There are 3 ways to get from Istanbul to George by plane or bus
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 George Airport
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to George Airport (GRJ)plane IST - GRJ
16h 12mR 7,104–23,124Fly Istanbul to Port Elizabeth, bus
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Port Elizabeth (PLZ)plane IST - PLZ
- Take the bus from Port Elizabeth to George Railway Stnbus
21h 28mR 6,109–20,799Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to George Airport
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to George Airport (GRJ)plane SAW - GRJ
22h 42mR 7,605–20,131
Istanbul (IST) to George Airport (GRJ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to George is to fly and bus which costs R 6 000 - R 21 000 and takes 21h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to George is to fly which takes 16h 12m and costs R 7 000 - R 24 000.
The distance between Istanbul and George is 8446 km.
It takes approximately 16h 12m to get from Istanbul to George, including transfers.
George is 1h behind Istanbul. It is currently 2:35 PM in Istanbul and 1:35 PM in George.
There are 793+ hotels available in George.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and George, South Africa?
Turkish Airlines, CemAir, and Airlink fly from Istanbul (IST) to George Airport (GRJ) twice daily.
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Istanbul to George Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–23,000
Flights from Istanbul to George Airport via Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–24,000
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to George Airport via Doha, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–20,000
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to George Airport via Doha, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–21,000
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to George Airport via Doha, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–20,000
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to George Airport via Doha, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–21,000
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to George Airport via Cairo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–20,000
Flights from Istanbul to Port Elizabeth via Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–21,000
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Istanbul to George Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–23,000
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to George Airport via Cairo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–20,000
Flights from Istanbul to Port Elizabeth via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–20,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to George Airport via Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–24,000
Flights from Istanbul to Port Elizabeth via Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–21,000
Flights from Istanbul to Port Elizabeth via Nairobi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–20,000
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Istanbul to George Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–23,000
Flights from Istanbul to George Airport via Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–24,000
- Phone
- +27 11 611 8000
- bookings@greyhound.co.za
- Website
- greyhound.co.za
Bus from Port Elizabeth to George Railway Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 490–650
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
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