There are 13 ways to get from Modane to Istanbul by train, plane, bus, night train, or car
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Train to Turin Caselle Airport, fly to Istanbul
best- Take the train from Modane to Torino Porta Susatrain
- Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Istanbul (IST)plane TRN - IST
8h 14m₺4,524–15,023Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Modane to Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain
- Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane GVA - SAW
10h 7m₺3,684–21,702Train, bus
- Take the train from Modane to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Vicenzatrain
- Take the bus from Vicenza to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to İstanbul Esenlerbus
27h 42m₺8,545–10,063Train, night train
- Take the train from Modane to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain
- 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
42h 15m₺18,573–27,708Drive 2,177.4 km
- Drive from Modane to Istanbulcar 2,177.4 km
20h 24m₺17,186–24,824Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Modane to Milano Centraletrain
- 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
8h 56m₺3,878–12,934Train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Modane to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Istanbul (IST)plane LYS - IST
9h 24m₺6,101–15,532Train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Modane to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane LYS - SAW
9h 37m₺5,514–17,553Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Modane to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Istanbul (IST)plane MXP - IST
9h 11m₺4,365–9,843Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Modane to Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain
- Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Istanbul (IST)plane GVA - IST
9h 59m₺6,771–19,681Train, bus via Sofia
- Take the train from Modane to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the bus from Milano, Stazione Centrale to Sofiabus
- Take the train from Sofia to Halkalıtrain
37h 26m₺6,024–9,611Bus
- Take the bus from Modane to Chambery Challes Les Eauxbus
- Take the bus from Chambéry to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Montenegro Hotelbus
39h 14m₺7,630–11,008Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Modane to Torino Porta Susatrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Turin to Lindaubus
- Take the bus from Lindau to Istanbulbus
41h 24m₺6,474–12,293
Modane to Istanbul by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Modane to Istanbul is to train and bus and fly which costs 3.800 ₺ - 13.000 ₺ and takes 8h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Modane to Istanbul is to train and fly which takes 8h 14m and costs 4.500 ₺ - 15.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Modane to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Modane and arriving at Fatih via Chambéry, Beograd, Autobuska stanica and Alibeyköy Metro. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 14m.
No, there is no direct train from Modane to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Modane and arriving at Yenikapi via Milano Centrale, Venezia Mestre, Wien Hbf, Bucharest and Halkali. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 15m.
The distance between Modane and Istanbul is 1918 km. The road distance is 2177.4 km.
The best way to get from Modane to Istanbul without a car is to train and bus which takes 27h 42m and costs 8.500 ₺ - 11.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 8h 14m to get from Modane to Istanbul, including transfers.
Modane to Istanbul bus services, operated by SNCF Bus, depart from Modane station.
Modane to Istanbul train services, operated by Trenitalia, depart from Modane station.
Modane to Istanbul bus services, operated by SNCF Bus, arrive at Chambery Challes Les Eaux station.
What companies run services between Modane, France and Istanbul, Turkey?
You can take a bus from Modane to Fatih via Chambery Challes Les Eaux, Chambéry, Beograd, Autobuska stanica, Montenegro Hotel, and Alibeyköy Metro in around 39h 14m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
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 Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–11,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–19,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–10,000
- 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 Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–21,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,000–20,000
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Istanbul via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–14,000
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
- 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
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–7,500
- 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 Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,600–11,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900–12,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Istanbul via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,900–7,000
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,700–19,000
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Istanbul via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–20,000
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Modane to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–2,800
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- ₺1,200–1,600
- 1st Class
- ₺2,200–2,800
Train from Modane to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–2,800
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- ₺1,200–1,600
- 1st Class
- ₺2,200–2,800
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Modane to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺370–550
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Modane to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺700–1,100
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Modane to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺650–950
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Modane to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺370–550
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Vicenza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺2,200–2,900
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- ₺2,200–2,900
- Smart Flex
- ₺2,400–2,900
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
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Modane to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–3,800
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- ₺1,700–2,600
- Rail 1st Class
- ₺2,700–3,800
Train from Modane to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺800–1,900
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- ₺800–1,300
- Rail 1st Class
- ₺1,300–1,900
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺850–1,900
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- ₺850–1,300
- Rail 1st Class
- ₺1,300–1,900
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 53 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
- ₺650–3,816
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Double Room
- ₺2,118
- Single Room
- ₺3,816
- Four Person Room
- ₺1,862
- 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
- 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
- ₺400–650
- 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
- +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
- ₺4,603
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- 3635
- Website
- groupe-sncf.com
Bus from Modane to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,400
- Website
- https://www.groupe-sncf.com/en
- Phone
- +381 800 334 334
- iuc@lasta.rs
- Website
- lasta.rs
Bus from Chambéry to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Phone
- 062 8103637
- office@balbuss.rs
- Website
- balbuss.rs
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Montenegro Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,609
- Schedules at
- balbuss.rs
- Book at
- balbuss.rs
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Turin to Lindau
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–2,500
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Lindau to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–7,000
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
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Istanbul is 2h ahead of Modane. It is currently 2:50 PM in Modane and 4:50 PM in Istanbul.
Modane to Istanbul train services, operated by Trenitalia, arrive at Milano Centrale station.
Yes, the driving distance between Modane to Istanbul is 2177 km. It takes approximately 20h 24m to drive from Modane to Istanbul.
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