There are 9 ways to get from Istanbul to Pui by plane, bus, train, night train, or car
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Fly to Cluj-Napoca, bus, train
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane IST - CLJ
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca to Alba Iuliabus
- Take the train from Alba Iulia to Pui Hm.train
10h 21m$127–272Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to București, Autogara Militaribus N1998
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Puibus
18h 58m$76–100Night train, train, bus
- Take the night train from Halkali to Videlenighttrain
- Take the train from Videle to Târgu Jiutrain
- Take the bus from Târgu Jiu to Puibus
18h 23mDrive 948 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Puicar 948 km
12h 50m$151–219Fly to Bucharest Otopeni, train, bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane IST - OTP
- Take the train from Bucharest to Târgu Jiutrain
- Take the bus from Târgu Jiu to Puibus
13h 56mFly to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR)plane IST - TSR
- Take the bus from Timisoara Airport to Simeriabus
- Take the train from Simeria to Pui Hm.train
10h 11m$121–282Fly to Craiova Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Craiova Airport (CRA)plane IST - CRA
- Take the train from Craiova to Târgu Jiutrain
- Take the bus from Târgu Jiu to Puibus
10h 38mFly to Sofia Airport, bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane IST - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia to Caransebeșbus
- Take the bus from Caransebeş to Puibus
18h 18mBus via Shumen
- Take the bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Shumen Kaliakra Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Shumen to Buchurestbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Polovragibus
- Take the bus from Polovragi to Puibus
24h 37m
Istanbul (IST) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Pui is to bus which costs $75 - $100 and takes 18h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Pui is to fly and bus and train which takes 10h 11m and costs $120 - $290.
No, there is no direct bus from Istanbul station to Pui. However, there are services departing from İstanbul Esenler bus station and arriving at Pui via București, Autogara Militari. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 58m.
The distance between Istanbul and Pui is 985 km. The road distance is 948 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Pui without a car is to bus which takes 18h 58m and costs $75 - $100.
It takes approximately 10h 21m to get from Istanbul to Pui, including transfers.
Istanbul to Pui bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from İstanbul Esenler bus station.
Istanbul to Pui bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at București, Autogara Militari station.
Pui is 1h behind Istanbul. It is currently 1:57 AM in Istanbul and 12:57 AM in Pui.
Yes, the driving distance between Istanbul to Pui is 948 km. It takes approximately 12h 50m to drive from Istanbul to Pui.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Pui, Romania?
You can take a bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Pui via București, Autogara Militari in around 18h 58m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–220
Flights from Istanbul to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–180
Flights from Istanbul to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Istanbul to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–210
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Istanbul to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–180
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Istanbul to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–210
Flights from Istanbul to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–200
Flights from Istanbul to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–210
Flights from Istanbul to Craiova Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–330
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Alba Iulia to Pui Hm.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–13
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Videle to Târgu Jiu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $25–28
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Bucharest to Târgu Jiu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–33
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Simeria to Pui Hm.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–8
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Craiova to Târgu Jiu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–14
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Halkali to Videle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $19–28
- 1st Class
- $26–35
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Cluj-Napoca to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–9
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Sofia to Caransebeș
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +4-0250.861.151
- Website
- normandiatransport.com
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Pui
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28
- Schedules at
- normandia.autogari.ro
Bus from Târgu Jiu to Pui
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Schedules at
- normandia.autogari.ro
Bus from Caransebeş to Pui
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Schedules at
- normandia.autogari.ro
Bus from Polovragi to Pui
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- normandia.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +4-0722-862.442
- Website
- pristyl.autogari.ro
Bus from Timisoara Airport to Simeria
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–28
- Schedules at
- pristyl.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Shumen Kaliakra Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +90 212 658 00 61
- info@huntur.com.tr
- Website
- huntur.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Shumen Kaliakra Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $28–32
- Website
- https://www.huntur.com.tr/?l=EN
- Phone
- +359 899199328
- omega_group@abv.bg
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Shumen to Buchurest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $17–24
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en/transport_company/omega+group+84
- Phone
- 0353.806.666
- office@eta.ro
- Website
- eta.ro
Bus from Bucharest to Polovragi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20
- Schedules at
- eta.ro
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