There are 7 ways to get from Nisí Kárpathos to Istanbul by car ferry, ferry, bus, train, car or plane
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Recommended option
Cheapest option
Ferry, bus • 26h 36m
5 alternative options
Ferry, Catamaran, bus • 23h 7m
Car ferry, bus • 24h 14m
Car ferry, Catamaran, drive • 14h 50m
Fly from Karpathos • 8h 31m
Car ferry, ferry to Dalaman, fly • 11h 44m
Karpathos (AOK) to Istanbul (IST) flights
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International entry into Turkey from Greece
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Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nisí Kárpathos to Istanbul is to car ferry and Catamaran and bus and train which costs €70 - €130 and takes 21h.
The fastest way to get from Nisí Kárpathos to Istanbul is to fly. Taking this option will cost €100 - €250 and takes 8h 31m.
The distance between Nisí Kárpathos and Istanbul is 622 km.
The best way to get from Nisí Kárpathos to Istanbul without a car is to car ferry and Catamaran and bus and train which takes 21h and costs €70 - €130.
It takes approximately 21h to get from Nisí Kárpathos to Istanbul, including transfers.
There is no direct flight from Karpathos Airport to Istanbul Airport. The quickest flight takes 5h 30m and has one stopover.
Olympic Air, Austrian Airlines, Neos and four other airlines offer flights from Karpathos Airport to Istanbul Airport.
There are 1990+ hotels available in Istanbul. Prices start at 1.500 ₺ per night.
The best way to get from Nisí Kárpathos to Karpathos Airport is to bus which takes 30 min and costs .
- Distance: 621.8 km
- Duration: 21h
What companies run services between Nisí Kárpathos, Greece and Istanbul, Turkey?
Olympic Air, Turkish Airlines and five other airlines fly from Karpathos to Istanbul twice daily.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Karpathos to Istanbul via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 1.900 ₺ - 6.000 ₺
Flights from Karpathos to Istanbul via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- 5.000 ₺ - 13.000 ₺
Flights from Karpathos to Istanbul via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- 5.000 ₺ - 15.000 ₺
Flights from Dalaman to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 500 ₺ - 2.600 ₺
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Karpathos to Istanbul via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 1.900 ₺ - 6.500 ₺
Flights from Karpathos to Istanbul via Santorini, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- 1.600 ₺ - 4.000 ₺
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- Website
- tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
Train from Gebze to Yenikapi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- 9 ₺ - 16 ₺
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- iletisim@metroturizm.com.tr
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Marmaris to Gebze
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 220 ₺ - 300 ₺
- Website
- MetroTurizm
Bus from Marmaris to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- 240 ₺ - 420 ₺
- Website
- MetroTurizm
Bus from Bodrum to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- 120 ₺ - 330 ₺
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Phone
- +90 224 294 55 62
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Marmaris to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- 110 ₺ - 170 ₺
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Akyaka to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 47m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- 110 ₺ - 160 ₺
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- +30 21 0419 7400
- info@anek.gr
- Website
- anek.gr
Car ferry from Karpathos to Rhodos
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- 330 ₺ - 1.200 ₺
- Website
- Anek - Superfast
- Economy
- 330 ₺ - 460 ₺
- Airplane-type seats
- 340 ₺ - 480 ₺
- 2 beds - outside cabin
- 900 ₺ - 1.200 ₺
- Phone
- +90 (252) 412 22 90 – 91
- reservation@yesilmarmaris.com
- Website
- yesilmarmarislines.com
Ferry from Rhodes to Marmaris
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- 677 ₺
- Website
- Yeşil Marmaris Lines
Ferry from Kos to Bodrum
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 372 ₺
- Website
- Yeşil Marmaris Lines
- Phone
- +30-210-8919800
- bluestarferries@bluestarferries.com
- Website
- bluestarferries.com
Ferry from Karpathos to Rhodes
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- 500 ₺ - 1.500 ₺
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
- Business
- 860 ₺ - 920 ₺
- 2 Bed Inside Cabin
- 1.000 ₺ - 1.300 ₺
- Economy
- 500 ₺ - 700 ₺
- 4 Bed Outside Cabin
- 850 ₺ - 1.100 ₺
- 2 Bed Lux Cabin
- 1.200 ₺ - 1.500 ₺
Ferry from Karpathos to Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- 600 ₺ - 1.700 ₺
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
- Business
- 930 ₺ - 990 ₺
- 2 Bed Inside Cabin
- 1.100 ₺ - 1.400 ₺
- Economy
- 600 ₺ - 800 ₺
- 4 Bed Outside Cabin
- 1.000 ₺ - 1.200 ₺
- 2 Bed Lux Cabin
- 1.300 ₺ - 1.700 ₺
- Phone
- +302241304030
- info@sky-marine.gr
- Website
- 12fd.gr
Ferry from Kos to Bodrum
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- 423 ₺
- Website
- Skymarine
- Phone
- +90 252 612 42 42
- info@tuanamaritime.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Ferry from Rhodos to Fethiye
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- 847 ₺
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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