There are 8 ways to get from Istanbul to Ohrid by bus, plane, car, or train
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Bus to Istanbul, fly to Ohrid Airport
best- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Ohrid Airport (OHD)IST - OHD
5h 16m$134–409Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Istanbul to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Ohrid
16h 56m$35–78Drive 821.6 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Ohrid821.6 km
9h 51m$125–180Bus to Istanbul, fly to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, bus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)IST - TIA
- Take the bus from Elbasan to Ohrid
9h 22m$103–252Metro to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, fly to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, bus
- Take the train from Ayrılık Çeşmesi to Sabiha Gokcen Airport
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)SAW - TIA
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Elbasan
- Take the bus from Elbasan to Ohrid
9h 24mBus to Istanbul, fly to Skopje International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)IST - SKP
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Ohrid
11h 52m$103–308Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Skopje International Airport, bus
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)SAW - SKP
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Ohrid
11h 48m$55–193Bus via Ferizaj
- Take the bus from Esenler Otogar to Ferizaj
- Take the bus from Ferizaj to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Ohrid
18h 38m
Istanbul to Ohrid by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Ohrid is to bus which costs $35 - $80 and takes 16h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Ohrid is to bus and fly which takes 5h 16m and costs $130 - $410.
No, there is no direct bus from Istanbul to Ohrid. However, there are services departing from Istanbul and arriving at Ohrid via Skopje, Transporten Centar. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 56m.
The distance between Istanbul and Ohrid is 730 km. The road distance is 821.6 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Ohrid without a car is to bus which takes 16h 56m and costs $35 - $80.
It takes approximately 5h 16m to get from Istanbul to Ohrid, including transfers.
Istanbul to Ohrid bus services, operated by Alpar Turizm, depart from Istanbul station.
Istanbul to Ohrid bus services, operated by Alpar Turizm, arrive at Skopje, Transporten Centar station.
Ohrid is 2h behind Istanbul. It is currently 7:18 AM in Istanbul and 5:18 AM in Ohrid.
Yes, the driving distance between Istanbul to Ohrid is 822 km. It takes approximately 9h 51m to drive from Istanbul to Ohrid.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Ohrid, North Macedonia?
You can take a bus from Istanbul to Ohrid via Skopje, Transporten Centar in around 16h 56m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Ohrid Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–700
Flights from Istanbul to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–260
Flights from Istanbul to Skopje International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–230
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–250
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–250
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Skopje International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–260
- Website
- airalbania.com.al
Flights from Istanbul to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–260
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Skopje International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–100
- Phone
- +90 850 252 88 00
- info@metro.istanbul
- Website
- metro.istanbul
Train from Ayrılık Çeşmesi to Sabiha Gokcen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Schedules at
- metro.istanbul
- 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
- $3–5
- Website
- https://hava.ist/?lang=en
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $26–55
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- +389 71 302 600
- classik.kompani@hotmail.com
- Website
- traveling.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20
- Schedules at
- https://traveling.com/en/bus/company/classic-company
- Phone
- (389) 46 251-882
- info@galeb.mk
- Website
- galeb.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–23
- Schedules at
- galeb.mk
- Phone
- +389(0)2 24 02 388
- avtobuska@maksoob.com.mk
- Website
- traveling.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 078/421-297
- biserprom.mk@gmail.com
- Website
- biserprom.com.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Schedules at
- biserprom.com.mk
- Phone
- +389 71 77 55 29
- ganic.ekskluziv@yahoo.com
- Website
- ganicekskluziv.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16
- Schedules at
- ganicekskluziv.mk
- Phone
- +389 46 787 312
- info@eurobus.mk
- Website
- eurobus.mk
Bus from Elbasan to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Schedules at
- eurobus.mk
- Phone
- +355 69 213 1213
- Travelbusel@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Elbasan
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +383 44 119 284
- info@vectortravelgroup.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Ferizaj to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- vectortravel.eu
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