There are 11 ways to get from Istanbul to Grenoble by bus, plane, train, night train, or car
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 Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train
best- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)IST - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv to Grenoble
8h 38m€112–269Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)SAW - GVA
- Take the train from Geneve to Grenoble
10h€77–318Bus, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Munich
- Take the train from München Hbf to Strasbourg Bahnhof83
- Take the train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Lyon Part Dieu84
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to GrenobleTer
35h 33m€223–554Night train, train
- Take the night train from Halkali to Videle
- Take the train from Videle to Budapest-KeletiIr
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Zuerich HbRjx
- Take the train from Zürich HB to GenèveIc1 / ...
- Take the train from Geneve to GrenobleTer
45h 11m€297–450Drive 2,304.6 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Grenoble2,304.6 km
21h 24m€351–506Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)SAW - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv to Grenoble
8h 34m€104–295Bus to Istanbul, fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)IST - GVA
- Take the train from Geneve to Grenoble
9h 58m€125–282Bus to Istanbul, fly to Turin Caselle Airport, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Turin Caselle Airport (TRN)IST - TRN
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Grenoble
11h 57m€126–404Bus via Belgrade
- Take the bus from Montenegro Hotel to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Grenoble
38h 28m€132–202Train, bus
- Take the train from Halkalı to Sofia
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Chambery Bus Station
- Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to GrenobleTer
45h€93–136Bus
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to București, Autogara MilitariN1998
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Grenoble1921
2d 2h€211–318
Istanbul to Grenoble by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Grenoble is to train and bus which costs €90 - €140 and takes 45h.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Grenoble is to fly and train which takes 8h 34m and costs €100 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Istanbul to Grenoble. However, there are services departing from Fatih and arriving at Grenoble via Montenegro Hotel and Beograd, Autobuska stanica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 28m.
No, there is no direct train from Istanbul to Grenoble. However, there are services departing from Yenikapi and arriving at Grenoble via Halkali, Videle, Budapest-Keleti, Zürich HB and Geneve. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 45h 11m.
The distance between Istanbul and Grenoble is 2124 km. The road distance is 2304.6 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Grenoble without a car is to bus and train which takes 35h 33m and costs €220 - €600.
It takes approximately 8h 38m to get from Istanbul to Grenoble, including transfers.
Istanbul to Grenoble bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from İstanbul Esenler bus station.
Istanbul to Grenoble train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Halkali station.
Istanbul to Grenoble bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at București, Autogara Militari station.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Grenoble, France?
You can take a bus from Fatih to Grenoble via Namık Kemal, Montenegro Hotel, and Beograd, Autobuska stanica in around 38h 28m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–200
Flights from Istanbul to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–230
Flights from Istanbul to Turin Caselle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–450
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–320
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–300
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–200
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Istanbul to Geneva International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–240
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Istanbul to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–340
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv to Grenoble
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Grenoble
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €28–65
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €28–40
- 1st Class
- €45–65
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv to Grenoble
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–260
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Grenoble
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Geneve to Grenoble
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €34
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Grenoble
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from München Hbf to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Halkali to Videle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €17–24
- 1st Class
- €23–30
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Videle to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–65
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–210
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €130–200
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Halkalı to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- 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
- +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
- €85–120
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- 062 8103637
- office@balbuss.rs
- Website
- balbuss.rs
Bus from Montenegro Hotel to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €51
- Schedules at
- balbuss.rs
- Book at
- balbuss.rs
- Phone
- +381 800 334 334
- iuc@lasta.rs
- Website
- lasta.rs
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Grenoble
- Phone
- 011 761-4693
- bstours@verat.net
- Website
- bstours.rs
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Grenoble
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- http://bstours.rs/en/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Chambery Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.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
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Grenoble
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €170–250
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Grenoble is 2h behind Istanbul. It is currently 10:28 AM in Istanbul and 8:28 AM in Grenoble.
Istanbul to Grenoble train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Videle station.
Yes, the driving distance between Istanbul to Grenoble is 2305 km. It takes approximately 21h 24m to drive from Istanbul to Grenoble.
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