There are 7 ways to get from Marbella to Istanbul by bus, plane, car, car train, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, fly to Istanbul
best- Take the bus from Marbella to Malaga Airportbus
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Istanbul (IST)plane AGP - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogaribus
8h 43m₺5,470–14,808Bus, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Marbella to Malaga Airportbus
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane AGP - SAW
10h 18m₺4,453–15,549Drive, car train
- Drive from Marbella to Villach Hbf/Bbfcar
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf/Bbf to Edirnecartrain
- Drive from Edirne to Istanbulcar
2d 10h₺30,356–84,614Bus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Marbella to Estación de Autobuses de Málagabus 313 / ...
- Take the bus from Málaga to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Istanbul Esenlerbus
2d 14h₺7,670–9,331Drive 3,815.1 km
- Drive from Marbella to Istanbulcar 3,815.1 km
38h 14m₺30,049–43,404Bus, train
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Marbella to Estación de Autobuses de Málagabus 313 / ...
- Take the bus from Malaga Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stopbus
- Take the train from Sofia to Halkalıtrain
2d 21h₺7,635–14,401Bus via Bucharest
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Marbella to Estación de Autobuses de Málagabus 313 / ...
- Take the bus from Malaga to Bucureştibus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
3d 4h₺6,059–12,356
Málaga Airport (AGP) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Marbella to Istanbul is to bus which costs 7.500 ₺ - 9.500 ₺ and takes 2 days 14h.
The fastest way to get from Marbella to Istanbul is to bus and fly which takes 8h 43m and costs 5.000 ₺ - 15.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Marbella to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Estación de Autobuses de Marbella and arriving at Istanbul Esenler via Paseo de los Tilos - Estación de Autobuses, Málaga and Sofia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 14h.
The distance between Marbella and Istanbul is 2996 km. The road distance is 3815.1 km.
The best way to get from Marbella to Istanbul without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 14h and costs 7.500 ₺ - 9.500 ₺.
It takes approximately 8h 43m to get from Marbella to Istanbul, including transfers.
Marbella to Istanbul bus services, operated by Avanza Grupo, depart from Estación de Autobuses de Marbella station.
Marbella to Istanbul bus services, operated by Avanza Grupo, arrive at Estación de Autobuses de Málaga station.
Istanbul is 2h ahead of Marbella. It is currently 12:40 PM in Marbella and 2:40 PM in Istanbul.
Yes, the driving distance between Marbella to Istanbul is 3815 km. It takes approximately 38h 14m to drive from Marbella to Istanbul.
What companies run services between Marbella, Spain and Istanbul, Turkey?
You can take a bus from Estación de Autobuses de Marbella to Istanbul Esenler via Paseo de los Tilos - Estación de Autobuses, Alameda Principal - Sur, Málaga, and Sofia in around 2d 14h.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Istanbul via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,800–18,000
Flights from Málaga Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,000–19,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,600–17,000
Flights from Málaga Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–17,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–25,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–18,000
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Istanbul via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–17,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–17,000
- Phone
- +49 89 54880111
- info@optimatours.de
- Website
- optimatours.de
Car train from Villach Hbf/Bbf to Edirne
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 31m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺10,410–51,747
- Schedules at
- optimatours.de
- Couch Wagon BC-4
- ₺10,410
- Couch Wagon BC-1
- ₺28,162
- Sleeper Wagon
- ₺32,185
- Couch Wagon BC-4 Car
- ₺29,972
- Couch Wagon BC-1 Car
- ₺47,724
- Sleeper Wagon Car
- ₺51,747
- 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
- ₺650–3,752
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Double Room
- ₺2,082
- Single Room
- ₺3,752
- Four Person Room
- ₺1,831
- Phone
- +34 91 272 28 32
- info.LD@avanzagrupo.com
- Website
- avanzabus.com
Bus from Marbella to Malaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺390–550
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Marbella to Estación de Autobuses de Málaga
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺450–600
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Marbella to Malaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺340–470
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,000–3,800
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- ₺130–280
- Website
- https://hava.ist/?lang=en
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Málaga to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–7,500
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- info@luksyonca.com.tr
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from Sofia to Istanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Malaga Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 5h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–10,000
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Malaga to Bucureşti
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 13h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,600–8,000
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.autogari.ro
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