There are 9 ways to get from Istanbul to Como by bus, plane, car, or train
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 Milano Malpensa Airport
best- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Busbus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane IST - MXP
7h 30m€79–229Bus via Belgrade
cheapest- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Comobus
33h 28m€73–93Bus via Pristina
- Take the bus from Instabul to Pristinabus
- Take the bus from Pristina to Chiassobus
26h 23mDrive 1,954.3 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Comocar 1,954.3 km
18h 30m€302–436Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane SAW - BGY
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Como S. Giovannitrain
8h 9m€97–315Bus to Istanbul, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Busbus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane IST - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Como S. Giovannitrain
9h 51m€161–355Bus to Istanbul, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Busbus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane IST - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Como S. Giovannitrain
8h 56m€139–330Bus
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Munichbus
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Comobus N1308 / ...
31h 30m€114–184Train, bus
- Take the train from Halkalı to Sofiatrain
- Take the bus from Sofia to Milano, Stazione Centralebus
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Como S.Giovannitrain
39h 36m€107–117
Istanbul to Como by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Como is to bus via Belgrade which costs €70 - €95 and takes 33h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Como is to bus and fly which takes 7h 30m and costs €75 - €230.
No, there is no direct bus from Istanbul to Como. However, there are services departing from Istanbul and arriving at Como via Munich central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 30m.
The distance between Istanbul and Como is 1779 km. The road distance is 1954.3 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Como without a car is to bus via Pristina which takes 26h 23m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 30m to get from Istanbul to Como, including transfers.
Istanbul to Como bus services, operated by Alpar Turizm, depart from Istanbul station.
Istanbul to Como bus services, operated by Alpar Turizm, arrive at Munich station.
Como is 2h behind Istanbul. It is currently 3:48 PM in Istanbul and 1:48 PM in Como.
Yes, the driving distance between Istanbul to Como is 1954 km. It takes approximately 18h 30m to drive from Istanbul to Como.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Como, Italy?
You can take a bus from Instabul to Como S. Giovanni via Pristina, Chiasso, and Chiasso in around 26h 23m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–210
Flights from Istanbul to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–190
Flights from Istanbul to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–220
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Istanbul to Milano Malpensa Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–160
Flights from Istanbul to Zurich Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–190
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–270
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Istanbul to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–380
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–240
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Milano Centrale to Como S. Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Como S. Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Bologna Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–55
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Halkalı to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Como S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- 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
- €2–6
- Website
- https://hava.ist/?lang=en
- Phone
- +383 44 190 915
- erhantrans@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Instabul to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- + 383 (0) 44 542 029
- sharrtravel@hotmail.com
- Website
- sharrtravel.com
Bus from Pristina to Chiasso
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://www.sharrtravel.com
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul to Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €85–120
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Munich central bus station to Como
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Munich central bus station to Como
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- info@luksyonca.com.tr
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €38
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
- Phone
- 00 381 31 510 060
- zlatanprevoz@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Como
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 58m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- info@mm-travel.bg
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Sofia to Milano, Stazione Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- mm-travel.bg
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