There are 5 ways to get from Larnaca to Istanbul by taxi, plane, train, car, car ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Taxi, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, Metro
best- Take the taxi from Larnaca to Ercan International Airport (ECN)
- Fly from Ercan International Airport (ECN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)ECN - SAW
- Take the train from Sabiha Gokcen Airport to Ayrılık Çeşmesi
3h 54mDrive, car ferry, bus
cheapest- Drive from Larnaca to Mağusa
- Take the car ferry from Mağusa to Mersin
- Take the bus from Mersin to Esenler Otogar
20h 55m₺5,264–8,833Drive, car ferry, bus, train
- Drive from Larnaca to Mağusa
- Take the car ferry from Mağusa to Mersin
- Take the bus from Mersin to Karaman
- Take the train from Karaman to Istanbul BostancıYht
16h 55m₺6,015–9,498Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Larnaca to Mağusa
- Take the car ferry from Mağusa to Mersin
- Drive from Mersin to Istanbul
13h 13m₺9,024–13,968Taxi, fly to Istanbul, bus
- Take the taxi from Larnaca to Ercan International Airport (ECN)
- Fly from Ercan International Airport (ECN) to Istanbul (IST)ECN - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogari
4h 15m₺14,993–27,664
Ercan International Airport (ECN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Larnaca to Istanbul is to drive and car ferry and bus which costs 5.000 ₺ - 9.000 ₺ and takes 20h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Larnaca to Istanbul is to taxi and fly and bus which takes 4h 15m and costs 15.000 ₺ - 28.000 ₺.
The distance between Larnaca and Istanbul is 824 km.
It takes approximately 3h 54m to get from Larnaca to Istanbul, including transfers.
Istanbul is 1h ahead of Larnaca. It is currently 8:51 PM in Larnaca and 9:51 PM in Istanbul.
There are 4554+ hotels available in Istanbul.
What companies run services between Larnaca, Cyprus and Istanbul, Turkey?
There is no direct connection from Larnaca to Istanbul. However, you can take the taxi to Ercan International Airport (ECN) airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW), walk to Sabiha Gokcen Airport, take the train to Ayrılık Çeşmesi, then take the train to Yenikapi. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Larnaca to Yenikapi via Mağusa, Mersin, Mersin, Karaman, Karaman, and Bostancı in around 16h 55m.
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Ercan International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,300–14,000
Flights from Ercan International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,700–15,000
Flights from Ercan International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,300–14,000
Flights from Ercan International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,500–14,000
Flights from Ercan International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Hatay
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,800–15,000
Flights from Ercan International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Cukurova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,500–15,000
Flights from Ercan International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,400–14,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Ercan International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,300–16,000
Flights from Ercan International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Cukurova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,600–16,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Ercan International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–24,000
Flights from Ercan International Airport to Istanbul via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–24,000
- 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 Karaman to Istanbul Bostancı
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–1,700
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Phone
- 444 42 06
- seyahat@ozkaymak.com.tr
- Website
- ozkaymak.com.tr
Bus from Mersin to Karaman
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- ozkaymak.com.tr
Bus from Mersin to Esenler Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 54m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- ozkaymak.com.tr
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Mersin to Karaman
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺430–600
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Mersin to Esenler Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–1,800
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- 0(850) 244 33 33
- info@mersinnurturizm.com
- Website
- mersinnurturizm.com
Bus from Mersin to Esenler Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 47m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600
- Schedules at
- mersinnurturizm.com
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Mersin to Esenler Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺840–1,300
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺1,000–1,300
- Phone
- 0850 888 33 34
- info@hava.ist
- Website
- hava.ist
Bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺130–280
- Website
- https://hava.ist/?lang=en
- Phone
- 0392 444 43 64
- Website
- akgunlerbilet.com
Car ferry from Mağusa to Mersin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,171–6,277
- Website
- https://www.akgunlerbilet.com/?lang=en
- Car Passenger
- ₺6,277
- Motorbike Passenger
- ₺4,171
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Estimated price
- ₺2,800–3,400
VipTaxi
- Phone
- +357 99345184
- Website
- viptaxi.cy
Luxury Taxi Ltd
- Phone
- +357 99640669
- Website
- luxurytaxicyprus.com
Family Taxi
- Phone
- +357 24662445
- Website
- familytaxi.com.cy
VipTaxi
- Phone
- +357 99345184
- Website
- viptaxi.cy
Luxury Taxi Ltd
- Phone
- +357 99640669
- Website
- luxurytaxicyprus.com
Family Taxi
- Phone
- +357 24662445
- Website
- familytaxi.com.cy
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