There are 8 ways to get from Istanbul to Catanzaro by bus, plane, night train, 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.
Bus to Istanbul, fly to Lamezia Terme International Airport
best- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF)IST - SUF
9h 47m€125–308Fly 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)SAW - SUF
9h 48m€37–194Bus via Bari
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Pogradec
- Take the bus from Mëmëlisht to Elbasan
- Take the bus from Elbasan to Bari Porto
- Take the bus from Bari to Catanzaro
29h 54mNight train, train
- Take the night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Take the night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Meidling
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Venezia MestreRjx / ...
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Lamezia Terme C.Fr
2d€263–467Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Istanbul to Port Of Vlora
- Take the car ferry from Port of Vlora to Porto di Brindisi
- Drive from Porto Di Brindisi to Catanzaro
21h 21m€251–386Bus to Istanbul, fly to Naples Airport, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Naples Airport (NAP)IST - NAP
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Lamezia Terme
11h 17m€147–305Bus, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Pogradec
- Take the bus from Pogradec to Vlore , station
- Take the bus from Vlorë to Taranto Port
- Take the train from Taranto to Lamezia Terme C.Ic
32h 47mBus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Thessaloniki station
- Take the bus from Thessaloníki to Vlore , station
- Take the bus from Vlorë to Cosenza - Autostazione
- Take the bus from Cosenza to Catanzaro384
35h 33m
Istanbul (IST) to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Catanzaro is to fly which costs €35 - €200 and takes 9h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Catanzaro is to bus and fly which takes 9h 47m and costs €120 - €310.
No, there is no direct bus from Istanbul to Catanzaro. However, there are services departing from Istanbul and arriving at Catanzaro via Pogradec, Mëmëlisht, Elbasan, Garibaldi-Visconti and Bari. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 54m.
No, there is no direct train from Istanbul to Catanzaro. However, there are services departing from Yenikapi and arriving at Catanzaro via Halkali, Bucuresti Nord, Wien Meidling, Venezia Mestre and Lamezia Terme C.. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 0h.
The distance between Istanbul and Catanzaro is 1173 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Catanzaro without a car is to bus via Bari which takes 29h 54m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 47m to get from Istanbul to Catanzaro, including transfers.
Istanbul to Catanzaro bus services, operated by Alpar Turizm, depart from Istanbul station.
Istanbul to Catanzaro train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Halkali station.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Catanzaro is to bus via Bari which takes 29h 54m and costs . Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €35 - €200 and takes 9h 48m.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Catanzaro, Italy?
You can take a bus from Istanbul to Catanzaro via Pogradec, Pogradec, Mëmëlisht, Elbasan, Bari Porto, Garibaldi-Visconti, Ennio-Capruzzi, and Bari in around 29h 54m. Alternatively, Pegasus Airlines, ITA Airways, and three other airlines fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF) twice daily.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–470
Flights from Istanbul to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–470
Flights from Istanbul to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from Istanbul to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–350
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
- €55–220
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–360
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–350
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–450
Flights from Istanbul to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–220
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Istanbul to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–450
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–320
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–360
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–200
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–190
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–360
- 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 Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–95
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Wien Meidling to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- 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 Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–190
- 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
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Taranto to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–60
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 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
- €2–5
- Website
- https://hava.ist/?lang=en
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul to Pogradec
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- +355 69 213 1213
- Travelbusel@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Mëmëlisht to Elbasan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Pogradec to Vlore , station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Elbasan to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Vlorë to Taranto Port
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Vlorë to Cosenza - Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 12m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bari to Catanzaro
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +355 69 661 4303
- likospartak@gmail.com
- Website
- likokostatours.weebly.com
Bus from Thessaloníki to Vlore , station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Cosenza to Catanzaro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Schedules at
- web.ferroviedellacalabria.it
- Phone
- +30 210 9561630
- info@europeanseaways.com
- Website
- ferries.gr
Car ferry from Port of Vlora to Porto di Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Website
- https://www.ferries.gr/european-seaways/ferries.htm
- Phone
- +39 0831 575289
- Website
- starlines.it
Car ferry from Port of Vlora to Porto di Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €41–42
- Website
- https://starlines.it/
- Phone
- +30 210 9561630
- info@a-ships.com
- Website
- a-ships.com
Car ferry from Port of Vlora to Porto di Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Schedules at
- a-ships.com
- Deck /Air type
- €45
- Cabin
- €50–80
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More Questions & Answers
Istanbul to Catanzaro bus services, operated by Alpar Turizm, arrive at Pogradec station.
Catanzaro is 2h behind Istanbul. It is currently 12:17 AM in Istanbul and 10:17 PM in Catanzaro.
Istanbul to Catanzaro train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Bucharest station.
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