There are 3 ways to get from Istanbul to Sylhet by bus, 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.
Bus, fly to Osmani International Airport
best- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Osmani International Airport (ZYL)IST - ZYL
13h 14m$268–711Bus, fly to Agartala, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Agartala (IXA)IST - IXA
- Take the train from Azampur to Sylhet
20h 38m$230–624Bus, fly to Shahjalal International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Shahjalal International Airport (DAC)IST - DAC
- Take the train from Biman Bandar to Sylhet
17h 26m$245–500
Istanbul (IST) to Osmani International Airport (ZYL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Sylhet is to bus and fly and train which costs $240 - $500 and takes 17h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Sylhet is to bus and fly which takes 13h 14m and costs $260 - $750.
The distance between Istanbul and Sylhet is 6070 km.
It takes approximately 13h 14m to get from Istanbul to Sylhet, including transfers.
Sylhet is 3h ahead of Istanbul. It is currently 7:33 AM in Istanbul and 10:33 AM in Sylhet.
There are 90+ hotels available in Sylhet.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Sylhet, Bangladesh?
There is no direct connection from Istanbul to Sylhet. However, you can take the bus to Istanbul Airport Bus, walk to Istanbul (IST) airport, fly to Osmani International Airport (ZYL), then take the taxi to Sylhet. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Istanbul Airport Bus, walk to Istanbul (IST) airport, fly to Shahjalal International Airport (DAC), walk to Biman Bandar, then take the train to Sylhet.
- Website
- biman-airlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Osmani International Airport via Shahjalal International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $260–700
Flights from Istanbul to Osmani International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $270–700
Flights from Istanbul to Osmani International Airport via Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–700
Flights from Istanbul to Osmani International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–750
Flights from Istanbul to Osmani International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–750
Flights from Istanbul to Osmani International Airport via Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–750
Flights from Istanbul to Shahjalal International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–600
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Istanbul to Shahjalal International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–800
Flights from Istanbul to Agartala via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–600
Flights from Istanbul to Agartala via Delhi, Kolkata
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–600
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Istanbul to Shahjalal International Airport via Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–600
- Website
- usbair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Osmani International Airport via Shahjalal International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–850
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Shahjalal International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–750
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
- 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
- $3–5
- Website
- https://hava.ist/?lang=en
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