There are 13 ways to get from Istanbul to Milan by plane, bus, night train, train, or car
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Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
best- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane SAW - BGY
6h 50m€55–245Bus via Sofia
- Take the bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus Citylines 19 / ...
- Take the bus from Sofia to Milano, Stazione Centralebus
32h€114–117Night 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 Milano Centraletrain Fr
40h 21m€224–381Drive 1,935.4 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Milancar 1,935.4 km
18h 10m€297–428Fly Istanbul to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane IST - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Porta Garibalditrain
6h 50m€72–161Fly Istanbul to Milan Linate Airport
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane IST - LIN
7h 55m€85–215Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane SAW - LIN
8h 6m€86–253Fly Istanbul to Turin Caselle Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Turin Caselle Airport (TRN)plane IST - TRN
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Milano Centraletrain
7h 55m€88–270Fly Istanbul to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane IST - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Milan Rogoredotrain
7h 44m€110–244Fly Istanbul to Venice Marco Polo Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane IST - VCE
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centraletrain
8h 47m€121–337Bus, 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 Milano Centraletrain Fr
32h 29m€175–281Bus
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Munichbus
- Take the bus from Munich - Bus Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus BlaBlaCar Bus
32h 30m€114–176Train, bus
- Take the train from Halkalı to Sofiatrain
- Take the bus from Sofia to Stazione Centrale - Piazza Duca d'Aostabus
37h 17m€123–171
Istanbul to Milan by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Milan is to fly which costs €55 - €250 and takes 6h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Milan is to fly and train which takes 6h 50m and costs €70 - €170.
No, there is no direct bus from Istanbul to Milan. However, there are services departing from Istanbul Büyük Otogari and arriving at Milano, Stazione Centrale via Sofia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h.
No, there is no direct train from Istanbul to Milan. However, there are services departing from Yenikapi and arriving at Milano Centrale via Halkali, Bucuresti Nord, Wien Hbf and Venezia Mestre. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 21m.
The distance between Istanbul and Milan is 1757 km. The road distance is 1935.4 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Milan without a car is to bus via Sofia which takes 32h and costs €114 - €118.
It takes approximately 6h 50m to get from Istanbul to Milan, including transfers.
Istanbul to Milan bus services, operated by Alpar Turizm, depart from Istanbul station.
Istanbul to Milan train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Halkali station.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Milan is to fly which takes 6h 50m and costs €55 - €250. Alternatively, you can bus via Sofia, which costs €114 - €118 and takes 32h.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Milan, Italy?
AJet and Pegasus Airlines fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Milano, Stazione Centrale via Sofia Serdica Bus Station and Sofia in around 32h.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–260
Flights from Istanbul to Milan Linate Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–430
Flights from Istanbul to Milan Linate Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–430
Flights from Istanbul to Milan Linate Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–420
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–310
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–310
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–310
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–340
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–370
Flights from Istanbul to Turin Caselle Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–210
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–360
Flights from Istanbul to Turin Caselle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–210
Flights from Istanbul to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–160
Flights from Istanbul to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Istanbul to Milan Linate Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–320
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–310
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–340
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–250
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Istanbul to Milano Malpensa Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–140
Flights from Istanbul to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Istanbul to Milan Linate Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–430
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–310
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–360
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–340
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–260
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Istanbul to Milan Linate Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–430
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–310
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–190
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–340
- 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 Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- €40–60
- Smart Flex
- €45–60
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- €30–45
- Smart Flex
- €35–45
Train from Bologna Centrale to Milan Rogoredo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- €35–50
- Smart Flex
- €40–50
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €75–110
- 2nd Class
- €55–80
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €55–85
- 2nd Class
- €35–50
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Porta Garibaldi
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from München Hbf to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–80
- 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
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- +90 212 658 00 61
- info@huntur.com.tr
- Website
- huntur.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–28
- Website
- https://www.huntur.com.tr/?l=EN
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- info@mm-travel.bg
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Sofia to Milano, Stazione Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul to Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Munich - Bus Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Munich - Bus Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Munich - Bus Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Sofia to Stazione Centrale - Piazza Duca d'Aosta
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–150
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
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More Questions & Answers
Istanbul to Milan bus services, operated by Alpar Turizm, arrive at Munich station.
Milan is 2h behind Istanbul. It is currently 3:26 PM in Istanbul and 1:26 PM in Milan.
Istanbul to Milan train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Bucharest station.
Yes, the driving distance between Istanbul to Milan is 1935 km. It takes approximately 18h 10m to drive from Istanbul to Milan.
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