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How to get fromLecce to Istanbulby train, bus, plane, car ferry, car, busferry, shuttle, or ferry

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There are 10 ways to get from Lecce to Istanbul by train, bus, plane, car ferry, car, busferry, shuttle, or ferry

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  1. Train, bus, bus to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, fly to Istanbul

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    1. Take the train from Lecce to Metapontotrain train
    2. Take the bus from Metaponto to Materabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Matera piazza Matteotti to Bari Airportbus bus
    4. Fly from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane BRI - IST
    11h 4m
    ₺6,841–16,506

  2. Car ferry, bus

    1. Take the carferry from Porto di Brindisi to Port of Corfucarferry car ferry
    2. Take the carferry from Port of Corfu to Port of Igoumenitsacarferry car ferry
    3. Take the bus from Igoumenitsa to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Istanbul Esenler Otogaribus bus
    25h 14m
    ₺8,889–12,340

  3. Car ferry, drive

    1. Take the carferry from Porto di Brindisi to Port of Igoumenitsacarferry car ferry
    2. Drive from Port Of Igoumenitsa to Istanbulcar car
    18h 6m
    ₺10,647–17,001

  4. Bus and ferry, shuttle to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take the busferry from Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto to Vlorëbusferry bus ferry
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Vlorë to Tirana, Airportshuttle bus
    3. Fly from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane TIA - SAW
    14h 36m

  5. Bus and ferry, shuttle to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, fly to Istanbul

    1. Take the busferry from Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto to Vlorëbusferry bus ferry
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Vlorë to Tirana, Airportshuttle bus
    3. Fly from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane TIA - IST
    14h 23m

  6. Train, ferry to Dubrovnik Airport, fly to Istanbul

    1. Take the train from Lecce to Bari Centraletrain train
    2. Take the ferry from Bari to Dubrovnikferry ferry
    3. Fly from Dubrovnik Airport (DBV) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane DBV - IST
    17h 20m
    ₺11,143–25,336

  7. Train, ferry, car ferry to Tivat Airport, fly to Istanbul

    1. Take the train from Lecce to Bari Centraletrain train
    2. Take the ferry from Bari to Dubrovnikferry ferry
    3. Take the carferry from Dubrovnik to Kotorcarferry car ferry
    4. Fly from Tivat Airport (TIV) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane TIV - IST
    19h 32m
    ₺14,557–29,825

  8. Bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the bus from Lecce - viale della Repubblica to Bari - Via Guglielmo Oberdanbus bus
    2. Take the busferry from Bari Porto to Durrësbusferry bus ferry
    3. Take the bus from Durrës to Korçëbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Korçë to Istanbulbus bus
    25h 46m

  9. Bus and ferry, bus

    1. Take the busferry from Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebusferry bus ferry
    2. Take the bus from Tiranë to Istanbulbus bus
    30h 18m

  10. Bus and ferry, bus via Skopje

    1. Take the busferry from Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebusferry bus ferry
    2. Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Esenler Otogarbus bus
    30h 54m

Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) to Istanbul (IST) flights

Calendar9Weekly Planes
Duration2h 41mAverage Duration
Ticket₺4,605Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,306.8 km
  • Duration: 11h 4m

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 Metaponto, walk to Metaponto, take the bus to Matera, walk to Matera piazza Matteotti, take the bus to Bari Airport, walk to Bari-Airport-BRI airport, fly to Istanbul (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.

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