There are 9 ways to get from Istanbul to Gallipoli by bus, plane, night train, train, car, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Istanbul, fly to Brindisi Airport, bus
best- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Brindisi Airport (BDS)IST - BDS
- Take the bus from Brindisi to Gallipoli, Piazza Cimitero
11h 9m€44–222Bus, Leonetti Bus
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Pogradec
- Take the bus from Pogradec to Elbasan
- Take the bus from Elbasan to Bari Porto
- Take the bus from Bari to Gallipoli
25h 53mNight train, train
- Take the night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Take the night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Meidling
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Venezia MestreRjx / ...
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to LecceFr
- Take the train from Lecce to Gallipoli
2d 2h€278–457Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Istanbul to Port Of Vlora
- Take the car ferry from Port of Vlora to Porto di Brindisi
- Drive from Porto Di Brindisi to Gallipoli
17h 54m€206–322Bus to Istanbul, fly to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, bus, Italobus Connections
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)IST - BRI
- Take the bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteotti
- Take the bus from Matera to Taranto
- Take the bus from Taranto to Gallipoli, Piazza Cimitero
12h 42mBus to Istanbul, fly to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, Bus, Leonetti Bus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)IST - TIA
- Take the bus from Durrës to Bari Porto
- Take the bus from Bari to Gallipoli
14h 49m€188–313Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, Bus, Leonetti Bus
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)SAW - TIA
- Take the bus from Durrës to Bari Porto
- Take the bus from Bari to Gallipoli
14h 50m€235–329Bus, Leonetti Bus via Prizren
- Take the bus from Esenler Otogar to Prizren,Autobuska Stanica
- Take the bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Durrës
- Take the bus from Durrës to Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto
- Take the bus from Brindisi - Autorità Portuale to Gallipoli
29h 16mBus, Leonetti Bus #2
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Shkodër
- Take the bus from Shkoder,Rruga Teuta to Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto
- Take the bus from Brindisi - Autorità Portuale to Gallipoli
34h 26m
Istanbul (IST) to Brindisi Airport (BDS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Gallipoli is to bus and fly which costs €40 - €230 and takes 11h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Gallipoli is to bus and fly which takes 11h 9m and costs €40 - €230.
No, there is no direct bus from Istanbul to Gallipoli. However, there are services departing from Istanbul and arriving at Gallipoli via Pogradec, Elbasan and Bari. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 53m.
No, there is no direct train from Istanbul to Gallipoli. However, there are services departing from Yenikapi and arriving at Gallipoli via Halkali, Bucuresti Nord, Wien Meidling, Venezia Mestre and Lecce. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 2h.
The distance between Istanbul and Gallipoli is 1043 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Gallipoli without a car is to bus and Leonetti Bus which takes 25h 53m and costs .
It takes approximately 11h 9m to get from Istanbul to Gallipoli, including transfers.
Istanbul to Gallipoli bus services, operated by Alpar Turizm, depart from Istanbul station.
Istanbul to Gallipoli train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Halkali station.
Istanbul to Gallipoli bus services, operated by Alpar Turizm, arrive at Pogradec station.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Gallipoli, Italy?
You can take a bus from Istanbul to Gallipoli via Pogradec, Pogradec, Elbasan, Elbasan, and Bari in around 25h 53m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Brindisi Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–480
Flights from Istanbul to Brindisi Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–470
Flights from Istanbul to Brindisi Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–550
Flights from Istanbul to Brindisi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–450
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Brindisi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–450
Flights from Istanbul to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–230
Flights from Istanbul to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–220
- 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
- €35–210
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Istanbul to Brindisi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–450
- Website
- airalbania.com.al
Flights from Istanbul to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–220
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Istanbul to Brindisi Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–210
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Istanbul to Brindisi Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €160–550
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@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
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–95
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Wien Meidling to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €90–140
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–180
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- 800 07 9090
- Website
- fseonline.it
Train from Lecce to Gallipoli
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Schedules at
- fseonline.it
- 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
- €2–5
- Website
- https://hava.ist/?lang=en
- Phone
- +39 0981 500331
- info@saj.it
- Website
- saj.it
Bus from Brindisi to Gallipoli, Piazza Cimitero
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Schedules at
- saj.it
Bus from Taranto to Gallipoli, Piazza Cimitero
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Schedules at
- saj.it
- 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
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
Bus from Istanbul to Shkodër
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- 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
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Elbasan to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Durrës to Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Shkoder,Rruga Teuta to Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 11m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +39081/969167
- servizioclienti@leonettiroma.it
- Website
- leonettiroma.it
Bus from Bari to Gallipoli
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €10–14
- Website
- https://www.leonettiroma.it/
Bus from Brindisi - Autorità Portuale to Gallipoli
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- https://www.leonettiroma.it/
- Phone
- +39 080 5790111
- info@cotrap.it
- Website
- cotrap.it
Bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteotti
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Schedules at
- biglietteria.cotrap.it
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Bus from Matera to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +355697278670
- mb.travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Durrës to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +383 49 129 586
- aulonitours@hotmail.com
- Website
- aulonitours.com
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15
- Schedules at
- web.facebook.com
- Phone
- +383 44 553 550
- gmica_travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- https://www.facebook.com/gmicaofficial
- Phone
- +383 44 242 252
- info@memi-reisen.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15
- Schedules at
- memi-reisen.com
- Phone
- +355 (0) 69 432/6000
- bleditravel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/bleditravellipjan/
- Phone
- +381 69 756756
- velitrans2021@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €15
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 210 9561630
- info@europeanseaways.com
- Website
- ferries.gr
Car ferry from Port of Vlora to Porto di Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Website
- https://www.ferries.gr/european-seaways/ferries.htm
- Phone
- +39 0831 575289
- Website
- starlines.it
Car ferry from Port of Vlora to Porto di Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €41–42
- Website
- https://starlines.it/
- Phone
- +30 210 9561630
- info@a-ships.com
- Website
- a-ships.com
Car ferry from Port of Vlora to Porto di Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Schedules at
- a-ships.com
- Deck /Air type
- €45
- Cabin
- €50–80
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