There are 7 ways to get from Gjilan to Istanbul by bus, car, plane, or shuttle
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Gjilan to Esenler Otogarbus
11h 5m₺3,009Bus via Gracanica
cheapest- Take the bus from Gracanica to Instabulbus
15h 36m₺2,131Drive 757.9 km
- Drive from Gjilan to Istanbulcar 757.9 km
8h 17m₺3,822–5,521Bus to Pristina, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the bus from Gjilan to Fushë Kosovëbus
- Fly from Pristina (PRN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane PRN - SAW
8h 1mBus, shuttle to Skopje International Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the bus from Gjilan to Pristinabus
- Take a shuttle bus from Pristina to Skopje Airport
- Fly from Skopje International Airport (SKP) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane SKP - SAW
8hBus to Pristina, fly to Istanbul, bus
- Take the bus from Gjilan to Fushë Kosovëbus
- Fly from Pristina (PRN) to Istanbul (IST)plane PRN - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogaribus
8h 41mBus, shuttle to Skopje International Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the bus from Gjilan to Pristinabus
- Take a shuttle bus from Pristina to Skopje Airport
- Fly from Skopje International Airport (SKP) to Istanbul (IST)plane SKP - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogaribus
8h 35m
Gjilan to Istanbul by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Gjilan to Istanbul is to bus via Gracanica which costs 2.132 ₺ and takes 15h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Gjilan to Istanbul is to drive which takes 8h 17m and costs 3.800 ₺ - 5.500 ₺.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Gjilan and arriving at Esenler Otogar. Services depart six times a week, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 11h 5m.
The distance between Gjilan and Istanbul is 753 km. The road distance is 757.9 km.
The best way to get from Gjilan to Istanbul without a car is to bus which takes 11h 5m and costs 3.009 ₺.
The bus from Gjilan to Esenler Otogar takes 11h 5m including transfers and departs six times a week.
Gjilan to Istanbul bus services, operated by , depart from Gjilan station.
Gjilan to Istanbul bus services, operated by , arrive at Esenler Otogar station.
Istanbul is 2h ahead of Gjilan. It is currently 1:37 PM in Gjilan and 3:37 PM in Istanbul.
Yes, the driving distance between Gjilan to Istanbul is 758 km. It takes approximately 8h 17m to drive from Gjilan to Istanbul.
What companies run services between Gjilan, Kosovo and Istanbul, Turkey?
operates a bus from Gjilan to Esenler Otogar once daily, and the journey takes 11h 5m. Two other operators also service this route.
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Pristina to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,400–15,000
Flights from Skopje International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,100–13,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Pristina to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,300–9,000
Flights from Skopje International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,000–12,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Pristina to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–11,000
Flights from Skopje International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–4,000
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Skopje International Airport to Istanbul via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,400–12,000
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Gjilan to Esenler Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–2,400
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- + 383 (0) 44 542 029
- sharrtravel@hotmail.com
- Website
- sharrtravel.com
Bus from Gjilan to Esenler Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 8m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,009
- Website
- https://www.sharrtravel.com
- Phone
- +383 049 - 170 021
- Website
- festimitours.com
Bus from Gjilan to Fushë Kosovë
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- http://www.festimitours.com
Bus from Gjilan to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- http://www.festimitours.com
- Phone
- +383 44 190 915
- erhantrans@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Gracanica to Instabul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,006
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +383 43 684 584
- travelbleri@gmail.com
- Website
- travel.gjirafa.com
Bus from Gjilan to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- travel.gjirafa.com
- Phone
- +49 173 58 64 617
- Website
- web.facebook.com
Bus from Gjilan to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://web.facebook.com/fatoni.reisen
- Schedules at
- https://travel.gjirafa.com/en/bus-companies/fatoni-reisen
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Pristina to Skopje Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,500–8,500
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- ₺1,500–1,700
- Private
- ₺4,500–8,500
- 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
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