There are 6 ways to get from Kefalonia to Turkey by plane, car ferry, bus, car, ferry, or busferry
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Fly to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
best- Fly from Kefalonia Airport (EFL) to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)plane EFL - ADB
5h 13m₺3,504–12,412Car 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₺5,553–9,328Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Poros to Killinicarferry
- Drive from Killini to Istanbulcar
14h 17m₺11,098–16,253Fly to Istanbul
- Fly from Kefalonia Airport (EFL) to Istanbul (IST)plane EFL - IST
5h 51m₺4,300–11,000Ferry, bus
- 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 44m₺4,087–5,623Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Argostoli to Athens - KTEL Liosion Streetbusferry
- Take the bus from Athens to Istanbulbus
24h 38m₺5,575–8,151
Kefalonia Airport (EFL) to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kefalonia to Turkey is to ferry and bus which costs 4.000 ₺ - 6.000 ₺ and takes 20h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Kefalonia to Turkey is to fly which takes 5h 13m and costs 3.500 ₺ - 13.000 ₺.
The distance between Kefalonia and Turkey is 596 km.
The best way to get from Kefalonia to Turkey without a car is to car ferry and bus which takes 19h 17m and costs 5.500 ₺ - 9.500 ₺.
It takes approximately 5h 13m to get from Kefalonia to Turkey, including transfers.
Turkey is 1h ahead of Kefalonia. It is currently 2:09 PM in Kefalonia and 3:09 PM in Turkey.
There are 4286+ hotels available in Turkey.
What companies run services between Kefalonia, Greece and Turkey?
Aegean Airlines, Smartwings, and four other airlines fly from Kefalonia Airport (EFL) to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB) once daily.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Kefalonia Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,400–13,000
Flights from Kefalonia Airport to Istanbul via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,400–14,000
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
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Kefalonia Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,400–14,000
Flights from Kefalonia Airport to Istanbul via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–26,000
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Kefalonia Airport to Istanbul via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,400–14,000
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Kefalonia Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–23,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Kefalonia Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–24,000
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Kefalonia Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–27,000
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Kefalonia Airport to Istanbul via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–31,000
- 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
- ₺1,100–1,700
- 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
- ₺600–2,568
- Website
- https://www.levanteferries.com/en/
- Passenger
- ₺600–800
- Adult Deck
- ₺853
- Car
- ₺1,580
- Car
- ₺2,568
Car ferry from Poros to Killini
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺748
- Website
- https://www.levanteferries.com/en/
- 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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