There are 8 ways to get from Gibraltar to Istanbul by bus, plane, car, ferry, taxi, train, or car train
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Bus to Málaga Airport, fly to Istanbul
best- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de La Línea de la Concepción to Malaga Airportbus
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Istanbul (IST)plane AGP - IST
9h 16m₺5,624–14,183Bus to Málaga Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de La Línea de la Concepción to Malaga Airportbus
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane AGP - SAW
11h 24m₺5,337–17,204Bus via Alicante
- Take the bus from La Linea De La Concepcion to Alicantebus
- Take the bus from Alicante to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Istanbul Esenlerbus
2d 14h₺9,615–13,558Drive 3,889.6 km
- Drive from Gibraltar to Istanbulcar 3,889.6 km
39h 5m₺20,099–29,032Ferry, taxi to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the ferry from Port of Gibraltar to Port de Tanger Medferry
- Take the taxi from Port de Tanger Med to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG)taxi
- Fly from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane TNG - SAW
10h 4m₺8,517–18,411Train, bus
- Take the train from San Roque-La Linea to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain Alv
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Sofiabus
- Take the train from Sofia to Halkalıtrain
3d₺9,355–17,481Bus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de La Línea de la Concepción to Estación de Autobuses de Málagabus
- Take the bus from Malaga to Bucureştibus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
3d 6h₺6,486–12,772Drive, car train
- Drive from Gibraltar to München Ostcar
- Take the car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Istanbulcar
40h 38m₺35,023–49,878
Málaga Airport (AGP) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Gibraltar to Istanbul is to bus and fly which costs 5.500 ₺ - 15.000 ₺ and takes 9h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Gibraltar to Istanbul is to bus and fly which takes 9h 16m and costs 5.500 ₺ - 15.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Gibraltar to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from La Linea De La Concepcion and arriving at Istanbul Esenler via Alicante and Sofia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 14h.
The distance between Gibraltar and Istanbul is 3065 km. The road distance is 3889.6 km.
The best way to get from Gibraltar to Istanbul without a car is to bus via Alicante which takes 2 days 14h and costs 9.500 ₺ - 14.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 9h 16m to get from Gibraltar to Istanbul, including transfers.
Gibraltar to Istanbul bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from La Linea De La Concepcion station.
Gibraltar to Istanbul bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Alicante station.
Istanbul is 2h ahead of Gibraltar. It is currently 4:35 AM in Gibraltar and 6:35 AM in Istanbul.
Yes, the driving distance between Gibraltar to Istanbul is 3890 km. It takes approximately 39h 5m to drive from Gibraltar to Istanbul.
What companies run services between Gibraltar and Istanbul, Turkey?
You can take a bus from La Linea De La Concepcion to Istanbul Esenler via Alicante and Sofia in around 2d 14h.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Istanbul via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,600–18,000
Flights from Málaga Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,500–20,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,500–17,000
Flights from Málaga Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,900–18,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–25,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–17,000
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Istanbul via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–18,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,600–17,000
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–14,000
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from San Roque-La Linea to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺3,100–6,000
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Sofia to Halkalı
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺650–3,777
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Double Room
- ₺2,096
- Single Room
- ₺3,777
- Four Person Room
- ₺1,843
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺4,800–6,000
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +34 91 272 28 32
- info.LD@avanzagrupo.com
- Website
- avanzabus.com
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de La Línea de la Concepción to Malaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺800–1,200
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de La Línea de la Concepción to Estación de Autobuses de Málaga
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺850–1,300
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from La Linea De La Concepcion to Alicante
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,400–4,900
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Alicante to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–7,500
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
Bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–7,500
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- info@luksyonca.com.tr
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from Sofia to Istanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Malaga to Bucureşti
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 13h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,600–8,000
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.autogari.ro
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,000–3,500
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 956 68 18 30
- info@frs.es
- Website
- frs.es
Ferry from Port of Gibraltar to Port de Tanger Med
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–2,300
- Website
- https://www.frs.es/en/
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–2,100
Blue Petite Taxi
Taxialgeciras
- Phone
- +34 665 621 722
- Website
- taxialgeciras.com
Taxi Ecológico Algeciras
- Phone
- +34 696 782 722
- Website
- radiotaxialgeciras.com
Radio Taxi Algeciras
- Phone
- +34 956 60 60 60
- Website
- radiotaxisalgeciras.es
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