–27,793Bus, train, night train
- Take the bus from Helsinki Bus Station to Augustow - Wojska Polskiego
- Take the bus from Augustów DA to Dvirtsevyi Bus Station
- Take the train from Lviv to Szolnok
- Take the train from Szolnok to Videle
- Take the night train from Videle to Halkali
2d 13h₺23,734–33,395Fly Kuopio to Istanbul, bus
- Fly from Kuopio (KUO) to Istanbul (IST)KUO - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogari
11h 38m₺8,072–20,663Fly Oulu Airport to Istanbul, bus
- Fly from Oulu Airport (OUL) to Istanbul (IST)OUL - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogari
10h 5m₺8,362–24,527Ferry to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus
- Take the ferry from Helsinki to Tallinn
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Istanbul (IST)TLL - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogari
11h 18m₺5,989–21,249Bus
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D
- Take the bus from Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D to Zhytomyr
- Take the bus from Zhytomyr Bus Station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
2d 13h₺9,966–14,686Bus #2
- Take the bus from Helsinki Bus Station to Tallinn Bus Station
- Take the bus from Tallinn to Chisinau, Gara Feroviara
- Take the bus from Chisnau South to Istanbul
3d 2h
Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Finland to Istanbul is to fly which costs 5.500 ₺ - 19.000 ₺ and takes 7h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Finland to Istanbul is to fly which takes 7h 5m and costs 5.500 ₺ - 19.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Finland station to Istanbul station. However, there are services departing from Helsinki Bus Station and arriving at İstanbul Esenler bus station via Bialystok and Dvirtsevyi Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 3h.
The distance between Finland and Istanbul is 2189 km.
The best way to get from Finland to Istanbul without a car is to Bus via Białystok which takes 2 days 3h and costs 20.000 ₺ - 28.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 7h 35m to get from Finland to Istanbul, including transfers.
Finland to Istanbul bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Helsinki, Bus Station.
The best way to get from Finland to Istanbul is to Bus via Białystok which takes 2 days 3h and costs 20.000 ₺ - 28.000 ₺. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs 5.500 ₺ - 19.000 ₺ and takes 7h 5m.
Finland to Istanbul bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D station.
Istanbul is 1h ahead of Finland. It is currently 11:04 PM in Finland and 12:04 AM in Istanbul.
What companies run services between Finland and Istanbul, Turkey?
You can take a bus from Helsinki Bus Station to İstanbul Esenler bus station via Białystok Bus Station, Bialystok, and Dvirtsevyi Bus Station in around 2d 3h. Alternatively, Pegasus Airlines flies from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) once daily.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–27,000
Flights from Kuopio to Istanbul via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–30,000
Flights from Kuopio to Istanbul via Helsinki Airport, Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–21,000
Flights from Kuopio to Istanbul via Helsinki Airport, Lennart Meri International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–30,000
Flights from Oulu Airport to Istanbul via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–32,000
Flights from Oulu Airport to Istanbul via Helsinki Airport, Lennart Meri International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–32,000
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–23,000
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–27,000
Flights from Kuopio to Istanbul via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–30,000
Flights from Oulu Airport to Istanbul via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–32,000
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Istanbul via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–24,000
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Istanbul via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–27,000
Flights from Oulu Airport to Istanbul via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–24,000
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Istanbul via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–16,000
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Kuopio to Istanbul via Helsinki Airport, Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–21,000
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Istanbul via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–13,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–20,000
Train from Lviv to Szolnok
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–7,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Szolnok to Videle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,500–1,800
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Videle to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺850–1,500
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺850–1,200
- 1st Class
- ₺1,100–1,500
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Helsinki Bus Station to Białystok Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺16,000–22,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki Bus Station to Augustow - Wojska Polskiego
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺15,000–22,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺2,000–4,500
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki Bus Station to Tallinn Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺2,000–4,500
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +380 44 594 9010
- help@autolux.ua
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Bialystok to Dvirtsevyi Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺850–1,400
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Book at
- ecolines.net
Bus from Augustów DA to Dvirtsevyi Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–1,600
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Book at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- +37167210066
- info@latlines.lv
- Website
- latlines.lv
Bus from Bialystok to Dvirtsevyi Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- latlines.lv
- Phone
- +380 (93) 320-44-44
- help@gunsel.ua
- Website
- gunsel.ua
Bus from Dvirtsevyi Bus Station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,400–4,500
- Website
- https://gunsel.ua/
Bus from Zhytomyr Bus Station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺3,600–4,700
- Website
- https://gunsel.ua/
- Phone
- +38 (067) 467-44-00
- transtempo@ukr.net
- Website
- transtempo.ua
Bus from Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D to Zhytomyr
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–5,500
- Schedules at
- transtempo.ua
- Phone
- +373 789 18 888
- info@busline.md
- Website
- busline.md
Bus from Tallinn to Chisinau, Gara Feroviara
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- https://busline.md/en/
- Phone
- +373 22 542-185
- autogara@mtc.md
- Website
- autogara.md
Bus from Chisnau South to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,200–3,900
- Schedules at
- autogara.md
Ferry from Helsinki to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺550–3,600
- Website
- https://www.tallink.com/en
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