There are 11 ways to get from Istanbul to Calabria by plane, bus, busferry, train, night train, car, or car ferry
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Fly Istanbul to Reggio Calabria Airport
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)plane IST - REG
9h 30m€164–604Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF)plane SAW - SUF
9h 28m€60–270Bus, bus and ferry, train via Vlorë
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Pogradecbus
- Take the bus from Pogradec to Elbasanbus
- Take the bus from Elbasan to Vlorëbus
- Take the busferry from Vlorë to Taranto Portbusferry
- Take the train from Taranto to Amanteatrain Ic
- Take the train from Amantea to Reggio Calabria Lidotrain Re
32h 26mNight 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€360–598Drive, 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€258–392Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)plane SAW - REG
10h 56m€74–274Fly Istanbul to Lamezia Terme International Airport
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF)plane IST - SUF
9h 8m€140–400Fly Istanbul to Naples Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane IST - NAP
- Take the train from Napoli to Lamezia Terme Ctrain
9h 59m€157–382Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Pogradecbus
- Take the bus from Pogradec to Lushnjëbus
- Take the busferry from Lushnjë to Villa San Giovannibusferry
38h 24mBus, bus and ferry via Thessaloníki
- 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 47mBus, 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 4m
Istanbul (IST) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Calabria is to fly which costs €60 - €270 and takes 9h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Calabria is to fly which takes 9h 8m and costs €140 - €400.
No, there is no direct bus from Istanbul to Calabria. However, there are services departing from Istanbul and arriving at Reggio Calabria - via Portanova via Pogradec, Lushnjë and Villa San Giovanni. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 24m.
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 Vlorë which takes 32h 26m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 30m to get from Istanbul to Calabria, including transfers.
Istanbul to Calabria bus services, operated by Alpar Turizm, depart from Istanbul station.
Istanbul to Calabria train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Halkali station.
Istanbul to Calabria bus services, operated by Alpar Turizm, arrive at Pogradec station.
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 Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–650
Flights from Istanbul to Reggio Calabria Airport via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €180–700
Flights from Istanbul to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €180–650
Flights from Istanbul to Reggio Calabria Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–650
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–420
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–390
Flights from Istanbul to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–240
Flights from Istanbul to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–600
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–260
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–360
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Istanbul to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–600
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–350
Flights from Istanbul to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–550
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–320
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–550
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Istanbul to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–210
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Taranto to Amantea
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Taranto to Reggio Calabria C.Le
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Amantea to Reggio Calabria Lido
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@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
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–90
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
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
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €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
- €170–330
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Napoli to Lamezia Terme C
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul to Pogradec
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
Bus from Istanbul to Shkodër
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- +383 38 616 161
- travel@gjirafa.com
- Website
- gjirafa.com
Bus from Pogradec to Elbasan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- https://travel.gjirafa.com/en
- Phone
- +383 44 125 254
- Website
- travel.gjirafa.com
Bus from Elbasan to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10
- Schedules at
- travel.gjirafa.com
- Phone
- +355 69 213 1213
- Travelbusel@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Elbasan to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Pogradec to Lushnjë
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Vlorë to Taranto Port
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Lushnjë to Villa San Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 36m
- 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
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- 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
- +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
- €24–45
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
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Calabria is 1h behind Istanbul. It is currently 11:31 AM in Istanbul and 10:31 AM in Calabria.
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