There are 7 ways to get from Finland to Istanbul by plane, bus, train, or night train
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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 33m₺6,778–20,864Fly Helsinki Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)HEL - SAW
7h 7m₺5,661–13,665Bus, train, night train
- Take the bus from Helsinki to Tallinn
- Take the bus from Tallinn Harbour to Warsaw
- Take the train from Warszawa Centralna to Wien Westbahnhof
- Take the train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nord
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkali
2d 8hBus
- Take the bus from Helsinki to Tallinn
- Take the bus from Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D to Zhytomyr
- Take the bus from Zhytomyr Bus Station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
2d 10hBus to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus
- Take the bus 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
8h 41mFly 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 3m₺7,861–23,465Bus via Chișinău
- Take the bus from Helsinki to Tallinn
- Take the bus from Tallinn to Chisinau, Gara Feroviara
- Take the bus from Chisnau South to Istanbul
3d 1h
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 ₺ - 14.000 ₺ and takes 7h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Finland to Istanbul is to fly which takes 7h 7m and costs 5.500 ₺ - 14.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Finland to Istanbul station. However, there are services departing from Helsinki and arriving at İstanbul Esenler bus station via Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D and Zhytomyr Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 10h.
The distance between Finland and Istanbul is 2189 km.
The best way to get from Finland to Istanbul without a car is to bus and train and night train which takes 2 days 8h and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 33m to get from Finland to Istanbul, including transfers.
Finland to Istanbul bus services, operated by , depart from Helsinki station.
The best way to get from Finland to Istanbul is to bus which takes 2 days 10h and costs . Alternatively, you can fly, which costs 5.500 ₺ - 14.000 ₺ and takes 7h 7m.
Finland to Istanbul bus services, operated by , arrive at Tallinn station.
Istanbul is 1h ahead of Finland. It is currently 11:51 AM in Finland and 12:51 PM in Istanbul.
What companies run services between Finland and Istanbul, Turkey?
You can take a bus from Helsinki to İstanbul Esenler bus station via Tallinn, Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D, and Zhytomyr Bus Station in around 2d 10h. 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 Lennart Meri International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–21,000
Flights from Oulu Airport to Istanbul via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺9,500–29,000
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
- ₺9,500–29,000
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–27,000
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Istanbul via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–22,000
Flights from Oulu Airport to Istanbul via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺9,500–29,000
- 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 Lennart Meri International Airport to Istanbul via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–13,000
Flights from Oulu Airport to Istanbul via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–23,000
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Istanbul via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–13,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,700–17,000
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Warszawa Centralna to Wien Westbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–1,700
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- ₺1,000–1,500
- 1st Class
- ₺1,300–1,700
Train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–15,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺900–1,600
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺900–1,300
- 1st Class
- ₺1,200–1,600
- 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
- ₺130–220
- Website
- https://hava.ist/?lang=en
- Phone
- +358 0600 02010
- info@onnibus.com
- Website
- onnibus.com
Bus from Tallinn Harbour to Warsaw
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,400–3,300
- Website
- https://www.onnibus.com/home
- 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
- ₺4,300–5,000
- Schedules at
- transtempo.ua
- Phone
- +380 (93) 320-44-44
- help@gunsel.ua
- Website
- gunsel.ua
Bus from Zhytomyr Bus Station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺3,700–4,800
- Website
- https://gunsel.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
- ₺2,200–3,800
- Schedules at
- autogara.md
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