There are 7 ways to get from Istanbul to Lacul Bâlea by plane, bus, taxi, night train, 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.
Fly to Cluj-Napoca, bus, taxi
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)IST - CLJ
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca to Sibiu
- Take the taxi from Sibiu to Lacul Bâlea
7h 40m$220–371Night train, train, taxi
cheapest- Take the night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Take the train from Bucharest to Ucea
- Take the taxi from Ucea to Lacul Bâlea
17h 3m$71–97Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to București, Autogara Militari
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Tălmaciu
- Take the taxi from Tălmaciu to Lacul Bâlea
15h 42m$124–169Drive 837.6 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Lacul Bâlea837.6 km
11h 16m$134–193Fly to Bucharest Otopeni, train, taxi
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)IST - OTP
- Take the train from Bucharest to Ucea
- Take the taxi from Ucea to Lacul Bâlea
8h 51m$152–306Fly to Craiova Airport, train, taxi
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Craiova Airport (CRA)IST - CRA
- Take the train from Pieleşti Hm. to Câineni
- Take the taxi from Câineni to Lacul Bâlea
7h 50m$246–630Bus
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Slobozia
- Take the bus from Slobozia to Brasov, Gara1
- Take the bus from Brasov, Gara to Arpasu De Jos
24h 11m
Istanbul (IST) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Lacul Bâlea is to night train and train and taxi which costs $70 - $100 and takes 17h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Lacul Bâlea is to fly and bus and taxi which takes 7h 40m and costs $220 - $380.
The distance between Istanbul and Lacul Bâlea is 1034 km. The road distance is 837.6 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Lacul Bâlea without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 15h 42m and costs $120 - $170.
It takes approximately 7h 40m to get from Istanbul to Lacul Bâlea, including transfers.
Lacul Bâlea is 1h behind Istanbul. It is currently 4:43 PM in Istanbul and 3:43 PM in Lacul Bâlea.
Yes, the driving distance between Istanbul to Lacul Bâlea is 838 km. It takes approximately 11h 16m to drive from Istanbul to Lacul Bâlea.
There are 285+ hotels available in Lacul Bâlea.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Lacul Bâlea, Romania?
You can take a bus from Istanbul to Lacul Bâlea via Slobozia, Brasov, Gara, and Arpasu De Jos in around 24h 11m.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–220
Flights from Istanbul to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–190
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Istanbul to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–190
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Istanbul to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–280
Flights from Istanbul to Cluj-Napoca via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–280
Flights from Istanbul to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–160
Flights from Istanbul to Craiova Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–320
- 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
Train from Bucharest to Ucea
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–27
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Pieleşti Hm. to Câineni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–19
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Cluj-Napoca to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–12
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +4-0364.101.110
- Website
- fany.ro
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Tălmaciu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–18
- Schedules at
- fany.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +4-0241-831.491
- transevren1@yahoo.com
- Website
- transevren.autogari.ro
Bus from Istanbul to Slobozia
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Schedules at
- transevren.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 0724242722
- Website
- transbus.autogari.ro
Bus from Slobozia to Brasov, Gara
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- transbus.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +4 0745 050403
- Website
- transpolosam.autogari.ro
Bus from Brasov, Gara to Arpasu De Jos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Schedules at
- transpolosam.autogari.ro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Estimated price
- $24–110
Taxi Pronto
- Phone
- +40 726200222
Taxi 953
- Phone
- +40 269 953
- Website
- taxi953sibiu.ro
Taxi 942
- Phone
- +40 269 237 295
- Website
- taxi942.ro
Taxi Pronto
- Phone
- +40 726200222
Taxi 953
- Phone
- +40 269 953
- Website
- taxi953sibiu.ro
Taxi 942
- Phone
- +40 269 237 295
- Website
- taxi942.ro
Taxi Fagaras
- Phone
- +40 268 215 654
- Website
- taxifagaras.ro
Taxi Fagaras
- Phone
- +40 268 215 654
- Website
- taxifagaras.ro
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