There are 13 ways to get from Istanbul to Tuscany by bus, plane, train, night train, 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.
Bus to Istanbul, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
best- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Busbus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane IST - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Florence Santa Maria Novellatrain
7h 4m€109–270Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)plane SAW - FCO
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Florence Santa Maria Novellatrain
8h 30m€95–286Bus
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Kumanovobus
- Take the bus from Kumanovo to Stazione Santa Maria Novellabus
30h 13m€132–154Night train, train
- Take the night train from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbfnighttrain
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Venezia Mestretrain Rjx
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Firenze S.M.N.train Fr
40h 27m€215–331Drive 1,924.3 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Florencecar 1,924.3 km
17h 55m€297–429Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane SAW - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Florence Santa Maria Novellatrain
7h 6m€131–314Bus to Istanbul, fly to Fiumicino International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Busbus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)plane IST - FCO
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Florence Santa Maria Novellatrain
8h 33m€108–272Bus to Istanbul, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Busbus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane IST - VCE
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Firenze S.M.N.train
9h 5m€120–321Bus to Istanbul, fly to Pisa International Airport
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Busbus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Pisa International Airport (PSA)plane IST - PSA
8h 20m€103–251Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Pisa International Airport
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Pisa International Airport (PSA)plane SAW - PSA
9h 51m€135–255Bus to Istanbul, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Busbus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane IST - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train
9h 51m€100–316Bus via Pristina
- Take the bus from Instabul to Pristinabus
- Take the bus from Pristina to Firenze Autostazionebus
30h 39mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Halkalı to Sofiatrain
- Take the bus from Sofia to Firenze Autostazionebus
39h 19m€108–116
Istanbul (IST) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Tuscany is to train and bus which costs €105 - €120 and takes 39h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Tuscany is to bus and fly and train which takes 7h 4m and costs €100 - €270.
No, there is no direct bus from Istanbul to Tuscany. However, there are services departing from Istanbul and arriving at Stazione Santa Maria Novella via Kumanovo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 13m.
No, there is no direct train from Istanbul to Tuscany. However, there are services departing from Yenikapi and arriving at Firenze S.M.N. via Halkali, Bucuresti Nord, Wien Hbf and Venezia Mestre. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 27m.
The distance between Istanbul and Tuscany is 1606 km. The road distance is 1924.3 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Tuscany without a car is to bus which takes 30h 13m and costs €130 - €160.
It takes approximately 7h 4m to get from Istanbul to Tuscany, including transfers.
Istanbul to Tuscany bus services, operated by Alpar Turizm, depart from Istanbul station.
Istanbul to Tuscany train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Halkali station.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Tuscany is to bus which takes 30h 13m and costs €130 - €160. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €130 - €260 and takes 9h 51m.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Tuscany, Italy?
You can take a bus from Istanbul to Stazione Santa Maria Novella via Kumanovo in around 30h 13m. Alternatively, Pegasus Airlines, Ulendo Airlink, and three other airlines fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Pisa International Airport (PSA) 4 times a day.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–220
Flights from Istanbul to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–200
Flights from Istanbul to Fiumicino International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–200
Flights from Istanbul to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–210
Flights from Istanbul to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–210
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Istanbul to Pisa International Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–220
Flights from Istanbul to Pisa International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–230
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Pisa International Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–310
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Pisa International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Pisa International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–270
Flights from Istanbul to Pisa International Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–260
Flights from Istanbul to Pisa International Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–260
Flights from Istanbul to Pisa International Airport via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–480
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Pisa International Airport via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–320
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Pisa International Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–310
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–270
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–240
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Istanbul to Milano Malpensa Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–160
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–220
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Pisa International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–230
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Pisa International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–280
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Bologna Centrale to Florence Santa Maria Novella
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Venezia Mestre to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €26–60
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Roma Termini to Florence Santa Maria Novella
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–60
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €18–26
- 1st Class
- €24–35
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–95
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Wien Hbf to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €90–140
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 02-72494949
- Website
- malpensaexpress.it
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15
- Website
- https://www.malpensaexpress.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €23–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Halkalı to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/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
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- hakkomerc@gmail.com
- Website
- hakbus.org
Bus from Kumanovo to Stazione Santa Maria Novella
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 43m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110
- Website
- https://www.hakbus.org/
- Phone
- +383 44 190 915
- erhantrans@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Instabul to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- + 383 044 233 555
- Website
- sabagroup.eu
Bus from Pristina to Firenze Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- info@mm-travel.bg
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Sofia to Firenze Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- mm-travel.bg
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More Questions & Answers
Istanbul to Tuscany bus services, operated by Alpar Turizm, arrive at Kumanovo station.
Tuscany is 2h behind Istanbul. It is currently 10:55 PM in Istanbul and 8:55 PM in Tuscany.
Istanbul to Tuscany train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Bucharest station.
Yes, the driving distance between Istanbul to Tuscany is 1924 km. It takes approximately 17h 55m to drive from Istanbul to Tuscany.
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