There are 7 ways to get from Japan to Istanbul by plane or train
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Fly from Fukuoka Airport
best- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Istanbul (IST)plane FUK - IST
17h 29m₺23,158–37,165Fly from Chūbu Centrair International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) to Istanbul (IST)plane NGO - IST
19h 15m₺12,342–37,386Fly from Tokyo International Airport
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Istanbul (IST)plane HND - IST
16h 45m₺23,252–39,340Train to Kansai International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Shin-Imamiya to Kansai Airporttrain
- Fly from Kansai International Airport (KIX) to Istanbul (IST)plane KIX - IST
16h 53m₺23,430–36,492Fly from Kobe
- Fly from Kobe (UKB) to Istanbul (IST)plane UKB - IST
19h 19m₺19,149–60,161Train to Narita International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3train
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Istanbul (IST)plane NRT - IST
17h 7m₺14,443–47,551Fly from Osaka International Airport
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Istanbul (IST)plane ITM - IST
18h 58m₺40,210–170,241
Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Japan to Istanbul is to fly which costs 12.000 ₺ - 38.000 ₺ and takes 19h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Japan to Istanbul is to fly which takes 16h 45m and costs 23.000 ₺ - 40.000 ₺.
The distance between Japan and Istanbul is 8524 km.
It takes approximately 17h 29m to get from Japan to Istanbul, including transfers.
Istanbul is 6h behind Japan. It is currently 7:33 AM in Japan and 1:33 AM in Istanbul.
There are 4094+ hotels available in Istanbul.
What companies run services between Japan and Istanbul, Turkey?
Korean Air, EVA Air, and six other airlines fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Istanbul (IST) every 4 hours.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Istanbul via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺17,000–55,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺17,000–100,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Istanbul via Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺18,000–60,000
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺16,000–55,000
Flights from Kobe to Istanbul via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺21,000–70,000
Flights from Kobe to Istanbul via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺20,000–65,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺15,000–49,000
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Istanbul via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺17,000–55,000
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Istanbul via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺17,000–55,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Istanbul via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺18,000–60,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Istanbul via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺18,000–60,000
- Phone
- 050-3090-2608
- Website
- Nankai Electric Railway
Train from Shin-Imamiya to Kansai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺280–330
- Website
- Nankai Electric Railway
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