There are 6 ways to get from Lecce to Istanbul by train, plane, car ferry, bus, car, or busferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, fly
best- Take the train from Lecce to Bari Centraletrain
- Fly from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) to Istanbul Airport (IST)plane BRI - IST
7h 12m₺6,790–17,310Car ferry, bus
- Take the carferry from Porto di Brindisi to Port of Corfucarferry
- Take the carferry from Port of Corfu to Port of Igoumenitsacarferry
- Take the bus from Igoumenitsa to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Istanbul Esenler Otogaribus
25h 14m₺8,984–12,607Car ferry, drive
- Take the carferry from Porto di Brindisi to Port of Igoumenitsacarferry
- Drive from Port Of Igoumenitsa to Istanbulcar
18h 6m₺11,298–18,675Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Lecce - viale della Repubblica to Bari Capruzzibus
- Take the busferry from Bari Porto to Durrësbusferry
- Take the bus from Durrës to Korçëbus
- Take the bus from Korçë to Istanbulbus
26h 6mBus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebusferry
- Take the bus from Tiranë to Istanbulbus
30h 18mBus and ferry, bus via Skopje
- Take the busferry from Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Esenler Otogarbus
30h 54m
Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) to Istanbul Airport (IST) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lecce to Istanbul is to car ferry and bus which costs 9.000 ₺ - 13.000 ₺ and takes 25h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Lecce to Istanbul is to train and fly which takes 7h 12m and costs 6.500 ₺ - 18.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Lecce to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Lecce - viale della Repubblica and arriving at Istanbul via Italia-De Rossi, Bari Porto, Durrës and Korçë. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 6m.
The distance between Lecce and Istanbul is 1203 km.
The best way to get from Lecce to Istanbul without a car is to car ferry and bus which takes 25h 14m and costs 9.000 ₺ - 13.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 7h 12m to get from Lecce to Istanbul, including transfers.
Lecce to Istanbul bus services, operated by Autoservizi Borman, depart from Lecce - viale della Repubblica station.
Lecce to Istanbul bus services, operated by Autoservizi Borman, arrive at Bari Capruzzi station.
Istanbul is 2h ahead of Lecce. It is currently 5:41 PM in Lecce and 7:41 PM in Istanbul.
There are 4208+ hotels available in Istanbul.
What companies run services between Lecce, Italy and Istanbul, Turkey?
There is no direct connection from Lecce to Istanbul. However, you can take the train to Bari Centrale, take the train to Bari Airport, walk to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) airport, fly to Istanbul Airport (IST), walk to Istanbul Airport, take the train to Gayrettepe, then take the train to Vezneciler. Alternatively, you can take a train from Lecce to Istanbul Esenler Otogari via Brindisi, Brindisi Station, Brindisi - Costa Morena, Porto di Brindisi, Port of Corfu, Port Of Igoumenitsa, Igoumenitsa, and Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station in around 25h 14m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Istanbul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–15,000
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Lecce to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–2,000
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Lecce to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–1,400
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Lecce to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺900–1,700
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +30 2665 0 22309
- info@ktel-thesprotias.gr
- Website
- ktel-thesprotias.gr
Bus from Igoumenitsa to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,100–3,000
- Schedules at
- ktel-thesprotias.gr
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- Arda Tur
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Istanbul Esenler Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺4,950
- Website
- Arda Tur
- Phone
- +39 0833.908065
- bormanonline@virgilio.it
- Website
- autoserviziborman.com
Bus from Lecce - viale della Repubblica to Bari Capruzzi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺550–850
- Schedules at
- autoserviziborman.com
- Phone
- +355697278670
- mb.travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Bari Porto to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Bari Porto to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +355 69 213 1213
- Travelbusel@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Durrës to Korçë
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺92
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Korçë to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,000–2,900
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Tiranë to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,100–3,400
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
- Phone
- +355 69 617 8170
- diamanttravel88@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–2,400
- Schedules at
- Diamant Travel
- Phone
- +38975468055
- Website
- idotours.com.mk
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,117
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +355 69 234 8608
- info@dritatravel.com
- Website
- dritatravel.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–2,300
- Schedules at
- dritatravel.com
- Phone
- +383 44 777 071
- lukstempotur@gmail.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Esenler Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,234
- Schedules at
- Luks Tempo Turizm
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- info@grimaldi.napoli.it
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
Car ferry from Porto di Brindisi to Port of Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–2,700
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
Car ferry from Porto di Brindisi to Port of Igoumenitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–3,100
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
- Phone
- +30 26610 20674
- info@kerkyraseaways.gr
- Website
- Kerkyra Seaways
Car ferry from Port of Corfu to Port of Igoumenitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺369–1,385
- Website
- Kerkyra Seaways
- Adult
- ₺369
- Vehicle
- ₺1,385
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