There are 5 ways to get from Istanbul to Sisi by train, plane, bus, busferry, shuttle, taxi, or ferry
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Metro, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Take the train from Vezneciler to Gayrettepetrain
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane IST - HER
5h 45mBus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Stara Zagora OMV Gas Stationbus
- Take the bus from Stara Zagora Central Bus Station to Piraeus Port Akti Kondilibus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklionferry Abs / ...
- Take the bus from Heraklion Central Station to Epano Sisibus
36h 20m€111–170Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Thessaloniki stationbus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
- Take the bus from Heraklion Central Station to Epano Sisibus
27h 48m€122–175Fly to Chania International Airport, Private transfer
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane IST - CHQ
- Take a shuttle bus from Chania Airport to Sisi
8h 16mFly to Sitia Airport, taxi
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane IST - JSH
- Take the taxi from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Agios Nikolaostaxi
10h 37m€182–388
Istanbul (IST) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Sisi is to bus and ferry which costs €110 - €170 and takes 36h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Sisi is to fly and taxi which takes 10h 37m and costs €180 - €390.
No, there is no direct bus from Istanbul to Sisi. However, there are services departing from Istanbul Esenler Otogari and arriving at Epano Sisi via Thessaloniki and Heraklion Central Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 48m.
The distance between Istanbul and Sisi is 809 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Sisi without a car is to bus and bus and ferry which takes 27h 48m and costs €120 - €180.
It takes approximately 5h 45m to get from Istanbul to Sisi, including transfers.
Istanbul to Sisi bus services, operated by Arda Tur, depart from Istanbul Esenler Otogari station.
Istanbul to Sisi bus services, operated by Arda Tur, arrive at Thessaloniki station.
Sisi is 1h behind Istanbul. It is currently 6:40 AM in Istanbul and 5:40 AM in Sisi.
There are 1932+ hotels available in Sisi.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Sisi, Greece?
There is no direct connection from Istanbul to Sisi. However, you can take the train to Gayrettepe, take the train to Istanbul Airport, walk to Istanbul (IST) airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER), walk to Irakleion Airport, then take the shuttle to Sisi. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Epano Sisi via Thessaloniki station, Thessaloniki, Heraklion, and Heraklion Central Station in around 27h 48m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
Flights from Istanbul to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–180
Flights from Istanbul to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
Flights from Istanbul to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–160
Flights from Istanbul to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–650
Flights from Istanbul to Sitia Airport via Thessaloniki, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–650
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Istanbul to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–190
Flights from Istanbul to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–270
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Istanbul to Chania International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Chania International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–240
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Chania International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
- Phone
- +90 850 252 88 00
- info@metro.istanbul
- Website
- metro.istanbul
Train from Vezneciler to Gayrettepe
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Schedules at
- metro.istanbul
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Thessaloniki station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- +30 2810 24 50 20
- info@ktelherlas.gr
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
Bus from Heraklion Central Station to Epano Sisi
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +30 697 32 04 923
- info@crete-taxi-service.com
- Website
- crete-taxi-service.com
Shuttle from Chania Airport to Sisi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Schedules at
- crete-taxi-service.com
- Phone
- +90 212 658 00 61
- info@huntur.com.tr
- Website
- huntur.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Stara Zagora OMV Gas Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–25
- Website
- https://www.huntur.com.tr/?l=EN
- Phone
- +359 82 82 81 51
- info@avtogararuse.org
- Website
- avtogararuse.org
Bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Stara Zagora OMV Gas Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Schedules at
- avtogararuse.org
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Stara Zagora Central Bus Station to Piraeus Port Akti Kondili
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–80
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
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