There are 11 ways to get from Lienz to Istanbul by train, shuttle, plane, bus, night train, or car
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Train, shuttle to Ljubljana, fly to Istanbul
best- Take the train from Lienz In Osttirol to Klagenfurt Hbftrain
- Take a shuttle bus from Klagenfurt - Hauptbahnhof to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Istanbul (IST)plane LJU - IST
8h 47m₺11,528–27,857Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Lienz In Osttirol to Villach Hbftrain
- Take the bus from Villach Hbf to Plovdiv Train stationbus
- Take the bus from Plovdiv Hristo Botev to Istanbul Büyük Otogaribus
30h 18m₺6,688–10,929Train, night train
- Take the train from Lienz In Osttirol to Villach Hbftrain
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Wien Hbftrain
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
34h 40m₺16,448–34,619Drive 1,675.8 km
- Drive from Lienz to Istanbulcar 1,675.8 km
15h 26m₺14,759–21,319Train, train to Salzburg Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Lienz In Osttirol to Spittal-Millstaetter Seetrain
- Take the train from Spittal-Millstaetter See to Salzburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Salzburg Airport (SZG) to Istanbul (IST)plane SZG - IST
9h 15m₺8,856–23,375Train, shuttle to Ljubljana, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Lienz In Osttirol to Klagenfurt Hbftrain
- Take a shuttle bus from Klagenfurt - Hauptbahnhof to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane LJU - SAW
8h 54m₺9,631–33,880Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Lienz In Osttirol to Spittal-Millstaetter Seetrain
- Take the train from Spittal-Millstaetter See to Muenchen Osttrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Istanbul (IST)plane MUC - IST
11h 27m₺8,386–25,965Train, train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Lienz In Osttirol to Villach Hbftrain
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Wien Hbftrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane VIE - SAW
11h 16m₺7,185–21,936Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Lienz In Osttirol to Spittal-Millstaetter Seetrain
- Take the train from Spittal-Millstaetter See to Muenchen Osttrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane MUC - SAW
11h 49m₺6,989–31,988Train, train to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Lienz In Osttirol to Villach Hbftrain
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Venezia Mestretrain
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Istanbul (IST)plane VCE - IST
11h 55m₺8,767–20,763Bus
- Take the bus from Lienz Bahnhof to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Innsbruck Südbahnstraße to Munich central bus stationbus 095 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
34h 12m
Lienz to Istanbul by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lienz to Istanbul is to train and bus which costs 6.500 ₺ - 11.000 ₺ and takes 30h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Lienz to Istanbul is to train and shuttle and fly which takes 8h 47m and costs 11.000 ₺ - 28.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Lienz to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Lienz Bahnhof and arriving at Istanbul via Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof, Innsbruck Südbahnstraße and Munich. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 12m.
No, there is no direct train from Lienz to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Lienz In Osttirol and arriving at Yenikapi via Villach Hbf, Wien Hbf, Bucharest and Halkali. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 40m.
The distance between Lienz and Istanbul is 1522 km. The road distance is 1675.8 km.
The best way to get from Lienz to Istanbul without a car is to train and bus which takes 30h 18m and costs 6.500 ₺ - 11.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 8h 47m to get from Lienz to Istanbul, including transfers.
Lienz to Istanbul bus services, operated by Ötztaler Verkehrsgesellschaft, depart from Lienz Bahnhof station.
Lienz to Istanbul train services, operated by ÖBB, depart from Lienz In Osttirol station.
Lienz to Istanbul bus services, operated by Ötztaler Verkehrsgesellschaft, arrive at Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof station.
What companies run services between Lienz, Tyrol, Austria and Istanbul, Turkey?
You can take a bus from Lienz Bahnhof to Istanbul via Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof, Innsbruck Kaiserschützenplatz, Innsbruck Südbahnstraße, and Munich in around 34h 12m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–13,000
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–15,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–15,000
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–15,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–20,000
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,100–16,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–20,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–12,000
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–17,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–13,000
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–11,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Istanbul via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–24,000
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Istanbul via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–30,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,500–16,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,800–10,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,400–13,000
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Istanbul via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–20,000
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Istanbul via Split
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–30,000
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Lienz In Osttirol to Klagenfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–2,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- ₺1,300–2,000
Train from Lienz In Osttirol to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–1,600
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- ₺1,000–1,600
Train from Villach Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺3,300–4,900
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- ₺3,300–4,900
Train from Lienz In Osttirol to Spittal-Millstaetter See
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺850–1,300
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- ₺850–1,300
Train from Spittal-Millstaetter See to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–2,100
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- ₺1,300–2,000
Train from Spittal-Millstaetter See to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,300–3,500
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- ₺2,300–3,400
Train from Villach Hbf to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,000–3,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- ₺2,000–3,000
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Lienz In Osttirol to Klagenfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,500–2,800
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Lienz In Osttirol to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–2,100
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Villach Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,800–9,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–22,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Lienz In Osttirol to Spittal-Millstaetter See
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺750–1,400
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Spittal-Millstaetter See to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–2,900
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Villach Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–8,000
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Villach Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺2,800–6,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
Train from Spittal-Millstaetter See to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺900–2,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺500–1,415
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺500–750
- 1st Class
- ₺550–750
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Spittal-Millstaetter See to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–4,500
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Spittal-Millstaetter See to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺2,800–9,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Spittal-Millstaetter See to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–2,900
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Spittal-Millstaetter See to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,400–6,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Train from Spittal-Millstaetter See to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–4,800
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- ₺4,200–4,800
- Couchette Carriage
- ₺2,700–3,200
- Seating Carriage
- ₺1,000–1,200
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Klagenfurt - Hauptbahnhof to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–11,000
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Private
- ₺7,416
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Villach Hbf to Plovdiv Train station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺4,500–7,500
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Plovdiv Hristo Botev to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–2,700
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Innsbruck Südbahnstraße to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺500–900
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Plovdiv Hristo Botev to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–1,700
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Plovdiv Hristo Botev to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–2,500
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- +90 212 658 00 61
- info@huntur.com.tr
- Website
- huntur.com.tr
Bus from Plovdiv Hristo Botev to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–1,400
- Website
- https://www.huntur.com.tr/?l=EN
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5254 3550
- info@oetztaler.at
- Website
- oetztaler.at
Bus from Lienz Bahnhof to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- oetztaler.at
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Munich to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–6,500
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
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