There are 11 ways to get from Istanbul to Austria by plane, bus, night train, train, shuttle, or car
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Fly Istanbul to Vienna International Airport
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane IST - VIE
5h 42m€101–225Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the train from Novi Beograd to Suboticatrain Ir / ...
- Take the train from Subotica to Szegedtrain Re
- Take the train from Szeged to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbftrain Ec / ...
25h 6m€72–131Bus via Plovdiv
- Take the bus from Istanbul Esenler to Plovdivbus
- Take the bus from Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop to Wien Hbfbus
24h 28m€107–182Night train, train
- Take the night train from Halkali to Videlenighttrain
- Take the train from Videle to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien Hbftrain Ec / ...
30h 28m€115–158Night train
- Take the night train from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain Bosphor Express
- Take the night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Westbahnhofnighttrain Night Train
30h 19m€102–129Metro to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, fly to Vienna International Airport
- Take the train from Ayrılık Çeşmesi to Sabiha Gokcen Airporttrain
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane SAW - VIE
6h 2mFly Istanbul to Salzburg Airport
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Salzburg Airport (SZG)plane IST - SZG
5h 56m€107–294Fly Istanbul to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane IST - MUC
- Take the train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain
7h 50m€108–353Fly Istanbul to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane IST - ZAG
- Take a shuttle bus from Zagreb Airport to Graz - Hbf Busbahnhof
8h 49m€284–659Bus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Burgas Bus Station Southbus Arda-Tur
- Take the bus from Burgas Bus Station South to Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platzbus Citylines 27 / ...
30h 3m€96–147Drive 1,502.5 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Viennacar 1,502.5 km
15h 23m€243–350
Istanbul to Austria by bus, train, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Austria is to bus and train which costs €70 - €140 and takes 25h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Austria is to fly which takes 5h 42m and costs €100 - €230.
No, there is no direct train from Istanbul to Austria. However, there are services departing from Yenikapi and arriving at Stephansplatz via Halkali, Videle, Budapest-Keleti and Südtiroler Pl. - Hbf.. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 28m.
The distance between Istanbul and Austria is 1289 km. The road distance is 1502.4 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Austria without a car is to bus via Plovdiv which takes 24h 28m and costs €100 - €190.
It takes approximately 5h 42m to get from Istanbul to Austria, including transfers.
Istanbul to Austria train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Halkali station.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Austria is to fly which takes 5h 42m and costs €100 - €230. Alternatively, you can bus via Plovdiv, which costs €100 - €190 and takes 24h 28m.
Austria is 1h behind Istanbul. It is currently 8:51 PM in Istanbul and 7:51 PM in Austria.
Istanbul to Austria train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Videle station.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Austria?
Turkish Airlines and Air Serbia fly from Istanbul (IST) to Vienna International Airport (VIE) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Istanbul Esenler to Stephansplatz via Plovdiv, Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop, Wien Hbf, and Südtiroler Pl. - Hbf. in around 24h 28m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–170
Flights from Istanbul to Salzburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–270
Flights from Istanbul to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–230
Flights from Istanbul to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–210
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Istanbul to Vienna International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–210
Flights from Istanbul to Salzburg Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–150
Flights from Istanbul to Munich International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–260
Flights from Istanbul to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–180
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–210
Flights from Istanbul to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Dubrovnik
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–210
Flights from Istanbul to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Split
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €170–370
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–240
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–140
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Istanbul to Salzburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–600
Flights from Istanbul to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–280
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Halkali to Videle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €17–24
- 1st Class
- €23–30
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
Train from Videle to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €59–64
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Westbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–90
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–14
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Subotica to Szeged
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–4
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Szeged to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–11
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–14
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €35–60
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €35–55
- Phone
- +90 850 252 88 00
- info@metro.istanbul
- Website
- metro.istanbul
Train from Ayrılık Çeşmesi to Sabiha Gokcen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Schedules at
- metro.istanbul
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- kommunikation@transdev.de
- Website
- transdev.de
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
- Phone
- +49 8024 997171
- info@brb.de
- Website
- brb.de
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Schedules at
- brb.de
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–50
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +381 11 360 28 99
- putnik.info@srbvoz.rs
- Website
- srbijavoz.rs
Train from Novi Beograd to Subotica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Schedules at
- srbijavoz.rs
- Rail 2nd Class
- €6–7
- 1st Class
- €8–10
- Phone
- +382 20 441 197
- info@zpcg.me
- Website
- zpcg.me
Train from Novi Beograd to Subotica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–17
- Website
- https://zpcg.me/en
- Second Class
- €7–9
- First Class
- €15–17
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–22
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- info@luksyonca.com.tr
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Esenler to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €36
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 810
- reservations@eurolines.bg
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–160
- Website
- https://www.karat-s.com/
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Zagreb Airport to Graz - Hbf Busbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €180–440
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Private
- €278
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Burgas Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Burgas Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–24
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
Bus from Burgas Bus Station South to Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
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