There are 7 ways to get from Istanbul to Klaipėda by plane, bus, night train, train, car, or shuttle
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Fly to Palanga International Airport
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Palanga International Airport (PLQ)IST - PLQ
9h 21m$223–840Bus via Khmelnytskyi
cheapest- Take the bus from Istanbul Kemal Pasa to Khmelnytskyi Bus Station 2
- Take the bus from Khmelnytskyi Central Bus Station to Kaunas Central bus station
- Take the bus from Kauno autobusų stotis to Mokyklos
2d 3h$103–212Bus via Chișinău
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Chişinău Centru
- Take the bus from Chișinău, North Bus Station to Kaunas, Lithuania
- Take the bus from Kauno autobusų stotis to Mokyklos
39h 12m$165–234Night train, train
- Take the night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Take the night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbf
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Krakow GlownyEc
- Take the train from Kraków Główny to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis144
- Take the train from Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis to Klaipėda783 / ...
2d 6h$199–320Drive 2,293.4 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Klaipėda2,293.4 km
31h 29m$395–570Fly to Riga International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Riga International Airport (RIX)IST - RIX
- Take a shuttle bus from Rīga Lidosta Airport to Klaipėda
7h 26m$192–417Bus
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Chernivtsi Bus station
- Take the bus from Chernivtsi Bus station to Kaunas Central bus station
- Take the bus from Kauno autobusų stotis to Mokyklos
44h$193–217
Istanbul (IST) to Palanga International Airport (PLQ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Klaipėda is to bus via Khmelnytskyi which costs $100 - $220 and takes 2 days 3h.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Klaipėda is to fly and shuttle which takes 7h 26m and costs $190 - $420.
No, there is no direct bus from Istanbul to Klaipėda. However, there are services departing from Istanbul and arriving at Mokyklos via str. Tighina, Chișinău, North Bus Station, Senukai C and Kauno autobusų stotis. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 12m.
No, there is no direct train from Istanbul to Klaipėda. However, there are services departing from Yenikapi and arriving at Klaipėda via Halkali, Bucuresti Nord, Wien Hbf, Kraków Główny and Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 6h.
The distance between Istanbul and Klaipėda is 1798 km. The road distance is 2293.4 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Klaipėda without a car is to bus via Chișinău which takes 39h 12m and costs $160 - $240.
It takes approximately 9h 21m to get from Istanbul to Klaipėda, including transfers.
Istanbul to Klaipėda bus services, operated by Chisinau Bus Station, depart from Istanbul station.
Istanbul to Klaipėda train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Halkali station.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Klaipėda is to fly which takes 9h 21m and costs $220 - $850. Alternatively, you can bus via Chișinău, which costs $160 - $240 and takes 39h 12m.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Klaipėda, Lithuania?
Turkish Airlines, Air Baltic, and Scandinavian Airlines fly from Istanbul (IST) to Palanga International Airport (PLQ) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Istanbul to Mokyklos via Chişinău Centru, str. Tighina, Gara Auto Nord, Chișinău, North Bus Station, Kaunas, Lithuania, Senukai C, Autobusų stotis B, and Kauno autobusų stotis in around 39h 12m.
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- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Istanbul to Palanga International Airport via Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Istanbul to Palanga International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–850
Flights from Istanbul to Palanga International Airport via Vilnius, Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–700
Flights from Istanbul to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Palanga International Airport via Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Istanbul to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Istanbul to Palanga International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Istanbul to Riga International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–280
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $21–30
- 1st Class
- $28–40
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–105
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $27–110
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Wien Hbf to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $18–30
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- $18–26
- 1st Class
- $24–30
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Kraków Główny to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Train from Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis to Klaipėda
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $29
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
- Phone
- +373 22 542-185
- autogara@mtc.md
- Website
- autogara.md
Bus from Istanbul to Chişinău Centru
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $88
- Schedules at
- autogara.md
- Phone
- +373 (689) 78-455
- bon_voyage_tour@list.ru
- Website
- bonvoyage.md
Bus from Chișinău, North Bus Station to Kaunas, Lithuania
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $58–116
- Schedules at
- bonvoyage.md
- Book at
- bonvoyage.md
- Adult
- $116
- Children
- $58
- Phone
- (+370 37) 34 24 40
- info@kautra.lt
- Website
- kautra.lt
Bus from Kauno autobusų stotis to Mokyklos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–25
- Website
- https://www.kautra.lt/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.autobusubilietai.lt/en
- Phone
- +370 686 94403
- Website
- keleiviu.lt
Shuttle from Rīga Lidosta Airport to Klaipėda
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $23
- Schedules at
- keleiviu.lt
- Phone
- +380 (93) 320-44-44
- help@gunsel.ua
- Website
- gunsel.ua
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Chernivtsi Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–100
- Website
- https://gunsel.ua/
- Phone
- +37167210066
- info@latlines.lv
- Website
- latlines.lv
Bus from Chernivtsi Bus station to Kaunas Central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $95
- Schedules at
- latlines.lv
- Phone
- +90544 210 2535
- Website
- luksistanbul.com
Bus from Istanbul Kemal Pasa to Khmelnytskyi Bus Station 2
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Schedules at
- luksistanbul.com
- Phone
- +380 44 594 9010
- help@autolux.ua
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Khmelnytskyi Central Bus Station to Kaunas Central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–95
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
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More Questions & Answers
Istanbul to Klaipėda bus services, operated by Chisinau Bus Station, arrive at Chişinău Centru station.
Klaipėda is 1h behind Istanbul. It is currently 11:15 PM in Istanbul and 10:15 PM in Klaipėda.
Istanbul to Klaipėda train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Bucharest station.
Yes, the driving distance between Istanbul to Klaipėda is 2293 km. It takes approximately 31h 29m to drive from Istanbul to Klaipėda.
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