There are 9 ways to get from Istanbul to Bled by bus, plane, car, car train, shuttle, or train
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Bus, fly to Ljubljana
best- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Busbus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane IST - LJU
6h 32m€123–276Train, 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 Bledbus
33h 30m€95–142Bus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Esenler to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Ljubljana Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Avtobusna postaja Ljubljana to Bledbus
24h 49m€109–120Drive, car train
- Drive from Istanbul to Edirnecar
- Take the car train from Edirne to Villach Hbf/Bbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf/Bbf to Bledcar
41h 37m€232–1,147Drive 1,528.9 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Bledcar 1,528.9 km
13h 58m€196–283Bus, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Busbus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane IST - ZAG
- Take a shuttle bus from Zagreb Airport to Bled, Glavna Avtobusna Postajalisce
9h 10m€123–526Bus, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Busbus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane IST - VCE
- Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Bled, Glavna Avtobusna Postajalisce
9h 55m€123–576Bus via Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Take the bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Ljubljanabus
- Take the bus from Avtobusna postaja Ljubljana to Uniorbus
26h€140–184Bus via Plovdiv
- Take the bus from Istanbul Esenler to Plovdivbus
- Take the bus from Plovdiv Train station to Ljubljana bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Avtobusna postaja Ljubljana to Bledbus
27h 4m€105–146
Istanbul to Bled by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Bled is to bus which costs €100 - €120 and takes 24h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Bled is to bus and fly which takes 6h 32m and costs €120 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from Istanbul to Bled. However, there are services departing from Istanbul Esenler and arriving at Bled via Sofia Serdica Bus Stop and Avtobusna postaja Ljubljana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 49m.
The distance between Istanbul and Bled is 1355 km. The road distance is 1528.9 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Bled without a car is to bus which takes 24h 49m and costs €100 - €120.
It takes approximately 6h 32m to get from Istanbul to Bled, including transfers.
Istanbul to Bled bus services, operated by Luks Yonca, depart from Istanbul Esenler station.
Istanbul to Bled bus services, operated by Luks Yonca, arrive at Sofia station.
Bled is 2h behind Istanbul. It is currently 4:38 PM in Istanbul and 2:38 PM 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 Esenler to Bled via Sofia, Sofia Serdica Bus Stop, Ljubljana Central Bus Station, and Avtobusna postaja Ljubljana in around 24h 49m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–250
Flights from Istanbul to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–200
Flights from Istanbul to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–210
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Istanbul to Ljubljana via Nis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–170
Flights from Istanbul to Ljubljana via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–170
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Ljubljana via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
- Phone
- +49 89 54880111
- info@optimatours.de
- Website
- optimatours.de
Car train from Edirne to Villach Hbf/Bbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 41m
- 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
- €9–15
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Phone
- 0850 888 33 34
- info@hava.ist
- Website
- hava.ist
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–6
- Website
- https://hava.ist/?lang=en
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- info@luksyonca.com.tr
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Esenler to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Esenler to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Ljubljana Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- info@mm-travel.bg
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Ljubljana Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €80
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +386 090 74 11
- info@arriva.si
- Website
- arriva.si
Bus from Avtobusna postaja Ljubljana to Bled
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–6
- Website
- https://arriva.si/en/
Bus from Avtobusna postaja Ljubljana to Unior
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–6
- Website
- https://arriva.si/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Avtobusna postaja Ljubljana to Bled
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Plovdiv Train station to Ljubljana bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +386 1 431 77 00
- info@nomago.si
- Website
- nomago.si
Bus from Avtobusna postaja Ljubljana to Bled
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6–16
- Website
- https://www.nomago.si/en
- Economy
- €6–16
Bus from Avtobusna postaja Ljubljana to Unior
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6–16
- Website
- https://www.nomago.si/en
- Economy
- €6–16
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Zagreb Airport to Bled, Glavna Avtobusna Postajalisce
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €36–310
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €36–40
- Private
- €160–310
Shuttle from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Bled, Glavna Avtobusna Postajalisce
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €35–330
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €35–60
- Private
- €180–330
- 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/
- 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
- €24–29
- Website
- https://www.huntur.com.tr/?l=EN
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Sofia to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–140
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
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