There are 8 ways to get from Istanbul to Turku by bus, plane, 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.
Bus to Istanbul, fly to Turku Airport
best- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Busbus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Turku Airport (TKU)plane IST - TKU
9h 43m€138–611Bus to Istanbul, fly to Helsinki Airport, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Busbus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane IST - HEL
- Take the train from Pasila to Turkutrain
10h 14m€116–500Bus via Kaunas
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Dvirtsevyi Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Dvirtsevyi Bus Station to Kaunas Central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Kaunas, Bus Station to Turku Bus Stationbus
2d 6h€139–226Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Munichbus
- Take the train from München Ost to Stockholm Centralstationtrain
- Take the ferry from Stockholm to Port of Turkuferry
2d 11h€269–413Drive, 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€915–2,234Fly 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 11m€118–404Bus
- 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 17h€191–351Bus #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 7h
Istanbul (IST) to Turku Airport (TKU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Turku is to bus via Kaunas which costs €130 - €230 and takes 2 days 6h.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Turku is to bus and fly which takes 9h 43m and costs €130 - €650.
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 Dvirtsevyi Bus Station and Kaunas, Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 6h.
The distance between Istanbul and Turku is 2240 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Turku without a car is to bus via Kaunas which takes 2 days 6h and costs €130 - €230.
It takes approximately 9h 43m to get from Istanbul to Turku, including transfers.
Istanbul to Turku bus services, operated by Gunsel, depart from İstanbul Esenler bus station.
Istanbul to Turku bus services, operated by Gunsel, arrive at Zhytomyr Bus Station.
Turku is 1h behind Istanbul. It is currently 6:22 PM in Istanbul and 5:22 PM in Turku.
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What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Turku, Finland?
You can take a bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Turku Bus Station via Dvirtsevyi Bus Station and Kaunas, Bus Station in around 2d 6h.
- 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
- €130–650
Flights from Istanbul to Turku Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–600
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Istanbul to Turku Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–450
Flights from Istanbul to Helsinki Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–900
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Turku Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–450
Flights from Istanbul to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–900
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Turku Airport via Vilnius
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–600
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–340
- 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
- €170–260
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/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
- +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
- 0850 888 33 34
- info@hava.ist
- Website
- hava.ist
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–6
- Website
- https://hava.ist/?lang=en
- 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
- €65–90
- Website
- https://gunsel.ua/
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Zhytomyr Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–95
- Website
- https://gunsel.ua/
- Phone
- +380 44 594 9010
- help@autolux.ua
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Dvirtsevyi Bus Station to Kaunas Central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–65
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Book at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- +37167210066
- info@latlines.lv
- Website
- latlines.lv
Bus from Dvirtsevyi Bus Station to Kaunas Central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 49m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- latlines.lv
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Kaunas, Bus Station to Turku Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D to Turku, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Tallinn Bus Station to Turku, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- 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
- €85–120
- 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
- €85–100
- Schedules at
- transtempo.ua
- 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
- €45–80
- 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/
- Phone
- +358 9 123574
- Website
- vikingline.fi
Ferry from Stockholm to Port of Turku
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–20
- 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
- €196–400
- Website
- https://www.colorline.com/
- Car
- €400
- No Car
- €196
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