There are 8 ways to get from Istanbul to Kyiv by plane, bus, or car
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Fly Istanbul to Chișinău International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Chișinău International Airport (RMO)plane IST - RMO
- Take the bus from Chisinau Airport to Mohyliv-Podilskyybus
- Take the bus from Mohyliv-Podilskyi to Vinnytsiabus
- Take the bus from Vinnytsia to Kyivbus
13h 25mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Kyiv Central Bus stationbus Gns-04 / ...
30h 30m₴2,900–4,100Bus via Varna
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Varnabus
- Take the bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Kyiv Vydubychibus
24h 21m₴3,443–6,272Drive 1,479.7 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Kyivcar 1,479.7 km
20h 51m₴9,983–14,420Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Chișinău International Airport, bus
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Chișinău International Airport (RMO)plane SAW - RMO
- Take the bus from Chisinau Airport to Mohyliv-Podilskyybus
- Take the bus from Mohyliv-Podilskyi to Vinnytsiabus
- Take the bus from Vinnytsia to Kyivbus
13h 41mFly Istanbul to Iași International Airport, bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Iași International Airport (IAS)plane IST - IAS
- Take the bus from Iasi Airport to Bălțibus
- Take the bus from Bălți Gas Station to Mohyliv-Podilskyybus
- Take the bus from Mohyliv-Podilskyi to Vinnytsiabus
- Take the bus from Vinnytsia to Kyivbus
15h 56mFly Istanbul to Suceava, bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Suceava (SCV)plane IST - SCV
- Take the bus from Suceava Airport to Chernivtsi Bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Chernivtsi Bus station to Kolomiya Bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Kolomyia to Kyivbus
18h 43m₴5,562–15,069Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Iași International Airport, bus
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Iași International Airport (IAS)plane SAW - IAS
- Take the bus from Iasi Airport to Bălțibus
- Take the bus from Bălți Gas Station to Mohyliv-Podilskyybus
- Take the bus from Mohyliv-Podilskyi to Vinnytsiabus
- Take the bus from Vinnytsia to Kyivbus
16h 12m
Istanbul to Kyiv by bus
Questions & Answers
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The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Kyiv is to bus which costs 2 900 ₴ - 4 100 ₴ and takes 30h 30m.
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The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Kyiv is to fly and bus which takes 18h 43m and costs 5 500 ₴ - 16 000 ₴.
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Yes, there is a direct bus departing from İstanbul Esenler bus station station and arriving at Kyiv Central Bus station station. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 30h 30m.
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The distance between Istanbul and Kyiv is 1290 km. The road distance is 1479.7 km.
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The best way to get from Istanbul to Kyiv without a car is to bus via Varna which takes 24h 21m and costs 3 400 ₴ - 6 500 ₴.
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It takes approximately 13h 25m to get from Istanbul to Kyiv, including transfers.
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Istanbul to Kyiv bus services, operated by Metro Turizm, depart from Istanbul Otogari station.
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Istanbul to Kyiv bus services, operated by Metro Turizm, arrive at Varna station.
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Kyiv is 1h behind Istanbul. It is currently 12:05 PM in Istanbul and 11:05 AM in Kyiv.
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Yes, the driving distance between Istanbul to Kyiv is 1480 km. It takes approximately 20h 51m to drive from Istanbul to Kyiv.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Kyiv, Ukraine?
You can take a bus from Istanbul Otogari to Kyiv Vydubychi via Varna Central Bus Station in around 24h 21m.
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- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Chișinău International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₴2,700–9,500
Flights from Istanbul to Suceava via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₴3,600–26,000
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Istanbul to Iași International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₴4,500–11,000
Flights from Istanbul to Suceava via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₴3,600–11,000
Flights from Istanbul to Suceava via Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₴6,000–17,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Chișinău International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₴2,800–12,000
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Iași International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₴1,100–8,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Chișinău International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₴1,600–11,000
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Istanbul to Suceava via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₴3,600–11,000
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Istanbul to Chișinău International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₴2,200–3,900
- Website
- flyone.eu
Flights from Istanbul to Chișinău International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₴2,000–4,700
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Istanbul to Iași International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₴1,400–7,500
- Phone
- +373 78 348 888
- contact@galtrans.md
- Website
- galtrans.md
Bus from Chisinau Airport to Mohyliv-Podilskyy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₴1,400–2,000
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Mohyliv-Podilskyi to Vinnytsia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₴390–700
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +380(67)-484-57-27
- support@pavluks-trans.com
- Website
- pavluks-trans.com
Bus from Vinnytsia to Kyiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Website
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en/tickets/kyiv/goettingen?sort_by=departure&order_by=ASC&page=1
Bus from Kolomyia to Kyiv
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₴950
- Website
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en/tickets/kyiv/goettingen?sort_by=departure&order_by=ASC&page=1
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₴600–2,072
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₴600–800
- Phone
- +380 44 594 9010
- help@autolux.ua
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Kyiv Vydubychi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 21m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₴2,800–4,200
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Book at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- +40735123000
- office@trendbus.ro
- Website
- trendbus.ro
Bus from Iasi Airport to Bălți
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- romtransexpress.autogari.ro
- helpline.svs@gmail.com
- Website
- svs.md
Bus from Bălți Gas Station to Mohyliv-Podilskyy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₴180–360
- Website
- https://svs.md/en/bus/route/number-19167
- Website
- inbus.ua
Bus from Suceava Airport to Chernivtsi Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₴170–1,000
- Website
- https://inbus.ua/en
Bus from Chernivtsi Bus station to Kolomiya Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₴160–230
- Website
- https://inbus.ua/en
- Phone
- +380 (93) 320-44-44
- help@gunsel.ua
- Website
- gunsel.ua
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Kyiv Central Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₴3,300–4,300
- Website
- https://gunsel.ua/
- Phone
- +90544 210 2535
- Website
- luksistanbul.com
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Kyiv Central Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₴2,900–4,100
- Schedules at
- luksistanbul.com
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