There are 13 ways to get from Milan to Constantinople by bus, plane, train, car, car train, or night train
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Bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
best- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)BGY - SAW
6h 44m₺4,026–11,842Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Sofia Serdica Bus StopUnion Ivkoni - Unibus 3602 / ...
- Take the train from Sofia to Halkalı
35h 38m₺3,424–7,754Train, bus
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Verona Porta NuovaFr
- Take the bus from Verona Porta Nuova to Sofia
- Take the bus from Sofia to Istanbul Esenler
28h 13m₺6,494–9,732Drive, car train
- Drive from Milan to Villach Hbf/Bbf
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf/Bbf to Edirne
- Drive from Edirne to Constantinople
38h 54m₺15,034–62,338Drive 1,939.8 km
- Drive from Milan to Constantinople1,939.8 km
18h₺14,942–21,583Fly Milan Linate Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)LIN - SAW
8h 26m₺7,106–12,123Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Istanbul (IST)MXP - IST
7h 27m₺3,890–12,070Fly Milan Linate Airport to Istanbul
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Istanbul (IST)LIN - IST
8h 58m₺4,566–16,427Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Milan Rogoredo to Bologna Centrale
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Istanbul (IST)BLQ - IST
7h 42m₺6,435–15,719Train to Turin Caselle Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Torino Porta Susa
- Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Istanbul (IST)TRN - IST
8h 20m₺4,493–14,599Bus
- Take the bus from Milano, Stazione Centrale to Sofia
- Take the bus from Sofia to Istanbul Esenler
29h₺5,699Bus via Esenler Otogar
- Take the bus from Stazione Centrale - Piazza Duca d'Aosta to Sofia
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük OtogariCitylines 40 / ...
31h₺6,781–8,784Train, night train
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Venezia MestreFr
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Wien MeidlingRjx / ...
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nord347
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkali
39h 49m₺16,425–28,873
Milan to Constantinople by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Milan to Constantinople is to bus and train which costs 3.400 ₺ - 8.000 ₺ and takes 35h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Milan to Constantinople is to bus and fly which takes 6h 44m and costs 4.000 ₺ - 12.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Milan to Constantinople. However, there are services departing from Milano, Stazione Centrale and arriving at Istanbul Esenler via Sofia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h.
No, there is no direct train from Milan to Constantinople. However, there are services departing from Milano Centrale and arriving at Sirkeci via Venezia Mestre, Wien Meidling, Bucharest and Halkali. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 49m.
The distance between Milan and Constantinople is 1755 km. The road distance is 1939.8 km.
The best way to get from Milan to Constantinople without a car is to train and bus which takes 28h 13m and costs 6.500 ₺ - 10.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 6h 44m to get from Milan to Constantinople, including transfers.
Milan to Constantinople bus services, operated by M&M Travel, depart from Milano, Stazione Centrale station.
Milan to Constantinople train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, depart from Milano Centrale station.
The best way to get from Milan to Constantinople is to fly which takes 8h 26m and costs 7.000 ₺ - 13.000 ₺. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 5.699 ₺ and takes 29h.
What companies run services between Milan, Italy and Constantinople, Turkey?
ITA Airways, Pegasus Airlines, and six other airlines fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Milano, Stazione Centrale to Istanbul Esenler via Sofia in around 29h.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–13,000
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Istanbul via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–24,000
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Istanbul via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–24,000
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Istanbul via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–24,000
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Istanbul via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–24,000
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–13,000
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–14,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,900–14,000
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,800–18,000
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,800–18,000
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–19,000
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–22,000
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,400–20,000
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–21,000
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,900–14,000
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,700–18,000
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Istanbul via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–24,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,900–11,000
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–15,000
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–15,000
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–15,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–8,500
- Website
- airalbania.com.al
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Istanbul via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,800–14,000
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Istanbul via Split
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–16,000
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺750–2,100
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺950–3,400
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–4,100
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- ₺2,900–4,100
- 2nd Class
- ₺1,800–2,500
Train from Milano Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,900–5,500
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- ₺3,700–5,500
- 2nd Class
- ₺2,900–3,900
- 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
- ₺10,347–51,436
- Schedules at
- optimatours.de
- Couch Wagon BC-4
- ₺10,347
- Couch Wagon BC-1
- ₺27,992
- Sleeper Wagon
- ₺31,991
- Couch Wagon BC-4 Car
- ₺29,792
- Couch Wagon BC-1 Car
- ₺47,437
- Sleeper Wagon Car
- ₺51,436
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺220–270
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 02-72494949
- Website
- malpensaexpress.it
Train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺750
- Website
- https://www.malpensaexpress.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milan Rogoredo to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–3,500
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Milano Centrale to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺800–2,100
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Milano Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–2,800
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺470–700
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 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
- ₺650–3,729
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Double Room
- ₺2,070
- Single Room
- ₺3,729
- Four Person Room
- ₺1,820
Train from Venezia Mestre to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,500–7,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- ₺4,500–7,000
Train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–15,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺900–1,600
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺900–1,300
- 1st Class
- ₺1,200–1,600
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺400–500
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- Phone
- +39 02 3008 9000
- mail@autostradale.it
- Website
- autostradale.it
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺210–850
- Website
- https://autostradale.it/?lang=en-GB
- Standard Rate
- ₺650–850
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- info@mm-travel.bg
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Verona Porta Nuova to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,499
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Milano, Stazione Centrale to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,499
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- mm-travel.bg
- 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
- polazak.rs
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Stazione Centrale - Piazza Duca d'Aosta to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–7,500
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–2,200
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +90 212 658 00 61
- info@huntur.com.tr
- Website
- huntur.com.tr
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–1,500
- Website
- https://www.huntur.com.tr/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,700–3,900
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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Milan to Constantinople bus services, operated by M&M Travel, arrive at Sofia station.
Milan to Constantinople train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, arrive at Venezia Mestre station.
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