There are 2 ways to get from Istanbul to Freetown by bus, plane, ferry, or taxi
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Bus, fly to Conakry, ferry
best- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Busbus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Conakry (CKY)plane IST - CKY
- Take the ferry from Kaloum to Aberdeenferry
17h 28m$385–1,489Bus, fly to Freetown-Lungi International Airport, taxi
cheapest- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Busbus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Freetown-Lungi International Airport (FNA)plane IST - FNA
- Take the taxi from Freetown-Lungi International Airport (FNA) to Freetowntaxi
16h 10m$373–1,256
Istanbul (IST) to Conakry (CKY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Freetown is to bus and fly and ferry which costs $380 - $1,500 and takes 17h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Freetown is to bus and fly and taxi which takes 16h 10m and costs $370 - $1,300.
The distance between Istanbul and Freetown is 5619 km.
It takes approximately 17h 28m to get from Istanbul to Freetown, including transfers.
Freetown is 3h behind Istanbul. It is currently 12:04 PM in Istanbul and 9:04 AM in Freetown.
There are 70+ hotels available in Freetown.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Freetown, Sierra Leone?
There is no direct connection from Istanbul to Freetown. However, you can take the bus to Istanbul Airport Bus, walk to Istanbul (IST) airport, fly to Conakry (CKY), take the taxi to Kaloum, then take the ferry to Aberdeen. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Istanbul Airport Bus, walk to Istanbul (IST) airport, fly to Freetown-Lungi International Airport (FNA), then take the taxi to Freetown.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Conakry via Ouagadougou
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Istanbul to Freetown-Lungi International Airport via Ouagadougou
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
- Website
- tunisair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Conakry via Tunis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
Flights from Istanbul to Conakry via Blaise Diagne
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- royalairmaroc.com
Flights from Istanbul to Conakry via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Istanbul to Freetown-Lungi International Airport via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Freetown-Lungi International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Istanbul to Conakry via Nouakchott
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Phone
- 0850 888 33 34
- info@hava.ist
- Website
- hava.ist
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–7
- Website
- https://hava.ist/?lang=en
- Phone
- +23276551155
- info@seacoachferry.com
- Website
- seacoachexpress.com
Ferry from Kaloum to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–380
- Schedules at
- seacoachexpress.com
- Economy
- $100
- Business
- $120
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Estimated price
- $40–50
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