There are 3 ways to get from Istanbul to Sylhet by plane 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.
Fly to Osmani International Airport
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Osmani International Airport (ZYL)plane IST - ZYL
12h 56m$313–801Fly to Agartala, train
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Agartala (IXA)plane IST - IXA
- Take the train from Azampur to Sylhettrain
20h 20m$226–604Fly to Shahjalal International Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Shahjalal International Airport (DAC)plane IST - DAC
- Take the train from Biman Bandar to Sylhettrain
17h 8m$318–416
Istanbul (IST) to Osmani International Airport (ZYL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Sylhet is to fly and train which costs $310 - $420 and takes 17h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Sylhet is to fly which takes 12h 56m and costs $310 - $800.
The distance between Istanbul and Sylhet is 6067 km.
It takes approximately 12h 56m to get from Istanbul to Sylhet, including transfers.
Sylhet is 3h ahead of Istanbul. It is currently 2:15 PM in Istanbul and 5:15 PM in Sylhet.
There are 88+ hotels available in Sylhet.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Sylhet, Bangladesh?
Biman Bangladesh Airlines, Emirates, and four other airlines fly from Istanbul (IST) to Osmani International Airport (ZYL) twice daily.
- Website
- biman-airlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Osmani International Airport via Shahjalal International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $300–800
Flights from Istanbul to Osmani International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $320–850
Flights from Istanbul to Osmani International Airport via Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–850
Flights from Istanbul to Osmani International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–850
Flights from Istanbul to Osmani International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $320–850
Flights from Istanbul to Osmani International Airport via Kathmandu, Shahjalal International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $270–950
Flights from Istanbul to Shahjalal International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–650
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Istanbul to Shahjalal International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–800
Flights from Istanbul to Agartala via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–600
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Istanbul to Shahjalal International Airport via Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–600
- Website
- usbair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Osmani International Airport via Shahjalal International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–950
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Shahjalal International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–750
Train from Biman Bandar to Sylhet
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–15
- Website
- https://eticket.railway.gov.bd/
- Shovan chair (S_CHAIR)
- $2–3
- 1st class seat (F_SEAT)
- $2–5
- Snigdha
- $4–6
- AC class seat (AC_S)
- $5–8
- 1st class berth (F_BERTH)
- $6–8
- AC class berth (AC_B)
- $10–15
- S chair
- $4
Train from Azampur to Sylhet
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1–11
- Website
- https://eticket.railway.gov.bd/
- Shovan chair (S_CHAIR)
- $1–3
- 1st class seat (F_SEAT)
- $1–3
- Snigdha
- $3–5
- AC class seat (AC_S)
- $4–6
- 1st class berth (F_BERTH)
- $4–5
- AC class berth (AC_B)
- $7–11
- S_Chair
- $2
- Shovan
- $2
- F_Chair
- $3
- F_Seat
- $3
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