There are 4 ways to get from Istanbul to Turpan by bus, plane, car, or train
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 Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport, bus
best- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport (URC)IST - URC
- Take the bus from Urumchi South to Turfan
14h 23m¥2,260–3,673Bus to Istanbul, fly to Korla, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Korla (KRL)IST - KRL
- Take the train from Korla to Turpan North Station
18h 24m¥1,631–6,755Drive 6,493 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Turpan6,493 km
3d 7h¥5,786–8,357Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Turpan
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Turpan (TLQ)SAW - TLQ
41h 38m¥2,332–7,043
Istanbul (IST) to Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport (URC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Turpan is to bus and fly which costs ¥2200 - ¥3700 and takes 14h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Turpan is to bus and fly which takes 14h 23m and costs ¥2200 - ¥3700.
The distance between Istanbul and Turpan is 4971 km. The road distance is 6493 km.
It takes approximately 14h 23m to get from Istanbul to Turpan, including transfers.
Turpan is 3h ahead of Istanbul. It is currently 9:45 PM in Istanbul and 12:45 AM in Turpan.
Yes, the driving distance between Istanbul to Turpan is 6493 km. It takes approximately 3 days 7h to drive from Istanbul to Turpan.
There are nine+ hotels available in Turpan.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Turpan, China?
Pegasus Airlines, Flyr, and six other airlines fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Turpan (TLQ) once daily.
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- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–4,900
Flights from Istanbul to Korla via Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–6,500
Flights from Istanbul to Korla via Ashgabat, Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–6,500
Flights from Istanbul to Korla via Tashkent, Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–9,000
Flights from Istanbul to Korla via Tbilisi, Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–6,500
Flights from Istanbul to Korla via Baku Heydar Aliyev, Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–6,500
- Website
- cdal.com.cn
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Turpan via Almaty, Yining
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–9,000
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Turpan via Ankara, Almaty, Yining
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,000
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Turpan via Shimkent, Almaty, Yining
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–9,000
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Turpan via Baku Heydar Aliyev, Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport, Karamay
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–10,000
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Turpan via Almaty, Yining, Karamay
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–9,000
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Istanbul to Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–6,500
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Istanbul to Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–7,000
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Istanbul to Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport via Shimkent
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,100
- Website
- somonair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport via Dushanbe
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–7,500
- Website
- chinaexpressair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Korla via Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–6,500
Train from Korla to Turpan North Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥55–150
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Hard/Soft Seat
- ¥55–85
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥120–150
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥200–250
- 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
- ¥23–40
- Website
- https://hava.ist/?lang=en
- Website
- top.chinaz.com
Bus from Urumchi South to Turfan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥30
- Schedules at
- top.chinaz.com
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