There are 11 ways to get from Istanbul to Lecce by plane, bus, train, busferry, night train, car, car ferry, or ferry
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Fly Istanbul to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, bus, train
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane IST - BRI
- Take the bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteottibus
- Take the train from Altamura to Bari Centraletrain
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Leccetrain
12h 9m€125–361Bus, bus and ferry, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Pogradecbus
- Take the bus from Mëmëlisht to Elbasanbus
- Take the busferry from Elbasan to Bari Portobusferry
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Leccetrain Fa / ...
23h 38mNight train, train
- Take the night train from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbfnighttrain
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Venezia Mestretrain Rjx
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Leccetrain Fr
47h 27m€329–537Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Istanbul to Port Of Vloracar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Vlora to Porto di Brindisicarferry
- Drive from Porto Di Brindisi to Leccecar
17h 31m€206–301Fly Istanbul to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, bus and ferry, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane IST - TIA
- Take the busferry from Durrës to Bari Portobusferry
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Leccetrain
13h 18mFly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, bus and ferry, train
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane SAW - TIA
- Take the busferry from Durrës to Bari Portobusferry
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Leccetrain
13h 38mFly Istanbul to Dubrovnik Airport, ferry, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Dubrovnik Airport (DBV)plane IST - DBV
- Take the ferry from Dubrovnik to Bariferry
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Leccetrain
17h 20m€206–484Fly Istanbul to Podgorica Airport, train, ferry
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Podgorica Airport (TGD)plane IST - TGD
- Take the train from Aerodrom to Bartrain
- Take the ferry from Bar to Port of Bariferry
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Leccetrain
18h 9m€179–473Fly Istanbul to Tivat Airport, car ferry, ferry, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Tivat Airport (TIV)plane IST - TIV
- Take the car ferry from Kotor to Dubrovnikcarferry
- Take the ferry from Dubrovnik to Bariferry
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Leccetrain
19h 53m€257–645Bus, bus and ferry via Thessaloníki
- Take the bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Vlore , stationbus
- Take the busferry from Vlorë to Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Portobusferry
27h 18mBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Shkodërbus
- Take the busferry from Shkoder,Rruga Teuta to Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Portobusferry
32h 43m
Istanbul (IST) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Lecce is to fly and bus and train which costs €120 - €370 and takes 12h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Lecce is to fly and bus and train which takes 12h 9m and costs €120 - €370.
No, there is no direct bus from Istanbul to Lecce. However, there are services departing from Istanbul Esenler Otogari and arriving at Lecce via Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station, Vlorë, Brindisi - Via Del Mare and Brindisi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 18m.
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 47h 27m.
The distance between Istanbul and Lecce is 1333 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Lecce without a car is to bus and bus and ferry and train which takes 23h 38m and costs .
It takes approximately 12h 9m to get from Istanbul to Lecce, including transfers.
Istanbul to Lecce bus services, operated by Arda Tur, depart from Istanbul Esenler Otogari station.
Istanbul to Lecce train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Halkali station.
Istanbul to Lecce bus services, operated by Arda Tur, arrive at Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Lecce, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Istanbul to Lecce. However, you can take the train to Gayrettepe, take the train to Istanbul Airport, walk to Istanbul (IST) airport, fly to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI), walk to Bari Airport, take the bus to Matera piazza Matteotti, walk to Matera Centrale Station, take the train to Altamura, take the train to Bari Centrale, then take the train to Lecce. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Istanbul to Lecce via Pogradec, Pogradec, Mëmëlisht, Elbasan, Elbasan, Bari Porto, Stazione Marittima, Bari Centrale, and Bari Centrale in around 23h 38m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–310
Flights from Istanbul to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–220
Flights from Istanbul to Dubrovnik Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–270
Flights from Istanbul to Dubrovnik Airport via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–270
Flights from Istanbul to Podgorica Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–270
Flights from Istanbul to Tivat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–470
Flights from Istanbul to Tivat Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–410
- Website
- interjet.com
Flights from Istanbul to Podgorica Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–270
Flights from Istanbul to Tivat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–470
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Dubrovnik Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–270
Flights from Istanbul to Dubrovnik Airport via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Sunday, Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–270
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–210
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Istanbul to Podgorica Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–260
Flights from Istanbul to Tivat Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–410
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–230
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–140
Train from Altamura to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- https://ferrovieappulolucane.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bari Centrale to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €140–270
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bari Centrale to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- 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
- €18–30
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@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
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–90
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €90–140
- Phone
- +382 20 441 197
- info@zpcg.me
- Website
- zpcg.me
Train from Aerodrom to Bar
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €1–5
- Website
- https://zpcg.me/en
- Second Class
- €1–3
- First Class
- €4–5
- Phone
- +39 080 579 0211
- info@sitasudtrasporti.it
- Website
- sitasudtrasporti.it
Bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteotti
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Schedules at
- sitasudtrasporti.it
- Book at
- marozzivt.it
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul to Pogradec
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
Bus from Istanbul to Shkodër
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- 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
Busferry from Elbasan to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Vlorë to Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Shkoder,Rruga Teuta to Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 11m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +355697278670
- mb.travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Durrës to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- +355 69 661 4303
- likospartak@gmail.com
- Website
- likokostatours.weebly.com
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station 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
- €40–55
- Website
- https://starlines.it/
- Phone
- +39 0836 801578
- info@elladeviaggi.it
Car ferry from Port of Vlora to Porto di Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €57
- Schedules at
- https://www.elladeviaggi.it/Albania%20Vlora%20RED%20STAR%20FERRIES%20En.htm
- Phone
- +385 72 303 337
- passdept_h@jadrolinija.hr
- Website
- jadrolinija.hr
Ferry from Dubrovnik to Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
- Phone
- + 39 080 5789843
- balcani@morfimare.it
- Website
- montenegrolines.net
Ferry from Bar to Port of Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €51–120
- Website
- https://www.montenegrolines.net/en/
- Deck
- €55–70
- Cabin
- €100–120
- Phone
- +385 52 451 200
- db.ferry@kompas-travel.com
- Website
- adriatic-lines.com
Car ferry from Kotor to Dubrovnik
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55
- Website
- https://adriatic-lines.com/
- Adullt
- €55
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Lecce is 1h behind Istanbul. It is currently 10:40 PM in Istanbul and 9:40 PM in Lecce.
Istanbul to Lecce train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Bucharest station.
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