There are 9 ways to get from Istanbul to Valbona Valley by bus, car, plane, train, car ferry, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Esenler Otogar to Gjakovë
- Take the bus from Gjakovë to Bajram Curri
15h 50mFly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Skopje International Airport, train, drive
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)SAW - SKP
- Take the train from Skopje to Fushë Kosovë
- Take the train from Fushë Kosovë to Peje
- Drive from Peje to Valbona
16h 5m$58–207Drive 914.1 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Valbonë914.1 km
11h 42m$135–194Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Pristina, bus
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Pristina (PRN)SAW - PRN
- Take the bus from Sllatine to Gjakovë
- Take the bus from Gjakovë to Bajram Curri
11h 3m$94–700Bus, train, drive
- Take the bus from Instabul to Pristina
- Take the train from Sh. Ekonomike to Peje
- Drive from Peje to Valbona Valley
15h 57m$61–68Bus via Shkodër
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Shkodër
- Take the bus from Shkodër to Valbona Valley
24h$77–119Bus to Istanbul, fly to Pristina, bus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Pristina (PRN)IST - PRN
- Take the bus from Sllatine to Gjakovë
- Take the bus from Gjakovë to Bajram Curri
11h 5m$112–405Bus to Istanbul, fly to Podgorica Airport, drive, car ferry
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Podgorica Airport (TGD)IST - TGD
- Drive from Podgorica Airport (TGD) to Koman
- Take the car ferry from Koman to Fierzë
- Drive from Fierzë to Valbona Valley
11h 18m$141–625Bus to Istanbul, fly to Tivat Airport, shuttle, drive, car ferry
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Tivat Airport (TIV)IST - TIV
- Take a shuttle bus from Kotor, Autobuska Stanica to Podgorica Airport
- Drive from Podgorica Airport to Koman
- Take the car ferry from Koman to Fierzë
- Drive from Fierzë to Valbona Valley
12h 41m
Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Pristina (PRN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Valbona Valley is to bus and train and drive which costs $60 - $70 and takes 15h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Valbona Valley is to fly and bus which takes 11h 3m and costs $90 - $700.
No, there is no direct bus from Istanbul to Valbona Valley. However, there are services departing from Istanbul and arriving at Valbona Valley via Shkodër. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h.
The distance between Istanbul and Valbona Valley is 987 km. The road distance is 914.1 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Valbona Valley without a car is to bus which takes 15h 50m and costs .
It takes approximately 15h 50m to get from Istanbul to Valbona Valley, including transfers.
Istanbul to Valbona Valley bus services, operated by Alpar Turizm, depart from Istanbul station.
Istanbul to Valbona Valley bus services, operated by Alpar Turizm, arrive at Shkodër station.
Yes, the driving distance between Istanbul to Valbona Valley is 914 km. It takes approximately 11h 42m to drive from Istanbul to Valbona Valley.
There are 208+ hotels available in Valbona Valley.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Valbona Valley, Albania?
You can take a bus from Esenler Otogar to Valbona Valley via Gjakovë and Bajram Curri in around 15h 50m.
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- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–300
Flights from Istanbul to Podgorica Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Istanbul to Tivat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–430
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–280
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Skopje International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–250
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–490
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Skopje International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–110
- Website
- interjet.com
Flights from Istanbul to Podgorica Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–150
Flights from Istanbul to Tivat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–270
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Istanbul to Podgorica Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–280
- Phone
- +383 038 534 – 814
- info@trainkos.com
- Website
- trainkos.com
Train from Sh. Ekonomike to Peje
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3–4
- Schedules at
- trainkos.com
Train from Skopje to Fushë Kosovë
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- trainkos.com
Train from Fushë Kosovë to Peje
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3–4
- Schedules at
- trainkos.com
- Phone
- +355 672 121 800
- rilindi-shpk@hotmail.com
- Website
- rilindishpk.com
Bus from Gjakovë to Bajram Curri
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12
- Schedules at
- travel.gjirafa.com
- Phone
- +383 49 623 907
- kushtrimi_nm@hotmail.com
- Website
- web.facebook.com
Bus from Sllatine to Gjakovë
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +383 390 330 340
- shpatturs@hotmail.com
- Website
- shpatturs.com
Bus from Sllatine to Gjakovë
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6
- Website
- https://www.shpatturs.com/mod.php?mid=9
- 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
- $47
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul to Shkodër
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- +355 68 538 1882
Bus from Shkodër to Valbona Valley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $33
- Schedules at
- komaniferry.al
- 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
- $3–6
- Website
- https://hava.ist/?lang=en
- Phone
- +382 69 737 787
- support@gomontenegro.me
- Website
- gomontenegro.me
Shuttle from Kotor, Autobuska Stanica to Podgorica Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Schedules at
- gomontenegro.me
- Phone
- +355 68 538 1882
Car ferry from Koman to Fierzë
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $12–240
- Schedules at
- komaniferry.al
- Bike
- $12
- Motorbike
- $29
- Car
- $55–240
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