There are 12 ways to get from Perpignan to Istanbul by train, plane, bus, car, or night train
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Train to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, fly to Istanbul
best- Take the train from Perpignan to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Istanbul (IST)plane BCN - IST
8h 27m₺4,982–14,306Bus, night train
cheapest- Take the bus from PERPIGNAN, Gare Routiere, Bd Saint-Assiscle, k/SNCF to Girona, Estació d'Autobusosbus
- Take the bus from Girona, Estació d'Autobusos to Bucureştibus
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
2d 5h₺4,888–11,063Train, bus
- Take the train from Perpignan to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Muenchen Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
39h 15m₺21,071–37,545Train, bus via Sofia
- Take the train from Perpignan to Dijon Villetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Dijon Ville to Zuerich Hbtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain Rjx
- Take the bus from Bratislava to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Sofia to Halkalıtrain
46h 18m₺19,565–33,321Drive 2,664.1 km
- Drive from Perpignan to Istanbulcar 2,664.1 km
26h 22m₺21,482–31,029Train to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Perpignan to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane BCN - SAW
8h 50m₺5,195–14,327Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Perpignan to Aix En Provence Tgvtrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Istanbul (IST)plane MRS - IST
9h 56m₺7,614–18,396Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Perpignan to Aix En Provence Tgvtrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane MRS - SAW
10h 5m₺7,627–21,417Train, train to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Perpignan to Narbonnetrain
- Take the train from Narbonne to Toulouse Matabiautrain
- Fly from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS) to Istanbul (IST)plane TLS - IST
10h₺8,107–19,414Fly Perpignan-Rivesaltes Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Fly from Perpignan-Rivesaltes Airport (PGF) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane PGF - SAW
9h 49m₺10,081–32,089Bus
- Take the bus from Perpignan to Munich central bus stationbus FlixBus N1135
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
47h 25m₺9,342–14,504Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Perpignan to Narbonnetrain Ter
- Take the bus from Narbonne to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Sofia to Halkalıtrain
47h 39m₺7,061–13,237
Perpignan to Istanbul by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Perpignan to Istanbul is to train and fly which costs 4.900 ₺ - 15.000 ₺ and takes 8h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Perpignan to Istanbul is to train and fly which takes 8h 27m and costs 4.900 ₺ - 15.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Perpignan to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Perpignan and arriving at Istanbul via Munich. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 47h 25m.
The distance between Perpignan and Istanbul is 2459 km. The road distance is 2664.1 km.
The best way to get from Perpignan to Istanbul without a car is to train and bus which takes 39h 15m and costs 21.000 ₺ - 38.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 8h 27m to get from Perpignan to Istanbul, including transfers.
Perpignan to Istanbul bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Perpignan station.
The best way to get from Perpignan to Istanbul is to fly which takes 9h 49m and costs 10.000 ₺ - 33.000 ₺. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 9.000 ₺ - 15.000 ₺ and takes 47h 25m.
Perpignan to Istanbul bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Munich central bus station.
Istanbul is 1h ahead of Perpignan. It is currently 1:16 PM in Perpignan and 2:16 PM in Istanbul.
What companies run services between Perpignan, France and Istanbul, Turkey?
Ryanair, Pegasus Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Perpignan-Rivesaltes Airport (PGF) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Perpignan to Istanbul via Munich in around 47h 25m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–23,000
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–14,000
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–14,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,700–18,000
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,600–22,000
Flights from Perpignan-Rivesaltes Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–44,000
Flights from Perpignan-Rivesaltes Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺9,500–43,000
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,700–9,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Perpignan-Rivesaltes Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–32,000
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Perpignan to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,000–3,200
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Perpignan to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺9,500–16,000
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺9,000–15,000
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Perpignan to Dijon Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–12,000
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Dijon Ville to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,600–6,000
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Perpignan to Narbonne
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺700–1,200
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Narbonne to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–2,600
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Perpignan to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–1,800
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Perpignan to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900–3,200
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Perpignan to Narbonne
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺380–650
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Perpignan to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–17,000
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Perpignan to Narbonne
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺550–1,200
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Narbonne to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–2,800
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Zuerich Hb to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–9,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- ₺6,000–9,000
- 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
- ₺650–3,928
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Double Room
- ₺2,180
- Single Room
- ₺3,928
- Four Person Room
- ₺1,917
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,700
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺950–1,400
- 1st Class
- ₺1,300–1,700
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Munich to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–6,000
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Bratislava to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 16m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900–2,800
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Perpignan to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–8,500
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Narbonne to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–8,000
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from PERPIGNAN, Gare Routiere, Bd Saint-Assiscle, k/SNCF to Girona, Estació d'Autobusos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺390–850
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Girona, Estació d'Autobusos to Bucureşti
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 17m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,500–8,500
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.autogari.ro
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