There are 10 ways to get from Istanbul to Turku by plane, bus, train, ferry, car, car train, 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 Istanbul to Turku Airport
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Turku Airport (TKU)plane IST - TKU
9h 25m€126–348Fly Istanbul to Helsinki Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane IST - HEL
- Take the train from Pasila to Turkutrain
9h 59m€109–333Bus via Warsaw
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Dvirtsevyi Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Lviv Station to Warszawa Zachodnia Stationbus
- Take the bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Turku, Bus Stationbus
2d 8hBus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Munichbus
- Take the train from München Ost to Stockholm Centralstationtrain
- Take the ferry from Stockholm to Turkuferry
2d 12hDrive 5,186.5 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Turkucar 5,186.5 km
2d 7h€924–1,335Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Helsinki Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane SAW - HEL
- Take the train from Pasila to Turkutrain
10h 15m€109–414Bus
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Zhytomyr Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Zhytomyr to Tallinn, Harbour Terminal Dbus
- Take the bus from Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D to Turku, Bus Stationbus
2d 16h€184–348Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Halkalı to Plovdivtrain
- Take the bus from Plovdiv Train station to Zagrebbus
- Take the bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Stockholm, Cityterminalenbus
- Take the ferry from Stockholm to Port of Turkuferry
2d 16hBus #2
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Chisnau Southbus
- Take the bus from Chisinau, Gara Feroviara to Tallinnbus
- Take the bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Turku, Bus Stationbus
3d 7hDrive, car train, car ferry
- Drive from Istanbul to Villach Hbf ARZcar
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to Hamburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Port of Kielcar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Kiel to Oslo Vipperangencarferry
- Drive from Oslo Vipperangen to Turkucar
2d 19h€922–2,250
Istanbul (IST) to Turku Airport (TKU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Turku is to fly and train which costs €100 - €340 and takes 9h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Turku is to fly which takes 9h 25m and costs €120 - €350.
No, there is no direct bus from Istanbul station to Turku station. However, there are services departing from İstanbul Esenler bus station and arriving at Turku, Bus Station via Lviv Station and Warsaw, Bus Station West. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 8h.
The distance between Istanbul and Turku is 2237 km. The road distance is 5186.5 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Turku without a car is to bus via Warsaw which takes 2 days 8h and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 25m to get from Istanbul to Turku, including transfers.
Istanbul to Turku bus services, operated by Gunsel, depart from İstanbul Esenler bus station.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Turku is to fly which takes 9h 25m and costs €120 - €350. Alternatively, you can bus via Warsaw, which costs and takes 2 days 8h.
Istanbul to Turku bus services, operated by Gunsel, arrive at Zhytomyr Bus Station.
Turku is 1h behind Istanbul. It is currently 12:55 PM in Istanbul and 11:55 AM in Turku.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Turku, Finland?
Air Baltic, Scandinavian Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Istanbul (IST) to Turku Airport (TKU) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Turku, Bus Station via Dvirtsevyi Bus Station, Lviv Station, Warszawa Zachodnia Station, and Warsaw, Bus Station West in around 2d 8h.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Istanbul to Turku Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–600
Flights from Istanbul to Turku Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–550
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Istanbul to Turku Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–400
Flights from Istanbul to Helsinki Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–440
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Turku Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–400
Flights from Istanbul to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–440
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Turku Airport via Vilnius
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–550
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–320
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from München Ost to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €180–360
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- +358 0100 3232
- Website
- vr.fi
Train from Pasila to Turku
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–30
- Website
- https://www.vr.fi/en/
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Halkalı to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–900
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- €420–470
- Car Compartment
- €750–900
- Phone
- +380 (93) 320-44-44
- help@gunsel.ua
- Website
- gunsel.ua
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Dvirtsevyi Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €65–85
- Website
- https://gunsel.ua/
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Zhytomyr Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–90
- Website
- https://gunsel.ua/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Turku, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D to Turku, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Plovdiv Train station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Turku, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul to Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- +38 (067) 467-44-00
- transtempo@ukr.net
- Website
- transtempo.ua
Bus from Zhytomyr to Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–100
- Schedules at
- transtempo.ua
- Phone
- +385 (0)98 610 311
- info@pepeks.hr
- Website
- pepeks.hr
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Stockholm, Cityterminalen
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 19m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pepeks.hr
- Phone
- +373 22 542-185
- autogara@mtc.md
- Website
- autogara.md
Bus from Istanbul to Chisnau South
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Schedules at
- autogara.md
- Phone
- +373 789 18 888
- info@busline.md
- Website
- busline.md
Bus from Chisinau, Gara Feroviara to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- https://busline.md/en/
- Website
- vikingline.com
Ferry from Stockholm to Turku
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- vikingline.com
Ferry from Stockholm to Port of Turku
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–20
- Website
- https://www.sales.vikingline.com/
- Phone
- +45 99 56 19 00
- Website
- colorline.no
Car ferry from Port of Kiel to Oslo Vipperangen
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €204–416
- Website
- https://www.colorline.com/
- Car
- €416
- No Car
- €204
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