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There are 7 ways to get from Paxi to Istanbul by car ferry, plane, bus, car, or ferry

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  1. Car ferry to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias, fly

    best
    1. Take the carferry from Port of Paxos to Port of Corfucarferry car ferry
    2. Fly from Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias (CFU) to Istanbul Airport (IST)plane plane CFU - IST
    8h 46m
    ₺7,469–15,047

  2. Car ferry, bus #2

    cheapest
    1. Take the carferry from Port of Paxos to Port of Igoumenitsacarferry car ferry
    2. Take the bus from Igoumenitsa to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Istanbulbus bus
    20h 54m
    ₺4,207–7,858

  3. Car ferry, bus via Alexandroupoli

    1. Take the carferry from Port of Paxos to Port of Igoumenitsacarferry car ferry
    2. Take the bus from Igoumenitsa to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Alexandroupolibus bus
    4. Take the bus from Alexandroupoli Evros Bus Station to Istanbul Esenler Otogaribus bus
    16h 54m
    ₺6,057–11,158

  4. Car ferry, drive

    1. Take the carferry from Port of Paxos to Port of Igoumenitsacarferry car ferry
    2. Drive from Port of Igoumenitsa to Istanbulcar car
    11h 17m
    ₺9,707–16,658

  5. Car ferry, bus to Ioannina National Airport, fly

    1. Take the carferry from Port of Paxos to Port of Igoumenitsacarferry car ferry
    2. Take the bus from Igoumenitsa to Ioanninabus bus
    3. Fly from Ioannina National Airport (IOA) to Istanbul Airport (IST)plane plane IOA - IST
    13h 17m
    ₺8,171–21,942

  6. Car ferry, bus

    1. Take the carferry from Port of Paxos to Port of Igoumenitsacarferry car ferry
    2. Take the bus from Igoumenitsa to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Istanbul Esenler Otogaribus bus
    16h 55m
    ₺7,777–10,728

  7. Ferry, bus

    1. Take the ferry from Port of Paxos to Lefkádaferry ferry
    2. Take the bus from Lefkáda to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Istanbulbus bus
    21h 24m
    ₺5,450–8,671

Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias (CFU) to Istanbul Airport (IST) flights

Calendar22Weekly Planes
Duration5h 25mAverage Duration
Ticket₺6,304Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 869.4 km
  • Duration: 8h 46m

What companies run services between Paxi, Greece and Istanbul, Turkey?

There is no direct connection from Paxi to Istanbul. However, you can take the car ferry to Port of Corfu, walk to Corfu Port, take the line 15 bus to Corfu Airport, walk to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias (CFU) airport, fly to Istanbul Airport (IST), walk to Istanbul Airport, take the train to Gayrettepe, then take the train to Vezneciler. Alternatively, you can take a car ferry from Port of Paxos to Istanbul Esenler Otogari via Port Of Igoumenitsa, Igoumenitsa, Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station, and Alexandroupoli Evros Bus Station in around 16h 54m.

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