There are 10 ways to get from Istanbul to Ferrara by plane, train, bus, night train, 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.
Fly Istanbul to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane IST - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Ferraratrain
6h 28m€116–286Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane SAW - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Ferraratrain
6h 53m€106–1,316Bus via Sofia
- Take the bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus Citylines 19 / ...
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Ferrara Piazzale della Stazionebus
31h€119–122Night 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 Venezia Mestretrain Rjx
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Ferraratrain Fr
38h 38m€200–297Drive 1,784.4 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Ferraracar 1,784.4 km
16h 42m€283–408Fly Istanbul to Venice Marco Polo Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane IST - VCE
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Ferraratrain
7h 2m€114–329Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane SAW - VCE
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Ferraratrain
7h 28m€114–1,249Bus, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Munichbus
- Take the train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain 90 / ...
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Schwarzach-St.Veittrain Re / ...
- Take the train from Schwarzach-St.Veit to Venezia Mestretrain Rj
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Ferraratrain Fr
31h 58m€168–435Train, bus
- Take the train from Halkalı to Sofiatrain
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Ferrara Piazzale della Stazionebus
37h 12m€109–116Bus
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Constanțabus FlixBus 1998
- Take the bus from Constanța to Ferrarabus
40h 16m
Istanbul to Ferrara by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Ferrara is to train and bus which costs €105 - €120 and takes 37h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Ferrara is to fly and train which takes 6h 28m and costs €110 - €290.
No, there is no direct bus from Istanbul to Ferrara. However, there are services departing from Istanbul Büyük Otogari and arriving at Ferrara Piazzale della Stazione via Sofia Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h.
No, there is no direct train from Istanbul to Ferrara. However, there are services departing from Yenikapi and arriving at Ferrara via Halkali, Bucuresti Nord, Wien Hbf and Venezia Mestre. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 38m.
The distance between Istanbul and Ferrara is 1558 km. The road distance is 1784.4 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Ferrara without a car is to bus via Sofia which takes 31h and costs €118 - €122.
It takes approximately 6h 28m to get from Istanbul to Ferrara, including transfers.
Istanbul to Ferrara bus services, operated by Citylines, depart from Istanbul Büyük Otogari station.
Istanbul to Ferrara train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Halkali station.
Istanbul to Ferrara bus services, operated by Citylines, arrive at Sofia Serdica Bus Station.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Ferrara, Italy?
You can take a bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Ferrara Piazzale della Stazione via Sofia Serdica Bus Station and Sofia Central Bus Station in around 31h.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–210
Flights from Istanbul to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–270
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Istanbul to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–240
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–270
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–270
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–14
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Venezia Mestre to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Venezia Mestre to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–26
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €4–11
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Venezia Mestre to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–24
- 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
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €18–26
- 1st Class
- €24–35
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–90
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €90–140
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Schwarzach-St.Veit
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €15–23
Train from Schwarzach-St.Veit to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €50–75
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Schwarzach-St.Veit
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €12–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- kommunikation@transdev.de
- Website
- transdev.de
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Schwarzach-St.Veit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 8024 997171
- info@brb.de
- Website
- brb.de
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Schedules at
- brb.de
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Schwarzach-St.Veit
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- sekretariat@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–55
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–27
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Schwarzach-St.Veit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–25
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Schwarzach-St.Veit
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–90
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €70–90
- Couchette Carriage
- €45–60
- Seating Carriage
- €15–19
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Schwarzach-St.Veit
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–25
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Halkalı to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- +90 212 658 00 61
- info@huntur.com.tr
- Website
- huntur.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €23–27
- Website
- https://www.huntur.com.tr/?l=EN
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- info@mm-travel.bg
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Ferrara Piazzale della Stazione
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul to Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Constanța
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- +38(098) 343 8282
- callcenter@likebus.ua
- Website
- likebus.ua
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Constanța
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
- Phone
- 0040374557200
- Website
- romfour.com
Bus from Constanța to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
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Ferrara is 1h behind Istanbul. It is currently 6:17 PM in Istanbul and 5:17 PM in Ferrara.
Istanbul to Ferrara train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Bucharest station.
Yes, the driving distance between Istanbul to Ferrara is 1784 km. It takes approximately 16h 42m to drive from Istanbul to Ferrara.
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