There are 11 ways to get from Istanbul to Balaton Sound by plane, train, bus, night train, or car
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Fly Istanbul Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, train
best- Fly from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane IST - BUD
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Zamarditrain
8h 26mFt 20,296–80,696Bus, 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 Koebanya-Kispest to Szekesfehervartrain Re
- Take the train from Szekesfehervar to Zamarditrain Ic / ...
25hFt 16,415–23,746Night 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
28h 16mFt 27,258–36,512Night 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 / ...
30h 11mFt 29,008–38,062Fly 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
8h 41mFt 28,320–80,831Fly Istanbul Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane IST - ZAG
- Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Zamarditrain
11h 59mFt 45,458–128,578Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Vienna International Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane SAW - VIE
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Zamarditrain
11h 13mFt 25,470–113,681Fly Istanbul Airport to Vienna International Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane IST - VIE
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Zamarditrain
11h 3mFt 45,446–153,546Bus via Budapest
- 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 35,114–42,339Bus
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica (Нови Сад, Aутобуска Cтаница)bus
- Take the bus from Novi Sad MAS to Kecskemét bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Kecskemét, autóbusz-állomás to Zamárdi, Csap utcabus
26h 30mFt 46,358–67,743Drive 1,303.7 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Balaton Soundcar 1,303.7 km
13h 35mFt 74,686–107,879
Istanbul to Balaton Sound by bus, train, and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Balaton Sound is to bus and train which costs 16 000 Ft - 24 000 Ft and takes 25h.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Balaton Sound is to fly and train which takes 8h 26m and costs 20 000 Ft - 85 000 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 28h 16m.
The distance between Istanbul and Balaton Sound is 1206 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 25h and costs 16 000 Ft - 24 000 Ft.
It takes approximately 8h 26m 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 Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 46,000–140,000
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 55,000–120,000
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 41,000–110,000
- 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 16,000–90,000
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 20,000–110,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- Ft 46,000–140,000
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 36,000–95,000
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Vienna International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 34,000–49,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 23,000–75,000
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 18,000–75,000
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 55,000–120,000
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Dubrovnik
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 55,000–120,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 14,000–65,000
- 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 4 hours
- 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 19m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,100–3,600
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Koebanya-Kispest to Szekesfehervar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 1,300–1,600
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Szekesfehervar to Zamardi
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 1,000–1,300
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Deli to Zamardi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,100–2,500
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Zamardi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,100–2,500
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Zamardi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,100–2,500
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Zamardi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,100–2,500
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Zamardi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- 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
- 2nd Class
- Ft 2,100–2,500
- 1st Class
- Ft 2,900–3,600
- 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 3,300–9,620
- 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 3,500–9,620
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- Ft 3,500–4,900
- 1st Class
- Ft 3,800–4,800
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Videle to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- 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 23,000–25,000
- 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 6,532
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,646
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,646
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–21,000
- Website
- Railjet
- Website
- Railjet
- *
- Ft 13,000–21,000
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–21,000
- Website
- Railjet
- Website
- Railjet
- *
- Ft 13,000–21,000
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 15,000–25,000
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 15,000–25,000
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,100–7,500
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,100–7,500
- Website
- RegioJet
- 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
- 4 times a week
- 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 12,347
- 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
- +30 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 10,362
- 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 Kecskemét, autóbusz-állomás to Zamárdi, Csap utca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,000–6,000
- Website
- MÁV Személyszállítási
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica (Нови Сад, Aутобуска Cтаница)
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 33,000–50,000
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Novi Sad MAS to Kecskemét bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,500–12,000
- 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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