There are 5 ways to get from Istanbul to Tunis by plane, night bus, bus, car ferry or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Night bus, bus, car ferry
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Take the night bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Stara Zagora OMV Gas Station
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Take the bus from Stara Zagora to Genova Piazza Principe
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Take the car ferry from Genoa to Tunis
Bus, car ferry
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Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Sofia
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Take the bus from Sofia to Pescara
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Take the bus from Pescara -Terminal Bus to Civitavecchia
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Take the car ferry from Civitavecchia to Tunis
Bus, car ferry via Sibiu
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Take the bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Shumen Kaliakra Bus Stop
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Take the bus from Shumen to Sibiu
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Take the bus from Sibiu to Salerno
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Take the car ferry from Salerno to Tunis
Drive
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Drive from Istanbul Esenler Otogar to Tunis
Istanbul (IST) to Tunis (TUN) flights
The flight time between Istanbul (IST) and Tunis (TUN) is around 4h 8m and covers a distance of around 1669 km. This includes an average layover time of around 32 min. Services are operated by Turkish Airlines, Tunisair, Nouvel Air Tunisie and others. Typically 57 flights run weekly, although weekend and holiday schedules can vary so check in advance.
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Tunis is to bus and car ferry which costs 5.000 ₺ - 8.500 ₺ and takes 2 days 15h.
The quickest way to get from Istanbul to Tunis is to fly which costs 4.600 ₺ - 19.000 ₺ and takes 3h 43m.
The distance between Istanbul and Tunis is 1687 km. The road distance is 5057.2 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Tunis without a car is to night bus and bus and car ferry which takes 2 days 11h and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 43m to get from Istanbul to Tunis, including transfers.
The quickest flight from Istanbul Airport to Tunis Airport is the direct flight which takes 2h 50m.
Tunis is 2h behind Istanbul. It is currently 1:31 PM in Istanbul and 11:31 AM in Tunis.
Yes, the driving distance between Istanbul to Tunis is 5057 km. It takes approximately 2 days 11h to drive from Istanbul to Tunis.
Nouvel Air Tunisie, Aegean Airlines, Berniq Airways and five other airlines offer flights from Istanbul Airport to Tunis Airport.
There are 783+ hotels available in Tunis. Prices start at $100 USD per night.

- Distance: 1686.9 km
- Duration: 3h 43m
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Tunis, Tunisia?
Turkish Airlines, Tunisair and six other airlines fly from Istanbul Esenler Otogar to Tunis every 4 hours.

- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Tunis
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180 - $650

- Website
- tunisair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Tunis
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190 - $490

- Website
- nouvelair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Tunis
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160 - $480

- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Tunis via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $220 - $900

- Website
- berniq.aero
Flights from Istanbul to Tunis via Benghazi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120 - $600

- Website
- afriqiyah.aero
Flights from Istanbul to Tunis via Tripoli
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $180 - $370

- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Istanbul to Tunis via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370 - $950

- Website
- libyanwings.ly
Flights from Istanbul to Tunis via Tripoli
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490 - $800

- Phone
- +3590885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Night bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Stara Zagora OMV Gas Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $20 - $22
- Schedules at
- citylines.eu
Bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Shumen Kaliakra Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $27 - $30
- Schedules at
- citylines.eu

- Phone
- +3592917400
- info@darytravel.com
- Website
- dary.bg
Bus from Stara Zagora to Genova Piazza Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- dary.bg

- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- iletisim@metroturizm.com.tr
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12 - $17
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en

- Phone
- +90 224 294 55 62
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21 - $29
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr

- Phone
- 0090 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15 - $45
- Schedules at
- alparturizm.com.tr

- Phone
- + 359/38/66 34 04
- georg_ltd@abv.bg
- Website
- georg-bg.com
Bus from Sofia to Pescara
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $100 - $130
- Schedules at
- georg-bg.com

- Phone
- +39 329 8631455
- info@prontobusitalia.it
- Website
- prontobusitalia.it
Bus from Pescara -Terminal Bus to Civitavecchia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35 - $55
- Schedules at
- prontobusitalia.it
- Phone
- +420-774.074.706
- Website
- orlan.autogari.ro
Bus from Shumen to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $30 - $60
- Schedules at
- orlan.autogari.ro

- Phone
- +40-745.499.985
- Website
- bepstravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Sibiu to Salerno
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60 - $90
- Schedules at
- Bep's Travel

- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- gnv.it
Car ferry from Genoa to Tunis
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65 - $160
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci

- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- info@grimaldi.napoli.it
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Car ferry from Civitavecchia to Tunis
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $45 - $75
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
Car ferry from Salerno to Tunis
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $55 - $220
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
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The best way to get from Istanbul to Istanbul Airport is to taxi which takes 28 min and costs 310 ₺ - 380 ₺.