There are 7 ways to get from Istanbul to Protaras by train, plane, bus, car ferry, or car
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Metro to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, fly to Ercan International Airport, bus, line 101 bus
best- Take the train from Ayrılık Çeşmesi to Sabiha Gokcen Airporttrain
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Ercan International Airport (ECN)plane SAW - ECN
- Take the bus from Traffic Education Park to Kryou Nerou Ave. - Marina Hotelbus
- Take the bus from Kryou Nerou Ave. - Marina Hotel to Protara - Kavo Gkreko Ave. - 14th Stopbus
7h 43m€83–381Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Istanbul Söğütlüçeşme to Ankaratrain Yht
- Take the bus from Ankara bus station to Mersin bus stationbus
- Take the car ferry from Mersin to Mağusacarferry
20h 32m€96–183Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Mersin bus stationbus FlixBus KK0717 / ...
- Take the car ferry from Mersin to Mağusacarferry
21h 25m€90–181Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Istanbul to Taşucucar
- Take the car ferry from Taşucu to Girnecarferry
- Drive from Girne to Protarascar
16h 34m€139–187Fly Istanbul to Ercan International Airport, bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Ercan International Airport (ECN)plane IST - ECN
- Take the bus from Traffic Education Park to Kryou Nerou Ave. - Marina Hotelbus
7h 32m€288–331Fly Istanbul to Larnaca International Airport, bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Larnaca International Airport (LCA)plane IST - LCA
- Take the bus from Larnaca Airport to Ag. Napa Monastery - Squarebus
9h 33m€126–289Bus, car ferry via İstanbul Dudullu
- Take the bus from İstanbul Dudullu to Mersinbus
- Take the car ferry from Mersin to Mağusacarferry
22h 18m€102–169
Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Ercan International Airport (ECN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Protaras is to bus and car ferry which costs €90 - €190 and takes 21h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Protaras is to fly and bus which takes 7h 32m and costs €280 - €340.
The distance between Istanbul and Protaras is 903 km.
It takes approximately 7h 43m to get from Istanbul to Protaras, including transfers.
There are 2331+ hotels available in Protaras.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Protaras, Cyprus?
There is no direct connection from Istanbul to Protaras. However, you can take the train to Ayrilikcesme, take the train to Sabiha Gokcen Airport, walk to Sabiha-Gokcen-Airport-SAW airport, fly to Ercan International Airport (ECN), take the taxi to Traffic Education Park, take the bus to Kryou Nerou Ave. - Marina Hotel, then take the line 101 bus to Protara - Kavo Gkreko Ave. - 14th Stop. Alternatively, you can take a train from Yenikapi to Protaras via Istanbul Söğütlüçeşme, Ankara, Ankara Tren Garı, Aştİ, Ankara bus station, Mersin bus station, Mersin, and Mağusa in around 20h 32m.
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Ercan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–260
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Ercan International Airport via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–280
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Ercan International Airport via Cukurova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–280
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Ercan International Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–290
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Ercan International Airport via Hatay
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–300
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Ercan International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €45–270
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Ercan International Airport via Gaziantep
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–320
Flights from Istanbul to Ercan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–290
Flights from Istanbul to Ercan International Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–310
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Ercan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–270
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Ercan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–320
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Larnaca International Airport via Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–290
Flights from Istanbul to Larnaca International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–290
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Larnaca International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–750
- Website
- mea.com.lb
Flights from Istanbul to Larnaca International Airport via Beirut
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–250
- 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
- Estimated price
- €1
- Schedules at
- metro.istanbul
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Istanbul Söğütlüçeşme to Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Phone
- +357 24 643493
- info@intercity-buses.com
- Website
- intercity-buses.com
Bus from Traffic Education Park to Kryou Nerou Ave. - Marina Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–6
- Website
- https://intercity-buses.com/en/
- Phone
- +357 23819090
- info@osea.com.cy
- Website
- osea.com.cy
Bus from Kryou Nerou Ave. - Marina Hotel to Protara - Kavo Gkreko Ave. - 14th Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €2–3
- Website
- https://osea.com.cy/en/
- ONE JOURNEY (DAY)
- €2
- ONE JOURNEY (NIGHT)
- €3
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Ankara bus station to Mersin bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Mersin bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- 0(850) 244 33 33
- info@mersinnurturizm.com
- Website
- mersinnurturizm.com
Bus from Ankara bus station to Mersin bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27
- Schedules at
- mersinnurturizm.com
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Mersin bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 38m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €34
- Schedules at
- mersinnurturizm.com
Bus from İstanbul Dudullu to Mersin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €34
- Schedules at
- mersinnurturizm.com
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Ankara bus station to Mersin bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- €23–35
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Mersin bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- €35–55
- Phone
- 444 50 33
- bilgi@villaseyahat.com
- Website
- villaseyahat.com
Bus from Ankara bus station to Mersin bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- villaseyahat.com
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Mersin bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30
- Schedules at
- villaseyahat.com
- Phone
- 444 42 06
- seyahat@ozkaymak.com.tr
- Website
- ozkaymak.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Mersin bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30
- Schedules at
- ozkaymak.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Dudullu to Mersin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30
- Schedules at
- ozkaymak.com.tr
Bus from Larnaca Airport to Ag. Napa Monastery - Square
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–24
- Website
- https://kapnosairportshuttle.com/
- Phone
- 0392 444 43 64
- Website
- akgunlerbilet.com
Car ferry from Mersin to Mağusa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €67–118
- Website
- https://www.akgunlerbilet.com/?lang=en
- Car Passenger
- €118
- Motorbike Passenger
- €78
Car ferry from Taşucu to Girne
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–43
- Website
- https://www.akgunlerbilet.com/?lang=en
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