There are 9 ways to get from Istanbul to Kursk by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Istanbul to Moscow Vnukovo, train
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Moscow Vnukovo (VKO)plane IST - VKO
- Take the train from Moskva Kurskaia to Kursktrain
14h 18m₽15,569–33,199Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Istanbul Pendik to Ankaratrain Yht
- Take the bus from Ankara bus station to Nazran'bus
- Take the train from Nazran to Voronezh-1train
- Take the train from Voronej 1 to Kursktrain
2d 12h₽10,742–16,383Bus via Zestaponi
- Take the bus from Istanbul Aksaray to Zestafonibus
- Take the bus from Zestafoni to Rostov-on-Don bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Rostov-on-Don bus station to Kursk Bus stationbus
2d 4h₽13,080–16,380Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Moscow Vnukovo, train
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Moscow Vnukovo (VKO)plane SAW - VKO
- Take the train from Moskva Kurskaia to Kursktrain
14h 47m₽12,054–38,697Fly Istanbul to Sheremetyevo International Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO)plane IST - SVO
- Take the train from Moskva Kurskaia to Kursktrain
15h 28m₽32,754–62,067Fly Istanbul to Domodedovo International Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Domodedovo International Airport (DME)plane IST - DME
- Take the train from Moskva Kurskaia to Kursktrain
15h 31m₽16,459–40,749Fly Istanbul to Zhukovsky International Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Zhukovsky International Airport (ZIA)plane IST - ZIA
- Take the train from Moskva Kurskaia to Kursktrain
14h 53m₽58,068–84,226Bus, train
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Bursa bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Bursa bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus stationbus
- Take the train from Krasnodar 1 to Kursktrain
3d 3h₽12,147–15,953Bus
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Bursa bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Bursa bus station to Rostov-on-Don bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Rostov-on-Don bus station to Belgorod Bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Belgorod Bus station to Kursk Bus stationbus
3d 5h₽10,917–13,453
Istanbul (IST) to Moscow Vnukovo (VKO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Kursk is to bus which costs RUB 10000 - RUB 14000 and takes 3 days 5h.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Kursk is to fly and train which takes 14h 18m and costs RUB 15000 - RUB 34000.
No, there is no direct bus from Istanbul to Kursk station. However, there are services departing from Istanbul Aksaray and arriving at Kursk Bus station via Zestafoni and Rostov-on-Don bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 4h.
The distance between Istanbul and Kursk is 2322 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Kursk without a car is to bus via Zestaponi which takes 2 days 4h and costs RUB 13000 - RUB 17000.
It takes approximately 14h 18m to get from Istanbul to Kursk, including transfers.
Istanbul to Kursk bus services, operated by Metro Turizm, depart from Istanbul Aksaray station.
Istanbul to Kursk bus services, operated by Metro Turizm, arrive at Zestafoni station.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Kursk, Russia?
You can take a bus from Istanbul Aksaray to Kursk Bus station via Zestafoni and Rostov-on-Don bus station in around 2d 4h.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Moscow Vnukovo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽19,000–29,000
- Website
- aeroflot.ru
Flights from Istanbul to Sheremetyevo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽10,000–50,000
Flights from Istanbul to Sheremetyevo International Airport via Sochi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽12,000–60,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Moscow Vnukovo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽6,500–33,000
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Moscow Vnukovo via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽8,000–38,000
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Moscow Vnukovo via Dalaman
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽8,500–40,000
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Moscow Vnukovo via Bodrum
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽8,500–40,000
- Website
- uralairlines.ru
Flights from Istanbul to Domodedovo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽6,000–30,000
Flights from Istanbul to Domodedovo International Airport via Sochi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽7,000–35,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Moscow Vnukovo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽9,500–29,000
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Moscow Vnukovo via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽9,500–29,000
- Website
- southwindairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Sheremetyevo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽10,000–50,000
Flights from Istanbul to Zhukovsky International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽14,000–75,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Istanbul to Sheremetyevo International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽21,000–55,000
- Website
- azimuth.aero
Flights from Istanbul to Domodedovo International Airport via Sochi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₽7,000–35,000
Flights from Istanbul to Domodedovo International Airport via Mineralnye Vody
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽7,500–36,000
- Website
- utair.ru
Flights from Istanbul to Moscow Vnukovo via Grozny
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽9,500–43,000
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- rzd.ru
Train from Moskva Kurskaia to Kursk
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽2,400–3,500
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- Lastochka Train
- ₽2,400–3,500
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Istanbul Pendik to Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₽1,100–1,900
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Nazran to Voronezh-1
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽3,900–7,000
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽16,000–23,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽3,900–5,500
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽4,800–7,000
Train from Voronej 1 to Kursk
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,200–2,900
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽5,500–8,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽1,200–1,800
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽2,000–2,900
Train from Krasnodar 1 to Kursk
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽3,500–6,500
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽15,000–21,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽3,500–4,900
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽4,400–6,500
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Aksaray to Zestafoni
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽2,400–3,710
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₽2,400–2,900
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Bursa bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽850–1,454
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₽850–1,100
- Phone
- +995 555 68 50 05
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Zestafoni to Rostov-on-Don bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₽8,771
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 8-800-775-45-73
- Website
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Rostov-on-Don bus station to Kursk Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,900–3,900
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Rostov-on-Don bus station to Belgorod Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,800–2,600
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Belgorod Bus station to Kursk Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽470–1,400
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
- Website
- luksyilmazturizm.com
Bus from Ankara bus station to Nazran'
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₽4,465
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- luksyilmazturizm.com
Bus from Bursa bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 54m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽8,000
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- luksyilmazturizm.com
Bus from Bursa bus station to Rostov-on-Don bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 6h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽8,000
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- luksyilmazturizm.com
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Bursa bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₽650–950
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- 0 850 333 35 35
- info@pamukkale.com.tr
- Website
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Bursa bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₽600–1,300
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 577 99 99
- info@varan.com.tr
- Website
- varan.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Bursa bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽900–1,300
- Schedules at
- varan.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 202 22 22
- iletisim@uludagturizm.com.tr
- Website
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Bursa bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
- Phone
- 0(850) 309 22 16
- bilgi@istanbulkalesi.com.tr
- Website
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Bursa bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
- Phone
- 444 50 33
- bilgi@villaseyahat.com
- Website
- villaseyahat.com
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Bursa bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽1,094
- Schedules at
- villaseyahat.com
- Phone
- 0850 811 5959
- website@kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Website
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Bursa bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 0(212) 658 03 07
- info@antalyanetseyahat.com
- Website
- antalyanetseyahat.com
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Bursa bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- antalyanetseyahat.com
- Phone
- 0236 613 10 55
- iletisim@somaseyahat.com.tr
- Website
- somaseyahat.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Bursa bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- somaseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 08503330700
- Website
- guneyakdeniz.com
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Bursa bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- guneyakdeniz.com
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- info@luksyonca.com.tr
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Bursa bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
- Phone
- 444 42 06
- seyahat@ozkaymak.com.tr
- Website
- ozkaymak.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Bursa bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- ozkaymak.com.tr
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