There are 6 ways to get from Lleida to Istanbul by train, plane, bus, night bus or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Recommended option
Train, fly to Istanbul
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Take the train from Lleida to Barcelona-Sants
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Fly from Barcelona (BCN) to Istanbul (IST)
Cheapest option
Bus, night bus via Plovdiv
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Take the bus from Lleida to Plovdiv
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Take the night bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
4 alternative options
Train, fly to Sabiha Gokcen
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Take the train from Lleida to Barcelona-Sants
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Fly from Barcelona (BCN) to Sabiha Gokcen (SAW)
Bus, night bus
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Take the bus from Lleida to Barcelona
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Take the bus from Barcelona to Sofia
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Take the night bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
Train, bus
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Take the train from Lleida to Barcelona-Sants
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Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
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Take the bus from Lyon to Sofia
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Take the train from Sofia to Halkali
Drive
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Drive from Lleida to Istanbul Esenler Otogar
Questions & Answers
The cost-effective way to get from Lleida to Istanbul is to bus and night bus via Plovdiv, which costs €121 - €125 and takes 47h 11m.
The quickest way to get from Lleida to Istanbul is to train and fly which costs €150 - €550 and takes 7h 39m.
No, there is no direct bus from Lleida to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Lleida and arriving at Istanbul Büyük Otogari via Plovdiv Bus Station South. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 47h 11m.
The distance between Lleida and Istanbul is 2356 km. The road distance is 3053.5 km.
The best way to get from Lleida to Istanbul without a car is to bus and night bus via Plovdiv which takes 47h 11m and costs €121 - €125.
It takes approximately 7h 39m to get from Lleida to Istanbul, including transfers.
Lleida to Istanbul bus services, operated by Dary Commerce, depart from Lleida station.
The quickest flight from Barcelona Airport to Istanbul Airport is the direct flight which takes 3h 25m.
Lleida to Istanbul bus services, operated by Huntur, arrive at Istanbul Büyük Otogari station.
Istanbul is 1h ahead of Lleida. It is currently 3:24 AM in Lleida and 4:24 AM in Istanbul.

- Distance: 2356.1 km
- Duration: 7h 39m
What companies run services between Lleida, Spain and Istanbul, Turkey?
There is no direct connection from Lleida to Istanbul. However, you can take the train to Estación de tren Barcelona-Sants, take the train to Estación de tren El Prat Aeroport, take the walk to Barcelona airport, fly to Istanbul, then take the taxi to Istanbul Esenler Otogar. Alternatively, you can take the train to Estación de tren Barcelona-Sants, take the train to Estación de tren El Prat Aeroport, take the walk to Barcelona airport, fly to Sabiha Gokcen, take the walk to Sabiha Gokcen Airport, take the Metro to Ayrilikcesme, then take the train to Istanbul.

- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Barcelona to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 7.500 ₺ - 31.000 ₺

- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Barcelona to Istanbul via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 5.000 ₺ - 20.000 ₺

- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Barcelona to Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 6.000 ₺ - 27.000 ₺

- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Barcelona to Sabiha Gokcen via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 6.000 ₺ - 27.000 ₺

- Website
- tunisair.com
Flights from Barcelona to Istanbul via Tunis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 7.500 ₺ - 24.000 ₺

- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Barcelona to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 4.500 ₺ - 18.000 ₺

- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Barcelona to Istanbul via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 8.000 ₺ - 26.000 ₺

- Website
- airalgerie.dz
Flights from Barcelona to Istanbul via Algiers
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- 12.000 ₺ - 27.000 ₺

- Website
- alitalia.com
Flights from Barcelona to Sabiha Gokcen via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 6.000 ₺ - 27.000 ₺

Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Lleida to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- 470 ₺ - 650 ₺
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 1.500 ₺ - 2.100 ₺
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en

Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Lleida to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- 800 ₺ - 1.200 ₺
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Básico
- 800 ₺ - 1.200 ₺

- Phone
- +35929311111
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Sofia to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 330 ₺ - 700 ₺
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- 330 ₺ - 470 ₺
- 1st Class
- 500 ₺ - 700 ₺

- Phone
- +3592917400
- info@darytravel.com
- Website
- dary.bg
Bus from Lleida to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 41m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- 2.911 ₺
- Schedules at
- dary.bg

- Phone
- +90 212 658 00 61
- info@huntur.com.tr
- Website
- huntur.com.tr
Night bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 330 ₺ - 420 ₺
- Website
- https://www.huntur.com.tr/
Night bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 440 ₺ - 550 ₺
- Website
- https://www.huntur.com.tr/

- Phone
- +3590885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Night bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 600 ₺ - 700 ₺
- Schedules at
- citylines.eu
Night bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 800 ₺ - 950 ₺
- Schedules at
- citylines.eu

- Phone
- +34 937 065 366
- Website
- barcelonanord.cat
Bus from Lleida to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- Alsina Graells, S.A.

- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Lleida to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- 650 ₺ - 950 ₺
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/web/bus/home

- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Barcelona to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- 3.400 ₺ - 4.200 ₺
- Website
- http://www.yubim.eu/

- Phone
- + 359/38/66 34 04
- georg_ltd@abv.bg
- Website
- georg-bg.com
Bus from Lyon to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- 2.900 ₺ - 3.600 ₺
- Schedules at
- georg-bg.com
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