There are 9 ways to get from Istanbul to Novalja by plane, shuttle, bus, ferry, 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.
Fly to Zadar Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Zadar Airport (ZAD)plane IST - ZAD
- Take a shuttle bus from Zadar Airport to Novalja, Autobusni kolodvor
10h 2m€120–271Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Slavonski Brod, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
- Take the bus from Slavonski Brod, Autobusni Kolodvor to Novalja, Autobusni kolodvorbus
28h 25m€42–46Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Belgrade bus station to Zagrebbus
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Rijeka bus stationbus 972 / ...
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Novaljaferry
26h 24m€93–182Drive 1,555.3 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Novaljacar 1,555.3 km
16h 32m€220–317Fly to Split Airport, bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Split Airport (SPU)plane IST - SPU
- Take the bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Novalja, Autobusni kolodvorbus
11h 2m€143–343Fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, bus, ferry
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane IST - ZAG
- Take the bus from Zagreb Airport to Rijeka - Autobusni Kolodvorbus
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Novaljaferry
12h 11m€149–299Fly to Ljubljana, shuttle, bus, ferry
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane IST - LJU
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Trieste Centrale
- Take the bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvorbus
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Novaljaferry
12h 36m€223–672Fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle, ferry
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane IST - VCE
- Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Rijeka
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Novaljaferry
14h 3m€206–810Bus via Prizren
- Take the bus from Esenler Otogar to Prizren,Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Split Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Novalja, Autobusni kolodvorbus
32h 8m
Istanbul to Novalja by bus, foot, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Novalja is to bus which costs €42 - €46 and takes 28h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Novalja is to fly and shuttle which takes 10h 2m and costs €120 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from Istanbul to Novalja. However, there are services departing from İstanbul Esenler and arriving at Novalja, Autobusni kolodvor via Beograd, Autobuska stanica and Slavonski Brod, Autobusni Kolodvor. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 25m.
The distance between Istanbul and Novalja is 1264 km. The road distance is 1555.3 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Novalja without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 26h 24m and costs €90 - €190.
It takes approximately 10h 2m to get from Istanbul to Novalja, including transfers.
Istanbul to Novalja bus services, operated by Luks Yonca, depart from İstanbul Esenler station.
Istanbul to Novalja bus services, operated by Luks Yonca, arrive at Beograd, Autobuska stanica station.
Novalja is 1h behind Istanbul. It is currently 4:04 AM in Istanbul and 3:04 AM in Novalja.
Yes, the driving distance between Istanbul to Novalja is 1555 km. It takes approximately 16h 32m to drive from Istanbul to Novalja.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Novalja, Croatia?
You can take a bus from İstanbul Esenler to Novalja, Autobusni kolodvor via Beograd, Autobuska stanica and Slavonski Brod, Autobusni Kolodvor in around 28h 25m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Zadar Airport via Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–650
Flights from Istanbul to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–280
Flights from Istanbul to Split Airport via Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–290
Flights from Istanbul to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–240
Flights from Istanbul to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–150
Flights from Istanbul to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–210
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Zadar Airport via Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–650
Flights from Istanbul to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–280
Flights from Istanbul to Split Airport via Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–290
Flights from Istanbul to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–240
Flights from Istanbul to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €170–370
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Istanbul to Zadar Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–650
Flights from Istanbul to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–240
Flights from Istanbul to Ljubljana via Nis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–180
Flights from Istanbul to Ljubljana via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–180
Flights from Istanbul to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Zadar Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–420
Flights from Istanbul to Zadar Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €170–650
Flights from Istanbul to Zadar Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €170–700
Flights from Istanbul to Zadar Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €170–700
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Split Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from Istanbul to Ljubljana via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–340
- Website
- interjet.com
Flights from Istanbul to Ljubljana via Podgorica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–150
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- Phone
- +385 01/6331-933
- plesoprijevoz@plesoprijevoz.hr
- Website
- plesoprijevoz.hr
Shuttle from Zadar Airport to Novalja, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €19
- Schedules at
- plesoprijevoz.hr
Bus from Zagreb Airport to Rijeka - Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–35
- Schedules at
- plesoprijevoz.hr
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- info@luksyonca.com.tr
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €37
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Belgrade bus station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zagreb to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +385 (0)72 660 660
- info@arriva.com.hr
- Website
- arriva.com.hr
Bus from Zagreb to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €1–12
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Slavonski Brod, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €1–3
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
Bus from Slavonski Brod, Autobusni Kolodvor to Novalja, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
- Phone
- +385 52 356 500
- brioni@brioni.hr
- Website
- brioni.hr
Bus from Zagreb to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–50
- Website
- https://www.brioni.hr/en-gb/
- Phone
- +385 (0) 32 308 935
- polet@polet.hr
- Website
- polet.hr
Bus from Zagreb to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €47
- Schedules at
- polet.hr
- Phone
- +385 043 277 100
- info@cazmatrans.hr
- Website
- cazmatrans.hr
Bus from Zagreb to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €18
- Website
- https://cazmatrans.hr/en/
- Phone
- +385 91 616 0990
- antonio.tours@zd.t-com.hr
- Website
- antoniotours.hr
Bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Novalja, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–55
- Schedules at
- antoniotours.hr
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €31–280
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €31
- Private
- €138
Bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
Shuttle from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €96–550
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €96
- Private
- €223
- 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 44 119 284
- info@vectortravelgroup.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Split Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–50
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Jadrolinija
Contact Details
- Phone
- +385 72 303 337
- passdept_h@jadrolinija.hr
- Website
- jadrolinija.hr
Ferry from Rijeka to Novalja
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
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