There are 2 ways to get from Kandy to Istanbul by plane or bus
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Fly from Kandy
best- Fly from Kandy (KDW) to Istanbul (IST)plane KDW - IST
22h 18m₺12,184–38,217Mini Bus, bus to Weerawila International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Kandy to Ellabus
- Take the bus from Ella to Thanamalwilabus
- Fly from Weerawila International Airport (WRZ) to Istanbul (IST)plane WRZ - IST
28h 33m
Kandy (KDW) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kandy to Istanbul is to fly which costs 12.000 ₺ - 39.000 ₺ and takes 22h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Kandy to Istanbul is to fly which takes 22h 18m and costs 12.000 ₺ - 39.000 ₺.
The distance between Kandy and Istanbul is 6421 km.
It takes approximately 22h 18m to get from Kandy to Istanbul, including transfers.
Istanbul is 2h 30m behind Kandy. It is currently 2:04 PM in Kandy and 11:34 AM in Istanbul.
There are 3063+ hotels available in Istanbul.
What companies run services between Kandy, Sri Lanka and Istanbul, Turkey?
Cinnamon Air, Turkish Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Kandy (KDW) to Istanbul (IST) 3 times a day.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Kandy to Istanbul via Koggala, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–46,000
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to Istanbul via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–46,000
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to Istanbul via Colombo, Dammam
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–43,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Kandy to Istanbul via Koggala, Colombo, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–38,000
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to Istanbul via Colombo, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–38,000
- Website
- traveling.com
Bus from Kandy to Ella
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,747
- Schedules at
- traveling.com
- Website
- traveling.com
Bus from Kandy to Ella
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,512
- Schedules at
- traveling.com
- Phone
- +94 112 581 120
- info@eseat.lk
- Website
- sltb.eseat.lk
Bus from Ella to Thanamalwila
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- sltb.eseat.lk
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