There are 13 ways to get from Piran to Istanbul by shuttle, plane, bus, ferry, train, car, car train, or night train
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Shuttle to Ljubljana, fly to Istanbul, bus
best- Take a shuttle bus from Portorož to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Istanbul (IST)plane LJU - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogaribus
8h 45m₺9,791–18,867Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Trieste to Sofiabus
- Take the train from Sofia to Halkalıtrain
31h 2m₺5,315–9,113Ferry, bus, train
- Take the ferry from Piran to Trieste Portferry
- Take the bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Рума, аутобуска станицаbus
- Take the train from Ruma to Novi Beogradtrain Re / ...
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to İstanbul Esenlerbus
22h 7m₺5,915–6,615Drive, car train
- Drive from Piran to Villach Hbf/Bbfcar
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf/Bbf to Edirnecartrain
- Drive from Edirne to Istanbulcar
35h 59m₺12,822–59,287Drive 1,586.5 km
- Drive from Piran to Istanbulcar 1,586.5 km
14h 30m₺10,200–14,733Shuttle to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Portorož to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Istanbul (IST)plane VCE - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogaribus
9h 26m₺5,791–26,867Shuttle to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Portorož to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane VCE - SAW
8h 51m₺5,374–27,608Shuttle to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Portorož to Bologna Airport
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Istanbul (IST)plane BLQ - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogaribus
11h 30m₺6,691–36,867Shuttle to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Portorož to Bologna Airport
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane BLQ - SAW
10h 55m₺7,774–38,608Shuttle to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Port to Velika Gorica, Zagreb Airport
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Istanbul (IST)plane ZAG - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogaribus
11h 13m₺7,317–34,867Bus
- Take the bus from Trieste to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogaribus Citylines 40 / ...
26h 28m₺5,639–6,968Bus via Plovdiv
- Take the bus from Piran to Avtobusna postaja Ljubljanabus
- Take the bus from Ljubljana bus station to Plovdiv Train stationbus
- Take the bus from Plovdiv to Istanbulbus
27h 54m₺5,415–8,231Train, night train
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Wien Hbftrain Rjx
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
36h 49m₺15,401–23,540
Ljubljana (LJU) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Piran to Istanbul is to ferry and bus and train which costs 5.500 ₺ - 7.000 ₺ and takes 22h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Piran to Istanbul is to shuttle and fly and bus which takes 8h 45m and costs 9.500 ₺ - 19.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Piran to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Piran and arriving at Istanbul Büyük Otogari via Koper, Avtobusna Postaja, Trieste and Sofia Serdica Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 28m.
The distance between Piran and Istanbul is 1463 km. The road distance is 1586.5 km.
The best way to get from Piran to Istanbul without a car is to ferry and bus and train which takes 22h 7m and costs 5.500 ₺ - 7.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 8h 45m to get from Piran to Istanbul, including transfers.
Piran to Istanbul bus services, operated by Arriva Slovenia, depart from Piran station.
Piran to Istanbul bus services, operated by Arriva Slovenia, arrive at Avtobusna postaja Ljubljana station.
Istanbul is 2h ahead of Piran. It is currently 12:06 PM in Piran and 2:06 PM in Istanbul.
Yes, the driving distance between Piran to Istanbul is 1587 km. It takes approximately 14h 30m to drive from Piran to Istanbul.
What companies run services between Piran, Slovenia and Istanbul, Turkey?
You can take a bus from Piran to Istanbul Büyük Otogari via Avtobusna postaja Koper, Koper, Avtobusna Postaja, Trieste, Autostazione, Trieste, Sofia, and Sofia Serdica Bus Station in around 26h 28m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–13,000
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,800–11,000
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–11,000
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,500–10,000
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,500–10,000
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Istanbul via Split
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–22,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,500–9,000
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–11,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,100–16,000
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,300–17,000
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Istanbul via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–17,000
- Phone
- +381 11 360 28 99
- putnik.info@srbvoz.rs
- Website
- srbijavoz.rs
Train from Ruma to Novi Beograd
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺130–190
- Schedules at
- srbijavoz.rs
- Rail 2nd Class
- ₺130–160
- 1st Class
- ₺150–190
- Phone
- +49 89 54880111
- info@optimatours.de
- Website
- optimatours.de
Car train from Villach Hbf/Bbf to Edirne
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 31m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺10,410–51,749
- Schedules at
- optimatours.de
- Couch Wagon BC-4
- ₺10,410
- Couch Wagon BC-1
- ₺28,163
- Sleeper Wagon
- ₺32,186
- Couch Wagon BC-4 Car
- ₺29,973
- Couch Wagon BC-1 Car
- ₺47,726
- Sleeper Wagon Car
- ₺51,749
- 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
- ₺650–3,752
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Double Room
- ₺2,082
- Single Room
- ₺3,752
- Four Person Room
- ₺1,831
Train from Trieste Centrale to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–6,500
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- ₺4,200–6,500
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–15,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺900–1,600
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺900–1,300
- 1st Class
- ₺1,200–1,600
- Phone
- +386 (0) 31 30 41 41
- info@zup-prevozi.eu
- Website
- zup-prevozi.eu
Shuttle from Portorož to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–6,000
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- ₺5,000–6,000
- Phone
- 0850 888 33 34
- info@hava.ist
- Website
- hava.ist
Bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺130–280
- Website
- https://hava.ist/?lang=en
- Phone
- +381 (11) 761-4545
- Website
- srbijatours.com
Bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Рума, аутобуска станица
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,400–3,900
- Schedules at
- srbijatours.com
- Prices
- ₺3,400–3,900
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- info@luksyonca.com.tr
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to İstanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Portorož to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–14,000
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- ₺1,300–1,900
- Private
- ₺7,000–14,000
Shuttle from Portorož to Bologna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- ₺2,200–25,000
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- ₺2,200–2,400
- Private
- ₺13,000–25,000
Shuttle from Trieste Port to Velika Gorica, Zagreb Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900–18,000
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- ₺1,900–2,300
- Private
- ₺8,500–18,000
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- info@mm-travel.bg
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Trieste to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,380
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–2,200
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +90 212 658 00 61
- info@huntur.com.tr
- Website
- huntur.com.tr
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–1,500
- Website
- https://www.huntur.com.tr/?l=EN
- Phone
- +386 090 74 11
- info@arriva.si
- Website
- arriva.si
Bus from Piran to Avtobusna postaja Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺550–650
- Website
- https://arriva.si/en/
- Phone
- +386 2 530 16 00
- vozni.redi@apms.si
- Website
- apms.si
Bus from Piran to Avtobusna postaja Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺460–600
- Schedules at
- apms.si
- Phone
- +386 3 425 34 00
- marko.caks@izletnik.si
- Website
- nomago.si
Bus from Piran to Avtobusna postaja Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- nomago.si
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Ljubljana bus station to Plovdiv Train station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺4,000–6,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Plovdiv to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,600
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- 0923.873813
- callcenter@libertylines.it
- Website
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Piran to Trieste Port
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺480–650
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
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