There are 8 ways to get from Istanbul to Salou by plane, train, bus, car, 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 Istanbul to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, train
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane IST - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Tarragonatrain
9h 7m€104–294Bus via Tirana
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Pogradecbus
- Take the bus from Pogradec to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Tarragona - Bus Stationbus
45h 42mDrive 2,948.3 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Saloucar 2,948.3 km
29h 10m€481–695Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane SAW - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Tarragonatrain
9h 27m€124–384Fly Istanbul to Valencia Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Valencia Airport (VLC)plane IST - VLC
- Take the train from Estació del Nord to Camp De Tarragonatrain
11h 57m€160–434Night train, train, bus
- Take the nighttrain from Halkali to Videlenighttrain
- Take the train from Videle to Aradtrain Ir
- Take the bus from Arad to Tarragona Area de Servei El Mèdolbus
2d 4h€175–232Night train, bus
- Take the nighttrain from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain Bosphor Express
- Take the bus from Bucureşti to Saloubus
2d 7h€160–219Bus
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to București, Autogara Militaribus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Aeropuerto de Barcelona T2B Bus Interurbanobus
- Take the bus from Aeropuerto de Barcelona T2B Bus Interurbano to Salou - Monument Jaume Ibus
2d 14h€324–484
Istanbul to Salou by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Salou is to night train and bus which costs €160 - €220 and takes 2 days 7h.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Salou is to fly and train which takes 9h 7m and costs €100 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Istanbul to Salou. However, there are services departing from Istanbul and arriving at Salou - Bosc Aventura via Pogradec, Tirana and Estació d'autobusos de Tarragona. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 45h 42m.
The distance between Istanbul and Salou is 2370 km. The road distance is 2948.3 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Salou without a car is to bus via Tirana which takes 45h 42m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 7m to get from Istanbul to Salou, including transfers.
Istanbul to Salou bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from İstanbul Esenler bus station.
Istanbul to Salou bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at București, Autogara Militari station.
Salou is 1h behind Istanbul. It is currently 3:49 AM in Istanbul and 2:49 AM in Salou.
Yes, the driving distance between Istanbul to Salou is 2948 km. It takes approximately 29h 10m to drive from Istanbul to Salou.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Salou, Spain?
You can take a bus from Istanbul to Salou - Bosc Aventura via Pogradec, Pogradec, Tirana, and Estació d'autobusos de Tarragona in around 45h 42m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–280
Flights from Istanbul to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–490
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Istanbul to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–240
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–300
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Istanbul to Valencia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–470
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Estació del Nord to Camp De Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Halkali to Videle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €9–27
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €9–13
- 1st Class
- €9–13
Night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €9–27
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €9–14
- 1st Class
- €10–14
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Videle to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–43
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Istanbul to Pogradec
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
- Phone
- +383 38 616 161
- travel@gjirafa.com
- Website
- gjirafa.com
Bus from Pogradec to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Schedules at
- Linja të autobusëve Gjirafa
- Phone
- +355 69 249 3348
- pati.travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- pati-travel.al
Bus from Tirana to Tarragona - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +40 730 250 062
- bistrita@mateiunitrans.ro
- Website
- mateiunitrans.ro
Bus from Arad to Tarragona Area de Servei El Mèdol
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Schedules at
- mateiunitrans.ro
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Bucureşti to Salou
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 33m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €150–190
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.autogari.ro
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Aeropuerto de Barcelona T2B Bus Interurbano
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €250–380
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +34 977 55 36 80
- Website
- empresaplana.cat
Bus from Aeropuerto de Barcelona T2B Bus Interurbano to Salou - Monument Jaume I
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–25
- Schedules at
- empresaplana.cat
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