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There are 4 ways to get from Melbourne to Istanbul by plane, train, taxi, or bus

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  1. Fly to Istanbul

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    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane MEL - IST
    23h 45m
    ₺19,543–32,543

  2. Fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane MEL - SAW
    24h 17m
    ₺20,556–46,564

  3. Fly to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)plane plane MEL - ESB
    2. Take the train from Ankara to Istanbul Pendiktrain train
    29h 13m
    ₺24,283–42,658

  4. Fly to Bursa Yenişehir Airport, taxi, bus

    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Bursa Yenişehir Airport (YEI)plane plane MEL - YEI
    2. Take the taxi from Bursa Yenişehir Airport (YEI) to Orhangazitaxi taxi
    3. Take the bus from Orhangazi to Sabiha Gokcen Airportbus bus
    34h 50m
    ₺27,229–82,537

Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Istanbul (IST) flights

Calendar45Weekly Planes
Duration22h 2mAverage Duration
Ticket₺14,720Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Istanbul, Turkey?

Etihad, Turkish Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Istanbul (IST) every 4 hours.

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