There are 8 ways to get from Istanbul to Sax by bus, plane, train, car, or car train
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Bus to Istanbul, fly to Alicante-Elche Airport, train
best- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)IST - ALC
- Take the train from San Gabriel to Sax
11h 24m€89–257Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)SAW - ALC
- Take the train from San Gabriel to Sax
11h 25m€76–273Bus, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul Esenler to Sofia
- Take the bus from Sofia to Valencia
- Take the train from Estació del Nord to Sax
2d 5h€149–198Drive 3,321.3 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Sax3,321.3 km
32h 24m€515–744Bus to Istanbul, fly to Valencia Airport, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Valencia Airport (VLC)IST - VLC
- Take the train from Estació del Nord to Sax
10h 26m€101–273Bus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Valencia Central Bus Station
- Take the bus from Estació d'Autobusos de València to Emp.Sax
2d 9h€137–212Train, bus
- Take the train from Halkalı to Sofia
- Take the bus from Sofia to Montpellier
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Camp De Tarragona
- Take the train from Camp De Tarragona to Estació del NordEur / ...
- Take the train from Estació del Nord to Sax
2d 10h€203–310Drive, car train
- Drive from Istanbul to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to München Ost
- Drive from München Ost to Sax
33h 57m€616–882
Istanbul to Sax by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Sax is to bus and fly and train which costs €85 - €260 and takes 11h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Sax is to bus and fly and train which takes 10h 26m and costs €100 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from Istanbul to Sax. However, there are services departing from Istanbul Büyük Otogari and arriving at Emp.Sax via Sofia Serdica Bus Stop and Estació d'Autobusos de València. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 9h.
The distance between Istanbul and Sax is 2618 km. The road distance is 3321.3 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Sax without a car is to bus and train which takes 2 days 5h and costs €140 - €200.
It takes approximately 11h 24m to get from Istanbul to Sax, including transfers.
Istanbul to Sax bus services, operated by Citylines, depart from Istanbul Büyük Otogari station.
Istanbul to Sax bus services, operated by Citylines, arrive at Sofia Serdica Bus Station.
Sax is 2h behind Istanbul. It is currently 4:57 AM in Istanbul and 2:57 AM in Sax.
Yes, the driving distance between Istanbul to Sax is 3321 km. It takes approximately 32h 24m to drive from Istanbul to Sax.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Sax, Spain?
You can take a bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Emp.Sax via Sofia Serdica Bus Stop, Valencia Central Bus Station, and Estació d'Autobusos de València in around 2d 9h.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Istanbul to Alicante-Elche Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–430
Flights from Istanbul to Alicante-Elche Airport via Algiers
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €140–440
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–330
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Alicante-Elche Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–230
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–340
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–470
- Website
- airalgerie.dz
Flights from Istanbul to Alicante-Elche Airport via Algiers
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–440
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–320
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from San Gabriel to Sax
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Estació del Nord to Sax
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–24
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Camp De Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Camp De Tarragona to Estació del Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- 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
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- 0850 888 33 34
- info@hava.ist
- Website
- hava.ist
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–5
- Website
- https://hava.ist/?lang=en
- 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
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Sofia to Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €110–150
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
Bus from Sofia to Montpellier
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 21m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–150
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- 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
- +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
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Valencia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Estació d'Autobusos de València to Emp.Sax
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–24
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
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