There are 6 ways to get from Lefkoşa Otobüs Terminalı to Istanbul by plane, car ferry, 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 to Istanbul
best- Fly from Ercan International Airport (ECN) to Istanbul (IST)ECN - IST
2h 27m₺14,519–17,177Fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Ercan International Airport (ECN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)ECN - SAW
- Take the train from Ayrilikcesme to Yenikapi
3h 20m₺4,732–14,698Car ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Girne to Taşucu
- Take the bus from Taşucu to Esenler Otogar
23h 7m₺5,015–13,509Drive, car ferry, train
- Drive from Lefkoşa Otobüs Terminalı to Mağusa
- Take the car ferry from Mağusa to Mersin
- Drive from Mersin to Yenice
- Take the train from Yenice to Boğazköprü
- Take the train from Boğazköprü to Ankara
- Take the train from Ankara to Istanbul SöğütlüçeşmeYht
25h 6m₺6,070–9,623Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Lefkoşa Otobüs Terminalı to Mağusa
- Take the car ferry from Mağusa to Mersin
- Drive from Mersin to Istanbul
13h 7m₺9,118–14,103Car ferry, bus via Erdemli
- Take the car ferry from Girne to Taşucu
- Take the bus from Silifke to Erdemli
- Take the bus from Erdemli to İstanbul Esenler
25h 57m
Ercan International Airport (ECN) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lefkoşa Otobüs Terminalı to Istanbul is to fly and train which costs 4.700 ₺ - 15.000 ₺ and takes 3h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Lefkoşa Otobüs Terminalı to Istanbul is to fly which takes 2h 27m and costs 14.000 ₺ - 18.000 ₺.
The distance between Lefkoşa Otobüs Terminalı and Istanbul is 855 km.
The best way to get from Lefkoşa Otobüs Terminalı to Istanbul without a car is to car ferry and bus which takes 23h 7m and costs 5.000 ₺ - 14.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 2h 27m to get from Lefkoşa Otobüs Terminalı to Istanbul, including transfers.
Istanbul is 1h ahead of Lefkoşa Otobüs Terminalı. It is currently 8:35 PM in Lefkoşa Otobüs Terminalı and 9:35 PM in Istanbul.
There are 4526+ hotels available in Istanbul.
What companies run services between Lefkoşa Otobüs Terminalı, Cyprus and Istanbul, Turkey?
Turkish Airlines and Pegasus Airlines fly from Ercan International Airport (ECN) to Istanbul (IST) every 3 hours.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Ercan International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,200–14,000
Flights from Ercan International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,100–13,000
Flights from Ercan International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,400–14,000
Flights from Ercan International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Ankara
- 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 Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,100–13,000
Flights from Ercan International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Hatay
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,500–15,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Ercan International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–14,000
Flights from Ercan International Airport to Istanbul via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–14,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Ercan International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,500–15,000
Flights from Ercan International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Cukurova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,500–15,000
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Yenice to Boğazköprü
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺320–490
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
Train from Boğazköprü to Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺360–600
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
Train from Ankara to Istanbul Söğütlüçeşme
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺650–1,100
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
Train from Ayrilikcesme to Yenikapi
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺13–21
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Phone
- 0(850) 244 33 33
- info@mersinnurturizm.com
- Website
- mersinnurturizm.com
Bus from Taşucu to Esenler Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600
- Schedules at
- mersinnurturizm.com
- Phone
- 444 42 06
- seyahat@ozkaymak.com.tr
- Website
- ozkaymak.com.tr
Bus from Silifke to Erdemli
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- ozkaymak.com.tr
Bus from Erdemli to İstanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- ozkaymak.com.tr
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Erdemli to İstanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–1,700
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- 0392 444 43 64
- Website
- akgunlerbilet.com
Car ferry from Girne to Taşucu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–10,000
- Website
- https://www.akgunlerbilet.com/?lang=en
- Single Passenger
- ₺1,800–2,500
- Car
- ₺6,000–10,000
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
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