There are 5 ways to get from Kefalonia to Istanbul by plane, car ferry, bus, car, ferry, or busferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly
best- Fly from Kefalonia Airport (EFL) to Istanbul (IST)plane EFL - IST
5h 51m₺4,300–12,000Ferry, bus
cheapest- Take the ferry from Sami to Lefkádaferry
- Take the bus from Lefkáda to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Istanbul Esenler Otogaribus
20h 27m₺4,088–5,624Car ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Sami to Patrascarferry
- Take the bus from Patras to Lamiabus
- Take the bus from Lamia to Istanbulbus
19h 17m₺5,554–9,334Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Poros to Killinicarferry
- Drive from Killini to Istanbulcar
14h 17m₺10,851–17,907Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Argostoli to Athens - KTEL Liosion Streetbusferry
- Take the bus from Athens to Istanbulbus
24h 38m₺5,575–8,251
Kefalonia Airport (EFL) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kefalonia to Istanbul is to ferry and bus which costs 4.000 ₺ - 6.000 ₺ and takes 20h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Kefalonia to Istanbul is to fly which takes 5h 51m and costs 4.300 ₺ - 12.000 ₺.
The distance between Kefalonia and Istanbul is 828 km.
The best way to get from Kefalonia to Istanbul without a car is to car ferry and bus which takes 19h 17m and costs 5.500 ₺ - 9.500 ₺.
It takes approximately 5h 51m to get from Kefalonia to Istanbul, including transfers.
Istanbul is 1h ahead of Kefalonia. It is currently 5:37 PM in Kefalonia and 6:37 PM in Istanbul.
There are 4286+ hotels available in Istanbul.
What companies run services between Kefalonia, Greece and Istanbul, Turkey?
Aegean Airlines, Ulendo Airlink, and seven other airlines fly from Kefalonia Airport (EFL) to Istanbul (IST) twice daily.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Kefalonia Airport to Istanbul via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,500–15,000
Flights from Kefalonia Airport to Istanbul via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–26,000
Flights from Kefalonia Airport to Istanbul via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–29,000
Flights from Kefalonia Airport to Istanbul via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–31,000
Flights from Kefalonia Airport to Istanbul via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–30,000
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Kefalonia Airport to Istanbul via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–26,000
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Kefalonia Airport to Istanbul via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,500–15,000
- Phone
- +30 2610 623 888
- info@ktelachaias.gr
- Website
- ktelachaias.gr
Bus from Patras to Lamia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺800–1,000
- Website
- https://www.ktelachaias.gr/en/homepage-en/
- Phone
- +30 2310241545
- crazy.holidays.tours@gmail.com
- Website
- crazyholidays.gr
Bus from Lamia to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,900–5,500
- Website
- https://www.crazyholidays.gr/root.en.aspx
Bus from Athens to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–6,000
- Website
- https://www.crazyholidays.gr/root.en.aspx
- Phone
- +3026450 22364
- info@ktel-lefkadas.gr
- Website
- ktel-lefkadas.gr
Bus from Lefkáda to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–2,100
- Website
- https://ktel-lefkadas.gr/
- Schedules at
- https://ktel-lefkadas.gr/
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Istanbul Esenler Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900–2,700
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- +30 26710 22281
- info@ktelkefalonias.gr
- Website
- ktelkefalonias.gr
Busferry from Argostoli to Athens - KTEL Liosion Street
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–1,800
- Website
- https://ktelkefalonias.gr/en
- Phone
- +30 210 94 99 400
- info@levanteferries.gr
- Website
- levanteferries.com
Car ferry from Sami to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺600–2,574
- Website
- https://www.levanteferries.com/en/
- Passenger
- ₺600–800
- Adult Deck
- ₺855
- Car
- ₺1,583
- Car
- ₺2,574
Car ferry from Poros to Killini
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺505–2,326
- Website
- https://www.levanteferries.com/en/
- Passenger
- ₺550–700
- Adult Deck
- ₺505
- Car
- ₺936
- Car
- ₺2,326
- Phone
- +30 2645024609
- info@lefkastraveller.gr
- Website
- lefkadapalace.com
Ferry from Sami to Lefkáda
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺550–850
- Website
- https://lefkadapalace.com/
- Schedules at
- https://lefkadapalace.com/ferry-routes-schedule/
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