There are 10 ways to get from Istanbul to Castelul Bran by bus, taxi, night train, train, car, or plane
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Bus, taxi
best- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Kotelbus
- Take the bus from Kotel to Târgoviştebus
- Take the taxi from Pietroşiţa Hm. to Castelul Brantaxi
12h 39mNight train, train, taxi
cheapest- Take the night train from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the train from Bucharest to Buşteni Hm.train
- Take the taxi from Buşteni Hm. to Castelul Brantaxi
13h 19m$42–77Drive 801.7 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Castelul Brancar 801.7 km
10h 47m$128–185Fly Istanbul to Bucharest Otopeni, bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane IST - OTP
- Take the bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Branbus
8h 51mBus
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to București, Autogara Militaribus N1998
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Brașovbus 3908 / ...
16h 45m$66–116Bus via Afumaţi
- Take the bus from Istanbul Kemal Pasa to Bucurest LUKOILbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Branbus
18h 52mNight train, bus
- Take the night train from Halkali to Videlenighttrain
- Take the night train from Videle to Bucureşti Băneasa Hm.nighttrain
- Take the bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Branbus
17h 23mFly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni, 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
9h 12mFly Istanbul to Brașov-Ghimbav International Airport, bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Brașov-Ghimbav International Airport (GHV)plane IST - GHV
- Take the bus from Brasov Airport to Branbus
13h 5mFly Istanbul to Cluj-Napoca, bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane IST - CLJ
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca to Brașovbus
11h 59m$114–249
Istanbul to Castelul Bran by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Castelul Bran is to night train and train and taxi which costs $40 - $80 and takes 13h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Castelul Bran is to drive which takes 10h 47m and costs $120 - $190.
No, there is no direct bus from Istanbul station to Castelul Bran. However, there are services departing from İstanbul Esenler bus station and arriving at Bran via București, Autogara Militari, Stadionul Municipal and Cristian. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 45m.
The distance between Istanbul and Castelul Bran is 823 km. The road distance is 801.7 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Castelul Bran without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 12h 39m and costs .
It takes approximately 12h 39m to get from Istanbul to Castelul Bran, including transfers.
Istanbul to Castelul Bran bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from İstanbul Esenler bus station.
Istanbul to Castelul Bran bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at București, Autogara Militari station.
Yes, the driving distance between Istanbul to Castelul Bran is 802 km. It takes approximately 10h 47m to drive from Istanbul to Castelul Bran.
There are 417+ hotels available in Castelul Bran.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Castelul Bran, Romania?
You can take a bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Castelul Bran via București, Autogara Militari, Stadionul Municipal, Centru Cristian, Cristian, and Bran in around 16h 45m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–190
Flights from Istanbul to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–200
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Istanbul to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–190
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Brașov-Ghimbav International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–250
Flights from Istanbul to Brașov-Ghimbav International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $95–650
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Istanbul to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–150
Flights from Istanbul to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–190
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Istanbul to Brașov-Ghimbav International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Istanbul to Brașov-Ghimbav International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, 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
- $21–40
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $21–30
- 1st Class
- $28–40
Night train from Halkali to Videle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $19–28
- 1st Class
- $26–35
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
- $14–16
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Night train from Videle to Bucureşti Băneasa Hm.
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- 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
- +40 751 525 520
- office@astratranscarpatic.ro
- Website
- astratranscarpatic.ro
Train from Bucharest to Buşteni Hm.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Book at
- astratranscarpatic.ro
- Phone
- +40 351 409 153
- 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
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Kotel
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–40
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- $14–17
- 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
Bus from Brasov Airport to Bran
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- 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
- $50–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–26
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Cluj-Napoca to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +90544 210 2535
- Website
- luksistanbul.com
Bus from Istanbul Kemal Pasa to Bucurest LUKOIL
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Schedules at
- luksistanbul.com
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Estimated price
- $15–55
Taxi Edi Breaza
- Phone
- +40 731 577 399
- Website
- facebook.com
Taxi Dir
- Phone
- +40 726 610 126
Kiss Taxi
- Phone
- +40 721 222 091
- Website
- kisstaxi.wordpress.com
Tod Taxi
- Phone
- +40 268 321 111
- Website
- todtaxi.ro
Taxi Brasov Ro
- Phone
- +40 268319999
- Website
- zilesinopti.ro
Elegance Taxi Brasov
- Phone
- +40 757858141
Taxi Edi Breaza
- Phone
- +40 731 577 399
- Website
- facebook.com
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