There are 8 ways to get from Limassol to Istanbul (State) by bus, plane, car, car ferry, or train
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Bus to Ercan International Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
best- Take the bus from New Port - Passenger Building to Police Headquartersbus
- Fly from Ercan International Airport (ECN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane ECN - SAW
6h 19m₺5,194–19,924Drive, car ferry, bus, train
- Drive from Limassol to Mağusacar
- Take the car ferry from Mağusa to Mersincarferry
- Drive from Mersin to Ereğli-Konya bus stationcar
- Take the bus from Ereğli-Konya bus station to Konya bus stationbus
- Take the train from Selçuklu to Istanbul Söğütlüçeşmetrain Yht
16h 27m₺6,692–11,529Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from New Port - Passenger Building to Police Headquartersbus 25
- Take the car ferry from Girne to Taşucucarferry
- Take the bus from Taşucu to Esenler Otogarbus
26h 19m₺5,994–14,724Car ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Limassol to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Take the bus from Athens to Istanbulbus
2d₺6,437–13,656Bus to Ercan International Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the bus from New Port - Passenger Building to Police Headquartersbus
- Fly from Ercan International Airport (ECN) to Istanbul (IST)plane ECN - IST
6h 53m₺15,394–16,924Bus to Larnaca International Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the bus from New Port - Passenger Building to Archiep. Makariou C´ Ave. - Filiou Tsigaridibus
- Fly from Larnaca International Airport (LCA) to Istanbul (IST)plane LCA - IST
9h 28m₺5,899–13,476Bus to Paphos International Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the bus from Archiep. Leontiou A´ - Intercity to Karavella Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Paphos International Airport (PFO) to Istanbul (IST)plane PFO - IST
9h 54m₺8,870–28,396Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Limassol to Mağusacar
- Take the car ferry from Mağusa to Mersincarferry
- Drive from Mersin to Istanbulcar
13h 53m₺9,230–15,199
Ercan International Airport (ECN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Limassol to Istanbul (State) is to bus and car ferry which costs 6.000 ₺ - 15.000 ₺ and takes 26h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Limassol to Istanbul (State) is to bus and fly which takes 6h 19m and costs 5.000 ₺ - 20.000 ₺.
The distance between Limassol and Istanbul (State) is 876 km.
The best way to get from Limassol to Istanbul (State) without a car is to bus and car ferry which takes 26h 19m and costs 6.000 ₺ - 15.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 6h 19m to get from Limassol to Istanbul (State), including transfers.
There are 4339+ hotels available in Istanbul (State).
What companies run services between Limassol, Cyprus and Istanbul (State), Turkey?
There is no direct connection from Limassol to Istanbul (State). However, you can take the bus to Police Headquarters, take the taxi to Ercan International Airport (ECN) airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW), walk to Sabiha Gokcen Airport, then take the train to Huzurevi. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Limassol to Yenikapi via Mağusa, Mersin, Ereğli-Konya bus station, Konya bus station, Selçuklu, and Söğütlüçeşme in around 16h 27m.
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Ercan International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,700–17,000
Flights from Ercan International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,000–18,000
Flights from Ercan International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,300–19,000
Flights from Ercan International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Kayseri
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,300–19,000
Flights from Ercan International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Cukurova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,100–19,000
Flights from Ercan International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,500–16,000
Flights from Ercan International Airport to Istanbul via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,000–17,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Ercan International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–14,000
Flights from Ercan International Airport to Istanbul via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–14,000
Flights from Paphos International Airport to Istanbul via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,900–19,000
Flights from Paphos International Airport to Istanbul via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–20,000
Flights from Paphos International Airport to Istanbul via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–20,000
Flights from Paphos International Airport to Istanbul via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–28,000
Flights from Paphos International Airport to Istanbul via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–20,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Ercan International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,800–17,000
Flights from Ercan International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,800–17,000
Flights from Ercan International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Bodrum
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,800–17,000
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Larnaca International Airport to Istanbul via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–16,000
Flights from Larnaca International Airport to Istanbul via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–16,000
Flights from Paphos International Airport to Istanbul via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,900–23,000
Flights from Paphos International Airport to Istanbul via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–20,000
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Larnaca International Airport to Istanbul via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–38,000
Flights from Paphos International Airport to Istanbul via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–20,000
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Selçuklu to Istanbul Söğütlüçeşme
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺800–1,400
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Phone
- +357 24 643493
- info@intercity-buses.com
- Website
- intercity-buses.com
Bus from New Port - Passenger Building to Police Headquarters
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺290–330
- Website
- https://intercity-buses.com/en/
Bus from New Port - Passenger Building to Archiep. Makariou C´ Ave. - Filiou Tsigaridi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺260–300
- Website
- https://intercity-buses.com/en/
Bus from Archiep. Leontiou A´ - Intercity to Karavella Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺260–290
- Website
- https://intercity-buses.com/en/
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Ereğli-Konya bus station to Konya bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺340–480
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 755 04 27
- hasturizm@hasturizm.com.tr
- Website
- hasturizm.com.tr
Bus from Ereğli-Konya bus station to Konya bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺410–550
- Website
- https://www.hasturizm.com.tr/eng/
- Phone
- 0(850) 244 33 33
- info@mersinnurturizm.com
- Website
- mersinnurturizm.com
Bus from Taşucu to Esenler Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800
- Schedules at
- mersinnurturizm.com
- Phone
- +30 2310241545
- crazy.holidays.tours@gmail.com
- Website
- crazyholidays.gr
Bus from Athens to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–6,500
- Website
- https://www.crazyholidays.gr/root.en.aspx
- Phone
- 0392 444 43 64
- Website
- akgunlerbilet.com
Car ferry from Mağusa to Mersin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,512–6,277
- Website
- https://www.akgunlerbilet.com/?lang=en
- Car Passenger
- ₺6,277
- Motorbike Passenger
- ₺4,171
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
- Phone
- +357 25 313129
- info@scandroholding.com
- Website
- scandroholding.com
Car ferry from Limassol to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,174–7,092
- Website
- https://scandroholding.com/
- Airbus seats
- ₺2,174
- 1st Class Cabin (One Bed)
- ₺4,026
- Vehicle
- ₺7,092
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