There are 8 ways to get from Istanbul to Bran by plane, bus, night train, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Istanbul, bus
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane IST - OTP
- Take the bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Branbus
8h 30mNight train, train
cheapest- Take the night train from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain Bosphor Express
- Take the train from Bucharest to Buşteni Hm.train Bucureşti Nord Gr.A - Braşov
13h 19m$41–77Bus
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to București, Autogara Militaribus N1998
- Take the bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Branbus
15h 58mDrive 801.1 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Brancar 801.1 km
10h 47m$128–185Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, bus
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane SAW - OTP
- Take the bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Branbus
8h 51mBus via Stadionul Municipal
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to București, Autogara Militaribus N1998
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Brașovbus 3908 / ...
16h 41m$60–104Bus via Shumen
- Take the bus from Instabul to Shumenbus
- Take the bus from Shumen to Bucharest Henri Coandă Airportbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Branbus
20h 4mNight train, train, bus
- Take the night train from Halkali to Giurgiu Nordnighttrain
- Take the train from Giurgiu Nord to Bucuresti Nordtrain
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Branbus
18h 17m
Istanbul to Bran by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Bran is to night train and train which costs $40 - $80 and takes 13h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Bran is to drive which takes 10h 47m and costs $120 - $190.
No, there is no direct bus from Istanbul station to Bran. However, there are services departing from İstanbul Esenler bus station and arriving at Bran via București, Autogara Militari and Bucharest Otopeni Airport. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 58m.
The distance between Istanbul and Bran is 710 km. The road distance is 801.1 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Bran without a car is to bus which takes 15h 58m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 30m to get from Istanbul to Bran, including transfers.
Istanbul to Bran bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from İstanbul Esenler bus station.
Istanbul to Bran bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at București, Autogara Militari station.
Bran is 1h behind Istanbul. It is currently 8:10 PM in Istanbul and 7:10 PM in Bran.
Yes, the driving distance between Istanbul to Bran is 801 km. It takes approximately 10h 47m to drive from Istanbul to Bran.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Bran, Brașov, Romania?
You can take a bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Bran via București, Autogara Militari, Bucharest Airport Henri Coanda, and Bucharest Otopeni Airport in around 15h 58m.
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Istanbul to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–190
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–190
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Istanbul to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–210
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–210
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $20–29
- 1st Class
- $28–40
Night train from Halkali to Giurgiu Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $17–35
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $17–25
- 1st Class
- $24–35
Train from Bucharest to Buşteni Hm.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–17
- Schedules at
- transferoviarcalatori.ro
- 2nd Class
- $6–10
- 1st Class
- $11–17
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Buşteni Hm.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–15
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Giurgiu Nord to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–14
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- 0310 800 900
- contact@regiocalatori.ro
- Website
- regiocalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Buşteni Hm.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://regiocalatori.ro/#/cautare/
- Phone
- 0751.525.520
- office@astratranscarpatic.ro
- Website
- astratranscarpatic.ro
Train from Bucharest to Buşteni Hm.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Book at
- astratranscarpatic.ro
- Phone
- 0351/40.91.53
- info@softrans.ro
- Website
- softrans.ro
Train from Bucharest to Buşteni Hm.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Schedules at
- softrans.ro
- Phone
- +4 0268 455555
- rezervari@transfer-lowcost.ro
- Website
- transfer-lowcost.ro
Bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Bran
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- transfer-lowcost.ro
Bus from Bucharest to Bran
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- transfer-lowcost.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–23
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 82 82 81 51
- info@avtogararuse.org
- Website
- avtogararuse.org
Bus from Instabul to Shumen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Schedules at
- avtogararuse.org
- Phone
- +359 (0) 877 34 47 47
- pegasus@pegasusbg.com
- Website
- pegasusbg.com
Bus from Shumen to Bucharest Henri Coandă Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–28
- Website
- https://pegasusbg.com/
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