There are 8 ways to get from Istanbul to Unan by plane, train, or bus
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Fly to Sendai Airport, train
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Sendai Airport (SDJ)plane IST - SDJ
- Take the train from Sendai to Kitakamitrain
17h 59m¥59,510–201,693Fly to Yamagata Airport, bus, train
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Yamagata Airport (GAJ)plane IST - GAJ
- Take the bus from Yamagata Kencho-mae to Sendaibus
- Take the train from Sendai to Kitakamitrain
25h 53m¥49,460–223,837Fly to Akita Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Akita Airport (AXT)plane IST - AXT
- Take the train from Akita to Moriokatrain
21h 1m¥63,942–218,522Fly to Tokyo International Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane IST - HND
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Kitakamitrain
17h 50m¥77,363–230,803Fly to Narita International Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Narita International Airport (NRT)plane IST - NRT
- Take the train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to Keisei-Uenotrain
- Take the train from Ueno to Kitakamitrain
18h 3m¥76,353–120,488Fly to Odate–Noshiro Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Odate–Noshiro Airport (ONJ)plane IST - ONJ
- Take the train from Takanosu(Jr) to Akitatrain
- Take the train from Akita to Moriokatrain
23h 1m¥74,106–827,044Fly to Shonai Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Shonai Airport (SYO)plane IST - SYO
- Take the train from Sakata(Yamagata) to Akitatrain
- Take the train from Akita to Moriokatrain
23h 56m¥84,067–292,507Fly to Aomori, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Aomori (AOJ)plane IST - AOJ
- Take the train from Shin-Aomori to Moriokatrain
21h 56m¥67,899–231,898
Istanbul (IST) to Sendai Airport (SDJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Unan is to fly and train which costs ¥75000 - ¥120000 and takes 18h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Unan is to fly and train which takes 17h 50m and costs ¥75000 - ¥240000.
The distance between Istanbul and Unan is 9020 km.
It takes approximately 17h 59m to get from Istanbul to Unan, including transfers.
Unan is 6h ahead of Istanbul. It is currently 5:40 AM in Istanbul and 11:40 AM in Unan.
There are 56+ hotels available in Unan.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Unan, Japan?
There is no direct connection from Istanbul to Unan. However, you can take the train to Gayrettepe, take the train to Istanbul Airport, walk to Istanbul (IST) airport, fly to Sendai Airport (SDJ), walk to Sendai Airport, take the train to Sendai(Miyagi/Jr), take the train to Kitakami, then take the taxi to Unan. Alternatively, you can take the train to Gayrettepe, take the train to Istanbul Airport, walk to Istanbul (IST) airport, fly to Akita Airport (AXT), walk to Akita Airport, take the bus to Akita Station, walk to Akita, take the train to Morioka, take the train to Hanamaki, then take the taxi to Unan.
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Istanbul to Sendai Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–190,000
Flights from Istanbul to Akita Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–700,000
Flights from Istanbul to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥48,000–650,000
Flights from Istanbul to Tokyo International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–310,000
Flights from Istanbul to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥46,000–180,000
Flights from Istanbul to Odate–Noshiro Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–850,000
Flights from Istanbul to Shonai Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–900,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Istanbul to Yamagata Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–700,000
Flights from Istanbul to Yamagata Airport via Beijing Capital, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–220,000
Flights from Istanbul to Yamagata Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–230,000
Flights from Istanbul to Yamagata Airport via Beijing Daxing, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥39,000–220,000
Flights from Istanbul to Yamagata Airport via Osaka Kansai, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–220,000
Flights from Istanbul to Yamagata Airport via Incheon, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–220,000
Flights from Istanbul to Aomori via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥49,000–650,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Sendai Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–250,000
Flights from Istanbul to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥48,000–650,000
Flights from Istanbul to Tokyo International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–310,000
Flights from Istanbul to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥46,000–180,000
Flights from Istanbul to Aomori via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–220,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Istanbul to Sendai Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–190,000
Flights from Istanbul to Tokyo International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥45,000–310,000
Flights from Istanbul to Narita International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥34,000–150,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Istanbul to Sendai Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–230,000
Flights from Istanbul to Tokyo International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–310,000
Flights from Istanbul to Narita International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥47,000–180,000
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Sendai Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–250,000
Flights from Istanbul to Aomori via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–220,000
- Website
- starlux-airlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Sendai Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–250,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Tokyo International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–170,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Narita International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥45,000–180,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Narita International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥40,000–150,000
- Website
- miat.com
Flights from Istanbul to Narita International Airport via Ulaanbaatar
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–75,000
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Sendai to Kitakami
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–6,500
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved seat
- ¥4,200–6,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥5,000–6,500
- Green seat
- ¥6,000–8,500
Train from Akita to Morioka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–6,500
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved seat
- ¥4,200–6,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥5,000–6,500
- Green seat
- ¥6,000–8,500
Train from Tōkyō Station to Kitakami
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–15,000
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved seat
- ¥10,000–15,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥12,000–15,000
- Green seat
- ¥15,000–21,000
Train from Ueno to Kitakami
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–15,000
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved seat
- ¥10,000–15,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥12,000–15,000
- Green seat
- ¥15,000–21,000
Train from Shin-Aomori to Morioka
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–8,000
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved seat
- ¥5,000–7,500
- Reserved seat
- ¥6,000–8,000
- Green seat
- ¥7,500–11,000
- Phone
- 0570-081-160
- Website
- keisei.co.jp
Train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to Keisei-Ueno
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–2,600
- Website
- https://www.keisei.co.jp/keisei/tetudou/skyliner/us/index.php
- Phone
- 0570-081-160
- Website
- keisei.co.jp
Train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to Keisei-Ueno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥850–1,200
- Website
- https://www.keisei.co.jp/keisei/tetudou/skyliner/us/index.php
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Takanosu(Jr) to Akita
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–1,800
- Schedules at
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Sakata(Yamagata) to Akita
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–2,100
- Schedules at
- jreast.co.jp
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Takanosu(Jr) to Akita
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–3,900
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved Seat
- ¥3,400–3,900
- Reserved Seat
- ¥2,800–3,900
- Green Seat
- ¥3,900–5,500
Train from Sakata(Yamagata) to Akita
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–4,500
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved Seat
- ¥3,800–4,400
- Reserved Seat
- ¥3,200–4,500
- Green Seat
- ¥4,600–6,000
- Website
- yamakobus.co.jp
Bus from Yamagata Kencho-mae to Sendai
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥850–1,100
- Schedules at
- yamakobus.jp
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