There are 7 ways to get from Istanbul to Lecce by taxi, plane, bus, train, night train, car, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Taxi, fly
best- Take the taxi from Istanbul to Istanbul (IST)
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Brindisi Airport (BDS)IST - BDS
7h 16m€72–289Bus, train
- Take the bus from Instabul to Prizren,Autobuska Stanica
- Take the bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Durrës
- Take the bus from Durrës to Bari Porto
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to LecceFr / ...
25h 31m€161–174Night 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 Venezia MestreRj
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to LecceFr
2d€279–411Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Istanbul to Port Of Vlora
- Take the car ferry from Port of Vlora to Porto di Brindisi
17h 18m€205–318Bus, Leonetti Bus
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Pogradec
- Take the bus from Mëmëlisht to Elbasan
- Take the bus from Elbasan to Bari Porto
- Take the bus from Bari to Lecce - Autostazione
26h 29mBus via Thessaloníki
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Thessaloniki
- Take the bus from Thessaloníki to Vlore , station
- Take the bus from Vlorë to Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto
28h 59mBus
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Shkodër
- Take the bus from Shkoder,Rruga Teuta to Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto
35h 3m
Istanbul (IST) to Brindisi Airport (BDS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Lecce is to bus and train which costs €160 - €180 and takes 25h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Lecce is to taxi and fly which takes 7h 16m and costs €70 - €290.
No, there is no direct bus from Istanbul to Lecce. However, there are services departing from Istanbul Otogar and arriving at Lecce - Autostazione via Istanbul, Pogradec, Mëmëlisht, Elbasan and Bari. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 29m.
No, there is no direct train from Istanbul to Lecce. However, there are services departing from Yenikapi and arriving at Lecce via Halkali, Bucuresti Nord, Wien Hbf and Venezia Mestre. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 0h.
The distance between Istanbul and Lecce is 993 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Lecce without a car is to bus and train which takes 25h 31m and costs €160 - €180.
It takes approximately 7h 16m to get from Istanbul to Lecce, including transfers.
Istanbul to Lecce bus services, operated by Alpar Turizm, depart from Istanbul station.
Istanbul to Lecce train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Halkali station.
Istanbul to Lecce bus services, operated by Alpar Turizm, arrive at Pogradec station.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Lecce, Italy?
You can take a bus from Istanbul Otogar to Lecce - Autostazione via Ayvalıdere, Istanbul, Pogradec, Pogradec, Mëmëlisht, Elbasan, and Bari in around 26h 29m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Brindisi Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–500
Flights from Istanbul to Brindisi Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–550
Flights from Istanbul to Brindisi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–480
Flights from Istanbul to Brindisi Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–500
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Istanbul to Brindisi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–480
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Brindisi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–480
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Istanbul to Brindisi Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–240
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Istanbul to Brindisi Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €150–550
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bari Centrale to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–24
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bari Centrale to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bari Centrale to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €18–26
- 1st Class
- €24–35
- 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
- €85–95
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Wien Hbf to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Phone
- +383 44 190 915
- erhantrans@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Instabul to Prizren,Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +383 49 129 586
- aulonitours@hotmail.com
- Website
- aulonitours.com
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +383 44 553 550
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- https://www.facebook.com/gmicaofficial
- Phone
- +383 44 242 252
- info@memi-reisen.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15
- Schedules at
- memi-reisen.com
- Phone
- +355 (0) 69 432/6000
- bleditravel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +381 69 756756
- velitrans2021@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €15
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355697278670
- mb.travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Durrës to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul to Pogradec
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
Bus from Istanbul to Shkodër
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- +355 69 213 1213
- Travelbusel@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Mëmëlisht to Elbasan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Elbasan to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Vlorë to Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Shkoder,Rruga Teuta to Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 11m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +39081/969167
- servizioclienti@leonettiroma.it
- Website
- leonettiroma.it
Bus from Bari to Lecce - Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Website
- https://www.leonettiroma.it/
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–22
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- €17–22
- Phone
- +355 69 661 4303
- likospartak@gmail.com
- Website
- likokostatours.weebly.com
Bus from Thessaloníki to Vlore , station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 210 9561630
- info@europeanseaways.com
- Website
- ferries.gr
Car ferry from Port of Vlora to Porto di Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Website
- https://www.ferries.gr/european-seaways/ferries.htm
- Phone
- +39 0831 575289
- Website
- starlines.it
Car ferry from Port of Vlora to Porto di Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €41–42
- Website
- https://starlines.it/
- Phone
- +30 210 9561630
- info@a-ships.com
- Website
- a-ships.com
Car ferry from Port of Vlora to Porto di Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Schedules at
- a-ships.com
- Deck /Air type
- €45
- Cabin
- €50–80
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Estimated price
- €26–32
Pera Taxi
- Phone
- +902122438399
- Website
- firmasec.com
OZ Taxi
- Phone
- +90 2122441567
- Website
- onlinetaksi.com
Newton taxi Istanbul
- Phone
- +905444513219
- Website
- newtontaxi.net
Ayasofya Taxi
- Phone
- +902125181160
- Website
- firmasec.com
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Lecce is 2h behind Istanbul. It is currently 5:55 PM in Istanbul and 3:55 PM in Lecce.
Istanbul to Lecce train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Bucharest station.
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