There are 10 ways to get from Lisbon to Istanbul by plane, bus, train, car or car train
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Recommended option
Fly to Istanbul • 7h 24m
Cheapest option
Fly to Sabiha Gokcen • 10h 16m
8 alternative options
Fly to Kutahya, bus • 15h 3m
Bus, train via Deva • 2 days 3h
Train, bus • 2 days 10h
Bus • 2 days 16h
Bus, train • 2 days 21h
Bus, train via Sofia • 2 days 22h
Drive, car train • 2 days 9h
Drive • 38h 5m
Lisbon to Istanbul by train and bus
Travel safe during COVID-19
International entry into Turkey from Portugal
- Entry is fully open for citizens and permanent residents of Portugal
Conditions of entry into Turkey from Portugal
- No COVID-19 testing required
- No quarantine required
Rules to follow in Turkey
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Considerations leaving from Portugal
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Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, entry into Turkey is currently allowed from Portugal.
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- Nationwide control measures in place
- Health pass is required for long-distance travel by plane, train or coach, as well as in some public venues
The national COVID-19 helpline number in Istanbul is 184.
Wearing a face mask on public transport in Istanbul is recommended.
The social distance requirement in Istanbul is 2 metres.
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Last updated: 17 Jun 2022
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Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lisbon to Istanbul is to bus and train which costs €120 - €130 and takes 2 days 21h.
The fastest way to get from Lisbon to Istanbul is to fly. Taking this option will cost €130 - €480 and takes 7h 24m.
The distance between Lisbon and Istanbul is 3235 km. The road distance is 4081.7 km.
The best way to get from Lisbon to Istanbul without a car is to bus and train via Deva which takes 2 days 3h and costs €290 - €460.
It takes approximately 7h 24m to get from Lisbon to Istanbul, including transfers.
The best way to get from Lisbon to Istanbul is to fly which takes 7h 24m and costs €130 - €480. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €360 - €480 and takes 2 days 16h.
The quickest flight from Lisbon Airport to Istanbul Airport is the direct flight which takes 4h 40m.
Istanbul is 2h ahead of Lisbon. It is currently 1:55 AM in Lisbon and 3:55 AM in Istanbul.
Yes, the driving distance between Lisbon to Istanbul is 4082 km. It takes approximately 38h 5m to drive from Lisbon to Istanbul.
Turkish Airlines, Aegean Airlines, British Airways and three other airlines offer flights from Lisbon Airport to Istanbul Airport.
- Distance: 3234.6 km
- Duration: 7h 24m
What companies run services between Lisbon, Portugal and Istanbul, Turkey?
Turkish Airlines, Lufthansa and 11 other airlines fly from Lisbon to Istanbul hourly. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lisbon to Istanbul via Sofia, Istanbul Otogari, and Otogar in around 2 days 16h.
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Lisbon to Sabiha Gokcen via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 4.400 ₺ - 12.000 ₺
Flights from Lisbon to Sabiha Gokcen via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 4.300 ₺ - 12.000 ₺
Flights from Lisbon to Sabiha Gokcen via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- 1.700 ₺ - 11.000 ₺
Flights from Lisbon to Sabiha Gokcen via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- 5.500 ₺ - 36.000 ₺
Flights from Lisbon to Sabiha Gokcen via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- 1.700 ₺ - 10.000 ₺
Flights from Lisbon to Sabiha Gokcen via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- 1.700 ₺ - 11.000 ₺
Flights from Lisbon to Sabiha Gokcen via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 4.700 ₺ - 13.000 ₺
Flights from Lisbon to Sabiha Gokcen via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 4.800 ₺ - 14.000 ₺
Flights from Lisbon to Sabiha Gokcen via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 4.500 ₺ - 12.000 ₺
Flights from Lisbon to Sabiha Gokcen via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- 5.000 ₺ - 14.000 ₺
Flights from Lisbon to Sabiha Gokcen via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 6.500 ₺ - 40.000 ₺
Flights from Lisbon to Sabiha Gokcen via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- 1.800 ₺ - 11.000 ₺
Flights from Lisbon to Sabiha Gokcen via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- 4.300 ₺ - 12.000 ₺
Flights from Lisbon to Sabiha Gokcen via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 4.700 ₺ - 13.000 ₺
Flights from Lisbon to Kutahya via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- 3.500 ₺ - 10.000 ₺
Flights from Lisbon to Kutahya via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- 3.600 ₺ - 10.000 ₺
Flights from Lisbon to Kutahya via Madrid, Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- 3.300 ₺ - 9.000 ₺
Flights from Lisbon to Kutahya via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- 3.600 ₺ - 10.000 ₺
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Lisbon to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 4.500 ₺ - 14.000 ₺
Flights from Lisbon to Sabiha Gokcen via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 5.500 ₺ - 18.000 ₺
Flights from Lisbon to Sabiha Gokcen via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 6.000 ₺ - 19.000 ₺
Flights from Lisbon to Sabiha Gokcen via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 6.500 ₺ - 20.000 ₺
Flights from Lisbon to Sabiha Gokcen via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- 7.000 ₺ - 41.000 ₺
Flights from Lisbon to Sabiha Gokcen via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 6.000 ₺ - 20.000 ₺
Flights from Lisbon to Sabiha Gokcen via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 6.000 ₺ - 19.000 ₺
Flights from Lisbon to Kutahya via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 4.300 ₺ - 13.000 ₺
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lisbon to Istanbul via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 4.000 ₺ - 14.000 ₺
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Lisbon to Kutahya via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- 4.500 ₺ - 14.000 ₺
Flights from Lisbon to Kutahya via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- 4.900 ₺ - 15.000 ₺
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Lisbon to Istanbul via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 2.600 ₺ - 10.000 ₺
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Lisbon to Istanbul via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- 5.500 ₺ - 21.000 ₺
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Lisbon to Istanbul via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 3.600 ₺ - 15.000 ₺
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Lisbon to Istanbul via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 4.200 ₺ - 14.000 ₺
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Lisbon to Sabiha Gokcen via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- 5.000 ₺ - 15.000 ₺
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Deva to Constanţa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 260 ₺ - 800 ₺
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- 2nd Class
- 260 ₺ - 330 ₺
- 1st Class
- 700 ₺ - 800 ₺
Train from Craiova to Vidin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 45 ₺ - 170 ₺
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- 2nd Class
- 45 ₺ - 60 ₺
- 1st Class
- 150 ₺ - 170 ₺
Comboios de Portugal (CP) is the national railway network of Portugal that spans over 2700km, with trains split into three main types: regional, urban and intercity trains; international and domestic high-speed trains; and international night trains. Portugal's main stations are Santa Apolónia in Lisbon and Campanha in Porto – these connect to trains in Portugal's cities and international destinations. The Alfa Pendular, the fastest train in Portugal, is a popular travel choice, as it can run at a speed of up to 250 km/h. You can book train tickets up to 60 days in advance.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +351 808 109 110
- apoiocliente@cp.pt
- Website
- cp.pt
Train from Lisboa - Santa Apolonia to Entroncamento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- 140 ₺ - 200 ₺
- Website
- Comboios De Portugal
- Urbano
- 140 ₺ - 200 ₺
Train from Entroncamento to Badajoz
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 230 ₺ - 320 ₺
- Website
- Comboios De Portugal
- Urbano
- 230 ₺ - 320 ₺
- Phone
- 0700 10 200
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Vidin to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- 110 ₺ - 170 ₺
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- 110 ₺ - 140 ₺
- 1st Class
- 140 ₺ - 170 ₺
Train from Sofia to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 220 ₺ - 330 ₺
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- 220 ₺ - 260 ₺
- 1st Class
- 270 ₺ - 330 ₺
Train from Plovdiv to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 180 ₺ - 280 ₺
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- 180 ₺ - 220 ₺
- 1st Class
- 230 ₺ - 280 ₺
- Phone
- +49 89 54880111
- info@optimatours.de
- Website
- optimatours.de
Car train from Villach Hbf/Bbf to Edirne
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 59m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- optimatours.de
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- iletisim@metroturizm.com.tr
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Degirmenkoy to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- 70 ₺ - 100 ₺
- Website
- MetroTurizm
Bus from Sofia to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- 190 ₺ - 350 ₺
- Website
- MetroTurizm
Rede Nacional de Expressos is a cheap and convenient way to get around the country. In business since 1995, Portugal’s biggest bus operator services villages and cities across the country. Tickets can be purchased up to 30 days before the date of travel, with discounted fares available via their free RFLEX Card. Most coaches have WiFi and power sockets.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- cliente@rne.pt
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Lisbon Oriente to Mérida
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- 250 ₺ - 310 ₺
- Schedules at
- rede-expressos.pt
One of Europe’s leading bus companies, Flixbus serves 2000+ destinations in 29 countries, including Germany, France, Italy, Austria, the Netherlands and Croatia and into Scandinavia and eastern Europe, as well as some US cities. Coaches have toilets, free WiFi and power outlets, plus snacks and drinks for purchase on board. Flixbus is a good choice for the budget-conscious traveller; purchase tickets in advance for the cheapest fares (note: there is no option to reserve a seat in advance).
Rome2rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.de
Bus from Lisbon to Merida
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- 290 ₺ - 360 ₺
- Website
- flixbus.co.uk
Frequently asked questions
A Spanish subsidiary of National Express, ALSA provides bus and coach services across Spain and neighbouring countries including Portugal, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, Poland and Malta. Founded in 1923, ALSA values service and the customer experience. Buses are equipped with communal TV screens showing movies, individual behind-seat screens, ALSA radio, app for books and music, and free WiFi. ALSA services are accessible to people with disabilities, and guide dogs are welcome on all journeys. There are three types of tickets on offer (Frequent Traveller Pass, Share Pass and ALSA Pass), along with discounts for senior citizens, students and children.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 902 42 22 42
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Merida to Deva*Roumanie
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 4.400 ₺ - 6.500 ₺
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Badajoz to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 5.000 ₺ - 7.000 ₺
- Website
- alsa.com
- Phone
- +4-0241-831.491
- transevren1@yahoo.com
- Website
- transevren.ro
Bus from Constanta to Istanbul - Aksaray
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- 450 ₺ - 600 ₺
- Schedules at
- transevren.ro
- Phone
- + 359/38/66 34 04
- georg_ltd@abv.bg
- Website
- georg-bg.com
Bus from Lisbon to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 2 days 6h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- 6.000 ₺ - 8.500 ₺
- Schedules at
- georg-bg.com
- Phone
- 0090 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Sofia to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 400 ₺ - 600 ₺
- Schedules at
- alparturizm.com.tr
- Phone
- +3592917400
- info@darytravel.com
- Website
- dary.bg
Bus from Lisbon Gare do Oriente to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2 days 11h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- 2.055 ₺
- Schedules at
- dary.bg
- Phone
- 02/989 0000
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Lisbon Oriente to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2 days 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 2.100 ₺ - 2.900 ₺
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
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