There are 12 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€109–260Metro to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, fly to Vienna International Airport
cheapest- 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 2m€69–220Bus via Plovdiv
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Plovdiv Bus Station Southbus FlixBus N1999
- Take the bus from Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop to Wien Hbfbus
25h 43m€100–192Night 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 24m€106–155Night 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€93–122Fly Istanbul to Salzburg Airport
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Salzburg Airport (SZG)plane IST - SZG
5h 56m€124–316Fly 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
8h 12m€124–413Fly 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€335–785Fly Istanbul to Ljubljana, shuttle
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane IST - LJU
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Graz Airport
8h 28m€245–415Bus, train
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Belgrade bus stationbus
- Take the train from Novi Beograd to Suboticatrain Ir / ...
- Take the train from Subotica to Szegedtrain Re
- Take the train from Szeged to Ferihegytrain Ic
- Take the train from Ferihegy to Wien Hbftrain
26h 2m€94–170Bus
- 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€96–148Drive 1,501.2 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Viennacar 1,501.2 km
15h 22m€249–360
Istanbul to Austria by bus, train, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Austria is to Metro and fly which costs €65 - €220 and takes 6h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Austria is to fly which takes 5h 42m and costs €100 - €260.
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 24m.
The distance between Istanbul and Austria is 1289 km. The road distance is 1501.2 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Austria without a car is to bus via Plovdiv which takes 25h 43m and costs €95 - €200.
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 - €260. Alternatively, you can bus via Plovdiv, which costs €95 - €200 and takes 25h 43m.
Austria is 1h behind Istanbul. It is currently 6:46 AM in Istanbul and 5:46 AM 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 İstanbul Esenler bus station to Stephansplatz via Plovdiv Bus Station South, Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop, Wien Hbf, and Südtiroler Pl. - Hbf. in around 25h 43m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–160
Flights from Istanbul to Salzburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–260
Flights from Istanbul to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–280
Flights from Istanbul to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–210
Flights from Istanbul to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–180
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Istanbul to Vienna International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–240
Flights from Istanbul to Salzburg Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–320
Flights from Istanbul to Munich International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–280
Flights from Istanbul to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–150
Flights from Istanbul to Ljubljana via Nis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–210
Flights from Istanbul to Ljubljana via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–210
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–210
Flights from Istanbul to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Dubrovnik
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–210
Flights from Istanbul to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Split
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–390
- 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
- €55–190
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Istanbul to Salzburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–800
Flights from Istanbul to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–290
- Website
- interjet.com
Flights from Istanbul to Ljubljana via Podgorica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–180
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Ljubljana via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–380
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Halkali to Videle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €9–27
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €9–13
- 1st Class
- €9–13
Night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €9–27
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €9–14
- 1st Class
- €10–14
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Videle to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €58–63
- 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
- informacio@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–15
- 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 Ferihegy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–10
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €35–60
- 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
- Estimated price
- €1
- Schedules at
- metro.istanbul
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 8024 997171
- info@brb.de
- Website
- brb.de
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Schedules at
- brb.de
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/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
- +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
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Ferihegy to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Plovdiv Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Belgrade bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Plovdiv Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–29
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 812
- operations@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
- Schedules at
- 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
- €220–550
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Private
- €278
- Phone
- +386 (0) 31 30 41 41
- info@zup-prevozi.eu
- Website
- zup-prevozi.eu
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Graz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €130–160
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- €130–160
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- info@luksyonca.com.tr
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Belgrade bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €36
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
- 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
- €23–35
- 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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