There are 11 ways to get from Istanbul to Lecce by plane, bus, train, busferry, night train, car, car ferry, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
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 42mDrive, car ferry
cheapest- 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 32m€202–314Bus, 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 Re / ...
25h 15mNight 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 25mFly 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
14h 15mFly 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 54mFly Istanbul to Dubrovnik Airport, car ferry, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Dubrovnik Airport (DBV)plane IST - DBV
- Take the car ferry from Dubrovnik to Port of Baricarferry
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Leccetrain
17h 54mFly 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 46mFly Istanbul to Tivat Airport, car ferry, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Tivat Airport (TIV)plane IST - TIV
- Take the car ferry from Kotor to Dubrovnikcarferry
- Take the car ferry from Dubrovnik to Port of Baricarferry
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Leccetrain
20h 29mBus, bus and ferry via Prizren
- Take the bus from Esenler Otogar to Prizren,Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus
- Take the busferry from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Portobusferry
28h 13mBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Shkodërbus
- Take the busferry from Shkoder,Rruga Teuta to Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Portobusferry
33h 54m
Istanbul (IST) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Lecce is to drive and car ferry which costs €200 - €320 and takes 17h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Lecce is to drive and car ferry which takes 17h 32m and costs €200 - €320.
No, there is no direct bus from Istanbul to Lecce. However, there are services departing from Esenler Otogar and arriving at Lecce via Prizren,Autobuska Stanica, Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave, Brindisi - Via Del Mare and Brindisi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 13m.
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 25m.
The distance between Istanbul and Lecce is 1334 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Lecce without a car is to bus and bus and ferry and train which takes 25h 15m and costs .
It takes approximately 12h 42m to get from Istanbul to Lecce, including transfers.
Istanbul to Lecce bus services, operated by Luks Tempo Turizm, depart from Esenler Otogar station.
Istanbul to Lecce train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Halkali station.
Istanbul to Lecce bus services, operated by Luks Tempo Turizm, arrive at Prizren,Autobuska Stanica 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 25h 15m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–260
Flights from Istanbul to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–160
Flights from Istanbul to Dubrovnik Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–280
Flights from Istanbul to Dubrovnik Airport via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–280
Flights from Istanbul to Podgorica Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–210
Flights from Istanbul to Tivat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–390
Flights from Istanbul to Tivat Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–290
- Website
- interjet.com
Flights from Istanbul to Podgorica Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–210
Flights from Istanbul to Tivat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–390
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Dubrovnik Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–280
Flights from Istanbul to Dubrovnik Airport via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–280
- 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
- €30–210
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Istanbul to Dubrovnik Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–290
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Istanbul to Podgorica Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–200
Flights from Istanbul to Tivat Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–290
- 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
- €30–120
Train from Altamura to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- https://ferrovieappulolucane.it/en/
- Website
- fsitaliane.it
Train from Bari Centrale to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- fsitaliane.it
Train from Venezia Mestre to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- fsitaliane.it
- 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
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- personenverkehr.oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- personenverkehr.oebb.at
- Website
- zcg-prevoz.me
Train from Aerodrom to Bar
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- zcg-prevoz.me
- Phone
- +39 080 5790111
- info@cotrap.it
- Website
- cotrap.it
Bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteotti
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Schedules at
- biglietteria.cotrap.it
- 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
- €35–70
- 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 Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- 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
- +383 44 777 071
- lukstempotur@gmail.com
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Prizren,Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- https://www.facebook.com/p/Luks-Tempo-Turizm-61561171973637
- Phone
- +383 44 242 252
- info@memi-reisen.com
- Website
- memireisen.net
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15
- Schedules at
- memireisen.net
- Phone
- +383 49 858 018
- kabashiitours@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +383 49 129 586
- aulonitours@hotmail.com
- Website
- aulonitours.com
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14
- Schedules at
- web.facebook.com
- Website
- showmebus.com
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- busalbania.com
- Phone
- +355 68 204 4475
- amr_travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15
- 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
- +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
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +385 72 303 337
- passdept_h@jadrolinija.hr
- Website
- jadrolinija.hr
Car ferry from Dubrovnik to Port of Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times 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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More Questions & Answers
Lecce is 1h behind Istanbul. It is currently 3:03 PM in Istanbul and 2:03 PM in Lecce.
Istanbul to Lecce train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Bucharest station.
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