There are 8 ways to get from Istanbul to Limassol by plane, bus, train, car ferry, taxi, or car
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Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Ercan International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Ercan International Airport (ECN)plane SAW - ECN
- Take the bus from Traffic Education Park to New Port - Passenger Buildingbus
7h 5m€115–366Fly Istanbul to Paphos International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Paphos International Airport (PFO)plane IST - PFO
- Take the bus from Karavella Bus Station to Archiep. Leontiou A´ - Old Hospitalbus
9h 19m€59–258Train, bus, car ferry, taxi
- Take the train from Istanbul Bostancı to Karamantrain Yht
- Take the bus from Karaman to Taşucubus
- Take the car ferry from Taşucu to Girnecarferry
- Take the taxi from Girne to Limassoltaxi
18h 29mBus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Esenler Otogar to Taşucubus
- Take the car ferry from Taşucu to Girnecarferry
- Take the bus from Dionysios Solomos Square to New Port - Passenger Buildingbus 25
25h 10m€106–283Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Istanbul to Taşucucar
- Take the car ferry from Taşucu to Girnecarferry
- Drive from Girne to Limassolcar
18h 10m€137–348Fly Istanbul to Ercan International Airport, bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Ercan International Airport (ECN)plane IST - ECN
- Take the bus from Traffic Education Park to New Port - Passenger Buildingbus
6h 55m€289–339Fly Istanbul to Larnaca International Airport, bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Larnaca International Airport (LCA)plane IST - LCA
- Take the bus from Archiep. Makariou C´ Ave. - Filiou Tsigaridi 1 to New Port - Passenger Buildingbus
9h 17m€111–200Bus, car ferry via Mut
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler to Mutbus
- Take the bus from Mut to Taşucubus
- Take the car ferry from Taşucu to Girnecarferry
- Take the bus from Dionysios Solomos Square to New Port - Passenger Buildingbus 25
26h 23m
Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Ercan International Airport (ECN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Limassol is to fly and bus which costs €55 - €260 and takes 9h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Limassol is to fly and bus which takes 6h 55m and costs €280 - €340.
The distance between Istanbul and Limassol is 896 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Limassol without a car is to train and bus and car ferry and taxi which takes 18h 29m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 5m to get from Istanbul to Limassol, including transfers.
Limassol is 1h behind Istanbul. It is currently 4:36 PM in Istanbul and 3:36 PM in Limassol.
There are 696+ hotels available in Limassol.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Limassol, Cyprus?
There is no direct connection from Istanbul to Limassol. However, you can take the train to Ayrilikcesme, take the train to Sabiha Gokcen Airport, walk to Sabiha-Gokcen-Airport-SAW airport, fly to Ercan International Airport (ECN), take the taxi to Traffic Education Park, then take the bus to New Port - Passenger Building. Alternatively, you can take the train to Bostancı, take the train to Karaman, take the taxi to Karaman, take the bus to Taşucu, walk to Taşucu, take the car ferry to Girne, then take the taxi to Limassol.
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Ercan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–260
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Ercan International Airport via Cukurova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–270
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Ercan International Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Ercan International Airport via Hatay
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–290
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Ercan International Airport via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–270
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Ercan International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–260
Flights from Istanbul to Ercan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Ercan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–290
Flights from Istanbul to Ercan International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–290
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Ercan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–310
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Ercan International Airport via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–310
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Paphos International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–250
Flights from Istanbul to Paphos International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–270
Flights from Istanbul to Paphos International Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–270
Flights from Istanbul to Paphos International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €95–370
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Larnaca International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Istanbul to Paphos International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–280
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Larnaca International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–370
- Website
- mea.com.lb
Flights from Istanbul to Larnaca International Airport via Beirut
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–380
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Istanbul Bostancı to Karaman
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Phone
- +357 24 643493
- info@intercity-buses.com
- Website
- intercity-buses.com
Bus from Traffic Education Park to New Port - Passenger Building
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–6
- Website
- https://intercity-buses.com/en/
Bus from Dionysios Solomos Square to New Port - Passenger Building
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- https://intercity-buses.com/en/
Bus from Archiep. Makariou C´ Ave. - Filiou Tsigaridi 1 to New Port - Passenger Building
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–6
- Website
- https://intercity-buses.com/en/
Bus from Karavella Bus Station to Archiep. Leontiou A´ - Old Hospital
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–6
- Website
- https://intercity-buses.com/en/
- Phone
- 444 42 06
- seyahat@ozkaymak.com.tr
- Website
- ozkaymak.com.tr
Bus from Karaman to Taşucu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- ozkaymak.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler to Mut
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30
- Schedules at
- ozkaymak.com.tr
Bus from Mut to Taşucu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- ozkaymak.com.tr
- Phone
- 0(850) 244 33 33
- info@mersinnurturizm.com
- Website
- mersinnurturizm.com
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Taşucu
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €32
- Schedules at
- mersinnurturizm.com
- Phone
- 0392 444 43 64
- Website
- akgunlerbilet.com
Car ferry from Taşucu to Girne
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–200
- Website
- https://www.akgunlerbilet.com/?lang=en
- Single Passenger
- €35–50
- Car
- €110–200
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Estimated price
- €120–150
VIP Taxi
- Phone
- +357 22107107
- Website
- viptaxicyprus.com
Taxi Trips Nicosia
- Phone
- +357 96901919
- Website
- taxitripsnicosia.com
Expert Transfer
- Phone
- +357 80006565
- Website
- taxiexpertcy.com
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