There are 10 ways to get from Milan to Instabul by bus, plane, train, or car
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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 Stationbus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane BGY - SAW
7h 6m₺4,469–15,466Train, bus
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Chiassotrain Ec
- Take the bus from Chiasso to Pristinabus
- Take the bus from Pristina to Esenler Otogarbus
28h 46mDrive 1,930.8 km
- Drive from Milan to Instabulcar 1,930.8 km
18h 1m₺16,054–23,188Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Istanbul (IST)plane MXP - IST
6h 58m₺5,260–12,411Fly Milan Linate Airport to Istanbul
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Istanbul (IST)plane LIN - IST
8h 7m₺7,728–27,241Fly Milan Linate Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane LIN - SAW
8h 18m₺5,731–11,264Train to Turin Caselle Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Torino Porta di Susatrain
- Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Istanbul (IST)plane TRN - IST
7h 48m₺5,826–17,210Train, train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Milano Rogoredo to Reggio Emilia Avtrain
- Take the train from Reggio Emilia Av to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Istanbul (IST)plane BLQ - IST
7h 28m₺7,053–17,270Bus via Sofia
- Take the bus from Milano, Stazione Centrale to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogaribus Citylines 40 / ...
30h₺5,997–6,297Bus
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Belgrade bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus FlixBus N1920
31h 35m₺5,988–8,774
Milan to Instabul by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Milan to Instabul is to bus via Sofia which costs 6.000 ₺ - 6.300 ₺ and takes 30h.
The fastest way to get from Milan to Instabul is to train and fly which takes 6h 58m and costs 5.000 ₺ - 13.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Milan to Instabul. However, there are services departing from Milano, Stazione Centrale and arriving at Istanbul Büyük Otogari via Sofia Serdica Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h.
The distance between Milan and Instabul is 1765 km. The road distance is 1930.8 km.
The best way to get from Milan to Instabul without a car is to train and bus which takes 28h 46m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 6m to get from Milan to Instabul, including transfers.
Milan to Instabul bus services, operated by M&M Travel, depart from Milano, Stazione Centrale station.
The best way to get from Milan to Instabul is to fly which takes 8h 7m and costs 7.500 ₺ - 28.000 ₺. Alternatively, you can bus via Sofia, which costs 6.000 ₺ - 6.300 ₺ and takes 30h.
Milan to Instabul bus services, operated by M&M Travel, arrive at Sofia Central Bus Station.
Instabul is 1h ahead of Milan. It is currently 1:58 PM in Milan and 2:58 PM in Instabul.
What companies run services between Milan, Italy and Instabul, Turkey?
ITA Airways, Turkish Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Istanbul (IST) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Milano, Stazione Centrale to Istanbul Büyük Otogari via Sofia Central Bus Station and Sofia Serdica Bus Station in around 30h.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–9,000
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Istanbul via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–29,000
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Istanbul via Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–31,000
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Istanbul via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–30,000
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Istanbul via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–30,000
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–14,000
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Istanbul via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–14,000
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–11,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,600–18,000
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,600–22,000
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,500–22,000
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–25,000
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–26,000
- 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
- ₺3,600–18,000
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Istanbul via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–30,000
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,500–22,000
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Istanbul via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–14,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–13,000
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,900–16,000
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,900–16,000
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,900–18,000
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–19,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–8,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Istanbul via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–22,000
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Chiasso
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺950–3,200
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- ₺2,200–3,200
- 2nd Class
- ₺950–1,300
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Milano Centrale to Chiasso
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺460–1,100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Chiasso
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺310–550
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺230–290
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Torino Porta di Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,900
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Milano Rogoredo to Reggio Emilia Av
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,900
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Reggio Emilia Av to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺440–850
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Rogoredo to Reggio Emilia Av
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–2,200
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Reggio Emilia Av to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺500–1,000
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺420–1,100
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- customerservices@terravision.eu
- Website
- terravision.eu
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺260–1,400
- Website
- https://www.terravision.eu/
- 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
- ₺240–430
- Website
- https://autostradale.it/?lang=en-GB
- Phone
- + 383 (0) 44 542 029
- info@sharrtravel.com
- Website
- sharrtravel.com
Bus from Chiasso to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://www.sharrtravel.com
- Phone
- +383 44 777 071
- lukstempotur@gmail.com
Bus from Pristina to Esenler Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- https://www.facebook.com/p/Luks-Tempo-Turizm-61561171973637
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- info@mm-travel.bg
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Milano, Stazione Centrale to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,798
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–2,300
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,200–3,500
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,100–3,700
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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/?l=EN
- Phone
- +381 11 7620255
- office@fudeks.rs
- Website
- fudeks.rs
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–7,000
- Website
- http://en.fudeks.rs/timetable/
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Belgrade bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–1,700
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- info@luksyonca.com.tr
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from Belgrade bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
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