There are 10 ways to get from Istanbul to Bled by train, plane, bus, car, car train, or shuttle
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Metro to Istanbul, fly to Ljubljana
best- Take the train from Vezneciler to Gayrettepetrain
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane IST - LJU
6h 24mTrain, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Halkalı to Plovdivtrain
- Take the bus from Plovdiv Train station to Ljubljana bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Avtobusna postaja Ljubljana to Uniorbus
32h 46m€90–295Bus, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul Esenler to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Ljubljanabus
- Take the train from Ljubljana to Lesce Bledtrain Re / ...
22h 32m€118–134Drive, car train
- Drive from Istanbul to Edirnecar
- Take the car train from Edirne to Villach Hbf/Bbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf/Bbf to Bledcar
42h 30m€232–1,146Drive 1,528.9 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Bledcar 1,528.9 km
13h 58m€195–282Metro to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, fly to Ljubljana
- Take the train from Ayrılık Çeşmesi to Sabiha Gokcen Airporttrain
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane SAW - LJU
6h 54mFly 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 Ljubljana
- Take a shuttle bus from Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja to Bled, Glavna Avtobusna Postajalisce
8h 43m€169–667Fly Istanbul to Venice Marco Polo Airport, bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane IST - VCE
- Take the bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Bled, Glavna Avtobusna Postajaliscebus
9h 32m€135–711Bus via Sofia
- Take the bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Ljubljanabus
- Take the bus from Avtobusna postaja Ljubljana to Uniorbus
23h 42m€109–257Bus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Hotel Montenegro to Novi Sad Bulevar Jaše Tomićbus
- Take the bus from Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica to Zagrebbus
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Bled, Glavna Avtobusna Postajaliscebus
29h 6m€265–544
Istanbul to Bled by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Bled is to bus and train which costs €110 - €140 and takes 22h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Bled is to fly and shuttle which takes 8h 43m and costs €160 - €700.
No, there is no direct bus from Istanbul to Bled. However, there are services departing from Istanbul Büyük Otogari and arriving at Unior via Sofia Central Bus Station and Avtobusna postaja Ljubljana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 42m.
The distance between Istanbul and Bled is 1352 km. The road distance is 1528.9 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Bled without a car is to bus and train which takes 22h 32m and costs €110 - €140.
It takes approximately 6h 24m to get from Istanbul to Bled, including transfers.
Istanbul to Bled bus services, operated by Citylines, depart from Istanbul Büyük Otogari station.
Istanbul to Bled bus services, operated by Citylines, arrive at Sofia Serdica Bus Station.
Bled is 1h behind Istanbul. It is currently 7:52 AM in Istanbul and 6:52 AM in Bled.
Yes, the driving distance between Istanbul to Bled is 1529 km. It takes approximately 13h 58m to drive from Istanbul to Bled.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Bled, Slovenia?
You can take a bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Unior via Sofia Serdica Bus Station, Sofia Central Bus Station, Ljubljana, and Avtobusna postaja Ljubljana in around 23h 42m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–150
Flights from Istanbul to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–240
Flights from Istanbul to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–230
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Istanbul to Ljubljana via Nis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–160
Flights from Istanbul to Ljubljana via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–160
Flights from Istanbul to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–210
Flights from Istanbul to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–190
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–240
Flights from Istanbul to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Dubrovnik
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–240
Flights from Istanbul to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Split
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €170–350
- Website
- interjet.com
Flights from Istanbul to Ljubljana via Podgorica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–250
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–310
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
- Phone
- +90 850 252 88 00
- info@metro.istanbul
- Website
- metro.istanbul
Train from Vezneciler to Gayrettepe
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Schedules at
- metro.istanbul
Train from Ayrılık Çeşmesi to Sabiha Gokcen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Schedules at
- metro.istanbul
- Phone
- +386 1 29 13 331
- potnik.info@slo-zeleznice.si
- Website
- potniski.sz.si
Train from Ljubljana to Lesce Bled
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- https://potniski.sz.si/en/
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Train from Ljubljana to Lesce Bled
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
- Phone
- +49 89 54880111
- info@optimatours.de
- Website
- optimatours.de
Car train from Edirne to Villach Hbf/Bbf
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 34m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €207–1,029
- Schedules at
- optimatours.de
- Couch Wagon BC-4
- €207
- Couch Wagon BC-1
- €560
- Sleeper Wagon
- €640
- Couch Wagon BC-4 Car
- €596
- Couch Wagon BC-1 Car
- €949
- Sleeper Wagon Car
- €1,029
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Halkalı to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- info@luksyonca.com.tr
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Esenler to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €23
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- info@mm-travel.bg
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €80
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Zagreb Airport to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €32–330
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €32
- Private
- €150
Bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Bled, Glavna Avtobusna Postajalisce
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €56–490
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €56
- Private
- €216
Bus from Zagreb to Bled, Glavna Avtobusna Postajalisce
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €170–420
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Phone
- +386 40 121 900
- mamut.slovenija@gmail.com
- Website
- slovenija.eu.com
Shuttle from Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja to Bled, Glavna Avtobusna Postajalisce
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €45–128
- Schedules at
- slovenija.eu.com
- 1 -3 persons
- €109
- 4-8 persons
- €128
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
Bus from Istanbul Hotel Montenegro to Novi Sad Bulevar Jaše Tomić
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Plovdiv Train station to Ljubljana bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- +90 212 658 00 61
- info@huntur.com.tr
- Website
- huntur.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €23–27
- Website
- https://www.huntur.com.tr/?l=EN
- Phone
- +386 090 74 11
- info@arriva.si
- Website
- arriva.si
Bus from Avtobusna postaja Ljubljana to Unior
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–6
- Website
- https://arriva.si/en/
- Phone
- +386 1 431 77 00
- info@nomago.si
- Website
- nomago.si
Bus from Avtobusna postaja Ljubljana to Unior
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–150
- Website
- https://www.nomago.si/en
- Phone
- +385 043 277 100
- info@cazmatrans.hr
- Website
- cazmatrans.hr
Bus from Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–45
- Website
- https://cazmatrans.hr/en/
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