There are 9 ways to get from Istanbul to Struga by bus, plane, car, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Istanbul, fly to Ohrid Airport
best- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Busbus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Ohrid Airport (OHD)plane IST - OHD
5h 10m$129–565Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Istanbul to Gostivarbus
- Take the bus from Gostivar to Strugabus
17h 9m$31–65Bus via Pristina
- Take the bus from Instabul to Pristinabus
- Take the bus from Pristina to Strugabus
16h 26m$57Drive 835.5 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Strugacar 835.5 km
10h 7m$127–183Bus to Istanbul, fly to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, bus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Busbus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane IST - TIA
- Take the bus from Elbasan to Strugabus
9h 11m$102–253Metro to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, fly to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, bus
- Take the train from Ayrılık Çeşmesi to Sabiha Gokcen Airporttrain
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane SAW - TIA
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Elbasanbus
- Take the bus from Elbasan to Strugabus
9h 13mBus to Istanbul, fly to Skopje International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Busbus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)plane IST - SKP
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Strugabus
11h 46m$109–327Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Skopje International Airport, bus
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)plane SAW - SKP
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Strugabus
11h 42m$41–190Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Pristina, bus
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Pristina (PRN)plane SAW - PRN
- Take the bus from Pristina to Strugabus
12h 21m$44–1,914
Istanbul (IST) to Ohrid Airport (OHD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Struga is to bus which costs $30 - $65 and takes 17h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Struga is to bus and fly which takes 5h 10m and costs $120 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Istanbul to Struga. However, there are services departing from Instabul and arriving at Struga via Pristina. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 26m.
The distance between Istanbul and Struga is 723 km. The road distance is 835.5 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Struga without a car is to bus via Pristina which takes 16h 26m and costs $57.
It takes approximately 5h 10m to get from Istanbul to Struga, including transfers.
Istanbul to Struga bus services, operated by Erhan Trans, depart from Instabul station.
Istanbul to Struga bus services, operated by Erhan Trans, arrive at Pristina station.
Struga is 2h behind Istanbul. It is currently 12:17 PM in Istanbul and 10:17 AM in Struga.
Yes, the driving distance between Istanbul to Struga is 835 km. It takes approximately 10h 7m to drive from Istanbul to Struga.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Struga, North Macedonia?
You can take a bus from Instabul to Struga via Pristina in around 16h 26m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Ohrid Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Istanbul to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–270
Flights from Istanbul to Skopje International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–260
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–270
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Skopje International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–270
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–350
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–200
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Skopje International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–95
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–240
- Website
- airalbania.com.al
Flights from Istanbul to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–270
- 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
- Schedules at
- metro.istanbul
- 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
- $3–7
- Website
- https://hava.ist/?lang=en
- Phone
- +383 44 190 915
- erhantrans@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Instabul to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $47
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +383 49 166 760
- amalfitours2003@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Pristina to Struga
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/amalfitours1
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Struga
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/amalfitours1
- Phone
- +389 46 787 312
- info@eurobus.mk
- Website
- eurobus.mk
Bus from Elbasan to Struga
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Schedules at
- eurobus.mk
- Phone
- +355 69 213 1213
- Travelbusel@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Elbasan
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +389 - 71 - 322 - 333
- Website
- martinoski.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Struga
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- martinoski.com
Bus from Gostivar to Struga
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- martinoski.com
- Phone
- +389046787467
- eurolinia6@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Struga
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- vakcare@yahoo.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Struga
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064111145130
Bus from Gostivar to Struga
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064111145130
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul to Gostivar
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $26–60
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
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