There are 11 ways to get from Lucca to Istanbul by plane, bus, train, night train, or car
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Fly Pisa International Airport to Istanbul
best- Fly from Pisa International Airport (PSA) to Istanbul (IST)plane PSA - IST
8h 17m₺6,512–22,699Train, train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Lucca to Firenze S.M.N.train
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane BLQ - SAW
8h 7m₺5,512–74,755Bus
- Take the bus from Stazione fs Lucca to Firenze T2 Guidonibus Dd
- Take the bus from Stazione Santa Maria Novella to Kumanovobus
- Take the bus from Kumanovo to Istanbulbus
31h 45m₺7,469–8,746Train, night train
- Take the train from Lucca to Firenze S.M.N.train Re
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Venezia Mestretrain Fr
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Wien Hbftrain Rjx
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
41h 5m₺19,985–36,838Drive 1,977.5 km
- Drive from Lucca to Istanbulcar 1,977.5 km
18h 17m₺16,992–24,544Train, train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Lucca to Firenze S.M.N.train
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Istanbul (IST)plane BLQ - IST
8h₺7,109–18,732Train, train to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Lucca to Firenze S.M.N.train
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Venezia Mestretrain
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Istanbul (IST)plane VCE - IST
9h 57m₺7,594–21,532Fly Pisa International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Fly from Pisa International Airport (PSA) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane PSA - SAW
8h 15m₺6,015–11,722Train, bus via Padova
- Take the train from Lucca to Firenze S.M.N.train Re
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Padovatrain Fr
- Take the bus from Padova to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Sofia to Halkalıtrain
33h 58m₺7,941–13,330Train, bus
- Take the train from Lucca to Firenze S.M.N.train Re
- Take the bus from Firenze Autostazione to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Sofia to Halkalıtrain
38h 33m₺6,515–10,204Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Lucca to Firenze S.M.N.train Re
- Take the bus from Firenze Autostazione to Prizren,Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Instabulbus
41h 20m
Pisa International Airport (PSA) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lucca to Istanbul is to train and bus which costs 6.500 ₺ - 11.000 ₺ and takes 38h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Lucca to Istanbul is to train and fly which takes 8h and costs 7.000 ₺ - 19.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Lucca to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Stazione fs Lucca and arriving at Istanbul via Firenze T2 Guidoni, Stazione Santa Maria Novella and Kumanovo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Lucca to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Lucca and arriving at Yenikapi via Firenze S.M.N., Venezia Mestre, Wien Hbf, Bucharest and Halkali. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41h 5m.
The distance between Lucca and Istanbul is 1593 km. The road distance is 1977.5 km.
The best way to get from Lucca to Istanbul without a car is to bus which takes 31h 45m and costs 7.000 ₺ - 9.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 8h 17m to get from Lucca to Istanbul, including transfers.
Lucca to Istanbul bus services, operated by Autolinee Toscane, depart from Stazione fs Lucca station.
Lucca to Istanbul train services, operated by Trenitalia, depart from Lucca station.
The best way to get from Lucca to Istanbul is to fly which takes 8h 17m and costs 6.500 ₺ - 23.000 ₺. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 7.000 ₺ - 9.000 ₺ and takes 31h 45m.
What companies run services between Lucca, Italy and Istanbul, Turkey?
Aegean Airlines, Turkish Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Pisa International Airport (PSA) to Istanbul (IST) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Stazione fs Lucca to Istanbul via Firenze T2 Guidoni, Fratelli Rosselli, Stazione Santa Maria Novella, and Kumanovo in around 31h 45m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Istanbul via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–15,000
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Istanbul via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–28,000
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Istanbul via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,100–15,000
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Istanbul via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–29,000
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Istanbul via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–15,000
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,300–14,000
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–12,000
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–14,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,700–18,000
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,000–19,000
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,500–21,000
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–23,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,300–14,000
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–16,000
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Istanbul via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–18,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–17,000
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lucca to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺500–850
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lucca to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺500–850
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺600–1,000
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lucca to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺500–850
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺600–1,000
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lucca to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺500–850
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lucca to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺500–850
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lucca to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺500–850
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lucca to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺500–850
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900–3,900
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺750–1,500
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺750–1,500
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900–3,900
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–3,400
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Venezia Mestre to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–7,500
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- ₺5,000–7,500
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–23,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- 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
- ₺500–1,446
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺500–750
- 1st Class
- ₺550–750
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺600–1,300
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺600–1,300
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺500–1,100
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺500–1,100
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–3,800
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- ₺2,700–3,800
- 2nd Class
- ₺1,400–2,000
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–3,800
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- ₺2,700–3,800
- 2nd Class
- ₺1,400–2,000
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Sofia to Halkalı
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺750–4,092
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Double Room
- ₺2,271
- Single Room
- ₺4,092
- Four Person Room
- ₺1,997
Train from Sofia to Halkalı
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺750–4,092
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Double Room
- ₺2,271
- Single Room
- ₺4,092
- Four Person Room
- ₺1,997
- Phone
- +39 800 142 424
- numeroverdetpl@regione.toscana.it
- Website
- at-bus.it
Bus from Stazione fs Lucca to Firenze T2 Guidoni
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺270–330
- Website
- https://www.at-bus.it/en
- Schedules at
- https://www.at-bus.it/en/lines-and-timetables
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- hakkomerc@gmail.com
- Website
- hakbus.org
Bus from Stazione Santa Maria Novella to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 43m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺6,034
- Website
- https://www.hakbus.org/
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Kumanovo to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–2,300
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- info@mm-travel.bg
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Padova to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,937
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
Bus from Firenze Autostazione to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺5,211
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- + 383 044 233 555
- Website
- sabagroup.eu
Bus from Firenze Autostazione to Prizren,Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +383 44 190 915
- erhantrans@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Instabul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,194
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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More Questions & Answers
Lucca to Istanbul bus services, operated by Autolinee Toscane, arrive at Firenze T2 Guidoni station.
Istanbul is 1h ahead of Lucca. It is currently 7:36 PM in Lucca and 8:36 PM in Istanbul.
Lucca to Istanbul train services, operated by Trenitalia, arrive at Firenze S.M.N. station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lucca to Istanbul is 1978 km. It takes approximately 18h 17m to drive from Lucca to Istanbul.
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