There are 9 ways to get from Istanbul to Crotone by plane, train, bus, busferry, night train, car, or car ferry
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Fly Istanbul to Lamezia Terme International Airport, train
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF)plane IST - SUF
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Catanzaro Lidotrain
- Take the train from Catanzaro Lido to Crotonetrain
10h 6m€143–419Bus, car ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Instabul to Prizren,Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Durrësbus
- Take the car ferry from Durrës to Port of Baricarferry
- Take the bus from Bari to Crotonebus
35h 59m€100–220Bus, bus and ferry, train via Pogradec
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Pogradecbus
- Take the bus from Mëmëlisht to Elbasanbus
- Take the busferry from Elbasan to Bari Portobusferry
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Crotonetrain Ic
26h 46mNight train, train
- Take the night train from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbfnighttrain
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bolzano Bozentrain Rjx
- Take the train from Bolzano Bozen to Sibaritrain Fr
- Take the train from Sibari to Crotonetrain Re
2d 2h€356–604Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Istanbul to Port Of Igoumenitsacar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Igoumenitsa to Porto di Brindisicarferry
- Drive from Porto Di Brindisi to Crotonecar
22h 51m€240–361Fly Istanbul to Crotone Airport
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Crotone Airport (CRV)plane IST - CRV
11h 50m€323–1,205Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Crotone Airport
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Crotone Airport (CRV)plane SAW - CRV
12h 25m€153–705Fly Istanbul to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane IST - BRI
- Take the bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteottibus
- Take the bus from Matera to Metapontobus
- Take the train from Metaponto to Crotonetrain
12h 8m€128–358Bus, bus and ferry, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Shkodërbus
- Take the busferry from Shkoder,Rruga Teuta to Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Portobusferry
- Take the train from Brindisi to Crotonetrain Ic
37h 10m
Istanbul (IST) to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Crotone is to bus and car ferry which costs €100 - €220 and takes 35h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Crotone is to fly and train which takes 10h 6m and costs €140 - €420.
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 Hbf, Bolzano Bozen and Sibari. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 2h.
The distance between Istanbul and Crotone is 1241 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Crotone without a car is to bus and bus and ferry and train via Pogradec which takes 26h 46m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 6m to get from Istanbul to Crotone, including transfers.
Istanbul to Crotone train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Halkali station.
Crotone is 1h behind Istanbul. It is currently 7:38 AM in Istanbul and 6:38 AM in Crotone.
Istanbul to Crotone train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Bucharest station.
There are 376+ hotels available in Crotone.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Crotone, Italy?
Turkish Airlines, SkyAlps, and three other airlines fly from Istanbul (IST) to Crotone Airport (CRV) 4 times a day.
- Website
- skyalps.com
Flights from Istanbul to Crotone Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from Istanbul to Crotone Airport via Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from Istanbul to Crotone Airport via Split, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,200
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Crotone Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–700
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–550
Flights from Istanbul to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from Istanbul to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Thursday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–550
Flights from Istanbul to Crotone Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,400
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Crotone Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–700
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Istanbul to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–550
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Catanzaro Lido
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Catanzaro Lido to Crotone
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Sibari to Crotone
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–23
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Catanzaro Lido
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4–10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Catanzaro Lido to Crotone
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–14
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bari Centrale to Crotone
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Sibari to Crotone
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–25
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Metaponto to Crotone
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Brindisi to Crotone
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €9–27
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €9–14
- 1st Class
- €10–14
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–90
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Bolzano Bozen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €85–130
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Sibari
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €170–330
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul to Pogradec
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
Bus from Istanbul to Shkodër
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- 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
Busferry from Elbasan to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Shkoder,Rruga Teuta to Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 11m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +39 080 579 0211
- info@sitasudtrasporti.it
- Website
- sitasudtrasporti.it
Bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteotti
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Schedules at
- sitasudtrasporti.it
- Book at
- marozzivt.it
Bus from Matera to Metaponto
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €2–5
- Schedules at
- sitasudtrasporti.it
- Phone
- +383 44 190 915
- erhantrans@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Instabul to Prizren,Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +383 49 871 234
- ardititours@hotmail.com
- Website
- sr-rs.facebook.com
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–15
- Website
- https://sr-rs.facebook.com/ardititours/
- Phone
- + 383 (0) 44 542 029
- info@sharrtravel.com
- Website
- sharrtravel.com
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19
- Website
- https://www.sharrtravel.com
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Bari to Crotone
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- info@grimaldi.napoli.it
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Car ferry from Port of Igoumenitsa to Porto di Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
- 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
- €30–114
- Schedules at
- adriaferries.com
- Deck
- €65
- Inside cabin 2 beds
- €94
- Outside cabin 2 beds
- €114
- Car
- €100
- 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
- €30–50
- Website
- https://ventourisferries.com/en/
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