There are 9 ways to get from Istanbul to Marsala by plane, train, bus, busferry, 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 Palermo Airport, train
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane IST - PMO
- Take the train from Piraineto to Marsalatrain
9h 29m€115–286Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Palermo Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane SAW - PMO
- Take the train from Piraineto to Marsalatrain
12h 24m€63–219Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Instabul 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 Cosenza - Autostazionebusferry
- Take the bus from Cosenza to Marsalabus 582
46h 6mDrive, car ferry, ferry
- Drive from Istanbul to Port Of Igoumenitsacar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Igoumenitsa to Porto di Brindisicarferry
- Drive from Porto Di Brindisi to Villa San Giovannicar
- Take the ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
- Drive from Messina Marittima to Marsalacar
28h 48m€304–463Fly Istanbul to Trapani Airport
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Trapani Airport (TPS)plane IST - TPS
9h 37m€172–637Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Trapani Airport
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Trapani Airport (TPS)plane SAW - TPS
10h 7m€63–273Fly Istanbul to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane IST - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Palermo to Marsalabus
13h 3m€136–324Bus, bus and ferry via Thessaloníki
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the bus from Thessaloníki to Vlorëbus
- Take the busferry from Vlorë to Cosenza - Autostazionebusferry
- Take the bus from Cosenza to Marsalabus 582
46h 42mBus, bus and ferry #2
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Shkodërbus
- Take the busferry from Shkoder,Rruga Teuta to Cosenza - Autostazionebusferry
- Take the bus from Cosenza to Marsalabus 582
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Istanbul (IST) to Palermo Airport (PMO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Marsala is to fly and train which costs €60 - €220 and takes 12h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Marsala is to fly and train which takes 9h 29m and costs €110 - €290.
No, there is no direct bus from Istanbul to Marsala. However, there are services departing from Instabul and arriving at Marsala via Prizren,Autobuska Stanica, Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave and Cosenza. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 46h 6m.
The distance between Istanbul and Marsala is 1556 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Marsala without a car is to bus and bus and ferry which takes 46h 6m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 29m to get from Istanbul to Marsala, including transfers.
Istanbul to Marsala bus services, operated by Erhan Trans, depart from Instabul station.
Istanbul to Marsala bus services, operated by Erhan Trans, arrive at Prizren,Autobuska Stanica station.
Marsala is 1h behind Istanbul. It is currently 7:40 PM in Istanbul and 6:40 PM in Marsala.
There are 1668+ hotels available in Marsala.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Marsala, Italy?
Turkish Airlines and Ryanair fly from Istanbul (IST) to Trapani Airport (TPS) 4 times a day.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Palermo Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–330
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Palermo Airport via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–310
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Palermo Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–330
Flights from Istanbul to Trapani Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–700
Flights from Istanbul to Trapani Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–650
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Trapani Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–480
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Trapani Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–400
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Trapani Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–450
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Trapani Airport via Sofia, Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–270
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Trapani Airport via Tirana, Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–370
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–430
Flights from Istanbul to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–290
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–290
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Palermo Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
- Website
- airmalta.com
Flights from Istanbul to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–290
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Piraineto to Marsala
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–28
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Catania Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 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 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
- 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
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Cosenza - Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 51m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Vlorë to Cosenza - Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 12m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Shkoder,Rruga Teuta to Cosenza - Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 57m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Cosenza to Marsala
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Palermo to Marsala
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +30 2310241545
- crazy.holidays.tours@gmail.com
- Website
- crazyholidays.gr
Bus from Istanbul to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–90
- Website
- https://www.crazyholidays.gr/root.en.aspx
Bus from Thessaloníki to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.crazyholidays.gr/root.en.aspx
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
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
- +39.081.496.444
- info@grimaldi.napoli.it
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Car ferry from Port of Igoumenitsa to Porto di Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
- Phone
- 3409848540
- info@blujetlines.it
- Website
- blujetlines.it
Ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–3
- Schedules at
- blujetlines.it
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