There are 10 ways to get from Istanbul to Kranj by plane, bus, car, car train, train, or shuttle
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 Ljubljana
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane IST - LJU
5h 49m€113–191Bus via Belgrade
cheapest- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Belgrade New Bus Station to Ljubljana Central Bus Stationbus Citylines 52 / ...
23h 15m€75–89Drive, car train
- Drive from Istanbul to Edirnecar
- Take the car train from Edirne to Villach Hbf/Bbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf/Bbf to Kranjcar
42h 39m€235–1,152Drive 1,500.2 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Kranjcar 1,500.2 km
13h 50m€194–280Metro to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, fly to Ljubljana
- Take the train from Ayrılık Çeşmesi to Sabiha Gokcen Airporttrain
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane SAW - LJU
6h 19mFly Istanbul to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane IST - ZAG
- Take a shuttle bus from Zagreb Airport to Ljubljana
8h 46m€131–565Fly Istanbul to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane IST - VCE
- Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Kranj
9h 4m€111–760Bus
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Sofiabus FlixBus N1999
- Take the bus from Sofia to Ljubljanabus
23h 59m€128–269Bus #2
- Take the bus from Istanbul Esenler to Plovdivbus
- Take the bus from Plovdiv Train station to Ljubljana bus stationbus N981
25h 32m€92–244Train, bus
- Take the train from Halkalı to Plovdivtrain
- Take the bus from Plovdiv Train station to Ljubljana bus stationbus N981
31h 51m€83–241
Istanbul to Kranj by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Kranj is to bus via Belgrade which costs €70 - €90 and takes 23h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Kranj is to fly which takes 5h 49m and costs €110 - €200.
No, there is no direct bus from Istanbul station to Kranj. However, there are services departing from İstanbul Esenler bus station and arriving at Globus via Sofia and Avtobusna postaja Ljubljana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 59m.
The distance between Istanbul and Kranj is 1325 km. The road distance is 1500.2 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Kranj without a car is to bus via Belgrade which takes 23h 15m and costs €70 - €90.
It takes approximately 5h 49m to get from Istanbul to Kranj, including transfers.
Istanbul to Kranj bus services, operated by Kamil Koc, depart from İstanbul Esenler bus station.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Kranj is to fly which takes 5h 49m and costs €110 - €200. Alternatively, you can bus via Belgrade, which costs €70 - €90 and takes 23h 15m.
Istanbul to Kranj bus services, operated by Kamil Koc, arrive at Sofia station.
Kranj is 1h behind Istanbul. It is currently 1:51 PM in Istanbul and 12:51 PM in Kranj.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Kranj, Slovenia?
Turkish Airlines, Interjet, and Air Serbia fly from Istanbul (IST) to Ljubljana (LJU) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from İstanbul Esenler to Kranj via Beograd, Autobuska stanica, Belgrade New Bus Station, Ljubljana Central Bus Station, and Ljubljana in around 23h 15m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–150
Flights from Istanbul to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–240
Flights from Istanbul to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–210
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Istanbul to Ljubljana via Nis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–180
Flights from Istanbul to Ljubljana via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–180
Flights from Istanbul to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–210
Flights from Istanbul to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–240
Flights from Istanbul to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Dubrovnik
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–240
Flights from Istanbul to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Split
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €170–370
- Website
- interjet.com
Flights from Istanbul to Ljubljana via Podgorica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–390
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–320
- Phone
- +49 89 54880111
- info@optimatours.de
- Website
- optimatours.de
Car train from Edirne to Villach Hbf/Bbf
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 34m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €207–1,029
- Schedules at
- optimatours.de
- Couch Wagon BC-4
- €207
- Couch Wagon BC-1
- €560
- Sleeper Wagon
- €640
- Couch Wagon BC-4 Car
- €596
- Couch Wagon BC-1 Car
- €949
- Sleeper Wagon Car
- €1,029
- Phone
- +90 850 252 88 00
- info@metro.istanbul
- Website
- metro.istanbul
Train from Ayrılık Çeşmesi to Sabiha Gokcen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Schedules at
- metro.istanbul
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Halkalı to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- info@luksyonca.com.tr
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €37
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Esenler to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Belgrade New Bus Station to Ljubljana Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Zagreb Airport to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €32–340
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €32
- Private
- €150
Shuttle from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Kranj
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €34–550
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €34
- Private
- €211
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Sofia to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–140
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Plovdiv Train station to Ljubljana bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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