There are 7 ways to get from Lithuania to Istanbul by plane or bus
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Fly from Vilnius Airport, bus
best- Fly from Vilnius Airport (VNO) to Istanbul (IST)VNO - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogari
7h 33m₺4,827–13,824Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis to Dvirtsevyi Bus Station824103
- Take the bus from Dvirtsevyi Bus Station to İstanbul Esenler bus stationGns-01
42h 26m₺4,061–8,204Fly from Palanga International Airport, bus
- Fly from Palanga International Airport (PLQ) to Istanbul (IST)PLQ - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogari
10h 50m₺8,326–34,445Fly from Kaunas, bus
- Fly from Kaunas (KUN) to Istanbul (IST)KUN - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogari
9h 55m₺7,538–15,360Bus to Riga International Airport, fly, bus
- Take the bus from Siauliai Central Bus Station to Riga Airport Departures Terminal
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Istanbul (IST)RIX - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogari
9h 1m₺6,670–16,334Bus via Khmelnytskyi
- Take the bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis to Khmelnytskyi Central Bus Station824103
- Take the bus from Khmelnytskyi Central Bus Station to İstanbul Esenler bus stationGns-03
2d 1h₺4,141–8,604Bus via Kyiv
- Take the bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis to Kyiv Bus station
- Take the bus from Kyiv OFIS to Istanbul Esenler
2d 5h₺9,991–12,904
Lithuania to Istanbul by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lithuania to Istanbul is to bus which costs 4.000 ₺ - 8.500 ₺ and takes 42h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Lithuania to Istanbul is to fly and bus which takes 7h 33m and costs 4.800 ₺ - 14.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Lithuania to Istanbul station. However, there are services departing from Gedimino prospektas and arriving at İstanbul Esenler bus station via Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis and Dvirtsevyi Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 26m.
The distance between Lithuania and Istanbul is 1564 km.
The best way to get from Lithuania to Istanbul without a car is to bus which takes 42h 26m and costs 4.000 ₺ - 8.500 ₺.
It takes approximately 7h 33m to get from Lithuania to Istanbul, including transfers.
Lithuania to Istanbul bus services, operated by Ecolines (Autolux), depart from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis station.
Lithuania to Istanbul bus services, operated by Ecolines (Autolux), arrive at Dvirtsevyi Bus Station.
Istanbul is 1h ahead of Lithuania. It is currently 6:43 AM in Lithuania and 7:43 AM in Istanbul.
There are 4349+ hotels available in Istanbul.
What companies run services between Lithuania and Istanbul, Turkey?
You can take a bus from Gedimino prospektas to İstanbul Esenler bus station via Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis and Dvirtsevyi Bus Station in around 42h 26m.
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- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–22,000
Flights from Palanga International Airport to Istanbul via Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–31,000
Flights from Palanga International Airport to Istanbul via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–34,000
Flights from Palanga International Airport to Istanbul via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–37,000
Flights from Kaunas to Istanbul via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺9,000–30,000
Flights from Kaunas to Istanbul via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺9,000–30,000
Flights from Kaunas to Istanbul via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺9,500–32,000
Flights from Riga International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–25,000
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Istanbul via Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–10,000
Flights from Palanga International Airport to Istanbul via Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–31,000
Flights from Kaunas to Istanbul via Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–17,000
Flights from Riga International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–25,000
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Istanbul via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–23,000
Flights from Riga International Airport to Istanbul via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–12,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Istanbul via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,600–12,000
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Palanga International Airport to Istanbul via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–34,000
- Phone
- 0850 888 33 34
- info@hava.ist
- Website
- hava.ist
Bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺130–220
- Website
- https://hava.ist/?lang=en
- Phone
- +380 44 594 9010
- help@autolux.ua
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis to Dvirtsevyi Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺470–3,600
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
Bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis to Khmelnytskyi Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺650–4,100
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- +380 (93) 320-44-44
- help@gunsel.ua
- Website
- gunsel.ua
Bus from Dvirtsevyi Bus Station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,500–4,500
- Website
- https://gunsel.ua/
Bus from Khmelnytskyi Central Bus Station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,400–4,400
- Website
- https://gunsel.ua/
- Phone
- +370 5 210 4304
- info@ollex.lt
- Website
- ollex.lt
Bus from Siauliai Central Bus Station to Riga Airport Departures Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺845
- Website
- https://www.ollex.lt/en/express
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Siauliai Central Bus Station to Riga Airport Departures Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺500–1,200
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +38 (067) 467-44-00
- transtempo@ukr.net
- Website
- transtempo.ua
Bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis to Kyiv Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–5,000
- Schedules at
- transtempo.ua
- Phone
- +90544 210 2535
- Website
- luksistanbul.com
Bus from Kyiv OFIS to Istanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,800–3,900
- Schedules at
- luksistanbul.com
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