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There are 10 ways to get from French Riviera to Istanbul by train, plane, bus, car, or car train

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  1. Train to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, fly to Istanbul

    best
    1. Take the train from Saint-Raphaël Valescure to Saint-Laurent-du-Vartrain train
    2. Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane NCE - IST
    9h 4m
    ₺5,622–11,822

  2. Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Istanbul

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from St Raphael Valescure to Marseille St Charlestrain train
    2. Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane MRS - IST
    10h 7m
    ₺5,346–17,256

  3. Train, bus via Belgrade

    1. Take the train from Saint-Raphaël Valescure to Nice Riquiertrain train C13
    2. Take the bus from Nice to Beogradbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to İstanbul Esenlerbus bus
    36h 29m
    ₺6,518–9,318

  4. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from French Riviera to Villach Hbf/Bbfcar car
    2. Take the car train from Villach Hbf/Bbf to Edirnecartrain train
    3. Drive from Edirne to Istanbulcar car
    42h 13m
    ₺18,299–67,199

  5. Drive 2,324.9 km

    1. Drive from French Riviera to Istanbulcar car 2,324.9 km
    21h 51m
    ₺18,019–26,028

  6. Train to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take the train from Saint-Raphaël Valescure to Saint-Laurent-du-Vartrain train
    2. Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane NCE - SAW
    9h 12m
    ₺6,335–13,843

  7. Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take the train from St Raphael Valescure to Marseille St Charlestrain train
    2. Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane MRS - SAW
    10h 14m
    ₺5,759–17,277

  8. Bus via Sofia

    1. Take the bus from Gare Routiere to Aeroport Term2bus bus 90
    2. Take the bus from Nice Airport to Sofiabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogaribus bus
    38h 59m

  9. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from St Raphael Valescure to Marseille St Charlestrain train Tgv
    2. Take the bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Sofiabus bus
    3. Take the train from Sofia to Halkalıtrain train
    46h 57m
    ₺6,882–13,251

  10. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Gare Routiere to Gare Routierebus bus 878 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Toulon to București, Autogara Militaribus bus
    3. Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus bus
    2d 7h
    ₺10,714–15,814

French Riviera to Istanbul by bus

Calendar3Weekly Buses
Duration2d 7hAverage Duration
Ticket₺10,714Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between French Riviera, France and Istanbul, Turkey?

You can take a bus from Les Heures Claires to Istanbul Büyük Otogari via Gare Routiere, Nice Airport, Sofia, and Sofia Serdica Bus Station in around 38h 59m.

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