There are 13 ways to get from Granada to Istanbul by plane, train, bus, car, car train, 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 41m₺7,070–15,099Bus, night train
cheapest- Take the bus from Granada to Bucureştibus
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain Bosphor Express
2d 23h₺4,519–9,488Train, bus via Belgrade
- Take the train from Granada to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sudtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Grenobletrain Ter
- Take the bus from Grenoble to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to İstanbul Esenlerbus
47h 12m₺12,161–23,859Drive, car train
- Drive from Granada to Villach Hbf/Bbfcar
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf/Bbf to Edirnecartrain
- Drive from Edirne to Istanbulcar
2d 8h₺29,097–82,651Drive 3,638.1 km
- Drive from Granada to Istanbulcar 3,638.1 km
36h 36m₺28,777–41,567Fly 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
10h 13m₺5,583–27,120Train 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 8m₺5,927–18,496Train to Málaga Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Granada to Malaga Maria Zambranotrain
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane AGP - SAW
11h 25m₺5,240–21,517Train 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
10h 51m₺7,095–18,847Train 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 53m₺7,382–17,826Train, bus
- Take the train from Granada to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain 60
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
2d 1h₺15,894–33,292Bus via Lorca
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Granada to Lorcabus
- Take the bus from Lorca to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Istanbul Esenlerbus
2d 10h₺8,290–9,790Bus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Granada to Almeriabus
- Take the bus from Almeria Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogaribus
2d 15h₺8,466–12,666
Granada to Istanbul by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Granada to Istanbul is to bus and night train which costs 4.500 ₺ - 9.500 ₺ and takes 2 days 23h.
The fastest way to get from Granada to Istanbul is to train and fly which takes 9h 8m and costs 5.500 ₺ - 19.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Granada to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Estación de Autobuses de Granada and arriving at Istanbul Esenler via Lorca and Sofia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 10h.
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 via Belgrade which takes 47h 12m and costs 12.000 ₺ - 24.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 9h 41m to get from Granada to Istanbul, including transfers.
Granada to Istanbul bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Estación de Autobuses de Granada station.
The best way to get from Granada to Istanbul is to fly which takes 9h 41m and costs 7.000 ₺ - 16.000 ₺. Alternatively, you can bus via Lorca, which costs 8.000 ₺ - 10.000 ₺ and takes 2 days 10h.
Granada to Istanbul bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Lorca station.
Istanbul is 2h ahead of Granada. It is currently 12:09 PM in Granada and 2:09 PM in Istanbul.
What companies run services between Granada, Spain and Istanbul, Turkey?
Vueling Airlines, Iberia, and two other airlines fly from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX) to Istanbul (IST) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Estación de Autobuses de Granada to Istanbul Esenler via Lorca and Sofia in around 2d 10h.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Istanbul via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–42,000
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Istanbul via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–33,000
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Istanbul via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺9,000–34,000
Flights from Málaga Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–25,000
Flights from Seville Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–25,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–27,000
Flights from Málaga Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–18,000
Flights from Málaga Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–17,000
Flights from Seville Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,500–21,000
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Istanbul via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–17,000
Flights from Málaga Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–19,000
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Istanbul via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–17,000
Flights from Seville Airport to Istanbul via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–17,000
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Istanbul via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–24,000
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–28,000
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Istanbul via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–42,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–18,000
Flights from Seville Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–18,000
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Istanbul via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–24,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,400–17,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Granada to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺3,200–7,500
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900–6,000
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,700–13,000
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,200–3,000
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Granada to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–5,500
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Granada to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,100–4,700
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,700–3,600
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Grenoble
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺967
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +49 89 54880111
- info@optimatours.de
- Website
- optimatours.de
Car train from Villach Hbf/Bbf to Edirne
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 31m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺10,474–52,066
- Schedules at
- optimatours.de
- Couch Wagon BC-4
- ₺10,474
- Couch Wagon BC-1
- ₺28,335
- Sleeper Wagon
- ₺32,383
- Couch Wagon BC-4 Car
- ₺30,157
- Couch Wagon BC-1 Car
- ₺48,018
- Sleeper Wagon Car
- ₺52,066
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,900–3,200
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/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
- +381 800 334 334
- iuc@lasta.rs
- Website
- lasta.rs
Bus from Grenoble to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Phone
- 011 761-4693
- bstours@verat.net
- Website
- bstours.rs
Bus from Grenoble to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- http://bstours.rs/en/
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- info@luksyonca.com.tr
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to İstanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900
- Schedules at
- 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
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Munich to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–6,000
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Granada to Lorca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,090
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Granada to Almeria
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺867
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Lorca to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–7,500
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Almeria Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–9,500
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–2,200
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +90 212 658 00 61
- info@huntur.com.tr
- Website
- huntur.com.tr
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–1,500
- Website
- https://www.huntur.com.tr/?l=EN
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–2,300
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- 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
- ₺3,500–8,000
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.autogari.ro
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