There are 10 ways to get from Istanbul to Valga by bus, plane, train, night train, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, fly to Riga International Airport, train
best- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Riga International Airport (RIX)IST - RIX
- Take the train from Riga-Pasazieru to Valga
10h 58m€132–248Bus, fly to Vilnius Airport, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Vilnius Airport (VNO)IST - VNO
- Take the train from Vilnius to Valga
14h 26m€108–282Bus, train via Kaišiadorys
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Dvirtsevyi Bus Station
- Take the bus from Dvirtsevyi Bus Station to Kaunas Central bus station
- Take the train from Kaisiadorys to Valga215
44h 46m€119–184Night train, train, Bus
- Take the night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Take the night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Meidling
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Krakow GlownyEc
- Take the bus from Krakow MDA Bus Station to Vilnius Bus Station
- Take the train from Vilnius to Valga215
2d 9h€228–341Bus, fly to Lennart Meri International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)IST - TLL
- Take the train from Ülemiste to Valga
11h 29m€116–361Bus, fly to Tartu Ülenurme Airport
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Tartu Ülenurme Airport (TAY)IST - TAY
- Take the bus from Lennujaam to Otepää
- Take the bus from Otepää to Valga bussijaam
13h 21m€209–664Bus, fly to Helsinki Airport, ferry, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)IST - HEL
- Take the ferry from Helsinki to Tallinn
- Take the train from Tallinn to Valga
15h 50m€154–514Bus
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Dvirtsevyi Bus Station
- Take the bus from Dvirtsevyi Bus Station to Riga Central Bus Station
- Take the bus from Rīgas SAO to Valkas AO
2d€151–177Bus, train
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Chernivtsi Bus station
- Take the bus from Chernivtsi Bus station to Riga Central Bus Station
- Take the train from Riga-Pasazieru to Valga874 / ...
2d 1h€149–169Bus via Chișinău
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Chisnau South
- Take the bus from Chisinau, Gara Feroviara to Rīga
- Take the bus from Rīgas SAO to Valkas AO
2d 20h
Istanbul (IST) to Riga International Airport (RIX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Valga is to bus and train which costs €140 - €170 and takes 2 days 1h.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Valga is to bus and fly and train which takes 10h 58m and costs €130 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Istanbul station to Valga. However, there are services departing from İstanbul Esenler bus station and arriving at Valkas AO via Dvirtsevyi Bus Station and Rīgas SAO. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 0h.
The distance between Istanbul and Valga is 2000 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Valga without a car is to bus and train via Kaišiadorys which takes 44h 46m and costs €110 - €190.
It takes approximately 10h 58m to get from Istanbul to Valga, including transfers.
Istanbul to Valga bus services, operated by Gunsel, depart from İstanbul Esenler bus station.
Istanbul to Valga bus services, operated by Gunsel, arrive at Dvirtsevyi Bus Station.
Valga is 1h behind Istanbul. It is currently 7:09 PM in Istanbul and 6:09 PM in Valga.
There are 37+ hotels available in Valga.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Valga, Estonia?
You can take a bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Valkas AO via Dvirtsevyi Bus Station, Riga Central Bus Station, and Rīgas SAO in around 2d.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–420
Flights from Istanbul to Lennart Meri International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–430
Flights from Istanbul to Tartu Ülenurme Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–650
Flights from Istanbul to Vilnius Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–420
Flights from Istanbul to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–550
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Istanbul to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–420
Flights from Istanbul to Lennart Meri International Airport via Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–310
Flights from Istanbul to Vilnius Airport via Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–450
Flights from Istanbul to Helsinki Airport via Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–550
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Lennart Meri International Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–440
Flights from Istanbul to Tartu Ülenurme Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–650
Flights from Istanbul to Tartu Ülenurme Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–650
Flights from Istanbul to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–550
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Istanbul to Riga International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–230
Flights from Istanbul to Lennart Meri International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–250
Flights from Istanbul to Vilnius Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–430
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Vilnius Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–210
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Riga-Pasazieru to Valga
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–12
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Train from Kaisiadorys to Valga
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–28
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Train from Vilnius to Valga
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Train from Ülemiste to Valga
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Train from Tallinn to Valga
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/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 Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–95
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Meidling to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–100
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +372 616 0245
- klienditugi@elron.ee
- Website
- elron.ee
Train from Ülemiste to Valga
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–25
- Website
- https://elron.ee/en
- Express Train Ticket
- €17–25
Train from Tallinn to Valga
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–25
- Website
- https://elron.ee/en
- Express Train Ticket
- €17–25
- Phone
- 8760
- vilciens@info.vivi.lv
- Website
- vivi.lv
Train from Riga-Pasazieru to Valga
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://www.vivi.lv/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
- +380 (93) 320-44-44
- help@gunsel.ua
- Website
- gunsel.ua
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Dvirtsevyi Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €65–90
- Website
- https://gunsel.ua/
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Chernivtsi Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–80
- Website
- https://gunsel.ua/
- Phone
- +380 44 594 9010
- help@autolux.ua
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Dvirtsevyi Bus Station to Kaunas Central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–65
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Book at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- +37167210066
- info@latlines.lv
- Website
- latlines.lv
Bus from Dvirtsevyi Bus Station to Kaunas Central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 49m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- latlines.lv
Bus from Dvirtsevyi Bus Station to Riga Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €82
- Schedules at
- latlines.lv
Bus from Chernivtsi Bus station to Riga Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €82
- Schedules at
- latlines.lv
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Krakow MDA Bus Station to Vilnius Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +372 627 9080
- info@hansabuss.ee
- Website
- hansabuss.ee
Bus from Lennujaam to Otepää
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–5
- Website
- https://hansabuss.ee/en/
- Schedules at
- https://hansabuss.ee/en/liinireisid/commercial-lines/
- Phone
- +372 640 4000
- klienditugi@gobus.ee
- Website
- gobus.ee
Bus from Otepää to Valga bussijaam
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €2–3
- Website
- https://gobus.ee/en/
- Phone
- 80700030
- info@vtu-valmiera.lv
- Website
- vtu-valmiera.lv
Bus from Rīgas SAO to Valkas AO
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €1–9
- Schedules at
- vtu-valmiera.lv
- Phone
- +373 22 542-185
- autogara@mtc.md
- Website
- autogara.md
Bus from Istanbul to Chisnau South
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Schedules at
- autogara.md
- Phone
- +373 789 18 888
- info@busline.md
- Website
- busline.md
Bus from Chisinau, Gara Feroviara to Rīga
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 32m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- https://busline.md/en/
Ferry from Helsinki to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–75
- Website
- https://www.tallink.com/en
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