There are 10 ways to get from Istanbul to Calabria by plane, bus, busferry, train, night train, car, or car ferry
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 Reggio Calabria Airport
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)plane IST - REG
11h 2m€146–531Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)plane SAW - REG
9h 42m€68–284Bus, bus and ferry, train via Santa Eufemia Lamezia
- Take the bus from Instabul to Prizren,Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus
- Take the busferry from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Taranto Portbusferry
- Take the train from Taranto to Lamezia Terme C.train Ic
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Reggio Calabria Lidotrain Re
33h 54mNight train, train
- Take the night train from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbfnighttrain
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Venezia Mestretrain Rjx
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Reggio Calabria C.Letrain Fr
2d€281–473Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Istanbul to Port Of Igoumenitsacar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Igoumenitsa to Porto di Brindisicarferry
- Drive from Porto Di Brindisi to Reggio Calabriacar
23h 44m€271–393Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF)plane SAW - SUF
9h 4m€78–225Fly Istanbul to Lamezia Terme International Airport
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF)plane IST - SUF
8h 49m€144–899Fly Istanbul to Naples Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane IST - NAP
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Lamezia Termetrain
9h 32m€144–264Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Vlore , stationbus
- Take the busferry from Vlorë to Villa San Giovannibusferry
38h 38mBus, bus and ferry, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Shkodërbus
- Take the busferry from Shkoder,Rruga Teuta to Taranto Portbusferry
- Take the train from Taranto to Reggio Calabria C.Letrain Ic
41h 47m
Istanbul (IST) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Calabria is to fly which costs €75 - €230 and takes 9h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Calabria is to fly which takes 8h 49m and costs €140 - €900.
No, there is no direct train from Istanbul to Calabria. However, there are services departing from Yenikapi and arriving at Reggio Calabria Lido via Halkali, Bucuresti Nord, Wien Hbf, Venezia Mestre and Reggio Calabria C.Le. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 0h.
The distance between Istanbul and Calabria is 1223 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Calabria without a car is to bus and bus and ferry and train via Santa Eufemia Lamezia which takes 33h 54m and costs .
It takes approximately 11h 2m to get from Istanbul to Calabria, including transfers.
Istanbul to Calabria train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Halkali station.
Calabria is 2h behind Istanbul. It is currently 3:02 AM in Istanbul and 1:02 AM in Calabria.
Istanbul to Calabria train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Bucharest station.
There are 981+ hotels available in Calabria.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Calabria, Italy?
Turkish Airlines, ITA Airways, and Ryanair fly from Istanbul (IST) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) 4 times a day.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Reggio Calabria Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–650
Flights from Istanbul to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–600
Flights from Istanbul to Reggio Calabria Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–650
Flights from Istanbul to Reggio Calabria Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–550
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–410
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–230
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–250
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–380
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–380
Flights from Istanbul to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–230
Flights from Istanbul to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–250
Flights from Istanbul to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–550
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Istanbul to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–550
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–380
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–350
Flights from Istanbul to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–500
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–190
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–220
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Taranto to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Taranto to Reggio Calabria C.Le
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Reggio Calabria Lido
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €18–26
- 1st Class
- €24–35
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–95
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Wien Hbf to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €90–140
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Reggio Calabria C.Le
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–200
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Napoli Centrale to Lamezia Terme
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–70
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- €50–65
- Smart Flex
- €55–70
- Phone
- +383 44 190 915
- erhantrans@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Instabul to Prizren,Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +383 44 242 252
- info@memi-reisen.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15
- Schedules at
- memireisen.net
- Phone
- +383 49 858 018
- kabashiitours@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Website
- showmebus.com
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- busalbania.com
- Phone
- +355 68 204 4475
- amr_travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Taranto Port
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Vlorë to Villa San Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 41m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Shkoder,Rruga Teuta to Taranto Port
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 21m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- +355 69 661 4303
- likospartak@gmail.com
- Website
- likokostatours.weebly.com
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Vlore , station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul to Shkodër
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- info@grimaldi.napoli.it
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Car ferry from Port of Igoumenitsa to Porto di Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–60
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
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