There are 8 ways to get from Istanbul to Turkestan by plane, train, bus, 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.
Fly Istanbul to Turkistan
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Turkistan (HSA)plane IST - HSA
8h 5m$196–710Fly Istanbul to Shymkent International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT)plane IST - CIT
- Take the bus from Shymkent Samal Bus Station to Turkestan bus stationbus
9h 17m$175–503Train, bus
- Take the train from Istanbul Söğütlüçeşme to Kırıkkale YHTtrain
- Take the bus from Kirikkale to Ortachala Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Ortachala Bus Station to Pyatigorsk Bus stationbus
- Take the train from Piatigorsk to Saratov 1 Passtrain
- Take the train from Saratov 1 Pass to Turkestantrain
4d 5hBus, train via Moscow
- Take the bus from Istanbul Aksaray to Ortachala Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Ortachala Bus Station to Moscow Bitsa Bus stationbus
- Take the train from Paveletsky Rail Terminal to Turkestantrain
5d 8h$344–555Drive 4,533.3 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Turkestancar 4,533.3 km
2d 18h$531–767Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Shymkent International Airport, bus
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT)plane SAW - CIT
- Take the bus from Shymkent Samal Bus Station to Turkestan bus stationbus
10h 2m$244–605Bus, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul Aksaray to Ortachala Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Ortachala Bus Station to Pyatigorsk Bus stationbus
- Take the train from Piatigorsk to Saratov 1 Passtrain
- Take the train from Saratov 1 Pass to Turkestantrain
4d 8hBus, train #2
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Bursa bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Bursa bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus stationbus
- Take the train from Krasnodar 1 to Mokroustrain
- Take the train from Mokrous to Turkestantrain
5d 1h$305–491
Istanbul (IST) to Turkistan (HSA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Turkestan is to fly and bus which costs $170 - $550 and takes 9h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Turkestan is to fly which takes 8h 5m and costs $190 - $750.
The distance between Istanbul and Turkestan is 3321 km. The road distance is 4533.3 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Turkestan without a car is to train and bus which takes 4 days 5h and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 5m to get from Istanbul to Turkestan, including transfers.
Turkestan is 2h ahead of Istanbul. It is currently 12:20 AM in Istanbul and 2:20 AM in Turkestan.
Yes, the driving distance between Istanbul to Turkestan is 4533 km. It takes approximately 2 days 18h to drive from Istanbul to Turkestan.
There are 72+ hotels available in Turkestan.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Turkestan, Kazakhstan?
Turkish Airlines and Flyr fly from Istanbul (IST) to Turkistan (HSA) 5 times a week.
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Shymkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Istanbul to Turkistan via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Istanbul to Shymkent International Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Turkistan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Istanbul to Shymkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–500
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Istanbul Söğütlüçeşme to Kırıkkale YHT
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–25
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Piatigorsk to Saratov 1 Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $200–280
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $45–70
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $55–80
Train from Krasnodar 1 to Mokrous
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $190–260
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $45–65
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $55–80
- Phone
- +7 (717) 260-66-60
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Saratov 1 Pass to Turkestan
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $160–310
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $160–220
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $220–310
Train from Mokrous to Turkestan
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 48m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $150–290
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $150–210
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $210–290
- Phone
- 1005
- compliance@railway.uz
- Website
- railway.uz
Train from Paveletsky Rail Terminal to Turkestan
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 11h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $41–66
- Website
- https://railway.uz/en/
- Book at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/home
- Sleeper
- $41–44
- Coupe
- $61–66
- SV
- $115–130
- Phone
- +996 (312) 30 02 09
- Website
- railway.kg
Train from Paveletsky Rail Terminal to Turkestan
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 11h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $260–410
- Website
- https://railway.kg/?lang=en
- Book at
- https://ticket.railway.kg/
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Kirikkale to Ortachala Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–47
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- $27–33
Bus from Istanbul Aksaray to Ortachala Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–48
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- $30–40
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Bursa bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–19
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- $10–13
- Phone
- +995 555 68 50 05
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Ortachala Bus Station to Pyatigorsk Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 8-800-775-45-73
- Website
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Ortachala Bus Station to Moscow Bitsa Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–90
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
- Phone
- +77252451241
- samal@avokzal.kz
- Website
- samal.avokzal.kz
Bus from Shymkent Samal Bus Station to Turkestan bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Schedules at
- samal.avokzal.kz
- Website
- saparzhai.kz
Bus from Shymkent Samal Bus Station to Turkestan bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://saparzhai.kz/
- Schedules at
- https://saparzhai.kz/расписание-автобусов
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Bursa bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- 0 850 333 35 35
- info@pamukkale.com.tr
- Website
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Bursa bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–17
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 577 99 99
- info@varan.com.tr
- Website
- varan.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Bursa bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Schedules at
- varan.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 202 22 22
- iletisim@uludagturizm.com.tr
- Website
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Bursa bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
- Phone
- 0(850) 309 22 16
- bilgi@istanbulkalesi.com.tr
- Website
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Bursa bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
- Phone
- 444 50 33
- bilgi@villaseyahat.com
- Website
- villaseyahat.com
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Bursa bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14
- Schedules at
- villaseyahat.com
- Phone
- 0850 811 5959
- website@kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Website
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Bursa bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 0(212) 658 03 07
- info@antalyanetseyahat.com
- Website
- antalyanetseyahat.com
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Bursa bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- antalyanetseyahat.com
- Phone
- 0236 613 10 55
- iletisim@somaseyahat.com.tr
- Website
- somaseyahat.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Bursa bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- somaseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 08503330700
- Website
- guneyakdeniz.com
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Bursa bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- guneyakdeniz.com
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- info@luksyonca.com.tr
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Bursa bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
- Phone
- 444 42 06
- seyahat@ozkaymak.com.tr
- Website
- ozkaymak.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Bursa bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- ozkaymak.com.tr
- Website
- luksyilmazturizm.com
Bus from Bursa bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 54m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $102
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- luksyilmazturizm.com
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