There are 4 ways to get from Pakenham to Istanbul by train, plane, or bus
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Train, fly to Istanbul
best- Take the train from Pakenham Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Istanbul (IST)plane MEL - IST
24h 53m₺26,263–56,357Train, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Pakenham Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane MEL - SAW
25h 26m₺34,266–66,380Train, fly to Burgas Airport, bus
- Take the train from Pakenham Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Burgas Airport (BOJ)plane MEL - BOJ
- Take the bus from Burgas to Istanbulbus
33h 42m₺27,774–62,173Train, fly to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport
- Take the train from Pakenham Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)plane MEL - ESB
- Take the train from Ankara to Istanbul Söğütlüçeşmetrain
30h 48m₺29,073–72,523
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Pakenham to Istanbul is to train and fly which costs 34.000 ₺ - 70.000 ₺ and takes 25h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Pakenham to Istanbul is to train and fly which takes 24h 53m and costs 26.000 ₺ - 60.000 ₺.
The distance between Pakenham and Istanbul is 14762 km.
It takes approximately 24h 53m to get from Pakenham to Istanbul, including transfers.
Istanbul is 7h behind Pakenham. It is currently 2:18 PM in Pakenham and 7:18 AM in Istanbul.
There are 4375+ hotels available in Istanbul.
What companies run services between Pakenham, VIC, Australia and Istanbul, Turkey?
There is no direct connection from Pakenham to Istanbul. However, you can take the train to Southern Cross Station, walk to Skybus Coach Terminal, take the bus to Melbourne Airport T3 Skybus/Arrival Dr, walk to Melbourne Airport (MEL) airport, fly to Istanbul (IST), walk to Istanbul Airport, take the train to Gayrettepe, then take the train to Vezneciler. Alternatively, you can take the train to Southern Cross Station, walk to Skybus Coach Terminal, take the bus to Melbourne Airport T3 Skybus/Arrival Dr, walk to Melbourne Airport (MEL) airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW), walk to Sabiha Gokcen Airport, take the train to Ayrılık Çeşmesi, then take the train to Yenikapi.
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Istanbul via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺24,000–65,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺22,000–65,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Burgas Airport via Doha, Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺32,000–95,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺23,000–70,000
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Istanbul via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺24,000–65,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺22,000–65,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺23,000–70,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Istanbul via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺23,000–65,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺25,000–70,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺26,000–70,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Istanbul via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺21,000–70,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Istanbul via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺26,000–30,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Istanbul via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺21,000–70,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺26,000–65,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₺18,000–43,000
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺25,000–70,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Burgas Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺36,000–95,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Istanbul via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺26,000–30,000
- Website
- bluedartaviation.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Burgas Airport via Abu Dhabi, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺26,000–60,000
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- vline.com.au
Train from Pakenham Station to Southern Cross Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺260–370
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- ₺260–370
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Ankara to Istanbul Söğütlüçeşme
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺750–1,100
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Phone
- +38(098) 343 8282
- callcenter@likebus.ua
- Website
- likebus.ua
Bus from Burgas to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,549
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Burgas to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺500–700
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
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