There are 11 ways to get from Istanbul (State) to Genoa by plane, bus, night train, train, or car
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Fly Istanbul to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA)IST - GOA
6h 7m€160–366Bus via Esenler Otogar
cheapest- Take the bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Sofia Serdica Bus StationCitylines 19 / ...
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Genoa Piazza AcquaverdeUnion Ivkoni - Unibus 3600 / ...
35h 13m€85–119Bus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Esenler to Sofia
- Take the bus from Sofia to Genoa
32h 42m€116Night train, train
- Take the night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Take the night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbf
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Venezia MestreRjx / ...
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Milano CentraleFr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Genova BrignoleIc
44h 9m€228–416Drive 2,073.8 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Genoa2,073.8 km
19h 15m€323–466Fly Istanbul to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)IST - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centrale
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Genova Brignole
8h 2m€99–322Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA)SAW - GOA
8h 22m€169–304Fly Istanbul to Turin Caselle Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Turin Caselle Airport (TRN)IST - TRN
- Take the train from Torino Lingotto to Genova Brignole
7h 37m€116–342Fly Istanbul to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)IST - NCE
- Take the train from Nice Saint-Augustin to Ventimiglia
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Genova P.Za Principe
7h 54m€131–346Bus, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Munich
- Take the train from München Hbf to Verona Porta Nuova89
- Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Milano CentraleFr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Genova BrignoleIc
37h 12m€143–352Train, bus
- Take the train from Halkalı to Sofia
- Take the bus from Sofia to Genoa
39h 24m€104–112
Istanbul (IST) to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul (State) to Genoa is to bus via Esenler Otogar which costs €85 - €120 and takes 35h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul (State) to Genoa is to fly which takes 6h 7m and costs €160 - €370.
No, there is no direct bus from Istanbul (State) to Genoa. However, there are services departing from Yenikapı Sahil and arriving at Genoa via Istanbul Esenler and Sofia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 42m.
No, there is no direct train from Istanbul (State) to Genoa. However, there are services departing from Yenikapi and arriving at Genova Brignole via Halkali, Bucuresti Nord, Wien Hbf, Venezia Mestre and Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 44h 9m.
The distance between Istanbul (State) and Genoa is 1694 km. The road distance is 2073.8 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul (State) to Genoa without a car is to bus which takes 32h 42m and costs €116.
It takes approximately 6h 7m to get from Istanbul (State) to Genoa, including transfers.
Istanbul (State) to Genoa bus services, operated by Luks Yonca, depart from Istanbul Esenler station.
Istanbul (State) to Genoa train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Halkali station.
The best way to get from Istanbul (State) to Genoa is to fly which takes 6h 7m and costs €160 - €370. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €116 and takes 32h 42m.
What companies run services between Istanbul (State), Turkey and Genoa, Italy?
Turkish Airlines, ITA Airways, and five other airlines fly from Istanbul (IST) to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Yenikapı Sahil to Genoa via Çatladıkapı, Istanbul Esenler, and Sofia in around 32h 42m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–550
Flights from Istanbul to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–250
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–310
Flights from Istanbul to Turin Caselle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–290
Flights from Istanbul to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–250
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Istanbul to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–550
Flights from Istanbul to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €170–600
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–380
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
Flights from Istanbul to Turin Caselle Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–290
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Istanbul to Milano Malpensa Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–180
Flights from Istanbul to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–310
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–550
Flights from Istanbul to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–370
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–480
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Istanbul to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €170–600
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Istanbul to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–310
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–280
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–470
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €18–26
- 1st Class
- €24–35
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–95
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Wien Hbf to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–55
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Genova Brignole
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Lingotto to Genova Brignole
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Milano Centrale to Genova Brignole
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €11–28
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €75–110
- 2nd Class
- €55–80
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €55–85
- 2nd Class
- €35–50
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Genova Brignole
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–24
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Torino Lingotto to Genova Brignole
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ventimiglia to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Genova Brignole
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–27
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Torino Lingotto to Genova Brignole
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–29
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €21–29
Train from Ventimiglia to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–27
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €18–27
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 02-72494949
- Website
- malpensaexpress.it
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15
- Website
- https://www.malpensaexpress.it/en/
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Nice Saint-Augustin to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–15
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €6–10
- Rail 1st Class
- €10–15
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from München Hbf to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Halkalı to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–21
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- info@luksyonca.com.tr
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Esenler to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25
- Schedules at
- polazak.rs
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Sofia to Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 8m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–150
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- info@mm-travel.bg
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Sofia to Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- +90 212 658 00 61
- info@huntur.com.tr
- Website
- huntur.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–29
- Website
- https://www.huntur.com.tr/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Genoa Piazza Acquaverde
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul to Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
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More Questions & Answers
Istanbul (State) to Genoa bus services, operated by Luks Yonca, arrive at Sofia station.
Genoa is 2h behind Istanbul (State). It is currently 1:17 PM in Istanbul (State) and 11:17 AM in Genoa.
Istanbul (State) to Genoa train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Bucharest station.
Yes, the driving distance between Istanbul (State) to Genoa is 2074 km. It takes approximately 19h 15m to drive from Istanbul (State) to Genoa.
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