There are 9 ways to get from Istanbul to Balaton Sound by plane, train, bus, night train, or car
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Fly Istanbul to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, train
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane IST - BUD
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Zamarditrain
7h 35mFt 21,293–70,693Bus, train
cheapest- 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 Koebanya-Kispesttrain Ic
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Zamarditrain Ic / ...
23h 58mFt 17,721–27,279Night train, train via Videle
- Take the nighttrain from Halkali to Videlenighttrain
- Take the train from Videle to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
- Take the train from Budapest-Deli to Zamarditrain Ic / ...
29h 3mFt 27,256–36,509Night train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the nighttrain from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Kelenfoeldnighttrain
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Zamarditrain Ic / ...
29h 29mFt 29,006–39,059Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane SAW - BUD
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Zamarditrain
8hFt 34,317–335,828Fly Istanbul to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane IST - ZAG
- Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Zamarditrain
11h 54mFt 52,923–136,043Bus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Hotel Montenegro to Novi Sad Bulevar Jaše Tomićbus
- Take the bus from Novi Sad to Budapest Hotel Platanusbus
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget autóbusz-pályaudvar to Zamárdi, vasúti megállóhelybus
26h 16mFt 34,960–42,152Bus via Szeged
- Take the bus from Montenegro Hotel to Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Novi Sad MAS to Szegedbus
- Take the bus from Szeged, autóbusz-állomás to Zamárdi, Csap utcabus
27h 15mFt 29,658–33,822Drive 1,303.7 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Balaton Soundcar 1,303.7 km
13h 35mFt 70,712–102,139
Istanbul to Balaton Sound by bus, train, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Balaton Sound is to bus and train which costs 17 000 Ft - 28 000 Ft and takes 23h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Balaton Sound is to fly and train which takes 7h 35m and costs 21 000 Ft - 75 000 Ft.
No, there is no direct bus from Istanbul to Balaton Sound. However, there are services departing from Istanbul Hotel Montenegro and arriving at Zamárdi, vasúti megállóhely via Novi Sad and Budapest, Népliget autóbusz-pályaudvar. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 16m.
No, there is no direct train from Istanbul to Balaton Sound. However, there are services departing from Yenikapi and arriving at Zamardi via Halkali, Videle, Keleti pályaudvar and Budapest-Deli. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 3m.
The distance between Istanbul and Balaton Sound is 1205 km. The road distance is 1303.7 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Balaton Sound without a car is to bus and train which takes 23h 58m and costs 17 000 Ft - 28 000 Ft.
It takes approximately 7h 35m to get from Istanbul to Balaton Sound, including transfers.
Istanbul to Balaton Sound bus services, operated by Citylines, depart from Istanbul Hotel Montenegro station.
Istanbul to Balaton Sound train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Halkali station.
Istanbul to Balaton Sound bus services, operated by Citylines, arrive at Novi Sad Bulevar Jaše Tomić station.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Balaton Sound, Hungary?
You can take a bus from Istanbul Hotel Montenegro to Balaton Sound via Novi Sad Bulevar Jaše Tomić, Novi Sad, Budapest Hotel Platanus, Budapest, Népliget autóbusz-pályaudvar, and Zamárdi, vasúti megállóhely in around 26h 16m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 39,000–70,000
Flights from Istanbul to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 55,000–70,000
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 55,000–70,000
Flights from Istanbul to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Dubrovnik
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 55,000–70,000
Flights from Istanbul to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Split
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 55,000–190,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Istanbul to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 39,000–70,000
Flights from Istanbul to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 34,000–70,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 15,000–60,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–70,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 27,000–100,000
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- informacio@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Zamardi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,100–2,500
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Subotica to Szeged
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 1,100–1,300
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Szeged to Koebanya-Kispest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,100–3,600
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Zamardi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,100–2,500
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Deli to Zamardi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,100–2,500
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Zamardi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,100–2,500
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Zamardi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,100–2,500
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- 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
- Ft 2,100–3,600
- Schedules at
- srbijavoz.rs
- Rail 2nd Class
- Ft 2,100–2,500
- 1st Class
- Ft 2,800–3,600
- Phone
- +382 20 441 197
- info@zpcg.me
- Website
- Railways of Montenegro (ŽPCG)
Train from Novi Beograd to Subotica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,800–5,900
- Website
- Railways of Montenegro (ŽPCG)
- Second Class
- Ft 2,800–3,200
- First Class
- Ft 5,500–5,900
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Halkali to Videle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,300–9,575
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- Ft 3,300–4,500
- 1st Class
- Ft 3,500–4,500
Night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,500–9,575
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- Ft 3,500–4,800
- 1st Class
- Ft 3,700–4,800
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Videle to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 21,000–23,000
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 23,000–26,000
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Zamardi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 16,000–24,000
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- Kamil Koç
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Belgrade bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,500–11,000
- Schedules at
- Kamil Koç
- 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
- Ft 12,280
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Istanbul Hotel Montenegro to Novi Sad Bulevar Jaše Tomić
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 18,000–28,000
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- 0030 2108219900
- vsiamos@otenet.gr
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Novi Sad to Budapest Hotel Platanus
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 10,315
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- MÁV Személyszállítási
Bus from Budapest, Népliget autóbusz-pályaudvar to Zamárdi, vasúti megállóhely
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,400–4,000
- Website
- MÁV Személyszállítási
Bus from Szeged, autóbusz-állomás to Zamárdi, Csap utca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 6,500–7,500
- Website
- MÁV Személyszállítási
- Phone
- 062 8103637
- office@balbuss.rs
- Website
- balbuss.rs
Bus from Montenegro Hotel to Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 18,499
- Schedules at
- balbuss.rs
- Book at
- balbuss.rs
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Novi Sad MAS to Szeged
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,400–7,500
- Website
- Flixbus
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Istanbul to Balaton Sound train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Videle station.
Yes, the driving distance between Istanbul to Balaton Sound is 1304 km. It takes approximately 13h 35m to drive from Istanbul to Balaton Sound.
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