There are 9 ways to get from Kranj to Istanbul by plane, bus, car, train, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Ljubljana to Istanbul
best- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Istanbul (IST)plane LJU - IST
5h 39m₺5,597–11,926Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Ljubljana Central Bus Station to Belgrade New Bus Stationbus Citylines 54 / ...
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to İstanbul Esenlerbus
20h 30m₺3,575–4,407Drive 1,499.3 km
- Drive from Kranj to Istanbulcar 1,499.3 km
13h 42m₺9,839–14,211Fly Ljubljana to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, Metro
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane LJU - SAW
- Take the train from Sabiha Gokcen Airport to Ayrılık Çeşmesitrain
5h 42mShuttle to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take a shuttle bus from Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja to Zagreb Airport
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Istanbul (IST)plane ZAG - IST
7h 39m₺6,375–23,407Shuttle to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take a shuttle bus from Kranj to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Istanbul (IST)plane VCE - IST
8h 42m₺5,857–29,660Bus via Sofia
- Take the bus from Ljubljana to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogaribus Citylines 40 / ...
22h 36m₺5,849–7,077Bus #2
- Take the bus from Ljubljana to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus FlixBus N1999
24h 36m₺6,407–9,985Bus, train
- Take the bus from Ljubljana bus station to Plovdiv Train stationbus N981
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Halkalıtrain
29h 45m₺4,171–9,452
Kranj to Istanbul by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kranj to Istanbul is to bus which costs 3.500 ₺ - 4.500 ₺ and takes 20h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Kranj to Istanbul is to fly which takes 5h 39m and costs 5.500 ₺ - 12.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Kranj to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Globus and arriving at Istanbul Büyük Otogari via Ljubljana and Sofia Serdica Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 36m.
The distance between Kranj and Istanbul is 1325 km. The road distance is 1499.3 km.
The best way to get from Kranj to Istanbul without a car is to bus which takes 20h 30m and costs 3.500 ₺ - 4.500 ₺.
It takes approximately 5h 39m to get from Kranj to Istanbul, including transfers.
Kranj to Istanbul bus services, operated by M&M Travel, depart from Ljubljana station.
The best way to get from Kranj to Istanbul is to fly which takes 5h 39m and costs 5.500 ₺ - 12.000 ₺. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 3.500 ₺ - 4.500 ₺ and takes 20h 30m.
Kranj to Istanbul bus services, operated by M&M Travel, arrive at Sofia station.
Istanbul is 2h ahead of Kranj. It is currently 6:44 PM in Kranj and 8:44 PM in Istanbul.
What companies run services between Kranj, Slovenia and Istanbul, Turkey?
Turkish Airlines and Air Serbia fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Istanbul (IST) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Kranj to İstanbul Esenler via Ljubljana, Ljubljana Central Bus Station, Belgrade New Bus Station, and Beograd, Autobuska stanica in around 20h 30m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–9,500
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–13,000
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–11,000
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–13,000
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Istanbul via Split
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–20,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–9,000
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,800–10,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,500–19,000
- Phone
- +90 850 252 88 00
- info@metro.istanbul
- Website
- metro.istanbul
Train from Sabiha Gokcen Airport to Ayrılık Çeşmesi
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Schedules at
- metro.istanbul
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Plovdiv to Halkalı
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺470–3,000
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Double Room
- ₺1,665
- Single Room
- ₺3,000
- Four Person Room
- ₺1,464
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Ljubljana Central Bus Station to Belgrade New Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,500–2,400
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–2,300
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- 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 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
- ₺8,786–11,370
- Schedules at
- slovenija.eu.com
- 1 -3 persons
- ₺8,786
- 4-8 persons
- ₺11,370
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja to Zagreb Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–11,000
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- ₺1,600–1,900
- Private
- ₺6,000–11,000
Shuttle from Kranj to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–18,000
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- ₺1,700–2,200
- Private
- ₺9,500–18,000
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- info@mm-travel.bg
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Ljubljana to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,092
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +90 212 658 00 61
- info@huntur.com.tr
- Website
- huntur.com.tr
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–1,500
- Website
- https://www.huntur.com.tr/?l=EN
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–2,300
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Ljubljana to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–7,500
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Sofia to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺750–1,100
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Sofia to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–1,800
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Ljubljana bus station to Plovdiv Train station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺3,500–6,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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