There are 11 ways to get from Istanbul to Vidin by bus, train, night 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
14hDrive 743.3 km
cheapest- Drive from Istanbul to Vidincar 743.3 km
8h 15m$118–170Train, bus
- Take the train from Halkalı to Sofiatrain
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Vidinbus
20h 12mNight train, train, bus
- Take the night train from Halkali to Gorna Oryahovitsanighttrain
- Take the train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Vratsatrain Ic
- Take the bus from Vratsa to Vidinbus
14h 33mBus via Stara Zagora
- Take the bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Stara Zagora OMV Gas Stationbus
- Take the bus from Stara Zagora to Vratsabus
- Take the bus from Vratsa to Vidinbus
16h 42mFly Istanbul to Sofia Airport, bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane IST - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia to Vidin bus stationbus
10h 4m$123–289Fly 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 47mFly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Sofia Airport, bus
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane SAW - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia to Vidin bus stationbus
10h 25m$143–739Fly Istanbul to Craiova Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Craiova Airport (CRA)plane IST - CRA
- Take the train from Jiu Hm to Vidintrain
8h 32m$119–273Fly 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 Zaječar, Autobuska Stanica Zaječar/Bulevar Dr Zorana Dindicabus
- Drive from Zaječar, Autobuska Stanica Zaječar/Bulevar Dr Zorana Dindica to Vidincar
11h 27m$146–353Fly 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$122–516
Istanbul (IST) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Vidin is to drive which costs $110 - $170 and takes 8h 15m.
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.
The distance between Istanbul and Vidin is 801 km. The road distance is 743.3 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 bus services, operated by Citylines, arrive at Sofia Serdica Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Istanbul to Vidin is 743 km. It takes approximately 8h 15m to drive from Istanbul to Vidin.
There are 65+ hotels available in Vidin.
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 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–230
Flights from Istanbul to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–190
Flights from Istanbul to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–320
Flights from Istanbul to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport via Tivat
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–270
Flights from Istanbul to Niš Constantine The Great Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–250
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Istanbul to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–190
Flights from Istanbul to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–320
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Istanbul to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–320
Flights from Istanbul to Niš Constantine The Great Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–250
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Istanbul to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–200
Flights from Istanbul to Craiova Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–200
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–210
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Halkalı to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Halkali to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $15–31
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $15–22
- 1st Class
- $20–26
Train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Vratsa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $7–10
- 1st Class
- $10–11
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Jiu Hm to Vidin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–14
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Sofia to Vidin bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- +90 212 658 00 61
- info@huntur.com.tr
- Website
- huntur.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–31
- Website
- https://www.huntur.com.tr/?l=EN
Bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Stara Zagora OMV Gas Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–28
- Website
- https://www.huntur.com.tr/?l=EN
- 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
Bus from Vratsa to Vidin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- aleksiev-91.com
- Phone
- +359 82 82 81 51
- info@avtogararuse.org
- Website
- avtogararuse.org
Bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Stara Zagora OMV Gas 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 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- bbilantravel.ro
- Phone
- +381 19 542 888
- motoboemtrans@hotmail.com
- Website
- polazak.rs
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Zaječar, Autobuska Stanica Zaječar/Bulevar Dr Zorana Dindica
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- polazak.rs
- Phone
- 019 435 045
- doonikolicprevoz@gmail.com
- Website
- nikolicprevoz.rs
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Zaječar, Autobuska Stanica Zaječar/Bulevar Dr Zorana Dindica
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–18
- Schedules at
- nikolicprevoz.rs
- Phone
- +381 (0)35 562 555
- office@eurolin.rs
- Website
- eurolin.rs
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Zaječar, Autobuska Stanica Zaječar/Bulevar Dr Zorana Dindica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- eurolin.rs
- Phone
- +381 18 255 177
- Website
- nis-ekspres.rs
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Vratarnica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–18
- Website
- https://nis-ekspres.rs/?lang=en
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