There are 5 ways to get from Istanbul to Olbia by plane, bus, ferry, car, car ferry, shuttle, or night train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB)plane IST - OLB
7h 42m€120–260Bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Istanbul Esenler to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Genoa Piazza Acquaverdebus
- Take the ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Olbiaferry
45h 18m€113–268Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Istanbul to Port of Civitavecchiacar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Civitavecchia to Port of Arbataxcarferry
- Drive from Port of Arbatax to Olbiacar
32h 28m€393–601Bus, shuttle, ferry
- Take the bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Firenze Autostazionebus
- Take a shuttle bus from Florence Piazza Montelungo to Livorno via Cogorano
- Take the ferry from Port of Livorno to Port of Olbiaferry
45h 27m€172–262Night train, bus, ferry
- Take the night train from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Livornobus
- Take the ferry from Port of Livorno to Port of Olbiaferry
2d 12h
Istanbul (IST) to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Olbia is to bus and ferry which costs €110 - €270 and takes 45h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Olbia is to fly which takes 7h 42m and costs €120 - €260.
The distance between Istanbul and Olbia is 1651 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Olbia without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 45h 18m and costs €110 - €270.
It takes approximately 7h 42m to get from Istanbul to Olbia, including transfers.
Olbia is 2h behind Istanbul. It is currently 10:15 PM in Istanbul and 8:15 PM in Olbia.
There are 3753+ hotels available in Olbia.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Olbia, Italy?
Aegean Airlines, Sky Express, and six other airlines fly from Istanbul (IST) to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB) 3 times a day.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–310
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Istanbul to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–310
Flights from Istanbul to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €140–550
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Istanbul to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–490
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Istanbul to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–490
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–550
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Istanbul to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €130–490
- 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
- 0545 792 30 02
- info@luksyonca.com.tr
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Esenler to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Genoa Piazza Acquaverde
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/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 Firenze Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +39 05861888623, +39 339 628 1382
- info@tuscanybus.com
- Website
- tuscanybus.com
Shuttle from Florence Piazza Montelungo to Livorno via Cogorano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €29–30
- Schedules at
- tuscanybus.com
- Phone
- 0040374557200
- Website
- romfour.com
Bus from Bucharest to Livorno
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 48m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- gnv.it
Ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Olbia
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–160
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- info@grimaldi.napoli.it
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Car ferry from Port of Civitavecchia to Port of Arbatax
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
Ferry from Port of Livorno to Port of Olbia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–110
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
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