There are 10 ways to get from Istanbul to Bled by plane, bus, train, car, car train, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Istanbul to Ljubljana
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane IST - LJU
6h 37m€105–236Metro to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, fly to Ljubljana
cheapest- Take the train from Ayrılık Çeşmesi to Sabiha Gokcen Airporttrain
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane SAW - LJU
7h 7m€70–346Bus, 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 8m€144–180Drive, 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 28m€262–948Drive 1,530.1 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Bledcar 1,530.1 km
13h 58m€197–284Fly 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€152–832Fly 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 Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
8h 52m€135–646Bus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Esenler to Plovdivbus
- Take the bus from Plovdiv Train station to Ljubljana bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Ljubljana AP to Bled Unionbus
26h 1m€99–155Bus via Novi Sad
- 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
28h 52m€285–609Train, bus
- Take the train from Halkalı to Plovdivtrain
- Take the bus from Plovdiv Train station to Ljubljana bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Ljubljana AP to Bled Unionbus
32h 20m€90–152
Istanbul to Bled by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Bled is to train and bus which costs €90 - €160 and takes 32h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Bled is to fly which takes 6h 37m and costs €100 - €240.
No, there is no direct bus from Istanbul to Bled. However, there are services departing from Istanbul Esenler and arriving at Bled Union via Plovdiv Train station and Ljubljana AP. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 1m.
The distance between Istanbul and Bled is 1348 km. The road distance is 1530.1 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Bled without a car is to bus and train which takes 22h 8m and costs €140 - €180.
It takes approximately 6h 37m to get from Istanbul to Bled, including transfers.
Istanbul to Bled bus services, operated by Luks Yonca, depart from Istanbul Esenler station.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Bled is to fly which takes 6h 37m and costs €100 - €240. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €95 - €160 and takes 26h 1m.
Istanbul to Bled bus services, operated by Luks Yonca, arrive at Plovdiv station.
Bled is 1h behind Istanbul. It is currently 12:22 PM in Istanbul and 11:22 AM in Bled.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Bled, Slovenia?
Turkish Airlines, Interjet, and two other airlines fly from Istanbul (IST) to Ljubljana (LJU) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Istanbul Esenler to Bled Union via Plovdiv, Plovdiv Train station, Ljubljana bus station, and Ljubljana AP in around 26h 1m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–170
Flights from Istanbul to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–260
Flights from Istanbul to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–200
- 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 Venice Marco Polo Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–200
Flights from Istanbul to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–200
Flights from Istanbul to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Dubrovnik
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–200
Flights from Istanbul to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Split
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–380
- Website
- interjet.com
Flights from Istanbul to Ljubljana via Podgorica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–170
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Ljubljana via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–380
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–340
- 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
- €11–16
- 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
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- 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
- €232–880
- Schedules at
- optimatours.de
- Couch Wagon BC-4
- €232
- Couch Wagon BC-1
- €880
- Sleeper Wagon
- €756
- 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
- +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
Bus from Istanbul Esenler to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19
- 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
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 32m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110–140
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Bled, Glavna Avtobusna Postajalisce
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €56–550
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €56
- Private
- €216
Shuttle from Zagreb Airport to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €32–420
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €32
- Private
- €150
Bus from Zagreb to Bled, Glavna Avtobusna Postajalisce
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €190–470
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Phone
- +386 (0) 31 30 41 41
- info@zup-prevozi.eu
- Website
- zup-prevozi.eu
Shuttle from Zagreb Airport to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €120–150
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- €120–150
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
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
- +386 090 74 11
- info@arriva.si
- Website
- arriva.si
Bus from Ljubljana AP to Bled Union
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–6
- Website
- https://arriva.si/en/
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- 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/
- 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
- €35–60
- Website
- https://cazmatrans.hr/en/
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