There are 10 ways to get from Istanbul to Vidin by bus, night train, train, car, or plane
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus Citylines 19 / ...
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Vidinbus
14hNight train, train
cheapest- Take the nighttrain from Halkali to Gorna Oryahovitsanighttrain
- Take the train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Mezdratrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Mezdra to Vidintrain Re / ...
15h 58m$28–56Drive 743.4 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Vidincar 743.4 km
8h 15m$118–170Fly Istanbul to Sofia Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane IST - SOF
- Take the train from Sofia to Vidintrain
11h 22m$92–270Bus, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Haskovobus
- Take the bus from Haskovo Central Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Sofia to Vidintrain Ic
14h 11m$37–54Bus via Stara Zagora
- Take the bus from Instabul to Stara Zagora Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Stara Zagora to Vratsabus
- Take the bus from Vratsa to Vidinbus
18h 46mFly Istanbul to Bucharest Otopeni, bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane IST - OTP
- Take the bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Calafatbus
10h 58m$91–258Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Sofia Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane SAW - SOF
- Take the train from Sofia to Vidintrain
11h 42m$127–380Fly Istanbul to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, bus, drive
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG)plane IST - BEG
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Negotinbus
- Drive from Negotin to Vidincar
11h 34m$156–324Fly Istanbul to Niš Constantine The Great Airport, bus, drive
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Niš Constantine The Great Airport (INI)plane IST - INI
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Vratarnicabus
- Drive from Vratarnica to Vidincar
8h 59m$97–356
Istanbul (IST) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Vidin is to night train and train which costs $28 - $60 and takes 15h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Vidin is to drive which takes 8h 15m and costs $110 - $170.
No, there is no direct bus from Istanbul to Vidin. However, there are services departing from Istanbul Büyük Otogari and arriving at Vidin via Sofia Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h.
No, there is no direct train from Istanbul to Vidin. However, there are services departing from Yenikapi and arriving at Vidin via Halkali, Gorna Oryahovitsa and Mezdra. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 58m.
The distance between Istanbul and Vidin is 799 km. The road distance is 743.4 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Vidin without a car is to bus which takes 14h and costs .
It takes approximately 14h to get from Istanbul to Vidin, including transfers.
Istanbul to Vidin bus services, operated by Citylines, depart from Istanbul Büyük Otogari station.
Istanbul to Vidin train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Halkali station.
Istanbul to Vidin bus services, operated by Citylines, arrive at Sofia Serdica Bus Station.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Vidin, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Vidin via Sofia Serdica Bus Station and Sofia Central Bus Station in around 14h.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–260
Flights from Istanbul to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–220
Flights from Istanbul to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–340
Flights from Istanbul to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport via Tivat
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–340
Flights from Istanbul to Niš Constantine The Great Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–320
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Istanbul to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–220
Flights from Istanbul to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–270
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Istanbul to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–340
Flights from Istanbul to Niš Constantine The Great Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–320
- Website
- interjet.com
Flights from Istanbul to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport via Podgorica
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–320
Flights from Istanbul to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport via Tivat
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–330
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Istanbul to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–160
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–220
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Halkali to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $7–30
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $7–11
- 1st Class
- $8–11
Train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Mezdra
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $4–6
Train from Mezdra to Vidin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $2–3
Train from Sofia to Vidin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $3–5
Train from Sofia to Vidin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $4–6
- 1st Class
- $4–6
Train from Sofia to Vidin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $3–5
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Mezdra
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–20
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- Arda Tur
Bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $82
- Website
- Arda Tur
- Phone
- +90 212 658 00 61
- info@huntur.com.tr
- Website
- Huntur
Bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- Huntur
- Phone
- 02/813 33 98
- aleksiev_91_vd@abv.bg
- Website
- aleksiev-91.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Vidin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- aleksiev-91.com
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Istanbul to Haskovo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
- Phone
- +359 889 59 00 00
- support.eu@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- Grup Plus - Etap Adresss
Bus from Haskovo Central Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–26
- Website
- Grup Plus - Etap Adresss
- Phone
- +359 82 82 81 51
- info@avtogararuse.org
- Website
- avtogararuse.org
Bus from Instabul to Stara Zagora Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–27
- Schedules at
- avtogararuse.org
- Website
- planinite.info
Bus from Stara Zagora to Vratsa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- planinite.info
Bus from Vratsa to Vidin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- planinite.info
- Phone
- +40 768 922 512
- office@bbilantravel.ro
- Website
- bbilantravel.ro
Bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Calafat
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $32
- Schedules at
- bbilantravel.ro
- Phone
- 019 435 045
- doonikolicprevoz@gmail.com
- Website
- nikolicprevoz.rs
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Negotin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–21
- Schedules at
- nikolicprevoz.rs
- Phone
- +381 19 542 888
- motoboemtrans@hotmail.com
- Website
- polazak.rs
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Negotin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- polazak.rs
- Phone
- +381 18 255 177
- Website
- Niš-ekspres
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Vratarnica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–18
- Website
- Niš-ekspres
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