There are 10 ways to get from Istanbul to Positano by plane, train, bus, busferry, car, car ferry, car train, 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 Naples Airport, train
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane IST - NAP
- Take the train from Napoli P. Garibaldi to S. Agnellotrain
8h 52m€105–215Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)plane SAW - FCO
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Napolitrain
- Take the train from Napoli P. Garibaldi to S. Agnellotrain
11h€89–274Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Instabul to Prizren,Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Durrësbus
- Take the busferry from Durrës to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabusferry
- Take the bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Sant'Agnellobus
32h 22mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Halkalı to Sofiatrain
- Take the bus from Sofia to Triestebus
- Take the train from Trieste C.le to Napolitrain
- Take the train from Napoli P. Garibaldi to S. Agnellotrain 0
42h 7m€218–341Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Istanbul to Port Of Vloracar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Vlora to Porto di Brindisicarferry
- Drive from Porto Di Brindisi to Positanocar
21h 37m€254–394Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Naples Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane SAW - NAP
- Take the train from Napoli P. Garibaldi to S. Agnellotrain
10h 52m€103–264Fly Istanbul to Fiumicino International Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)plane IST - FCO
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Napolitrain
- Take the train from Napoli P. Garibaldi to S. Agnellotrain
10h 44m€127–263Bus, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul Esenler to Plovdivbus
- Take the bus from Plovdiv Train station to Zagrebbus
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Napoli P.zza Garibaldibus
- Take the train from Napoli P. Garibaldi to S. Agnellotrain 0
42h 44m€157–272Drive, car train
- Drive from Istanbul to Edirnecar
- Take the car train from Edirne to Villach Hbf/Bbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf/Bbf to Positanocar
2d 3h€384–1,375Bus, bus and ferry, car ferry, ferry
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Shkodërbus
- Take the busferry from Shkoder,Rruga Teuta to Messina - Piazza della Repubblicabusferry
- Take the car ferry from Messina to Port of Salernocarferry
- Take the ferry from Port of Salerno to Port of Positanoferry
2d 8h
Istanbul to Positano by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Positano is to fly and train which costs €85 - €280 and takes 11h.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Positano is to fly and train which takes 8h 52m and costs €100 - €220.
No, there is no direct bus from Istanbul to Positano. However, there are services departing from Instabul and arriving at Positano Chiesa Nuova via Prizren,Autobuska Stanica, Durrës, Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina and Sant'Agnello. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 22m.
The distance between Istanbul and Positano is 1319 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Positano without a car is to bus and bus and ferry which takes 32h 22m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 52m to get from Istanbul to Positano, including transfers.
Istanbul to Positano bus services, operated by Erhan Trans, depart from Instabul station.
Istanbul to Positano bus services, operated by Erhan Trans, arrive at Prizren,Autobuska Stanica station.
Positano is 2h behind Istanbul. It is currently 1:00 AM in Istanbul and 11:00 PM in Positano.
There are 8937+ hotels available in Positano.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Positano, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Istanbul to Positano. However, you can take the train to Gayrettepe, take the train to Istanbul Airport, walk to Istanbul (IST) airport, fly to Naples Airport (NAP), walk to Napoli - Capodichino Aeroporto, take the bus to Napoli, Terminal Metropark, walk to Napoli P. Garibaldi, take the train to S. Agnello, walk to Sant'Agnello, then take the bus to Positano Chiesa Nuova. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Instabul to Positano Chiesa Nuova via Prizren,Autobuska Stanica, Durrës, Durrës, Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina, Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina, and Sant'Agnello in around 32h 22m.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Naples Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–290
Flights from Istanbul to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–180
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–250
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–200
Flights from Istanbul to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–180
Flights from Istanbul to Fiumicino International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Naples Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–180
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Naples Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Naples Airport via Skopje
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–250
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Naples Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–290
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Naples Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–240
- Website
- interjet.com
Flights from Istanbul to Fiumicino International Airport via Podgorica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–180
- Phone
- +39 800 211 388
- infoeav@eavsrl.it
- Website
- eavsrl.it
Train from Napoli P. Garibaldi to S. Agnello
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Schedules at
- eavsrl.it
- 2nd Class
- €6–10
- 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
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Trieste C.le to Napoli
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–220
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Roma Termini to Napoli
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €28–55
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +49 89 54880111
- info@optimatours.de
- Website
- optimatours.de
Car train from Edirne to Villach Hbf/Bbf
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 34m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €207–1,029
- Schedules at
- optimatours.de
- Couch Wagon BC-4
- €207
- Couch Wagon BC-1
- €560
- Sleeper Wagon
- €640
- Couch Wagon BC-4 Car
- €596
- Couch Wagon BC-1 Car
- €949
- Sleeper Wagon Car
- €1,029
- 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 49 871 234
- ardititours@hotmail.com
- Website
- sr-rs.facebook.com
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–15
- Website
- https://sr-rs.facebook.com/ardititours/
- Phone
- + 383 (0) 44 542 029
- info@sharrtravel.com
- Website
- sharrtravel.com
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15
- Website
- https://www.sharrtravel.com
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Durrës to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Shkoder,Rruga Teuta to Messina - Piazza della Repubblica
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 41m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Sant'Agnello
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–29
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Plovdiv Train station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zagreb to Napoli P.zza Garibaldi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- info@mm-travel.bg
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Sofia to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €88
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- info@luksyonca.com.tr
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Esenler to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
- 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
- +30 210 9561630
- info@europeanseaways.com
- Website
- ferries.gr
Car ferry from Port of Vlora to Porto di Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Website
- https://www.ferries.gr/european-seaways/ferries.htm
- Phone
- +39 0831 575289
- Website
- starlines.it
Car ferry from Port of Vlora to Porto di Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €41–42
- Website
- https://starlines.it/
- Phone
- +30 210 9561630
- info@a-ships.com
- Website
- a-ships.com
Car ferry from Port of Vlora to Porto di Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Schedules at
- a-ships.com
- Deck /Air type
- €45
- Cabin
- €50–80
- Phone
- +39.090.57.37
- servizioclienti@carontetourist.it
- Website
- carontetourist.it
Car ferry from Messina to Port of Salerno
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–60
- Schedules at
- carontetourist.it
- Passenger
- €29
- Cars
- €60
- Phone
- +39 089 87 29 50
- info@travelmar.it
- Website
- travelmar.it
Ferry from Port of Salerno to Port of Positano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–40
- Website
- https://www.travelmar.it/en/index
- Phone
- +39 089 811 605
- info@grassiboatpositano.com
- Website
- grassiboatpositano.com
Ferry from Port of Salerno to Port of Positano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- Website
- https://www.grassiboatpositano.com/
- Phone
- +39 089 875326
- info@lucibello.it
- Website
- lucibello.it
Ferry from Port of Salerno to Port of Positano
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–30
- Website
- https://www.lucibello.it/en/welcome-services
- Phone
- (+39)081.552.07.63
- customercare@nlg.it
- Website
- nlg.it
Ferry from Port of Salerno to Port of Positano
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://www.nlg.it/en/
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