There are 3 ways to get from Istanbul to Tunis by plane, bus, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Tunis (TUN)plane IST - TUN
6h 12m$120–220Bus, car ferry via Port of Tunis
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to București, Autogara Militaribus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Genoabus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Tuniscarferry
- Take the bus from Port La Goulette to Rabattement 10 Décembrebus 47
2d 23hBus, car ferry
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to București, Autogara Militaribus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Genoabus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Tuniscarferry
- Take the bus from Port La Goulette to Rabattement 10 Décembrebus 47
2d 23h
Istanbul (IST) to Tunis (TUN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Tunis is to fly which costs $120 - $220 and takes 6h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Tunis is to fly which takes 6h 12m and costs $120 - $220.
The distance between Istanbul and Tunis is 1723 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Tunis without a car is to bus and car ferry via Port of Tunis which takes 2 days 23h and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 12m to get from Istanbul to Tunis, including transfers.
Tunis is 2h behind Istanbul. It is currently 12:19 AM in Istanbul and 10:19 PM in Tunis.
There are 1446+ hotels available in Tunis.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Tunis, Tunisia?
Nouvel Air Tunisie, Tunisair, and four other airlines fly from Istanbul (IST) to Tunis (TUN) every 3 hours.
- Website
- libyanwings.ly
Flights from Istanbul to Tunis via Tripoli
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–900
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Istanbul to Tunis via Tripoli
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–900
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Tunis
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–240
- Website
- nouvelair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Tunis
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–210
- Website
- tunisair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Tunis
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–180
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Tunis via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–410
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $160–280
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +216 80 100 345
- ecoute.clientele@transtu.tn
- Website
- transtu.tn
Bus from Port La Goulette to Rabattement 10 Décembre
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- transtu.tn
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- gnv.it
Car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Tunis
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $120–190
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
- Phone
- + 33 (1) 86 65 0000
- COTUNAV@CTN.COM.TN
- Website
- ctn.com.tn
Car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Tunis
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $95–270
- Schedules at
- ctn.com.tn
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