There are 14 ways to get from Istanbul to Lucca by bus, plane, train, night 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.
Bus to Istanbul, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
best- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Busbus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane IST - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Florence Santa Maria Novellatrain
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Luccatrain
8h 51m€117–291Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Pisa International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Pisa International Airport (PSA)plane SAW - PSA
10h 46m€88–262Bus via Kumanovo
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Kumanovobus
- Take the bus from Kumanovo to Stazione Santa Maria Novellabus
- Take the bus from Firenze T2 Guidoni P2 to Carducci 4bus Dd
32h 42m€135–159Night 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 Firenze S.M.N.train Fr
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Luccatrain Re
42h 15m€223–342Drive 1,977.6 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Luccacar 1,977.6 km
18h 27m€307–443Bus to Istanbul, fly to Florence Peretola Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Busbus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane IST - FLR
- Take the bus from Firenze T2 Guidoni P2 to Carducci 4bus
10h 10m€106–291Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane SAW - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Florence Santa Maria Novellatrain
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Luccatrain
8h 53m€139–325Bus to Istanbul, fly to Fiumicino International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Busbus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)plane IST - FCO
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Florence Santa Maria Novellatrain
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Luccatrain
10h 20m€121–295Bus to Istanbul, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Busbus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane IST - VCE
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Firenze S.M.N.train
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Luccatrain
10h 52m€123–332Bus to Istanbul, fly to Pisa International Airport
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Busbus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Pisa International Airport (PSA)plane IST - PSA
9h 14m€101–258Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)plane SAW - FCO
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Florence Santa Maria Novellatrain
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Luccatrain
10h 17m€98–299Bus, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Munichbus
- Take the train from München Hbf to Verona Porta Nuovatrain 89
- Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Firenze S.M.N.train Fr
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Luccatrain Re
34h 59m€182–325Train, bus
- Take the train from Halkalı to Sofiatrain
- Take the bus from Sofia to Firenze Autostazionebus
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Luccatrain Re
41h 6m€116–127Bus
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Constanțabus 1998
- Take the bus from Constanta to Luccabus
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Istanbul to Lucca by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Lucca is to train and bus which costs €110 - €130 and takes 41h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Lucca is to bus and fly and train which takes 8h 51m and costs €110 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Istanbul to Lucca. However, there are services departing from Istanbul and arriving at Carducci 4 via Kumanovo, Stazione Scalette and Firenze T2 Guidoni P2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 42m.
No, there is no direct train from Istanbul to Lucca. However, there are services departing from Yenikapi and arriving at Lucca via Halkali, Bucuresti Nord, Wien Hbf, Venezia Mestre and Firenze S.M.N.. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 15m.
The distance between Istanbul and Lucca is 1683 km. The road distance is 1977.6 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Lucca without a car is to bus via Kumanovo which takes 32h 42m and costs €130 - €160.
It takes approximately 8h 51m to get from Istanbul to Lucca, including transfers.
Istanbul to Lucca bus services, operated by Alpar Turizm, depart from Istanbul station.
Istanbul to Lucca train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Halkali station.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Lucca is to bus via Kumanovo which takes 32h 42m and costs €130 - €160. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €85 - €270 and takes 10h 46m.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Lucca, Italy?
You can take a bus from Istanbul to Carducci 4 via Kumanovo, Stazione Santa Maria Novella, Stazione Scalette, and Firenze T2 Guidoni P2 in around 32h 42m. Alternatively, Pegasus Airlines, Ulendo Airlink, and three other airlines fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Pisa International Airport (PSA) 4 times a day.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–220
Flights from Istanbul to Florence Peretola Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–550
Flights from Istanbul to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–200
Flights from Istanbul to Fiumicino International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–200
Flights from Istanbul to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–210
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Istanbul to Florence Peretola Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–550
Flights from Istanbul to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–200
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–250
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Istanbul to Pisa International Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–230
Flights from Istanbul to Pisa International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–240
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Pisa International Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–330
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Pisa International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Pisa International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–270
Flights from Istanbul to Pisa International Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–260
Flights from Istanbul to Pisa International Airport via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–490
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Pisa International Airport via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–330
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Pisa International Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–330
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–290
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–250
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Istanbul to Florence Peretola Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–300
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Florence Peretola Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Pisa International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–290
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Pisa International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–250
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–210
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Bologna Centrale to Florence Santa Maria Novella
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Venezia Mestre to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €26–60
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Roma Termini to Florence Santa Maria Novella
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–60
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Lucca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- 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
- 17h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–95
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
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
- *
- €90–140
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–75
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from München Hbf to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Halkalı to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Phone
- 0850 888 33 34
- info@hava.ist
- Website
- hava.ist
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–6
- Website
- https://hava.ist/?lang=en
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
Bus from Istanbul to Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €85–120
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- hakkomerc@gmail.com
- Website
- hakbus.org
Bus from Kumanovo to Stazione Santa Maria Novella
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 43m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110
- Website
- https://www.hakbus.org/
- Phone
- +39 055 849 0505
- servizioclienti@at-bus.it
- Website
- at-bus.it
Bus from Firenze T2 Guidoni P2 to Carducci 4
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- https://www.at-bus.it/en
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- info@mm-travel.bg
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Sofia to Firenze Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Constanța
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €31–32
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +4-0241-831.491
- transevren1@yahoo.com
- Website
- transevren.autogari.ro
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Constanța
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–60
- Schedules at
- transevren.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 0040374557200
- Website
- romfour.com
Bus from Constanta to Lucca
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 49m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
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More Questions & Answers
Istanbul to Lucca bus services, operated by Alpar Turizm, arrive at Kumanovo station.
Lucca is 2h behind Istanbul. It is currently 12:36 PM in Istanbul and 10:36 AM in Lucca.
Istanbul to Lucca train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Bucharest station.
Yes, the driving distance between Istanbul to Lucca is 1978 km. It takes approximately 18h 27m to drive from Istanbul to Lucca.
There are 4865+ hotels available in Lucca.






















































