There are 7 ways to get from Istanbul to Corfu by plane, bus, busferry, car, car ferry, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Istanbul
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias (CFU)plane IST - CFU
7h 4m€102–222Bus, bus and ferry #2
cheapest- Take the bus from Istanbul to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Corfubusferry X3
17h€58–84Bus, bus and ferry via Larissa
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Larissabus
- Take the busferry from Larissa to Corfubusferry X4
15h 33m€100–140Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Istanbul to Port of Igoumenitsacar
- Take the carferry from Port of Igoumenitsa to Port of Corfucarferry
10h 33m€179–257Bus to Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos, fly
- Take the bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Alexandroupoli Evros Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos (AXD) to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias (CFU)plane AXD - CFU
10h 19m€154–300Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus Arda-Tur
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Corfubusferry X3
17h€119–134Bus, Flying Dolphin
- Take the bus from Esenler Otogar to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Ohridbus
- Take the bus from Ohrid to Sarande,Posta Shqiptarebus
- Take the ferry from Sarandë to Port of Corfuferry
22h 5m€109–144
Istanbul to Corfu by bus and busferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Corfu is to bus and bus and ferry which costs €55 - €85 and takes 17h.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Corfu is to fly which takes 7h 4m and costs €100 - €230.
No, there is no direct bus from Istanbul to Corfu. However, there are services departing from Istanbul and arriving at Corfu via Larissa. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 33m.
The distance between Istanbul and Corfu is 813 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Corfu without a car is to bus and bus and ferry via Larissa which takes 15h 33m and costs €100 - €140.
It takes approximately 7h 4m to get from Istanbul to Corfu, including transfers.
Istanbul to Corfu bus services, operated by Crazy Holidays, depart from Istanbul station.
Istanbul to Corfu bus services, operated by Crazy Holidays, arrive at Larissa station.
There are 5562+ hotels available in Corfu.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Corfu, Greece?
Aegean Airlines, Sky Express, and three other airlines fly from Istanbul (IST) to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias (CFU) 3 times a day.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–360
Flights from Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–160
Flights from Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias via Heraklion, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–160
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Istanbul to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–320
Flights from Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €45–290
Flights from Istanbul to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–430
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Istanbul to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–390
- Phone
- +30 2310241545
- crazy.holidays.tours@gmail.com
- Website
- Crazy Holidays
Bus from Istanbul to Larissa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €70–95
- Website
- Crazy Holidays
Bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Alexandroupoli Evros Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–60
- Website
- Crazy Holidays
- Phone
- +3026610 28900
- info@ktelkerkyras.gr
- Website
- ktelkerkyras.gr
Busferry from Larissa to Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Schedules at
- greenbuses.gr
Busferry from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Schedules at
- greenbuses.gr
Busferry from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Schedules at
- greenbuses.gr
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- Arda Tur
Bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Alexandroupoli Evros Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €49
- Website
- Arda Tur
Bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €89
- Website
- Arda Tur
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Istanbul to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
- Phone
- +383 44 777 071
- lukstempotur@gmail.com
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- Luks Tempo Turizm
- Phone
- +389 71 302 600
- classik.kompani@hotmail.com
- Website
- traveling.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–19
- Schedules at
- Classic Company
- Phone
- (389) 46 251-882
- info@galeb.mk
- Website
- galeb.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Schedules at
- galeb.mk
- Phone
- 078/421-297
- biserprom.mk@gmail.com
- Website
- biserprom.com.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Schedules at
- biserprom.com.mk
- Phone
- +389 71 77 55 29
- ganic.ekskluziv@yahoo.com
- Website
- ganicekskluziv.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–23
- Schedules at
- ganicekskluziv.mk
- Phone
- +389 70 212 106
- info@senadtours.com
- Website
- senadtours.com
Bus from Ohrid to Sarande,Posta Shqiptare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €41
- Schedules at
- senadtours.com
- Phone
- +30 210 4828001
- booking@ventourisferries.com
- Website
- Ventouris Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Igoumenitsa to Port of Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–12
- Website
- Ventouris Ferries
- Phone
- +355 85 22 6057
- info@finikas-lines.com
- Website
- Finikas Lines
Ferry from Sarandë to Port of Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–31
- Website
- Finikas Lines
- Ferry - Low Season
- €21
- Ferry - High Season
- €26
- Hydrofoil - Low Season
- €26
- Hydrofoil - High Season
- €31
- Phone
- +30 26610 38690
- info@ionianseaways.com
- Website
- Ionian Seaways
Ferry from Sarandë to Port of Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–35
- Website
- Ionian Seaways
- High Season
- €27
- Phone
- +30 26610 49800
- info@albanialuxuryferries.com
- Website
- albanialuxuryferries.com
Ferry from Sarandë to Port of Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- Albania Luxury Ferries
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