There are 9 ways to get from Istanbul to Tran by bus, train, car, plane, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, train
best- Take the bus from Istanbul Esenler to Sofiabus
- Take the train from Sofia to Dragoman Sp.train 10200 / ...
10h 22m$54–62Train
cheapest- Take the train from Halkalı to Sofiatrain
- Take the train from Sofia to Dragomantrain 10210 / ...
18h 8m$41–57Drive 620.1 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Trancar 620.1 km
6h 10m$98–142Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Skopje International Airport, drive
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)plane SAW - SKP
- Drive from Skopje-Airport-SKP to Trancar
6h 56m$67–160Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Sofiabus FlixBus N1999
- Take the taxi from Aldomirovtsi to Trantaxi
10h 54m$47–76Bus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus Citylines 19 / ...
- Take the bus from Sofia to Gaber, Sofia Provincebus
11h 50mFly Istanbul to Skopje International Airport, drive
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)plane IST - SKP
- Drive from Skopje-Airport-SKP to Trancar
6h 41m$124–231Metro to Istanbul, fly to Sofia Airport, line 10200 train, taxi
- Take the train from Vezneciler to Gayrettepetrain
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane IST - SOF
- Take the train from Obelya to Dragoman Sp.train
- Take the taxi from Dragoman Sp. to Trantaxi
8h 3mMetro to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, line 10200 train, taxi
- Take the train from Ayrılık Çeşmesi to Sabiha Gokcen Airporttrain
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane SAW - SOF
- Take the train from Obelya to Dragoman Sp.train
- Take the taxi from Dragoman Sp. to Trantaxi
8h 23m
Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Skopje International Airport (SKP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Tran is to train which costs $40 - $60 and takes 18h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Tran is to drive which takes 6h 10m and costs $95 - $150.
The distance between Istanbul and Tran is 648 km. The road distance is 620.1 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Tran without a car is to bus and train which takes 10h 22m and costs $50 - $65.
It takes approximately 10h 22m to get from Istanbul to Tran, including transfers.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Tran is to train which takes 18h 8m and costs $40 - $60. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 11h 50m.
Tran is 1h behind Istanbul. It is currently 2:47 PM in Istanbul and 1:47 PM in Tran.
Yes, the driving distance between Istanbul to Tran is 620 km. It takes approximately 6h 10m to drive from Istanbul to Tran.
There are 18+ hotels available in Tran.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Tran, Bulgaria?
You can take a train from Yenikapi to Tran via Halkalı, Sofia, and Dragoman in around 18h 8m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Tran via Sofia Serdica Bus Station, Sofia, and Gaber, Sofia Province in around 11h 50m.
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Skopje International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–270
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–230
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Skopje International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–210
Flights from Istanbul to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–190
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Skopje International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–120
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Sofia to Dragoman Sp.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $2–3
- 1st Class
- $2–4
Train from Sofia to Dragoman
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $2–4
Train from Obelya to Dragoman Sp.
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–4
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $2–3
- 1st Class
- $1–4
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Halkalı to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–23
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Phone
- +90 850 252 88 00
- info@metro.istanbul
- Website
- metro.istanbul
Train from Vezneciler to Gayrettepe
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Schedules at
- metro.istanbul
Train from Ayrılık Çeşmesi to Sabiha Gokcen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Schedules at
- metro.istanbul
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- info@luksyonca.com.tr
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Esenler to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–25
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- +90 212 658 00 61
- info@huntur.com.tr
- Website
- huntur.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–33
- Website
- https://www.huntur.com.tr/?l=EN
- Website
- info.slivnitsa.com
Bus from Sofia to Gaber, Sofia Province
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- info.slivnitsa.com
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Estimated price
- $24–35
Taxi Pernik
- Phone
- +359 76 630 303
- Website
- taxi-service-8392.business.site
Papi Taxi
- Phone
- +359 76 604 900
- Website
- papi.bg
Evro Taksi 7
- Phone
- +359 76 661 010
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