There are 9 ways to get from Istanbul to Crotone by bus, plane, train, night train, car, or car ferry
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Bus to Istanbul, fly to Lamezia Terme International Airport, train
best- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF)IST - SUF
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Catanzaro Lido
- Take the train from Catanzaro Lido to Crotone
11h 27m€143–334Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Crotone Airport
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Crotone Airport (CRV)SAW - CRV
9h 56m€96–463Bus, train via Pogradec
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Pogradec
- Take the bus from Mëmëlisht to Elbasan
- Take the bus from Elbasan to Bari Porto
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to CrotoneIc
28h 14mNight 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 Bolzano BozenRjx
- Take the train from Bolzano Bozen to SibariFr
- Take the train from Sibari to CrotoneRe
2d 2h€277–413Drive, 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 Crotone
21h 14m€243–378Bus to Istanbul, fly to Crotone Airport
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Crotone Airport (CRV)IST - CRV
12h 18m€214–657Bus to Istanbul, fly to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, bus, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)IST - BRI
- Take the bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteotti
- Take the bus from Matera to Metaponto
- Take the train from Metaponto to Crotone
12h 26m€119–267Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Esenler Otogar to Prizren,Autobuska Stanica
- Take the bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Durrës
- Take the car ferry from Durrës to Port of Bari
- Take the bus from Bari to Crotone
35h 25mBus, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Shkodër
- Take the bus from Shkoder,Rruga Teuta to Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto
- Take the train from Brindisi to CrotoneIc
38h 9m
Istanbul (IST) to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Crotone is to bus and fly and train which costs €110 - €270 and takes 12h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Crotone is to fly which takes 9h 56m and costs €95 - €470.
No, there is no direct train from Istanbul to Crotone. However, there are services departing from Yenikapi and arriving at Crotone via Halkali, Bucuresti Nord, Wien Meidling, Bolzano Bozen and Sibari. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 2h.
The distance between Istanbul and Crotone is 1244 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Crotone without a car is to bus and train via Pogradec which takes 28h 14m and costs .
It takes approximately 11h 27m to get from Istanbul to Crotone, including transfers.
Istanbul to Crotone train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Halkali station.
Crotone is 2h behind Istanbul. It is currently 4:59 AM in Istanbul and 2:59 AM in Crotone.
Istanbul to Crotone train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Bucharest station.
There are 265+ hotels available in Crotone.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Crotone, Italy?
Pegasus Airlines, SkyAlps, and two other airlines fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Crotone Airport (CRV) once daily.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
Flights from Istanbul to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–490
Flights from Istanbul to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €45–230
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Crotone Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–420
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–460
Flights from Istanbul to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–240
- Website
- skyalps.com
Flights from Istanbul to Crotone Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–650
Flights from Istanbul to Crotone Airport via Dubrovnik, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–650
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Crotone Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–460
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Istanbul to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–460
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–220
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Catanzaro Lido
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Catanzaro Lido to Crotone
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Sibari to Crotone
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Catanzaro Lido
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Catanzaro Lido to Crotone
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 2nd Class
- €5–8
Train from Bari Centrale to Crotone
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–29
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 2nd Class
- €21–29
Train from Sibari to Crotone
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 2nd Class
- €8–12
Train from Metaponto to Crotone
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 2nd Class
- €13–18
Train from Brindisi to Crotone
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 2nd Class
- €19–27
- 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 Bolzano Bozen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €85–130
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Sibari
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- 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/
Bus from Istanbul to Shkodër
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- 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
- 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 Shkoder,Rruga Teuta to Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 11m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +39 080 5790111
- info@cotrap.it
- Website
- cotrap.it
Bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteotti
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Schedules at
- biglietteria.cotrap.it
- Phone
- +39 080 579 0211
- info@sitasudtrasporti.it
- Website
- sitasudtrasporti.it
Bus from Matera to Metaponto
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Schedules at
- sitasudtrasporti.it
- 2nd Class
- €3–5
- Phone
- +383 49 129 586
- aulonitours@hotmail.com
- Website
- aulonitours.com
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15
- Schedules at
- web.facebook.com
- Phone
- +383 44 553 550
- gmica_travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- https://www.facebook.com/gmicaofficial
- Phone
- +383 44 242 252
- info@memi-reisen.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15
- Schedules at
- memi-reisen.com
- Phone
- +355 (0) 69 432/6000
- bleditravel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +381 69 756756
- velitrans2021@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €15
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bari to Crotone
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- Phone
- +3907150211621
- booking@adriaferries.com
- Website
- adriaferries.com
Car ferry from Durrës to Port of Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50
- Schedules at
- adriaferries.com
- Phone
- +30 210 4828001
- booking@ventourisferries.com
- Website
- ventourisferries.com
Car ferry from Durrës to Port of Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50
- Website
- https://ventourisferries.com/en/
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