There are 12 ways to get from Piran to Istanbul by shuttle, plane, ferry, bus, train, car, or car train
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Shuttle to Ljubljana, fly to Istanbul
best- Take a shuttle bus from Portorož to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Istanbul (IST)plane LJU - IST
8h 3m₺10,381–15,247Shuttle to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
cheapest- 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 52m₺5,334–30,559Ferry, 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 22mDrive, car train
- Drive from Piran to Villach Hbf/Bbfcar
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf/Bbf to Edirnecartrain
- Drive from Edirne to Istanbulcar
41h 4m₺12,994–59,391Drive 1,586.5 km
- Drive from Piran to Istanbulcar 1,586.5 km
14h 31m₺10,629–15,353Shuttle to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Istanbul
- 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
8h 44m₺5,621–32,538Ferry, shuttle, shuttle to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the ferry from Piran to Trieste Portferry
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Port to Ljubljana
- Take a shuttle bus from Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja to Zagreb Airport
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Istanbul (IST)plane ZAG - IST
9h 20m₺8,445–39,632Shuttle to Ljubljana, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Portorož to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane LJU - SAW
8h 11m₺8,794–25,268Ferry, shuttle, shuttle to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the ferry from Piran to Trieste Portferry
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Port to Ljubljana
- Take a shuttle bus from Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja to Zagreb Airport
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane ZAG - SAW
9h 28m₺6,058–42,653Shuttle, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Koper, Avtobusna Postaja to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Take the bus from Belgrade New Bus Station to Istanbul Hotel Montenegrobus Citylines 87 / ...
23h 24m₺6,580Bus
- Take the bus from Piran to Avtobusna postaja Ljubljanabus
- Take the bus from Ljubljana to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogaribus
24h 59mBus, train
- Take the bus from Piran to Avtobusna postaja Ljubljanabus
- Take the bus from Ljubljana bus station to Plovdiv Train stationbus
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Halkalıtrain
32h 11m
Ljubljana (LJU) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Piran to Istanbul is to shuttle and bus which costs 6.580 ₺ and takes 23h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Piran to Istanbul is to shuttle and fly which takes 8h 3m and costs 10.000 ₺ - 16.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Piran to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Piran and arriving at Istanbul Büyük Otogari via Ljubljana and Sofia Serdica Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 59m.
The distance between Piran and Istanbul is 1459 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 22m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 3m to get from Piran to Istanbul, including transfers.
Piran to Istanbul bus services, operated by Arriva Dolenjska In Primorska D.O.O., depart from Piran station.
Piran to Istanbul bus services, operated by Arriva Dolenjska In Primorska D.O.O., arrive at Avtobusna postaja Ljubljana station.
Istanbul is 1h ahead of Piran. It is currently 11:57 AM in Piran and 12:57 PM in Istanbul.
Yes, the driving distance between Piran to Istanbul is 1587 km. It takes approximately 14h 31m 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 Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Sofia Central Bus Station, and Sofia Serdica Bus Station in around 24h 59m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–8,000
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–13,000
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–13,000
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Istanbul via Split
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–18,000
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–13,000
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Istanbul via Split
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–18,000
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Istanbul via Dubrovnik
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–13,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,800–8,000
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–10,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,900–16,000
Flights from Ljubljana to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,400–19,000
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,500–14,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Istanbul via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,400–16,000
- Website
- interjet.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Istanbul via Podgorica
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–8,000
- Phone
- +49 89 54880111
- info@optimatours.de
- Website
- optimatours.de
Car train from Villach Hbf/Bbf to Edirne
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺10,897–54,166
- Schedules at
- optimatours.de
- Couch Wagon BC-4
- ₺10,897
- Couch Wagon BC-1
- ₺29,479
- Sleeper Wagon
- ₺33,690
- Couch Wagon BC-4 Car
- ₺31,374
- Couch Wagon BC-1 Car
- ₺49,955
- Sleeper Wagon Car
- ₺54,166
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Plovdiv to Halkalı
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺470–3,056
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Double Room
- ₺1,696
- Single Room
- ₺3,056
- Four Person Room
- ₺1,491
- 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
- ₺5,000–6,500
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- ₺5,000–6,500
- 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
- ₺3,500–4,100
- Schedules at
- srbijatours.com
- Prices
- ₺3,500–4,100
- 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
- ₺1,422–21,000
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- ₺1,422
- Private
- ₺8,160
Shuttle from Trieste Port to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- ₺1,632–11,000
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- ₺1,632
- Private
- ₺7,265
Shuttle from Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja to Zagreb Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- ₺1,685–17,000
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- ₺1,685
- Private
- ₺7,896
- Phone
- +386 40 121 900
- mamut.slovenija@gmail.com
- Website
- slovenija.eu.com
Shuttle from Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja to Zagreb Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–12,000
- Schedules at
- slovenija.eu.com
- 1 -3 persons
- ₺8,949
- 4-8 persons
- ₺11,581
Shuttle from Koper, Avtobusna Postaja to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- ₺3,948
- Schedules at
- kombiprevozputnika.net
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- info@mm-travel.bg
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Ljubljana to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,168
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- mm-travel.bg
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Ljubljana bus station to Plovdiv Train station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Phone
- 0923.873813
- callcenter@libertylines.it
- Website
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Piran to Trieste Port
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺340–650
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
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