There are 11 ways to get from Istanbul to Granada by plane, bus, train, car, night train, or car train
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Fly Istanbul to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX)plane IST - GRX
10h 37m€158–891Night train, bus
cheapest- Take the night train from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain Bosphor Express
- Take the bus from Bucureşti to Granadabus
2d 23h€89–196Bus, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Munichbus
- Take the bus from Munich Central Bus Station to Lyon Perrache Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Granadatrain Ave
2d€384–627Drive 3,637.2 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Granadacar 3,637.2 km
36h 40m€567–819Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX)plane SAW - GRX
11h 12m€131–293Fly Istanbul to Málaga Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Málaga Airport (AGP)plane IST - AGP
- Take the train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Granadatrain
10h 12m€117–287Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Seville Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Seville Airport (SVQ)plane SAW - SVQ
- Take the train from Sevilla-Santa Justa to Granadatrain
11h 52m€136–286Fly Istanbul to Seville Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Seville Airport (SVQ)plane IST - SVQ
- Take the train from Sevilla-Santa Justa to Granadatrain
11h 41m€143–321Bus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Esenler to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Lorcabus
- Take the bus from Lorca to Granada Estación de Autobusesbus
2d 10h€149–208Bus via Alba Iulia
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to București, Autogara Militaribus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Alba Iuliabus
- Take the bus from Alba Iulia to Almeríabus
- Take the bus from Almeria to Granada Estación de Autobusesbus
2d 17h€209–306Drive, car train
- Drive from Istanbul to Villach Hbf ARZcar
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to München Ostcartrain
- Drive from München Ost to Granadacar
38h 5m€667–954
Istanbul to Granada by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Granada is to fly and train which costs €110 - €290 and takes 10h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Granada is to fly and train which takes 10h 12m and costs €110 - €290.
No, there is no direct bus from Istanbul to Granada. However, there are services departing from Istanbul Esenler and arriving at Granada Estación de Autobuses via Sofia and Lorca. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 10h.
The distance between Istanbul and Granada is 2878 km. The road distance is 3637.2 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Granada without a car is to bus and train which takes 2 days 0h and costs €380 - €650.
It takes approximately 10h 37m to get from Istanbul to Granada, including transfers.
Istanbul to Granada bus services, operated by Luks Yonca, depart from Istanbul Esenler station.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Granada is to fly which takes 10h 37m and costs €150 - €900. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €140 - €210 and takes 2 days 10h.
Istanbul to Granada bus services, operated by Luks Yonca, arrive at Sofia station.
Granada is 1h behind Istanbul. It is currently 6:44 AM in Istanbul and 5:44 AM in Granada.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Granada, Spain?
Vueling Airlines, Turkish Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Istanbul (IST) to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Istanbul Esenler to Granada Estación de Autobuses via Sofia and Lorca in around 2d 10h.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Istanbul to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–750
Flights from Istanbul to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–800
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €140–600
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Istanbul to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–750
Flights from Istanbul to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–800
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–600
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €140–600
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–600
Flights from Istanbul to Seville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–650
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Istanbul to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport via Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–650
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €150–650
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Seville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–430
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Granada
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Sevilla-Santa Justa to Granada
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Granada
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €180–310
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- 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
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul to Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Munich Central Bus Station to Lyon Perrache Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- info@luksyonca.com.tr
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Esenler to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €23
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Sofia to Lorca
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €110–150
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Lorca to Granada Estación de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en
Bus from Almeria to Granada Estación de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–26
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +40 741 607 941
- Website
- fany.ro
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Schedules at
- fany.autogari.ro
- Standard Adult
- €22–35
- Phone
- +40 730 250 062
- bistrita@mateiunitrans.ro
- Website
- mateiunitrans.ro
Bus from Alba Iulia to Almería
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €130–160
- Schedules at
- mateiunitrans.ro
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Bucureşti to Granada
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 12h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.autogari.ro
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