There are 5 ways to get from Istanbul to Chepelare by bus, train, night train, taxi, 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.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Istanbul Esenler to Plovdivbus
- Take the bus from Plovdiv to Chepelarebus
9h$33Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Halkalı to Plovdivtrain
- Take the bus from Plovdiv to Chepelarebus
15h 23m$21–28Night train, train, taxi
- Take the night train from Halkali to Dimitrovgradnighttrain
- Take the train from Dimitrovgrad to Krumovotrain
- Take the taxi from Krumovo to Chepelaretaxi
9h 50m$53–73Drive 447.6 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Chepelarecar 447.6 km
5h 16m$71–102Bus via Istanbul Esenler Otogari
- Take the bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Plovdiv Bus Station Southbus Arda-Tur
- Take the bus from Plovdiv to Chepelarebus
9h 55m$37–62
Istanbul to Chepelare by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Chepelare is to train and bus which costs $20 - $28 and takes 15h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Chepelare is to drive which takes 5h 16m and costs $70 - $110.
No, there is no direct bus from Istanbul to Chepelare. However, there are services departing from Istanbul Esenler and arriving at Chepelare via Plovdiv. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h.
The distance between Istanbul and Chepelare is 491 km. The road distance is 447.6 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Chepelare without a car is to bus which takes 9h and costs $33.
It takes approximately 9h to get from Istanbul to Chepelare, including transfers.
Istanbul to Chepelare bus services, operated by Luks Yonca, depart from Istanbul Esenler station.
Istanbul to Chepelare bus services, operated by Luks Yonca, arrive at Plovdiv station.
Chepelare is 1h behind Istanbul. It is currently 9:47 PM in Istanbul and 8:47 PM in Chepelare.
Yes, the driving distance between Istanbul to Chepelare is 448 km. It takes approximately 5h 16m to drive from Istanbul to Chepelare.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Chepelare, Oblast Smolyan, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Istanbul Esenler to Chepelare via Plovdiv in around 9h.
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Halkalı to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–17
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Halkali to Dimitrovgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $10–17
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $10–14
- 1st Class
- $13–17
Train from Dimitrovgrad to Krumovo
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $3–5
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- info@luksyonca.com.tr
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Esenler to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
- info@bgrazpisanie.com
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Plovdiv to Chepelare
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Plovdiv Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Plovdiv Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Plovdiv Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Estimated price
- $40–50
Taxi 1
- Phone
- +359 32 6155
- Website
- taxi1.bg
Elma Taxi
- Phone
- +359 32 6160
- Website
- viailet.bg
Eko Taxi
- Phone
- +359 87 936 6112
- Website
- ekotaxi.bg
Sky Taxi
- Phone
- +359 8846 11111
- Website
- skytaxi.bg
As Taksi
- Phone
- +359 33 161 62
- Website
- couriers-bg.com
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