There are 9 ways to get from Kiruna to Istanbul by plane, train, busferry, bus, car, car train, or night train
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Fly to Istanbul
best- Fly from Kiruna Airport (KRN) to Istanbul (IST)plane KRN - IST
8h 36m₺9,976–37,744Fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Kiruna Airport (KRN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane KRN - SAW
8h 3m₺8,989–27,765Train, bus and ferry, bus
- Take the train from Kiruna station to Stockholm Centralstationtrain
- Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Malmö, Centralstationtrain 345
- Take the busferry from Malmö Centralstation to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabusferry
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to İstanbul Esenlerbus
2d 9hDrive, car train
- Drive from Kiruna to Hamburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Hamburg Hbf to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf/Bbf to Edirnecartrain
- Drive from Edirne to Istanbulcar
2d 18h₺34,692–128,510Drive 4,650 km
- Drive from Kiruna to Istanbulcar 4,650 km
2d₺37,777–54,567Night train, bus and ferry, bus
- Take the night train from Kiruna station to Stockholm Centralstationnighttrain
- Take the busferry from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabusferry
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to İstanbul Esenlerbus
2d 17hNight train, bus
- Take the night train from Kiruna station to Uppsala Centralstationnighttrain
- Take the bus from Uppsala Central to Slavonski Brod, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
- Take the bus from Slavonski Brod, Autobusni Kolodvor to Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Novi Sad Bulevar Jaše Tomić to Istanbul Hotel Montenegrobus
2d 17hTrain, night train
- Take the train from Kiruna station to Stockholm Centralstationtrain
- Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Salzburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbftrain
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
3d₺25,904–44,907Bus
- Take the bus from Kiruna Sjukhus to Haparanda Tornio resecentrumbus
- Take the bus from Tornio Haparanda to Stockholm, Cityterminalenbus
- Take the bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Pristinabus
- Take the bus from Pristina to Esenler Otogarbus
3d 2h
Kiruna Airport (KRN) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kiruna to Istanbul is to fly which costs 10.000 ₺ - 38.000 ₺ and takes 8h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Kiruna to Istanbul is to fly which takes 8h 3m and costs 9.000 ₺ - 28.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Kiruna to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Kiruna Sjukhus and arriving at Esenler Otogar via Tornio Haparanda, Stockholm, Cityterminalen and Pristina. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 2h.
No, there is no direct train from Kiruna station to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Kiruna station and arriving at Yenikapi via Stockholm Centralstation, Salzburg Hbf, Wien Hbf, Bucharest and Halkali. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 0h.
The distance between Kiruna and Istanbul is 3048 km. The road distance is 4650 km.
The best way to get from Kiruna to Istanbul without a car is to train and bus and ferry and bus which takes 2 days 9h and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 36m to get from Kiruna to Istanbul, including transfers.
Kiruna to Istanbul bus services, operated by Länstrafiken Norrbotten, depart from Kiruna Sjukhus station.
Kiruna to Istanbul train services, operated by Swedish Railways (SJ), depart from Kiruna station.
The best way to get from Kiruna to Istanbul is to fly which takes 8h 36m and costs 10.000 ₺ - 38.000 ₺. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 3 days 2h.
What companies run services between Kiruna, Sweden and Istanbul, Turkey?
Scandinavian Airlines, Turkish Airlines, and Norwegian Air International fly from Kiruna Airport (KRN) to Istanbul (IST) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Kiruna Sjukhus to Esenler Otogar via Tornio Haparanda, Stockholm, Cityterminalen, Stockholm, Cityterminalen, Pristina, and Pristina in around 3d 2h.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Kiruna Airport to Istanbul via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–41,000
Flights from Kiruna Airport to Istanbul via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–42,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Kiruna Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–34,000
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Kiruna Airport to Istanbul via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–36,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Kiruna Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–26,000
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- Website
- sj.se
Train from Kiruna station to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺3,200–7,000
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Malmö, Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺2,100–6,000
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Malmö, Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–3,900
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 22m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–18,000
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Hamburg Hbf to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–45,000
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- ₺22,000–25,000
- Car Compartment
- ₺40,000–45,000
- Phone
- +49 89 54880111
- info@optimatours.de
- Website
- optimatours.de
Car train from Villach Hbf/Bbf to Edirne
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 31m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺10,732–53,346
- Schedules at
- optimatours.de
- Couch Wagon BC-4
- ₺10,732
- Couch Wagon BC-1
- ₺29,032
- Sleeper Wagon
- ₺33,179
- Couch Wagon BC-4 Car
- ₺30,898
- Couch Wagon BC-1 Car
- ₺49,199
- Sleeper Wagon Car
- ₺53,346
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- Website
- sj.se
Night train from Kiruna station to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en
Night train from Kiruna station to Uppsala Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺2,300–3,500
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- ₺2,300–3,500
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–3,200
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺650–1,200
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- ₺650–950
- 1st Class
- ₺900–1,200
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–2,400
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–3,500
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–15,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,700
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺950–1,400
- 1st Class
- ₺1,200–1,700
- Phone
- +381 35 534 931
- info@unilines.com
- Website
- unilines.com
Busferry from Malmö Centralstation to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 41m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- unilines.com
Busferry from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 22m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- unilines.com
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- info@luksyonca.com.tr
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to İstanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
- Phone
- +385 (0)98 39 89 59
- info@pepeks.hr
- Website
- pepeks.hr
Bus from Uppsala Central to Slavonski Brod, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 42m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pepeks.hr
- Phone
- +385 043 277 100
- info@cazmatrans.hr
- Website
- cazmatrans.hr
Bus from Slavonski Brod, Autobusni Kolodvor to Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺650–950
- Website
- https://cazmatrans.hr/en/
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Novi Sad Bulevar Jaše Tomić to Istanbul Hotel Montenegro
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,500–4,000
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- 0771-100 110
- kundservice@lanstrafikennorrbotten.se
- Website
- ltnbd.se
Bus from Kiruna Sjukhus to Haparanda Tornio resecentrum
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,600–3,000
- Book at
- resrobot.se
- Online fare
- ₺2,600–3,000
- Phone
- +46 922-129 55
- info@tapanis.se
- Website
- tapanis.se
Bus from Tornio Haparanda to Stockholm, Cityterminalen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–6,500
- Website
- https://tapanis.se/
- Phone
- +355 (0) 69 432/6000
- bleditravel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 31m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/bleditravellipjan/
- Phone
- +383 44 777 071
- lukstempotur@gmail.com
Bus from Pristina to Esenler Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- https://www.facebook.com/p/Luks-Tempo-Turizm-61561171973637
- Phone
- +383 44 190 915
- erhantrans@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Pristina to Esenler Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,074
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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More Questions & Answers
Kiruna to Istanbul bus services, operated by Länstrafiken Norrbotten, arrive at Haparanda Tornio resecentrum station.
Istanbul is 2h ahead of Kiruna. It is currently 11:03 AM in Kiruna and 1:03 PM in Istanbul.
Kiruna to Istanbul train services, operated by Swedish Railways (SJ), arrive at Stockholm Centralstation.
Yes, the driving distance between Kiruna to Istanbul is 4650 km. It takes approximately 2 days 0h to drive from Kiruna to Istanbul.
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