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 1m₺7,402–21,089Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Modane to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Padovatrain
- Take the bus from Padova to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Belgrade bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
31h 20m₺5,989–10,117Train, 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 nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
42h 15m₺21,099–39,907Drive 2,177.4 km
- Drive from Modane to Istanbulcar 2,177.4 km
20h 22m₺18,747–27,079Train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Modane to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgvtrain
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Istanbul (IST)plane LYS - IST
8h 39m₺8,411–21,218Train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Modane to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgvtrain
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane LYS - SAW
8h 46m₺7,914–62,241Train, 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 Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airportbus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane BGY - SAW
9h 2m₺7,056–23,224Train, 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 6m₺6,823–18,111Train, 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
10h 13m₺8,335–21,143Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- 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 21m₺11,838–19,166Train, bus via Sofia
- Take the train from Modane to Torino Porta Susatrain Tgv
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the bus from Milano, Stazione Centrale to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Sofia to Halkalıtrain
37h 52m₺7,474–13,387Bus
- Take the bus from Modane to Chambery Challes Les Eauxbus
- Take the bus from Chambéry to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Belgrade New Bus Station to Istanbul Hotel Montenegrobus
40h 26m₺10,805–12,198Train, 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
42h 18m₺7,398–12,195
Modane to Istanbul by train, bus, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Modane to Istanbul is to train and bus which costs 6.000 ₺ - 11.000 ₺ and takes 31h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Modane to Istanbul is to train and fly which takes 8h 1m and costs 7.000 ₺ - 22.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Modane to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Modane and arriving at Istanbul Hotel Montenegro via Chambéry and Belgrade New Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 26m.
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 31h 20m and costs 6.000 ₺ - 11.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 8h 1m 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 Istanbul Hotel Montenegro via Chambery Challes Les Eaux, Chambéry, Beograd, Autobuska stanica, and Belgrade New Bus Station in around 40h 26m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–15,000
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Istanbul via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–15,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–16,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–23,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–14,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,900–23,000
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–20,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,800–23,000
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Istanbul via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–15,000
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–20,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–16,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–21,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–32,000
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–19,000
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–22,000
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Modane to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–1,800
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Modane to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–1,800
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Modane to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–1,800
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Modane to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–1,800
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Modane to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–1,800
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Modane to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺700–1,200
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Modane to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–2,800
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Modane to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–2,800
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Modane to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–2,200
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Modane to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–2,200
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Modane to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–2,800
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Modane to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–2,800
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Modane to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺650–1,200
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Modane to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺650–1,200
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Modane to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺700–1,200
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,600
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Modane to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺700–1,200
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Milano Centrale to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–3,200
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Milano Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–3,600
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–2,000
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–24,000
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺550–1,481
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- ₺550–750
- 1st Class
- ₺550–750
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺250–310
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Modane to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺900–1,900
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,900
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Modane to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺900–1,900
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,900
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–2,300
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Sofia to Halkalı
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺750–4,184
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
- Double Room
- ₺2,322
- Single Room
- ₺4,184
- Four Person Room
- ₺2,042
- Phone
- + 381 31 510 060
- zlatanprevoz@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Padova to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 14m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,500–2,300
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- Kamil Koç
Bus from Belgrade bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–1,700
- Schedules at
- Kamil Koç
- 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
- customerservices@terravision.eu
- Website
- TERRAVISION
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺280–1,400
- Website
- TERRAVISION
- 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
- ₺5,047
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
Bus from Modane to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–1,500
- Website
- SNCF Bus
- Phone
- 011 761-4693
- bstours@verat.net
- Website
- BS Tours
Bus from Chambéry to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- BS Tours
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Belgrade New Bus Station to Istanbul Hotel Montenegro
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,800–4,000
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Turin to Lindau
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,000–3,400
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Lindau to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–7,000
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
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More Questions & Answers
Istanbul is 1h ahead of Modane. It is currently 3:44 PM in Modane and 4:44 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 22m to drive from Modane to Istanbul.
There are 4443+ hotels available in Istanbul.

















































































