There are 8 ways to get from Istanbul (State) to Northern Cyprus by plane, train, bus, car ferry, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Ercan International Airport
best- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Ercan International Airport (ECN)plane SAW - ECN
4h 28m€104–350Fly Istanbul to Paphos International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Paphos International Airport (PFO)plane IST - PFO
7h 52m€54–252Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Istanbul Bostancı to Karamantrain Yht
- Take the bus from Karaman to Taşucubus
- Take the car ferry from Taşucu to Girnecarferry
17h 25mBus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Esenler Otogar to Taşucubus
- Take the car ferry from Taşucu to Girnecarferry
24h 21m€96–276Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Istanbul to Taşucucar
- Take the car ferry from Taşucu to Girnecarferry
17h 6m€125–331Metro to Istanbul, fly to Ercan International Airport
- Take the train from Vezneciler to Gayrettepetrain
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Ercan International Airport (ECN)plane IST - ECN
4h 56mFly Istanbul to Larnaca International Airport
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Larnaca International Airport (LCA)plane IST - LCA
7h 15m€106–194Bus, car ferry via Mut
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler to Mutbus
- Take the bus from Mut to Taşucubus
- Take the car ferry from Taşucu to Girnecarferry
25h 34m
Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Ercan International Airport (ECN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul (State) to Northern Cyprus is to fly which costs €50 - €260 and takes 7h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul (State) to Northern Cyprus is to fly which takes 4h 28m and costs €100 - €350.
The distance between Istanbul (State) and Northern Cyprus is 778 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul (State) to Northern Cyprus without a car is to train and bus and car ferry which takes 17h 25m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 28m to get from Istanbul (State) to Northern Cyprus, including transfers.
There are 792+ hotels available in Northern Cyprus.
What companies run services between Istanbul (State), Turkey and Northern Cyprus?
AJet and Pegasus Airlines fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Ercan International Airport (ECN) hourly.
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Ercan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–260
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Ercan International Airport via Cukurova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–270
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Ercan International Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Ercan International Airport via Hatay
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–290
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Ercan International Airport via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–270
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Ercan International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–260
Flights from Istanbul to Ercan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Ercan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–290
Flights from Istanbul to Ercan International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–290
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Ercan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–310
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Ercan International Airport via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–310
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Paphos International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–250
Flights from Istanbul to Paphos International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–270
Flights from Istanbul to Paphos International Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–270
Flights from Istanbul to Paphos International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €95–370
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Larnaca International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Istanbul to Paphos International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–280
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Larnaca International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–370
- Website
- mea.com.lb
Flights from Istanbul to Larnaca International Airport via Beirut
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–380
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Istanbul Bostancı to Karaman
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Phone
- +90 850 252 88 00
- info@metro.istanbul
- Website
- metro.istanbul
Train from Vezneciler to Gayrettepe
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Schedules at
- metro.istanbul
- Phone
- 444 42 06
- seyahat@ozkaymak.com.tr
- Website
- ozkaymak.com.tr
Bus from Karaman to Taşucu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- ozkaymak.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler to Mut
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30
- Schedules at
- ozkaymak.com.tr
Bus from Mut to Taşucu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- ozkaymak.com.tr
- Phone
- 0(850) 244 33 33
- info@mersinnurturizm.com
- Website
- mersinnurturizm.com
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Taşucu
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €32
- Schedules at
- mersinnurturizm.com
- Phone
- 0392 444 43 64
- Website
- akgunlerbilet.com
Car ferry from Taşucu to Girne
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–200
- Website
- https://www.akgunlerbilet.com/?lang=en
- Single Passenger
- €35–50
- Car
- €110–200
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