There are 6 ways to get from Istanbul to Elbasan by train, plane, bus, or car
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Metro to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, fly to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
best- Take the train from Ayrılık Çeşmesi to Sabiha Gokcen Airporttrain
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane SAW - TIA
7h 15mBus via Thessaloníki
cheapest- Take the bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus Arda-Tur
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Elbasanbus
18h 36m$74–106Bus
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Pogradecbus
- Take the bus from Pogradec to Elbasanbus
17h 7mDrive 929.4 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Elbasancar 929.4 km
10h 59m$169–243Metro to Istanbul, fly to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, bus
- Take the train from Vezneciler to Gayrettepetrain
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane IST - TIA
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Elbasanbus
6h 55mFly Istanbul to Podgorica Airport, bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Podgorica Airport (TGD)plane IST - TGD
- Take the bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Elbasanbus
10h 50m$151–279
Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Elbasan is to bus via Thessaloníki which costs $70 - $110 and takes 18h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Elbasan is to fly and bus which takes 10h 50m and costs $150 - $280.
No, there is no direct bus from Istanbul to Elbasan. However, there are services departing from Istanbul and arriving at Elbasan via Pogradec. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 7m.
The distance between Istanbul and Elbasan is 904 km. The road distance is 929.4 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Elbasan without a car is to bus which takes 17h 7m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 15m to get from Istanbul to Elbasan, including transfers.
Istanbul to Elbasan bus services, operated by Alpar Turizm, depart from Istanbul station.
Istanbul to Elbasan bus services, operated by Alpar Turizm, arrive at Pogradec station.
Elbasan is 1h behind Istanbul. It is currently 5:52 PM in Istanbul and 4:52 PM in Elbasan.
Yes, the driving distance between Istanbul to Elbasan is 929 km. It takes approximately 10h 59m to drive from Istanbul to Elbasan.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Elbasan, Albania?
You can take a bus from Istanbul to Elbasan via Pogradec and Pogradec in around 17h 7m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–180
Flights from Istanbul to Podgorica Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–360
- Website
- interjet.com
Flights from Istanbul to Podgorica Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–360
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–230
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–140
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–250
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Istanbul to Podgorica Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–200
- Phone
- +90 850 252 88 00
- info@metro.istanbul
- Website
- metro.istanbul
Train from Ayrılık Çeşmesi to Sabiha Gokcen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Schedules at
- metro.istanbul
Train from Vezneciler to Gayrettepe
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Schedules at
- metro.istanbul
- 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
- $40–65
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- +383 38 616 161
- travel@gjirafa.com
- Website
- gjirafa.com
Bus from Pogradec to Elbasan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- https://travel.gjirafa.com/en
Bus from Tirana to Elbasan
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4
- Schedules at
- https://travel.gjirafa.com/en
- Phone
- +355 69 213 1213
- Travelbusel@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Elbasan
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +382 69 312 161
- mstourspodgorica@gmail.com
- Website
- busticket4.me
Bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $31
- Website
- https://busticket4.me/EN/carriers/details/Ms-Tours/104
- Phone
- +355 67 604 2191
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Elbasan
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $53
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
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