There are 8 ways to get from Kuopio to Istanbul by plane, bus, car, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Kuopio to Istanbul
best- Fly from Kuopio (KUO) to Istanbul (IST)plane KUO - IST
10h 58m₺6,800–22,333Fly Kuopio to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Kuopio (KUO) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane KUO - SAW
12h 10m₺5,213–24,354Bus
- Take the bus from Kuopio, Bus Station to Kaunas, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Kaunas Central bus station to Dvirtsevyi Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Dvirtsevyi Bus Station to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
2d 6h₺8,930–13,596Drive 4,849.9 km
- Drive from Kuopio to Istanbul Esenler Otogarcar 4,849.9 km
2d 3h₺44,602–64,425Train to Jyvaskyla Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Kuopio to Jyväskylätrain
- Fly from Jyvaskyla Airport (JYV) to Istanbul (IST)plane JYV - IST
15h 37m₺9,536–34,714Train to Helsinki Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Kuopio to Tikkurilatrain
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Istanbul (IST)plane HEL - IST
11h 11m₺5,782–18,804Bus to Joensuu Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the bus from Linja-autoasema 4 to Kaislakatu Ebus
- Fly from Joensuu Airport (JOE) to Istanbul (IST)plane JOE - IST
14h 47m₺10,158–33,848Bus via Chișinău
- Take the bus from Kuopio, Bus Station to Riga, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Rīga to Chisinau, Gara Feroviarabus
- Take the bus from Chisnau South to Istanbulbus
3d 8h
Kuopio (KUO) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kuopio to Istanbul is to fly which costs 5.000 ₺ - 25.000 ₺ and takes 12h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Kuopio to Istanbul is to fly which takes 10h 58m and costs 6.500 ₺ - 23.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Kuopio station to Istanbul station. However, there are services departing from Kuopio, Bus Station and arriving at İstanbul Esenler bus station via Kaunas Central bus station and Dvirtsevyi Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 6h.
The distance between Kuopio and Istanbul is 2479 km. The road distance is 4849.9 km.
The best way to get from Kuopio to Istanbul without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 6h and costs 8.500 ₺ - 14.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 10h 58m to get from Kuopio to Istanbul, including transfers.
Kuopio to Istanbul bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Kuopio, Bus Station.
The best way to get from Kuopio to Istanbul is to fly which takes 10h 58m and costs 6.500 ₺ - 23.000 ₺. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 8.500 ₺ - 14.000 ₺ and takes 2 days 6h.
Kuopio to Istanbul bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Kaunas, Bus Station.
Istanbul is 1h ahead of Kuopio. It is currently 7:56 AM in Kuopio and 8:56 AM in Istanbul.
What companies run services between Kuopio, Finland and Istanbul, Turkey?
Finnair, Turkish Airlines, and Air Baltic fly from Kuopio (KUO) to Istanbul (IST) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Kuopio, Bus Station to İstanbul Esenler bus station via Kaunas Central bus station and Dvirtsevyi Bus Station in around 2d 6h.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Kuopio to Istanbul via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–29,000
Flights from Kuopio to Istanbul via Helsinki Airport, Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–29,000
Flights from Kuopio to Istanbul via Helsinki Airport, Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–29,000
Flights from Jyvaskyla Airport to Istanbul via Helsinki Airport, Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–33,000
Flights from Jyvaskyla Airport to Istanbul via Helsinki Airport, Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–33,000
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–24,000
Flights from Joensuu Airport to Istanbul via Helsinki Airport, Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–32,000
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Kuopio to Istanbul via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–29,000
Flights from Jyvaskyla Airport to Istanbul via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–33,000
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–24,000
Flights from Joensuu Airport to Istanbul via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–32,000
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Kuopio to Istanbul via Helsinki Airport, Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–29,000
Flights from Jyvaskyla Airport to Istanbul via Helsinki Airport, Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–33,000
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Istanbul via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–24,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Kuopio to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Helsinki Airport, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–25,000
Flights from Kuopio to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Helsinki Airport, Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,900–24,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Kuopio to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–24,000
- Phone
- +358 0100 3232
- Website
- vr.fi
Train from Kuopio to Jyväskylä
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺750–1,500
- Website
- https://www.vr.fi/en/
Train from Kuopio to Tikkurila
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,500–3,100
- Website
- https://www.vr.fi/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Kuopio, Bus Station to Kaunas, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–6,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Kuopio, Bus Station to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–2,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Kuopio, Bus Station to Kaunas, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Kuopio, Bus Station to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Phone
- +380 44 594 9010
- help@autolux.ua
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Kaunas Central bus station to Dvirtsevyi Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–3,400
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Book at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- +37167210066
- info@latlines.lv
- Website
- latlines.lv
Bus from Kaunas Central bus station to Dvirtsevyi Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 49m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- latlines.lv
- Phone
- +380 (93) 320-44-44
- help@gunsel.ua
- Website
- gunsel.ua
Bus from Dvirtsevyi Bus Station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,400–4,400
- Website
- https://gunsel.ua/
- Phone
- +358 20 1415500
- info@savonlinja.fi
- Website
- savonlinja.fi
Bus from Linja-autoasema 4 to Kaislakatu E
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–1,500
- Website
- https://savonlinja.fi/en/
- Phone
- +373 789 18 888
- info@busline.md
- Website
- busline.md
Bus from Rīga to Chisinau, Gara Feroviara
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 33m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- https://busline.md/en/
- Phone
- +373 22 542-185
- autogara@mtc.md
- Website
- autogara.md
Bus from Chisnau South to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,200–3,900
- Schedules at
- autogara.md
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