There are 4 ways to get from Istanbul to Tuvalu by bus, plane, shuttle, 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
best- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Busbus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Funafuti International Airport (FUN)plane IST - FUN
36h 35m$1,003–3,707Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Funafuti International Airport (FUN)plane SAW - FUN
32h 56m$1,500–9,500Bus, shuttle to Varna Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Burgas Westbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Burgas to Varna Airport
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Funafuti International Airport (FUN)plane VAR - FUN
2d 2h$1,603–5,742Train, train to Kütahya Zafer Airport, fly
- Take the train from Istanbul Pendik to Eskişehirtrain
- Take the train from Eskişehir to Çöğürlertrain
- Fly from Kütahya Zafer Airport (KZR) to Funafuti International Airport (FUN)plane KZR - FUN
2d 18h$1,213–4,424
Istanbul (IST) to Funafuti International Airport (FUN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Tuvalu is to bus and fly which costs $1,000 - $3,800 and takes 36h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Tuvalu is to fly which takes 32h 56m and costs $1,500 - $9,500.
The distance between Istanbul and Tuvalu is 15403 km.
It takes approximately 36h 35m to get from Istanbul to Tuvalu, including transfers.
Tuvalu is 9h ahead of Istanbul. It is currently 1:05 AM in Istanbul and 10:05 AM in Tuvalu.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Tuvalu?
Flydubai, Emirates, and two other airlines fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Funafuti International Airport (FUN) 4 times a week.
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Istanbul to Funafuti International Airport via Singapore Changi, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–8,000
Flights from Istanbul to Funafuti International Airport via Hong Kong, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–9,500
Flights from Istanbul to Funafuti International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Nadi, Suva
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Funafuti International Airport via Dubai, Hong Kong, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 12m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–9,500
Flights from Varna Airport to Funafuti International Airport via Istanbul, Singapore Changi, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–11,000
Flights from Varna Airport to Funafuti International Airport via Istanbul, Hong Kong, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–13,000
Flights from Kütahya Zafer Airport to Funafuti International Airport via Istanbul, Hong Kong, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 9h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–11,000
Flights from Kütahya Zafer Airport to Funafuti International Airport via Istanbul, Tokyo Narita, Nadi, Suva
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 10h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,400
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Istanbul Pendik to Eskişehir
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–14
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
Train from Eskişehir to Çöğürler
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- 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
- $3–7
- Website
- https://hava.ist/?lang=en
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Burgas West
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–43
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- $13–16
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Burgas to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $90–200
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
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