There are 7 ways to get from Istanbul to Tarsus by train, plane, bus, or car
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Metro to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Ayrılık Çeşmesi to Sabiha Gokcen Airporttrain
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Cukurova (COV)plane SAW - COV
4h 10mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Tarsus bus stationbus FlixBus KK0717 / ...
13h 20m₺950–1,800Bus via Alibeyköy
- Take the bus from Alibeyköy to Tarsusbus
12h 1m₺990–1,260Drive 897.8 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Tarsuscar 897.8 km
8h₺4,753–6,865Metro to Istanbul, fly
- Take the train from Vezneciler to Gayrettepetrain
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Cukurova (COV)plane IST - COV
3h 59mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Istanbul Söğütlüçeşme to Ankaratrain Yht / ...
- Take the bus from Ankara bus station to Tarsus bus stationbus FlixBus KK0717 / ...
12h 32m₺1,415–2,723Bus via İstanbul Dudullu
- Take the bus from İstanbul Dudullu to Tarsusbus
15h 14m₺1,737–2,242
Istanbul to Tarsus by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Tarsus is to bus via Alibeyköy which costs 950 ₺ - 1.300 ₺ and takes 12h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Tarsus is to drive which takes 8h and costs 4.700 ₺ - 7.000 ₺.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from İstanbul Esenler bus station station and arriving at Tarsus bus station station. Services depart every four hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 13h 20m.
The distance between Istanbul and Tarsus is 733 km. The road distance is 897.8 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Tarsus without a car is to bus via Alibeyköy which takes 12h 1m and costs 950 ₺ - 1.300 ₺.
It takes approximately 4h 10m to get from Istanbul to Tarsus, including transfers.
Istanbul to Tarsus bus services, operated by Kamil Koc, depart from İstanbul Esenler bus station.
Istanbul to Tarsus bus services, operated by Kamil Koc, arrive at Tarsus bus station.
Yes, the driving distance between Istanbul to Tarsus is 898 km. It takes approximately 8h to drive from Istanbul to Tarsus.
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What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Tarsus, Turkey?
Metro Turizm operates a bus from Alibeyköy to Tarsus once daily. Tickets cost ₺950–1,201 and the journey takes 10h 29m.
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Cukurova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–11,000
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Cukurova via Ercan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,000–12,000
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Cukurova via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,100–12,000
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Cukurova via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900–11,000
Flights from Istanbul to Cukurova via Ercan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,400–14,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Cukurova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺11,400–11,800
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Cukurova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,900–20,000
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Cukurova via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,900–20,000
- 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
Train from Vezneciler to Gayrettepe
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Schedules at
- metro.istanbul
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Istanbul Söğütlüçeşme to Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺650–1,100
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Alibeyköy to Tarsus
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,201
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺950–1,200
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Tarsus bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,201
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺950–1,200
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Ankara bus station to Tarsus bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺750–1,100
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Tarsus bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–1,600
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- 0(850) 244 33 33
- info@mersinnurturizm.com
- Website
- mersinnurturizm.com
Bus from Ankara bus station to Tarsus bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,544
- Schedules at
- mersinnurturizm.com
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Tarsus bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 43m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800
- Schedules at
- mersinnurturizm.com
Bus from İstanbul Dudullu to Tarsus
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800
- Schedules at
- mersinnurturizm.com
- Phone
- 444 50 33
- bilgi@villaseyahat.com
- Website
- villaseyahat.com
Bus from Ankara bus station to Tarsus bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- villaseyahat.com
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Tarsus bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600
- Schedules at
- villaseyahat.com
- Phone
- 444 42 06
- seyahat@ozkaymak.com.tr
- Website
- ozkaymak.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Tarsus bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600
- Schedules at
- ozkaymak.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Dudullu to Tarsus
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600
- Schedules at
- ozkaymak.com.tr
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