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 18m€214–557Fly 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€104–347Bus, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Munichbus
- Take the train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhoftrain 47 / ...
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof 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 7h€395–855Drive 4,056.3 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Albufeiracar 4,056.3 km
39h 53m€639–923Fly 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€150–370Fly 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 - Plaza de Armas to Albufeirabus
12h 55m€129–452Fly Istanbul to Seville Airport, bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Seville Airport (SVQ)plane IST - SVQ
- Take the bus from Sevilla - Plaza de Armas to Albufeirabus
12h 44m€169–352Night train, bus, train
- Take the night train from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the bus from Bucureşti to Montpellierbus
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Zaragoza-Deliciastrain
- Take the train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Sevilla-Santa Justatrain Ave
- Take the bus from Sevilla Santa Justa to Albufeirabus
2d 16h€337–587Bus via Lyon
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Munichbus
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Lyonbus
- Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Lisbon - Orientebus
- Take the bus from Lisbon to Albufeirabus
2d 17h€289–520Bus
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Khmelnytskyi Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Khmelnytskyi Central Bus Station to Sevilla, Estación de Autobusesbus
- Take the bus from Sevilla, Estación de Autobuses to Terminal Rodoviário de Albufeirabus
3d 15h€318–364
Istanbul to Albufeira by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Albufeira is to fly which costs €100 - €350 and takes 11h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Albufeira is to fly which takes 11h 18m and costs €210 - €600.
No, there is no direct bus from Istanbul to Albufeira. However, there are services departing from Istanbul and arriving at Albufeira via Munich central bus station, Lyon - Gerland Bus Station and Lisbon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 17h.
The distance between Istanbul and Albufeira is 3256 km. The road distance is 4056.3 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Albufeira without a car is to bus and train which takes 2 days 7h and costs €390 - €900.
It takes approximately 11h 18m to get from Istanbul to Albufeira, including transfers.
Istanbul to Albufeira bus services, operated by Alpar Turizm, depart from Istanbul station.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Albufeira is to fly which takes 11h 18m and costs €210 - €600. Alternatively, you can bus via Lyon, which costs €280 - €550 and takes 2 days 17h.
Istanbul to Albufeira bus services, operated by Alpar Turizm, arrive at Munich station.
Albufeira is 2h behind Istanbul. It is currently 9:35 AM in Istanbul and 7:35 AM 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 to Albufeira via Munich central bus station, Lyon - Gerland Bus Station, Lisbon - Oriente, and Lisbon in around 2d 17h.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Faro Airport via Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–650
Flights from Istanbul to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–340
Flights from Istanbul to Seville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–600
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Istanbul to Faro Airport via Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–650
Flights from Istanbul to Faro Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–480
Flights from Istanbul to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–340
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Istanbul to Faro Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €180–650
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Faro Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–450
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Faro Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–450
- 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
- €120–550
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Faro Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–430
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Faro Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–360
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
- airalgerie.dz
Flights from Istanbul to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Algiers
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €200–650
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Istanbul to Faro Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–410
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Istanbul to Faro Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €180–650
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Istanbul to Faro Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–480
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Seville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–400
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–60
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/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
- €220–350
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Strasbourg to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €160–350
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@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
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Zaragoza-Delicias
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–200
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul to Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once 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
- €17–30
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Sevilla - Plaza de Armas to Albufeira
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–29
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Munich central bus station to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Lisbon - Oriente
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €130–220
- 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
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–45
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt/en
Bus from Sevilla - Plaza de Armas to Albufeira
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt/en
Bus from Sevilla Santa Justa to Albufeira
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt/en
Bus from Sevilla, Estación de Autobuses to Terminal Rodoviário de Albufeira
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–45
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt/en
- Adult
- €25–45
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Bucureşti to Montpellier
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €140–180
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Munich central bus station to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Lisbon - Oriente
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €130–250
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +380 (93) 320-44-44
- help@gunsel.ua
- Website
- gunsel.ua
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Khmelnytskyi Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–85
- Website
- https://gunsel.ua/
- Phone
- +38 (044) 444 00 44
- Website
- grandes-tour.com.ua
Bus from Khmelnytskyi Central Bus Station to Sevilla, Estación de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 10h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €234
- Website
- https://grandes-tour.com.ua/en
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