There are 10 ways to get from Granada to Istanbul by plane, train, bus, car, or night train
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Fly Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Istanbul
best- Fly from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX) to Istanbul (IST)plane GRX - IST
9h 36m₺6,644–19,210Train, bus
- Take the train from Granada to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain Ave
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Muenchen Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
2d 2h₺33,035–59,419Train, bus via Sofia
- Take the train from Granada to Zaragoza-Deliciastrain Ave
- Take the train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Avignon Tgvtrain
- Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Sofia to Halkalıtrain
2d 12h₺27,331–45,448Drive 3,638.1 km
- Drive from Granada to Istanbulcar 3,638.1 km
36h 35m₺31,019–44,806Fly Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Fly from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane GRX - SAW
11h 4m₺7,147–28,233Train to Málaga Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Granada to Malaga Maria Zambranotrain
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Istanbul (IST)plane AGP - IST
9h 13m₺7,703–15,810Train to Seville Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Granada to Sevilla-Santa Justatrain
- Fly from Seville Airport (SVQ) to Istanbul (IST)plane SVQ - IST
10h 45m₺10,666–19,831Train to Seville Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Granada to Sevilla-Santa Justatrain
- Fly from Seville Airport (SVQ) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane SVQ - SAW
11h 4m₺9,169–27,854Bus
- Take the bus from Granada Estación de Autobuses to Almeriabus
- Take the bus from Almería to Alba Iuliabus
- Take the bus from Alba Iulia to București, Autogara Militaribus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
2d 17h₺11,142–15,452Bus, night train
- Take the bus from Granada to Bucureştibus
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain Bosphor Express
2d 22h₺8,790–12,684
Granada to Istanbul by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Granada to Istanbul is to bus and night train which costs 8.500 ₺ - 13.000 ₺ and takes 2 days 22h.
The fastest way to get from Granada to Istanbul is to train and fly which takes 9h 13m and costs 7.500 ₺ - 16.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Granada to Istanbul station. However, there are services departing from Granada Estación de Autobuses and arriving at İstanbul Esenler bus station via Almería, Alba Iulia and București, Autogara Militari. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 17h.
The distance between Granada and Istanbul is 2878 km. The road distance is 3638.1 km.
The best way to get from Granada to Istanbul without a car is to train and bus which takes 2 days 2h and costs 33.000 ₺ - 60.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 9h 36m to get from Granada to Istanbul, including transfers.
Granada to Istanbul bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Granada Estación de Autobuses station.
The best way to get from Granada to Istanbul is to fly which takes 9h 36m and costs 6.500 ₺ - 20.000 ₺. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 11.000 ₺ - 16.000 ₺ and takes 2 days 17h.
Granada to Istanbul bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Almeria station.
Istanbul is 1h ahead of Granada. It is currently 2:50 AM in Granada and 3:50 AM in Istanbul.
What companies run services between Granada, Spain and Istanbul, Turkey?
Vueling Airlines, Iberia, and four other airlines fly from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX) to Istanbul (IST) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Granada Estación de Autobuses to İstanbul Esenler bus station via Almeria, Almería, Alba Iulia, and București, Autogara Militari in around 2d 17h.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Istanbul via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–37,000
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Istanbul via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–41,000
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Istanbul via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–40,000
Flights from Málaga Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–28,000
Flights from Seville Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–29,000
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Istanbul via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–15,000
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–29,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺9,000–34,000
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–28,000
Flights from Seville Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–23,000
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Istanbul via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–19,000
Flights from Seville Airport to Istanbul via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–20,000
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Istanbul via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–15,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- When
- Thursday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–17,000
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Istanbul via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–34,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Granada to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–8,000
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–9,000
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Granada to Zaragoza-Delicias
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–12,000
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Granada to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺3,700–6,000
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–6,500
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Avignon Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺4,900–7,500
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Granada to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–1,700
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Granada to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,300–3,500
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–8,000
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,500–6,000
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–20,000
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺9,500–16,000
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Avignon Tgv to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺9,500–15,000
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-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
- ₺750–3,961
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Double Room
- ₺2,199
- Single Room
- ₺3,961
- Four Person Room
- ₺1,933
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺500–1,402
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺500–700
- 1st Class
- ₺550–700
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Munich to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–6,500
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Karlsruhe Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–7,000
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Granada Estación de Autobuses to Almeria
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺600–1,400
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +40 730 250 062
- bistrita@mateiunitrans.ro
- Website
- mateiunitrans.ro
Bus from Almería to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–8,500
- Schedules at
- mateiunitrans.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Alba Iulia to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–2,100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,400–4,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +40 741 607 941
- Website
- fany.ro
Bus from Alba Iulia to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–1,600
- Schedules at
- fany.autogari.ro
- Standard Adult
- ₺1,100–1,600
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Granada to Bucureşti
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 12h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–12,000
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.autogari.ro
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