There are 4 ways to get from Istanbul (State) to Sochi by plane, bus, taxi, car, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Sochi International Airport (AER)IST - AER
3h 19m₽30,672–69,344Bus, taxi
cheapest- Take the bus from Istanbul Aksaray to Poti
- Take the taxi from Poti to Gal
- Take the bus from Gal to Psou Border Crossing
- Take the bus from Hotel Russkiy dom to School #1550
31h 22m₽4,986–7,000Drive 1,625.3 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Sochi1,625.3 km
22h 1m₽15,033–21,715Bus, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Take the bus from Bursa bus station to Maykop Bus station
- Take the train from Maykop to Sochi
2d 7h₽9,751–11,472
Istanbul (IST) to Sochi International Airport (AER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul (State) to Sochi is to bus and taxi which costs RUB 4900 - RUB 7000 and takes 31h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul (State) to Sochi is to fly which takes 3h 19m and costs RUB 30000 - RUB 70000.
The distance between Istanbul (State) and Sochi is 1007 km. The road distance is 1625.3 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul (State) to Sochi without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 31h 22m and costs RUB 4900 - RUB 7000.
It takes approximately 3h 19m to get from Istanbul (State) to Sochi, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Istanbul (State) to Sochi is 1625 km. It takes approximately 22h 1m to drive from Istanbul (State) to Sochi.
What companies run services between Istanbul (State), Turkey and Sochi, Russia?
Azimuth, IrAero, and three other airlines fly from Istanbul (IST) to Sochi International Airport (AER) every 4 hours.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
- Website
- azimuth.aero
Flights from Istanbul to Sochi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽7,500–43,000
Flights from Istanbul to Sochi International Airport via Mineralnye Vody
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₽9,500–55,000
- Website
- aeroflot.ru
Flights from Istanbul to Sochi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽7,500–43,000
- Website
- iraero.ru
Flights from Istanbul to Sochi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽7,500–43,000
- Website
- uralairlines.ru
Flights from Istanbul to Sochi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽7,500–43,000
- Website
- flyredwings.com
Flights from Istanbul to Sochi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽7,500–43,000
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- rzd.ru
Train from Maykop to Sochi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,100–1,700
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- Lastochka Train
- ₽1,100–1,700
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Aksaray to Poti
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽2,300–3,731
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₽2,300–2,800
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₽850–1,633
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₽850–1,100
Bus from Gal to Psou Border Crossing
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₽500
- Schedules at
- edemgagra.ru
- Phone
- +7-918-665-2-665
- Website
- transport.sochi.ru
Bus from Hotel Russkiy dom to School #1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₽55–170
- Website
- https://transport.sochi.ru/
- Schedules at
- https://transport.sochi.ru/#/routes
- Phone
- 0 850 333 35 35
- info@pamukkale.com.tr
- Website
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₽650–1,800
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₽650–950
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 811 5959
- website@kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Website
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 577 99 99
- info@varan.com.tr
- Website
- varan.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽950–1,300
- Schedules at
- varan.com.tr
- Phone
- 0(850) 309 22 16
- bilgi@istanbulkalesi.com.tr
- Website
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 202 22 22
- iletisim@uludagturizm.com.tr
- Website
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
- Phone
- 444 42 06
- seyahat@ozkaymak.com.tr
- Website
- ozkaymak.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- ozkaymak.com.tr
- Phone
- 0(212) 658 03 07
- info@antalyanetseyahat.com
- Website
- antalyanetseyahat.com
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- antalyanetseyahat.com
- Phone
- 0236 613 10 55
- iletisim@somaseyahat.com.tr
- Website
- somaseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- somaseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 08503330700
- Website
- guneyakdeniz.com
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- guneyakdeniz.com
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- info@luksyonca.com.tr
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- polazak.rs
- Website
- luksyilmazturizm.com
Bus from Bursa bus station to Maykop Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽8,000
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- luksyilmazturizm.com
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Estimated price
- ₽2,100–2,600
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