There are 10 ways to get from Istanbul to Albufeira by plane, bus, train, car, or night 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 Istanbul to Faro Airport
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Faro Airport (FAO)plane IST - FAO
11h 17m€124–487Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Faro Airport
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Faro Airport (FAO)plane SAW - FAO
11h 38m€102–345Bus, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Munichbus
- Take the train from München Hbf to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 83
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Bordeaux St Jeantrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Bordeaux to Lisbon Sete Riosbus
- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios to Terminal Rodoviário de Albufeirabus
2d 8h€460–818Drive 4,057.5 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Albufeiracar 4,057.5 km
39h 55m€630–909Fly Istanbul to Lisbon-Portela Airport, bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS)plane IST - LIS
- Take the bus from Lisbon to Albufeirabus
11h 20m€138–335Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Seville Airport, bus
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Seville Airport (SVQ)plane SAW - SVQ
- Take the bus from Sevilla Santa Justa to Albufeirabus
13h 2m€124–226Fly Istanbul to Seville Airport, bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Seville Airport (SVQ)plane IST - SVQ
- Take the bus from Sevilla Santa Justa to Albufeirabus
12h 51m€122–307Train, bus
- Take the train from Halkalı to Sofiatrain
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Montpellierbus
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Sevilla-Santa Justatrain Ave
- Take the bus from Sevilla Santa Justa to Albufeirabus
2d 15h€296–520Bus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Esenler to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Huelvabus
- Take the bus from Huelva to Albufeirabus
2d 19h€153–198Night train, bus
- Take the night train from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the bus from Bucureşti to Sevillebus
- Take the bus from Sevilla Santa Justa to Albufeirabus
3d 5h€109–249
Istanbul to Albufeira by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Albufeira is to fly and bus which costs €120 - €230 and takes 13h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Albufeira is to fly which takes 11h 17m and costs €120 - €490.
No, there is no direct bus from Istanbul to Albufeira. However, there are services departing from Istanbul Esenler and arriving at Albufeira via Sofia Central Bus Station and Huelva. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 19h.
The distance between Istanbul and Albufeira is 3256 km. The road distance is 4057.5 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Albufeira without a car is to bus and train which takes 2 days 8h and costs €460 - €850.
It takes approximately 11h 17m to get from Istanbul to Albufeira, including transfers.
Istanbul to Albufeira bus services, operated by Luks Yonca, depart from Istanbul Esenler station.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Albufeira is to fly which takes 11h 17m and costs €120 - €490. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €150 - €200 and takes 2 days 19h.
Istanbul to Albufeira bus services, operated by Luks Yonca, arrive at Sofia Central Bus Station.
Albufeira is 2h behind Istanbul. It is currently 9:55 PM in Istanbul and 7:55 PM in Albufeira.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Albufeira, Portugal?
Turkish Airlines, TAP Portugal, and six other airlines fly from Istanbul (IST) to Faro Airport (FAO) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Istanbul Esenler to Albufeira via Sofia Central Bus Station and Huelva in around 2d 19h.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Faro Airport via Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–650
Flights from Istanbul to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–320
Flights from Istanbul to Seville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–210
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Istanbul to Faro Airport via Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–650
Flights from Istanbul to Faro Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–650
Flights from Istanbul to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–320
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Faro Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–460
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Faro Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–470
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Faro Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–440
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Faro Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–350
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Faro Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Istanbul to Faro Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €180–650
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Faro Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–460
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Istanbul to Faro Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €120–400
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Faro Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–460
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Istanbul to Faro Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–650
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Faro Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–460
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Istanbul to Faro Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €170–650
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Seville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–430
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from München Hbf to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Strasbourg to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €210–340
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-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
- €12–19
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- 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
- +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
- €80–120
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Bordeaux to Lisbon Sete Rios
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lisbon to Albufeira
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–29
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Huelva to Albufeira
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios to Terminal Rodoviário de Albufeira
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–45
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Sevilla Santa Justa to Albufeira
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Huelva to Albufeira
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–25
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Montpellier
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 21m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–150
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Huelva
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 7h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €120–150
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- info@luksyonca.com.tr
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Esenler to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €23
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Bucureşti to Seville
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 12h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.autogari.ro
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