There are 7 ways to get from Istanbul to Dimitrovgrad by plane, bus, train, night bus, ferry 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.
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Fly to Kurumoch, bus
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Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Kurumoch (KUF)
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Take the bus from Samara Central Bus station to Dimitrovgrad
Fly to Ulyanovsk, train
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Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Ulyanovsk (ULV)
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Take the train from Ulianovsk Centr to Dimitrovgrad
Night bus, train
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Take the night bus from Istanbul - Aksaray to Kyiv
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Take the train from Kiev Pass to Volgograd
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Take the train from Volgograd 1 to Dimitrovgrad
Night bus, Hydrofoil, train
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Take the night bus from Istanbul - Aksaray to Batumi
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Take the Hydrofoil from Batumi to Sochi
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Take the train from Sochi to Dimitrovgrad
Night bus, train, bus
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Take the night bus from Istanbul - Aksaray to Kyiv
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Take the train from Kiev Pass to Verkhniy Baskunchak
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Take the train from Verkhniy Baskunchak to Saratov 1 Pass
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Take the bus from Saratov to Ulyanovsk Bus station
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Take the bus from Ulyanovsk Bus station to Dimitrovgrad
Bus, train
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Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Hopa
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Take the bus from Batumi to Krasnodar Bus station
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Take the train from Krasnodar 1 to Dimitrovgrad
Drive
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Drive from Istanbul to Dimitrovgrad
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- Face masks are mandatory
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The national COVID-19 helpline number in Dimitrovgrad is 8-800-2000-112.
Wearing a face mask on public transport in Dimitrovgrad is mandatory.
The social distance requirement in Dimitrovgrad is 1.5 metres.
Make yourself known to an official member of staff and/or call the national coronavirus helpline number on 8-800-2000-112.
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Questions & Answers
The most affordable way to get from Istanbul to Dimitrovgrad is to fly and bus, which costs 1.000 ₺ - 2.400 ₺ and takes 10h 41m.
The quickest way to get from Istanbul to Dimitrovgrad is to fly and train which costs 3.200 ₺ - 11.000 ₺ and takes 10h 23m.
The distance between Istanbul and Dimitrovgrad is 2119 km. The road distance is 3046.8 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Dimitrovgrad without a car is to night bus and train which takes 2 days 17h and costs 1.900 ₺ - 2.800 ₺.
It takes approximately 10h 41m to get from Istanbul to Dimitrovgrad, including transfers.
There is no direct flight from Istanbul Airport to Kurumoch Airport. The quickest flight takes 6h 45m and has one stopover.
Dimitrovgrad is 1h ahead of Istanbul. It is currently 8:42 AM in Istanbul and 9:42 AM in Dimitrovgrad.
Yes, the driving distance between Istanbul to Dimitrovgrad is 3047 km. It takes approximately 42h 9m to drive from Istanbul to Dimitrovgrad.
Smartavia, Azur Air, UTair Aviation and three other airlines offer flights from Istanbul Airport to Kurumoch Airport.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Istanbul Airport is to taxi which takes 31 min and costs 150 ₺ - 190 ₺.
- Distance: 2119.3 km
- Duration: 10h 41m
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Dimitrovgrad, Russia?
There is no direct connection from Istanbul to Dimitrovgrad. However, you can take the taxi to Istanbul airport, fly to Kurumoch, take the walk to Airport Kurumoch, take the bus to Samara Central Bus station, then take the bus to Dimitrovgrad. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Istanbul airport, fly to Ulyanovsk, take the taxi to Ulianovsk Centr, then take the train to Dimitrovgrad.
- Website
- aeroflot.ru
Flights from Istanbul to Kurumoch via Moscow Sheremetyevo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RUB 9500 - RUB 41000
Flights from Istanbul to Ulyanovsk via Moscow Sheremetyevo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RUB 12000 - RUB 55000
Flights from Istanbul to Ulyanovsk via Sochi, Moscow Sheremetyevo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RUB 13000 - RUB 55000
- Website
- flyredwings.com
Flights from Istanbul to Kurumoch via Koltsovo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- RUB 5500 - RUB 80000
Flights from Istanbul to Kurumoch via Sochi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RUB 4100 - RUB 49000
Flights from Istanbul to Kurumoch via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- RUB 4800 - RUB 65000
- Website
- utair.ru
Flights from Istanbul to Kurumoch via Moscow Vnukovo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RUB 7500 - RUB 26000
- Website
- pobeda.aero
Flights from Istanbul to Ulyanovsk via Moscow Vnukovo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RUB 9500 - RUB 33000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Kurumoch via Moscow Vnukovo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RUB 7500 - RUB 26000
- Website
- flysmartavia.com
Flights from Istanbul to Kurumoch via Sochi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RUB 2400 - RUB 6500
- Website
- azurair.ru
Flights from Istanbul to Kurumoch via Dalaman
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- RUB 4600 - RUB 24000
- Website
- rusline.aero
Flights from Istanbul to Ulyanovsk via Pulkovo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- RUB 11000 - RUB 38000
- Website
- nordwindairlines.ru
Flights from Istanbul to Ulyanovsk via Sochi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RUB 18000 - RUB 65000
- Website
- pass.rzd.ru
Train from Ulianovsk Centr to Dimitrovgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RUB 750 - RUB 1400
- Website
- http://pass.rzd.ru/main-pass/public/en
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- RUB 950 - RUB 1400
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- RUB 750 - RUB 1100
Train from Volgograd 1 to Dimitrovgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 53m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- RUB 1800 - RUB 3200
- Website
- http://pass.rzd.ru/main-pass/public/en
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- RUB 1800 - RUB 2600
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- RUB 2300 - RUB 3200
Train from Sochi to Dimitrovgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 22m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- RUB 2900 - RUB 6000
- Website
- http://pass.rzd.ru/main-pass/public/en
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- RUB 2900 - RUB 4100
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- RUB 4200 - RUB 6000
Train from Krasnodar 1 to Dimitrovgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 41m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- RUB 2600 - RUB 5500
- Website
- http://pass.rzd.ru/main-pass/public/en
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- RUB 2600 - RUB 3700
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- RUB 3700 - RUB 5500
- Website
- ady.az
Train from Kiev Pass to Volgograd
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- RUB 850 - RUB 2200
- Schedules at
- ticket.ady.az
- 3rd class (platzkart)
- RUB 850 - RUB 1300
- 2nd class (coupe)
- RUB 1400 - RUB 2200
- 1st Class
- RUB 2800 - RUB 3900
Train from Kiev Pass to Verkhniy Baskunchak
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 41m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- RUB 1000 - RUB 6000
- Schedules at
- ticket.ady.az
- 3rd class (platzkart)
- RUB 1000 - RUB 1500
- 2nd class (coupe)
- RUB 1600 - RUB 6000
- 1st Class
- RUB 3200 - RUB 4500
- Website
- railway.uz
Train from Verkhniy Baskunchak to Saratov 1 Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 39m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- RUB 550 - RUB 850
- Website
- https://e-ticket.railway.uz/ru/schedule
- Book at
- https://e-ticket.railway.uz/en/
- Phone
- (8422) 48-80-74
- patp-ul@mail.ru
- Website
- autovokzal73.ru
Bus from Samara Central Bus station to Dimitrovgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RUB 300 - RUB 600
- Schedules at
- autovokzal73.ru
Bus from Ulyanovsk Bus station to Dimitrovgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RUB 180 - RUB 460
- Schedules at
- autovokzal73.ru
- Phone
- 8-800-775-45-73
- support@avtovokzaly.ru
- Website
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Samara Central Bus station to Dimitrovgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RUB 370 - RUB 550
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Ulyanovsk to Dimitrovgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RUB 280 - RUB 400
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
- Phone
- +90544 210 2535
- Website
- luksistanbul.com
Night bus from Istanbul - Aksaray to Kyiv
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- RUB 3922
- Schedules at
- luksistanbul.com
- Phone
- +908503056161
- Website
- gursoylarturizm.com
Night bus from Istanbul - Aksaray to Batumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RUB 790
- Schedules at
- gursoylarturizm.com
- Phone
- (8452) 24-62-02
- saravtovokzal@mail.ru
- Website
- avv64.ru
Bus from Saratov to Ulyanovsk Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RUB 900 - RUB 1500
- Schedules at
- avv64.ru
- Phone
- +78342245466
- avtovokzal2003@mail.ru
- Website
- автовокзал13.рф
Bus from Ulyanovsk Bus station to Dimitrovgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- автовокзал13.рф
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- iletisim@metroturizm.com.tr
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Hopa
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RUB 1200 - RUB 1800
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Phone
- +7 995 210 50 50
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Batumi to Krasnodar Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- RUB 2700 - RUB 3300
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Ferry from Batumi to Sochi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- RUB 6700
- Schedules at
- morport-sochi.ru
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