There are 6 ways to get from Istanbul to Dushanbe by plane, night bus, bus, car, train, ferry, car ferry or night train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2rio's travel planner.
Recommended option
Fly • 5h 24m
$293 - $479
Cheapest option
Night train, train • 6 days 7h
$189 - $541
4 alternative options
Night bus, Minibus, bus, drive, train • 4 days 15h
Night bus, train • 4 days 16h
$233 - $344
Ferry, car ferry, train • 5 days 22h
$212 - $531
Bus, train • 6 days 1h
$224 - $511
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Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Dushanbe is to night bus and train which costs 1.500 ₺ - 2.400 ₺ and takes 4 days 16h.
The quickest way to get from Istanbul to Dushanbe is to fly which costs 2.000 ₺ - 3.300 ₺ and takes 5h 24m.
The distance between Istanbul and Dushanbe is 3385 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Dushanbe without a car is to night bus and train which takes 4 days 16h and costs 1.500 ₺ - 2.400 ₺.
It takes approximately 5h 24m to get from Istanbul to Dushanbe, including transfers.
The quickest flight from Istanbul Ataturk Airport to Dushanbe Airport is the direct flight which takes 4h 40m.
Dushanbe is 2h ahead of Istanbul. It is currently 1:52 AM in Istanbul and 3:52 AM in Dushanbe.
Turkish Airlines, Air Astana and Uzbekistan offer flights from Istanbul Ataturk Airport to Dushanbe Airport.
There are 64+ hotels available in Dushanbe. Prices start at $100 USD per night.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Istanbul Ataturk Airport is to taxi which takes 31 min and costs 150 ₺ - 190 ₺.
- Distance: 3385.5 km
- Duration: 5h 24m
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Dushanbe, Tajikistan?
Turkish Airlines, Air Astana and Uzbekistan fly from Istanbul to Dushanbe twice daily.
- Website
- p.turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul Ataturk to Dushanbe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230 - $650
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Istanbul Ataturk to Dushanbe via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270 - $550
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Istanbul Ataturk to Dushanbe via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $270 - $450
- Website
- rzd.ru
Train from Ganjuschkino to Dushanbe
- Ave. Duration
- 2 days 13h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $180 - $270
- Website
- pass.rzd.ru
Train from Verkhniy Baskunchak to Dushanbe
- Ave. Duration
- 2 days 22h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $100 - $300
- Website
- pass.rzd.ru
Train from Volgograd-1 to Dushanbe
- Ave. Duration
- 3 days 3h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $110 - $320
- Website
- pass.rzd.ru
- Website
- ady.az
Train from Baku-Pass to Aksarayskiy
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $10 - $27
- Schedules at
- ticket.ady.az
- 3rd class (platzkart)
- $10 - $16
- 2nd class (coupe)
- $17 - $27
- 1st Class
- $30 - $50
Train from Dnipro-Holovnyi to Verkhniy Baskunchak
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 41m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $15 - $120
- Schedules at
- ticket.ady.az
- 3rd class (platzkart)
- $15 - $23
- 2nd class (coupe)
- $26 - $120
- 1st Class
- $50 - $75
Train from Kiev Pass to Verkhniy Baskunchak
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 39m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $18 - $110
- Schedules at
- ticket.ady.az
- 3rd class (platzkart)
- $18 - $26
- 2nd class (coupe)
- $29 - $110
- 1st Class
- $55 - $80
- Website
- railway.uz
Train from Aksaraiskaia to Ganjuschkino
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $7 - $11
- Website
- https://e-ticket.railway.uz/ru/schedule
- Book at
- https://e-ticket.railway.uz/en/
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Aksarayskiy to Ganjuschkino
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $1 - $3
- Schedules at
- bilet.railways.kz
- Book at
- bilet.railways.kz
- Second Class (coupe)
- $1 - $3
- First Class (Lux)
- $2 - $5
- Third Class (Platzkart or Seating class)
- $1 - $2
- Phone
- +38 (044) 309-70-05
- booking@uz.gov.ua
- Website
- uz.gov.ua
Train from Odesa-Holovna to Dnipro-Holovnyi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11 - $24
- Schedules at
- Ukrainian Railways (UZ)
- Book at
- Ukrainian Railways (UZ)
- 1st Class
- $27 - $60
- 3rd Class
- $6 - $9
- 2nd Class
- $11 - $24
- Phone
- 0700 10 200
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Halkali to Gara Bucureşti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18 - $27
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $18 - $22
- 1st Class
- $22 - $27
- Phone
- +90544 210 2535
- Website
- luksistanbul.com
Night bus from Istanbul - Aksaray to Batumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $33
- 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
- $34
- Schedules at
- gursoylarturizm.com
Night bus from Istanbul - Aksaray to Baku International Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $34
- Schedules at
- gursoylarturizm.com
Bus from Batumi to Kutaisi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4
- Phone
- +7 995 210 50 50
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Kutaisi to Kropotkin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35 - $45
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
- Book at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 8-800-775-45-73
- support@avtovokzaly.ru
- Website
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Kropotkin to Astrakhan Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17 - $24
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Rostov-na-Donu bus station to Volgograd
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12 - $18
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
- Phone
- +4-0241-831.491
- transevren1@yahoo.com
- Website
- transevren.ro
Bus from Istanbul - Aksaray to Constanta
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28 - $35
- Schedules at
- transporturi.transevren.ro
- Phone
- +380930004636
- maxtours1991@gmail.com
- Website
- maximovtours.com
Bus from Constanța to Odessa Central Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $29 - $40
- Schedules at
- maximovtours.com
- Website
- hayreniqtour.ru
Bus from Odessa Central Bus Station to Rostov-On-Don Central Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $45 - $95
- Schedules at
- hayreniqtour.ru
- Website
- tiaga34.ru
Bus from Rostov-na-Donu bus station to Volgograd Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12 - $21
- Schedules at
- tiaga34.ru
- Phone
- 0212313800010
- info@sehirhatlari.istanbul
- Website
- sehirhatlari.istanbul
Ferry from Karaköy to Kadıköy
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Schedules at
- sehirhatlari.istanbul
- Phone
- +90 549 833 82 78
- Website
- sealines.com.tr
Car ferry from Haydarpaşa to Illichivsk
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $85
- Schedules at
- sealines.com.tr
- Adult
- $85
- Vehicle
- $150
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