There are 8 ways to get from Istanbul to Gjilan by bus, car, plane, or shuttle
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Esenler Otogar to Gjilanbus
11h 4m$70Bus via Gracanica
cheapest- Take the bus from Instabul to Gracanicabus
12h 50m$50Drive 753.2 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Gjilancar 753.2 km
8h 26m$89–128Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Pristina, bus
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Pristina (PRN)plane SAW - PRN
- Take the bus from Fushë Kosovë to Gjilanbus
9h 4mFly Istanbul to Pristina, bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Pristina (PRN)plane IST - PRN
- Take the bus from Fushë Kosovë to Gjilanbus
8h 49mFly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Skopje International Airport, shuttle, bus
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)plane SAW - SKP
- Take a shuttle bus from Skopje Airport to Pristina
- Take the bus from Pristina to Gjilanbus
8h 59mFly Istanbul to Skopje International Airport, shuttle, bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)plane IST - SKP
- Take a shuttle bus from Skopje Airport to Pristina
- Take the bus from Pristina to Gjilanbus
8h 45mFly Istanbul to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane IST - SKG
- Take the bus from Thessaloníki to Gjilanbus
12h 33m$109–236
Istanbul to Gjilan by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Gjilan is to bus via Gracanica which costs $50 and takes 12h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Gjilan is to drive which takes 8h 26m and costs $85 - $130.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Esenler Otogar and arriving at Gjilan. Services depart six times a week, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 11h 4m.
The distance between Istanbul and Gjilan is 750 km. The road distance is 753.2 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Gjilan without a car is to bus which takes 11h 4m and costs $70.
The bus from Esenler Otogar to Gjilan takes 11h 4m including transfers and departs six times a week.
Istanbul to Gjilan bus services, operated by , depart from Esenler Otogar station.
Istanbul to Gjilan bus services, operated by , arrive at Gjilan station.
Gjilan is 2h behind Istanbul. It is currently 11:38 PM in Istanbul and 9:38 PM in Gjilan.
Yes, the driving distance between Istanbul to Gjilan is 753 km. It takes approximately 8h 26m to drive from Istanbul to Gjilan.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Gjilan, Kosovo?
operates a bus from Esenler Otogar to Gjilan once daily, and the journey takes 11h 4m. Two other operators also service this route.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–230
Flights from Istanbul to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–230
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–210
Flights from Istanbul to Skopje International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–260
Flights from Istanbul to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–230
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–360
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Skopje International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–270
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–240
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Skopje International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–95
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Gjilan
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- + 383 (0) 44 542 029
- sharrtravel@hotmail.com
- Website
- sharrtravel.com
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Gjilan
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 7m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $70
- Website
- https://www.sharrtravel.com
- Phone
- +383 049 - 170 021
- Website
- festimitours.com
Bus from Fushë Kosovë to Gjilan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- http://www.festimitours.com
Bus from Pristina to Gjilan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- http://www.festimitours.com
- Phone
- +383 44 190 915
- erhantrans@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Instabul to Gracanica
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $47
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Skopje Airport to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $36–190
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- $36–39
- Private
- $100–190
- Phone
- +383 43 684 584
- travelbleri@gmail.com
- Website
- travel.gjirafa.com
Bus from Pristina to Gjilan
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- travel.gjirafa.com
- Phone
- +49 173 58 64 617
- Website
- web.facebook.com
Bus from Pristina to Gjilan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://web.facebook.com/fatoni.reisen
- Schedules at
- https://travel.gjirafa.com/en/bus-companies/fatoni-reisen
- Phone
- +38349112555
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Thessaloníki to Gjilan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $24
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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