There are 12 ways to get from Istanbul to Tolmin by plane, shuttle, bus, night train, train, car, 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 Airport to Ljubljana, shuttle
best- Fly from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane IST - LJU
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Nova Gorica
8h 31m€184–393Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Belgrade bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Belgrade New Bus Station to Ljubljana Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Ljubljana AP to Tolminbus
26h 25m€74–122Bus via Sofia
- Take the bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Ljubljanabus
- Take the bus from Ljubljana AP to Tolminbus
25h 28m€110–132Night train, train, drive
- Take the nighttrain from Halkali to Videlenighttrain
- Take the train from Videle to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien Hbftrain Rjx / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Tarvisio Boscoverdetrain Rjx / ...
- Drive from Tarvisio Boscoverde to Tolmincar
35h 2m€179–269Drive 1,563.4 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Tolmincar 1,563.4 km
14h 43m€228–329Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Ljubljana, shuttle
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane SAW - LJU
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Nova Gorica
8h 36m€154–463Fly Istanbul Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane IST - ZAG
- Take a shuttle bus from Zagreb Airport to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Nova Gorica
10h 36m€304–803Fly Istanbul Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane IST - VCE
- Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to FVG Airport
11h 1m€282–673Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane SAW - VCE
- Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to FVG Airport
11h 11m€242–613Bus, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Haskovobus
- Take the bus from Haskovo Central Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Ljubljanabus
- Take the train from Ljubljana to Jesenicetrain Re / ...
- Take the train from Jesenice to Most Na Socitrain Re
25h 50m€120–134Train, bus
- Take the train from Halkalı to Plovdivtrain
- Take the bus from Plovdiv Train station to Ljubljana bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Ljubljana AP to Tolminbus
34h 27m€113–183Drive, car train
- Drive from Istanbul to Edirnecar
- Take the cartrain from Edirne to Villach Hbf/Bbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf/Bbf to Tolmincar
43h 7m€274–964
Istanbul to Tolmin by bus and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Tolmin is to bus which costs €70 - €130 and takes 26h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Tolmin is to fly and shuttle which takes 8h 31m and costs €180 - €400.
No, there is no direct bus from Istanbul to Tolmin. However, there are services departing from Istanbul Büyük Otogari and arriving at Tolmin via Sofia Central Bus Station and Ljubljana AP. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 28m.
The distance between Istanbul and Tolmin is 1463 km. The road distance is 1563.4 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Tolmin without a car is to bus via Sofia which takes 25h 28m and costs €110 - €140.
It takes approximately 8h 31m to get from Istanbul to Tolmin, including transfers.
Istanbul to Tolmin bus services, operated by Citylines, depart from Istanbul Büyük Otogari station.
Istanbul to Tolmin bus services, operated by Citylines, arrive at Sofia Serdica Bus Station.
Tolmin is 2h behind Istanbul. It is currently 5:28 AM in Istanbul and 3:28 AM in Tolmin.
Yes, the driving distance between Istanbul to Tolmin is 1563 km. It takes approximately 14h 43m to drive from Istanbul to Tolmin.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Tolmin, Slovenia?
You can take a bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Tolmin via Sofia Serdica Bus Station, Sofia Central Bus Station, Ljubljana, and Ljubljana AP in around 25h 28m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–300
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–320
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–230
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Ljubljana via Nis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–210
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Ljubljana via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–210
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–260
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–290
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–320
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Dubrovnik
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–320
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Ljubljana via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–440
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–360
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–290
- Website
- interjet.com
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Ljubljana via Podgorica
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–300
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Halkali to Videle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €9–27
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €9–13
- 1st Class
- €9–13
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Videle to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €57–62
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- informacio@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–14
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien Hbf
- *
- €35–60
Train from Wien Hbf to Tarvisio Boscoverde
- *
- €65–100
- Phone
- +386 1 29 13 331
- potnik.info@slo-zeleznice.si
- Website
- Slovenske železnice (SŽ)
Train from Ljubljana to Jesenice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5
- Website
- Slovenske železnice (SŽ)
Train from Jesenice to Most Na Soci
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €5
- Website
- Slovenske železnice (SŽ)
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Train from Ljubljana to Jesenice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Halkalı to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
- Phone
- +49 89 54880111
- info@optimatours.de
- Website
- optimatours.de
Car train from Edirne to Villach Hbf/Bbf
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 34m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €232–880
- Schedules at
- optimatours.de
- Couch Wagon BC-4
- €232
- Couch Wagon BC-1
- €880
- Sleeper Wagon
- €756
- Phone
- +386 (0) 31 30 41 41
- info@zup-prevozi.eu
- Website
- zup-prevozi.eu
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Nova Gorica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €80–95
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- €80–95
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Nova Gorica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €80–95
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- €80–95
Shuttle from Zagreb Airport to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €120–150
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- €120–150
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Nova Gorica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €80–95
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- €80–95
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Belgrade New Bus Station to Ljubljana Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Plovdiv Train station to Ljubljana bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €95–150
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- Arda Tur
Bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €74
- Website
- Arda Tur
- Phone
- +90 212 658 00 61
- info@huntur.com.tr
- Website
- Huntur
Bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Huntur
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- info@mm-travel.bg
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €80
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €80
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +386 1 431 77 00
- info@nomago.si
- Website
- Nomago
Bus from Ljubljana AP to Tolmin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–18
- Website
- Nomago
Bus from Ljubljana AP to Tolmin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–18
- Website
- Nomago
Bus from Ljubljana AP to Tolmin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–18
- Website
- Nomago
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Zagreb Airport to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €230–390
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to FVG Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €180–310
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to FVG Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €180–310
- Website
- GoOpti
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Istanbul to Haskovo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
- Phone
- +359 889 59 00 00
- support.eu@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- Grup Plus - Etap Adresss
Bus from Haskovo Central Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- Grup Plus - Etap Adresss
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- Kamil Koç
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Belgrade bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Schedules at
- Kamil Koç
- 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
- €34
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
- Phone
- +381 11 7614 715
- office@transprodukt.rs
- Website
- transprodukt.rs
Bus from Belgrade New Bus Station to Ljubljana Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Schedules at
- transprodukt.rs
- Phone
- +381 18 255 177
- Website
- Niš-ekspres
Bus from Belgrade New Bus Station to Ljubljana Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- Niš-ekspres
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