There are 12 ways to get from Koper to Istanbul by shuttle, plane, bus, train, night train, or car
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Shuttle to Ljubljana, fly to Istanbul
best- Take a shuttle bus from Koper, Avtobusna Postaja to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Istanbul (IST)plane LJU - IST
7h 14m₺9,861–14,644Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Trieste to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Sofia to Halkalıtrain
28h 57m₺5,261–8,630Bus, train via Ruma
- Take the bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Рума, аутобуска станицаbus
- Take the train from Ruma to Novi Beogradtrain Re / ...
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to İstanbul Esenlerbus
21h 53mTrain, night train
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Wien Hbftrain Rjx
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
36h 26mDrive 1,572.2 km
- Drive from Koper to Istanbulcar 1,572.2 km
14h 14m₺10,533–15,215Shuttle to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take a shuttle bus from Portorož to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Istanbul (IST)plane VCE - IST
9h 13m₺5,621–32,538Bus, shuttle to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the bus from Avtobusna postaja Koper to Avtobusna postaja Ljubljanabus
- Take a shuttle bus from Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja to Zagreb Airport
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Istanbul (IST)plane ZAG - IST
8h 16mShuttle to Ljubljana, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Koper, Avtobusna Postaja to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane LJU - SAW
7h 22m₺8,274–24,665Shuttle to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Portorož to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane VCE - SAW
9h 21m₺5,334–30,559Bus, shuttle to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the bus from Avtobusna postaja Koper to Avtobusna postaja Ljubljanabus
- Take a shuttle bus from Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja to Zagreb Airport
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane ZAG - SAW
8h 24mBus via Belgrade
- Take the bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to İstanbul Esenlerbus
21h 54m₺5,639–6,332Bus
- Take the bus from Avtobusna postaja Koper to Avtobusna postaja Ljubljanabus
- Take the bus from Ljubljana bus station to Plovdiv Train stationbus
- Take the bus from Plovdiv Hristo Botev to Istanbul Büyük Otogaribus
27h
Koper to Istanbul by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Koper to Istanbul is to bus via Belgrade which costs 5.500 ₺ - 6.500 ₺ and takes 21h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Koper to Istanbul is to shuttle and fly which takes 7h 14m and costs 9.500 ₺ - 15.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Koper to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Koper, Avtobusna Postaja and arriving at İstanbul Esenler via Trieste, Autostazione and Beograd, Autobuska stanica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 54m.
The distance between Koper and Istanbul is 1441 km. The road distance is 1572.2 km.
The best way to get from Koper to Istanbul without a car is to bus and train via Ruma which takes 21h 53m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 14m to get from Koper to Istanbul, including transfers.
Koper to Istanbul bus services, operated by Fudeks, depart from Trieste, Autostazione station.
Koper to Istanbul bus services, operated by Fudeks, arrive at Beograd, Autobuska stanica station.
Istanbul is 1h ahead of Koper. It is currently 5:58 AM in Koper and 6:58 AM in Istanbul.
Yes, the driving distance between Koper to Istanbul is 1572 km. It takes approximately 14h 14m to drive from Koper to Istanbul.
What companies run services between Koper, Slovenia and Istanbul, Turkey?
You can take a bus from Koper, Avtobusna Postaja to İstanbul Esenler via Trieste, Autostazione and Beograd, Autobuska stanica in around 21h 54m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–8,000
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–13,000
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–13,000
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Istanbul via Split
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–18,000
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–13,000
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Istanbul via Split
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–18,000
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Istanbul via Dubrovnik
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–13,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,800–8,000
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–10,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,400–19,000
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,900–16,000
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,500–14,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Istanbul via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,400–16,000
- Website
- interjet.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Istanbul via Podgorica
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–8,000
- Website
- personenverkehr.oebb.at
Train from Trieste Centrale to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- personenverkehr.oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- personenverkehr.oebb.at
- 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
- ₺1,300–1,700
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Sofia to Halkalı
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺650–3,927
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Double Room
- ₺2,180
- Single Room
- ₺3,927
- Four Person Room
- ₺1,917
- Phone
- +386 (0) 31 30 41 41
- info@zup-prevozi.eu
- Website
- zup-prevozi.eu
Shuttle from Koper, Avtobusna Postaja to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- ₺4,800–6,000
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- ₺4,800–6,000
- Phone
- +381 (11) 761-4545
- Website
- srbijatours.com
Bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Рума, аутобуска станица
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,500–4,100
- Schedules at
- srbijatours.com
- Prices
- ₺3,500–4,100
Bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,600–4,200
- Schedules at
- srbijatours.com
- Prices
- ₺3,600–4,200
- 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
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Portorož to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- ₺1,422–21,000
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- ₺1,422
- Private
- ₺8,160
Shuttle from Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja to Zagreb Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- ₺1,685–17,000
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- ₺1,685
- Private
- ₺7,896
- Phone
- +386 40 121 900
- mamut.slovenija@gmail.com
- Website
- slovenija.eu.com
Shuttle from Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja to Zagreb Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–12,000
- Schedules at
- slovenija.eu.com
- 1 -3 persons
- ₺8,949
- 4-8 persons
- ₺11,581
- Phone
- +381 11 7620255
- office@fudeks.rs
- Website
- fudeks.rs
Bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,500–3,400
- Website
- http://en.fudeks.rs/timetable/
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Ljubljana bus station to Plovdiv Train station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Plovdiv Hristo Botev to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- info@mm-travel.bg
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Trieste to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,585
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- mm-travel.bg
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