There are 12 ways to get from Milan to Istanbul (State) by bus, plane, train, night 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
6h 6m₺3,122–11,849Train, bus
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Vicenzatrain Fr
- Take the bus from Vicenza to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to İstanbul Esenlerbus
25h 14m₺7,268–11,117Train, night train
- Take the train from Milano Centrale 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
39h 30m₺17,531–29,114Drive 1,935.8 km
- Drive from Milan to Istanbulcar 1,935.8 km
18h 5m₺15,392–22,232Fly 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
7h 33m₺5,099–13,110Train 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 44m₺3,626–8,775Fly Milan Linate Airport to Istanbul
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Istanbul (IST)plane LIN - IST
8h 13m₺4,899–11,110Train 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 34m₺5,779–14,383Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Milan Rogoredo to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Istanbul (IST)plane BLQ - IST
6h 57m₺5,937–12,570Bus
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to İstanbul Esenlerbus
28h 14m₺4,112–4,912Bus via Sofia
- Take the bus from Milano, Stazione Centrale to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogaribus Citylines 40 / ...
30h 16m₺6,224–6,924Bus, train
- Take the bus from Stazione Centrale - Piazza Duca d'Aosta to Sofiabus
- Take the train from Sofia to Halkalıtrain
35h 1m₺6,614–11,223
Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Milan to Istanbul (State) is to bus which costs 4.100 ₺ - 5.000 ₺ and takes 28h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Milan to Istanbul (State) is to bus and fly which takes 6h 6m and costs 3.100 ₺ - 12.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Milan to Istanbul (State). However, there are services departing from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano and arriving at İskenderpaşa via Beograd, Autobuska stanica and Bayrampaşa Devlet Hastanesi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 14m.
No, there is no direct train from Milan to Istanbul (State). However, there are services departing from Milano Centrale and arriving at Yenikapi via Venezia Mestre, Wien Hbf, Bucharest and Halkali. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 30m.
The distance between Milan and Istanbul (State) is 1735 km. The road distance is 1935.8 km.
The best way to get from Milan to Istanbul (State) without a car is to train and bus which takes 25h 14m and costs 7.000 ₺ - 12.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 6h 6m to get from Milan to Istanbul (State), including transfers.
Milan to Istanbul (State) bus services, operated by Fudeks, depart from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano station.
Milan to Istanbul (State) train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, depart from Milano Centrale station.
The best way to get from Milan to Istanbul (State) is to fly which takes 7h 33m and costs 5.000 ₺ - 14.000 ₺. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 4.100 ₺ - 5.000 ₺ and takes 28h 14m.
What companies run services between Milan, Italy and Istanbul (State), Turkey?
ITA Airways, Pegasus Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to İskenderpaşa via Beograd, Autobuska stanica, İstanbul Esenler, and Bayrampaşa Devlet Hastanesi in around 28h 14m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–19,000
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Istanbul via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–23,000
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Istanbul via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–23,000
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Istanbul via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–23,000
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–14,000
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Istanbul via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–14,000
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–9,000
- 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
- ₺3,300–17,000
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,800–19,000
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Istanbul via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–23,000
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Istanbul via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–14,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,300–17,000
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,800–19,000
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,900–20,000
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–20,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,600–9,500
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–18,000
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–18,000
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–18,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,500–7,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Istanbul via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,600–17,000
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Istanbul via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,900–7,000
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Vicenza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–2,900
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900–3,700
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Vicenza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,400–4,800
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- ₺3,400–4,800
- 2nd Class
- ₺2,400–3,200
Train from Milano Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,000–5,500
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- ₺3,800–5,500
- 2nd Class
- ₺3,000–4,000
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Vicenza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,000–2,600
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- ₺2,000–2,500
- Smart Flex
- ₺2,100–2,600
Train from Milano Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,300–3,000
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- ₺2,300–2,900
- Smart Flex
- ₺2,400–3,000
Train from Milano Centrale to Torino Porta di Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–2,200
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- ₺1,700–2,200
- Smart Flex
- ₺1,700–2,200
Train from Milan Rogoredo to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,000–2,600
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- ₺2,000–2,600
- Smart Flex
- ₺2,100–2,600
Train from Venezia Mestre to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–7,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- ₺4,700–7,000
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- 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
- ₺900–1,700
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺900–1,300
- 1st Class
- ₺1,200–1,700
- 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
- ₺220–280
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- 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
- ₺650–3,833
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Double Room
- ₺2,128
- Single Room
- ₺3,833
- Four Person Room
- ₺1,871
- 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
- ₺410–650
- 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
- ₺220–850
- Website
- https://autostradale.it/?lang=en-GB
- Standard Rate
- ₺650–850
- Phone
- +381 (11) 761-4545
- Website
- srbijatours.com
Bus from Vicenza to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 3m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,900–4,500
- Schedules at
- srbijatours.com
- Prices
- ₺3,900–4,500
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- info@luksyonca.com.tr
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to İstanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
- 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
- ₺2,100–3,000
- Website
- http://en.fudeks.rs/timetable/
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- info@mm-travel.bg
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Milano, Stazione Centrale to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,625
- 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
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–2,300
- 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/?l=EN
- 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
- ₺1,600–2,300
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- 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
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More Questions & Answers
Milan to Istanbul (State) bus services, operated by Fudeks, arrive at Beograd, Autobuska stanica station.
Istanbul (State) is 2h ahead of Milan. It is currently 8:04 PM in Milan and 10:04 PM in Istanbul (State).
Milan to Istanbul (State) train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, arrive at Venezia Mestre station.
Yes, the driving distance between Milan to Istanbul (State) is 1936 km. It takes approximately 18h 5m to drive from Milan to Istanbul (State).
There are 4286+ hotels available in Istanbul (State).