There are 12 ways to get from Istanbul to Sweden by plane, bus, train, night train, car, busferry, or car 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 Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (GOT)plane IST - GOT
6h 52mkr 1,539–3,753Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Copenhagen Airport
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane SAW - CPH
7h 26mkr 938–4,337Bus, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Munichbus
- Take the train from München Hbf to Lüneburgtrain 25
- Take the train from Lueneburg to Hamburg Hbftrain Re / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm Ctrain 083 / ...
42h 21mkr 4,098–9,397Night train, train
- Take the night train from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbfnighttrain
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Dresden Hbftrain Rj
- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Stockholm Centralstationtrain
2d 10hkr 4,363–6,218Drive 3,472.6 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Stockholmcar 3,472.6 km
34h 47mkr 6,289–9,084Fly Istanbul to Copenhagen Airport
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane IST - CPH
7h 6mkr 1,438–3,533Fly Istanbul to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN)plane IST - ARN
6h 59mkr 1,469–4,069Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN)plane SAW - ARN
7h 20mkr 1,169–3,873Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Belgrade bus stationbus FlixBus N1920
- Take the busferry from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Stockholm, Cityterminalenbusferry
2d 4hBus
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Pristinabus
- Take the bus from Pristina to Stockholm, Cityterminalenbus
2d 7hNight train, bus
- Take the night train from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain Bosphor Express
- Take the bus from Bucharest Filaret Bus Station to Stockholm Central Bus Stationbus
2d 12hkr 2,124–2,829Drive, car train
- Drive from Istanbul to Villach Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf to Hamburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholmcar
39h 23mkr 5,859–8,430
Istanbul to Sweden by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Sweden is to fly which costs 1100 kr - 3900 kr and takes 7h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Sweden is to fly which takes 6h 52m and costs 1500 kr - 3800 kr.
No, there is no direct bus from Istanbul station to Sweden. However, there are services departing from İstanbul Esenler bus station and arriving at Stockholm, Cityterminalen via Beograd, Autobuska stanica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 4h.
No, there is no direct train from Istanbul to Sweden station. However, there are services departing from Yenikapi and arriving at Stockholm Centralstation via Halkali, Bucuresti Nord, Wien Hbf and Dresden Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 10h.
The distance between Istanbul and Sweden is 2233 km. The road distance is 3472.6 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Sweden without a car is to bus and train which takes 42h 21m and costs 4100 kr - 9500 kr.
It takes approximately 6h 52m to get from Istanbul to Sweden, including transfers.
Istanbul to Sweden bus services, operated by Kamil Koç, depart from İstanbul Esenler bus station.
Istanbul to Sweden train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Halkali station.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Sweden is to fly which takes 6h 52m and costs 1500 kr - 3800 kr. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 2 days 7h.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Sweden?
Turkish Airlines and LOT fly from Istanbul (IST) to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (GOT) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Istanbul to Stockholm, Cityterminalen via Pristina and Pristina in around 2d 7h.
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Istanbul to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,700–4,300
Flights from Istanbul to Copenhagen Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–3,500
Flights from Istanbul to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–6,500
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,700–3,200
Flights from Istanbul to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 2,200–3,500
Flights from Istanbul to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,800–6,500
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–3,200
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 750–3,500
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Istanbul to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–6,500
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–4,000
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 800–3,500
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Istanbul to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–3,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Copenhagen Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–3,500
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from München Hbf to Lüneburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–5,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Lueneburg to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 100–340
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- info@der-metronom.de
- Website
- der-metronom.de
Train from Lueneburg to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 170–480
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm C
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,700–2,600
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 47m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 2,500–3,600
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- kr 100–292
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- kr 100–150
- 1st Class
- kr 110–150
Night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- kr 100–292
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- kr 100–150
- 1st Class
- kr 110–150
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 900–1,000
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 850–1,300
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- kr 850–1,300
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Villach Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–1,400
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul to Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 900–1,400
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
Bus from Istanbul to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 300–550
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Belgrade bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 240–340
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- info@luksyonca.com.tr
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Belgrade bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- kr 394
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
- Phone
- +381 35 534 931
- info@unilines.com
- Website
- unilines.com
Busferry from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Stockholm, Cityterminalen
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 23m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- unilines.com
- Phone
- + 383 (0) 44 542 029
- info@sharrtravel.com
- Website
- sharrtravel.com
Bus from Istanbul to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 3m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 662
- Website
- https://www.sharrtravel.com
- Phone
- +355 (0) 69 432/6000
- bleditravel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Pristina to Stockholm, Cityterminalen
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 32m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/bleditravellipjan/
- Phone
- 0040 723 450 475
- info@comati-psg.ro
- Website
- comati-psg.ro
Bus from Bucharest Filaret Bus Station to Stockholm Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 2,000–2,500
- Website
- https://comati-psg.ro/en
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More Questions & Answers
Istanbul to Sweden bus services, operated by Kamil Koç, arrive at Belgrade bus station.
Sweden is 1h behind Istanbul. It is currently 7:11 AM in Istanbul and 6:11 AM in Sweden.
Istanbul to Sweden train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Bucharest station.
Yes, the driving distance between Istanbul to Sweden is 3473 km. It takes approximately 34h 47m to drive from Istanbul to Sweden.
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