There are 12 ways to get from Imperia to Istanbul by train, plane, bus, night train, car, or busferry
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Train to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, fly to Istanbul
best- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Saint-Laurent-du-Vartrain
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Istanbul (IST)plane NCE - IST
8h 13m₺6,912–18,755Train to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Imperia to Genova Sestri Ponen.train
- Fly from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane GOA - SAW
9h 33m₺5,767–20,198Train, bus
- Take the train from Imperia to Genova P.Za Principetrain Ic
- Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe to Padovatrain Fr
- Take the bus from Padova to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Belgrade bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
32h 48m₺6,314–11,466Train, night train
- Take the train from Imperia to Genova P.Za Principetrain Ic
- Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe to Venezia Mestretrain Fr
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Wien Hbftrain Rjx
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
43h 44m₺21,424–41,356Drive 2,164.8 km
- Drive from Imperia to Istanbulcar 2,164.8 km
20h 4m₺18,898–27,297Train to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Saint-Laurent-du-Vartrain
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane NCE - SAW
8h 25m₺9,915–27,778Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Imperia to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airportbus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane BGY - SAW
10h 28m₺6,809–26,482Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Imperia to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Istanbul (IST)plane MXP - IST
10h 32m₺6,676–19,369Train, train to Turin Caselle Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Imperia to Savonatrain
- Take the train from Savona to Torino Lingottotrain
- Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Istanbul (IST)plane TRN - IST
10h 42m₺7,886–24,906Bus
- Take the bus from Imperia to Genoabus
- Take the bus from Genoa to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogaribus
36h 20m₺6,991–7,990Train, bus via Sofia
- Take the train from Imperia to Genova Brignoletrain Re
- Take the bus from Genoa to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Sofia to Halkalıtrain
40h 23m₺6,454–10,589Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Imperia - Municipio to Tiranabusferry
- Take the bus from Tiranë to Istanbulbus
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Imperia to Istanbul by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Imperia to Istanbul is to bus which costs 7.000 ₺ - 8.000 ₺ and takes 36h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Imperia to Istanbul is to train and fly which takes 8h 13m and costs 6.500 ₺ - 19.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Imperia to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Imperia and arriving at Istanbul Büyük Otogari via Fanti D'italia/Principe Fs, Genoa and Sofia Serdica Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Imperia to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Imperia and arriving at Yenikapi via Genova P.Za Principe, Venezia Mestre, Wien Hbf, Bucharest and Halkali. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 43h 44m.
The distance between Imperia and Istanbul is 1906 km. The road distance is 2164.8 km.
The best way to get from Imperia to Istanbul without a car is to train and bus which takes 32h 48m and costs 6.000 ₺ - 12.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 8h 13m to get from Imperia to Istanbul, including transfers.
Imperia to Istanbul bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Imperia station.
Imperia to Istanbul train services, operated by Trenitalia Intercity, depart from Imperia station.
Imperia to Istanbul bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Genoa station.
What companies run services between Imperia, Italy and Istanbul, Turkey?
You can take a bus from Imperia to Istanbul Büyük Otogari via Fanti D'italia/Principe Fs, Brignole Fs/Capolinea, Genoa, Sofia Central Bus Station, and Sofia Serdica Bus Station in around 36h 20m.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Istanbul via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–23,000
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–21,000
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–22,000
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–22,000
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–20,000
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Istanbul via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–15,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–23,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–22,000
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–15,000
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Istanbul via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–15,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,600–21,000
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–22,000
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,800–19,000
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–23,000
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–22,000
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,500–21,000
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–20,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–15,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–16,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–21,000
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- ZOU!
Train from Ventimiglia to Saint-Laurent-du-Var
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- ZOU!
Train from Ventimiglia to Saint-Laurent-du-Var
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- ZOU!
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Ventimiglia to Saint-Laurent-du-Var
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺600–1,200
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Ventimiglia to Saint-Laurent-du-Var
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺600–1,200
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Imperia to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺600–1,300
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Imperia to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺600–1,300
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Imperia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–3,000
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Imperia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–3,000
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Imperia to Savona
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺360–750
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Savona to Torino Lingotto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺850–1,800
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Imperia to Genova Brignole
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺600–1,300
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Imperia to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺700–1,200
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Imperia to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺700–1,200
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Imperia to Genova Sestri Ponen.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺650–1,100
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Imperia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–2,800
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Imperia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–2,800
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Imperia to Savona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺430–700
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Savona to Torino Lingotto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–1,700
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Imperia to Genova Brignole
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺700–1,200
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺3,000–6,000
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺3,200–6,500
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–24,000
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺550–1,480
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- ₺550–750
- 1st Class
- ₺550–750
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺250–310
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Imperia to Savona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺290–360
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Sofia to Halkalı
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺750–4,182
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
- Double Room
- ₺2,321
- Single Room
- ₺4,182
- Four Person Room
- ₺2,041
- Phone
- + 381 31 510 060
- zlatanprevoz@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Padova to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 14m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,500–2,300
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- Kamil Koç
Bus from Belgrade bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–1,700
- Schedules at
- Kamil Koç
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- info@luksyonca.com.tr
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from Belgrade bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
- customerservices@terravision.eu
- Website
- TERRAVISION
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺280–1,400
- Website
- TERRAVISION
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Imperia to Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺490–800
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,400–4,000
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- info@mm-travel.bg
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Genoa to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺5,046
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
Bus from Genoa to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺5,046
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–2,400
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- Arda Tur
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺4,098
- Website
- Arda Tur
- Phone
- +90 212 658 00 61
- info@huntur.com.tr
- Website
- Huntur
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–1,900
- Website
- Huntur
- Phone
- +355697278670
- mb.travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Imperia - Municipio to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Tiranë to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,100–3,400
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
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More Questions & Answers
Istanbul is 1h ahead of Imperia. It is currently 6:33 PM in Imperia and 7:33 PM in Istanbul.
Imperia to Istanbul train services, operated by Trenitalia Intercity, arrive at Genova P.Za Principe station.
Yes, the driving distance between Imperia to Istanbul is 2165 km. It takes approximately 20h 4m to drive from Imperia to Istanbul.
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