There are 9 ways to get from Polovragi to Istanbul by bus, plane, night train, car, or train
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Bus to Bucharest Otopeni, fly to Istanbul
best- Take the bus from Polovragi to Bucharestbus
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Istanbul (IST)plane OTP - IST
9h 28m₺3,888–10,078Bus, night train
cheapest- Take the bus from Polovragi to Bucharestbus
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain Bosphor Express
15h 20m₺1,776–2,493Bus
- Take the bus from Polovragi to București, Autogara Militaribus C3 / ...
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus N1998
16h 36m₺2,396–4,688Drive 838.9 km
- Drive from Polovragi to Istanbulcar 838.9 km
11h 31m₺5,784–8,355Bus to Bucharest Otopeni, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the bus from Polovragi to Bucharestbus
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane OTP - SAW
9h 45m₺5,901–10,599Bus, bus to Cluj-Napoca, fly to Istanbul
- Take the bus from Polovragi to Râmnicu Vâlceabus
- Take the bus from Râmnicu Vâlcea to Cluj-Napocabus
- Fly from Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) to Istanbul (IST)plane CLJ - IST
12h 6mBus, train to Craiova Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the bus from Polovragi to Govorabus
- Take the train from Govora Hm. to Bordeitrain
- Fly from Craiova Airport (CRA) to Istanbul (IST)plane CRA - IST
8h 41m₺6,388–14,006Bus via Ruse
- Take the bus from Horezu to București, Autogara Militaribus B3 / ...
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Ruse Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Ruse Tsar Osvoboditel to Istanbul Büyük Otogaribus
21h 3m₺2,398–3,088Bus, train, night train
- Take the bus from Polovragi to Govorabus C3 / ...
- Take the train from Govora Hm. to Bucharesttrain
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
18h 23m₺2,176–3,061
Polovragi to Istanbul by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Polovragi to Istanbul is to bus and night train which costs 1.700 ₺ - 2.500 ₺ and takes 15h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Polovragi to Istanbul is to bus and train and fly which takes 8h 41m and costs 6.000 ₺ - 14.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Polovragi to Istanbul station. However, there are services departing from Polovragi and arriving at İstanbul Esenler bus station via București, Autogara Militari. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 36m.
The distance between Polovragi and Istanbul is 731 km. The road distance is 838.9 km.
The best way to get from Polovragi to Istanbul without a car is to bus which takes 16h 36m and costs 2.400 ₺ - 4.700 ₺.
It takes approximately 9h 28m to get from Polovragi to Istanbul, including transfers.
Polovragi to Istanbul bus services, operated by Viitorul Transport, depart from Polovragi station.
Polovragi to Istanbul bus services, operated by Viitorul Transport, arrive at București, Autogara Militari station.
Istanbul is 1h ahead of Polovragi. It is currently 2:48 AM in Polovragi and 3:48 AM in Istanbul.
Yes, the driving distance between Polovragi to Istanbul is 839 km. It takes approximately 11h 31m to drive from Polovragi to Istanbul.
What companies run services between Polovragi, Romania and Istanbul, Turkey?
You can take a bus from Polovragi to İstanbul Esenler bus station via București, Autogara Militari in around 16h 36m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,000–7,000
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–7,500
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Istanbul via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–7,500
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,000–7,000
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Istanbul via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–7,500
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,900–8,000
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,800–13,000
Flights from Craiova Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–15,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–12,000
- 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
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Govora Hm. to Bordei
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺570–620
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Govora Hm. to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,150–1,300
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- 0353.806.666
- office@eta.ro
- Website
- eta.ro
Bus from Polovragi to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺849
- Schedules at
- eta.ro
- Phone
- +40755.107.554
- scviitorul@yahoo.com
- Website
- viitorultransport.com
Bus from Polovragi to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺390–470
- Schedules at
- viitorultransport.com
Bus from Polovragi to Govora
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺95–120
- Schedules at
- viitorultransport.com
- Phone
- +4-0250.861.151
- Website
- normandiatransport.com
Bus from Polovragi to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺888
- Schedules at
- normandiatransport.com
Bus from Polovragi to Râmnicu Vâlcea
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- normandiatransport.com
Bus from Horezu to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺799
- Schedules at
- normandiatransport.com
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,000–3,800
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Râmnicu Vâlcea to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺600–800
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Ruse Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺200–290
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Ruse Tsar Osvoboditel to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–2,300
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +90 212 658 00 61
- info@huntur.com.tr
- Website
- huntur.com.tr
Bus from Ruse Tsar Osvoboditel to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–1,500
- Website
- https://www.huntur.com.tr/?l=EN
- Phone
- +359 82 82 81 51
- info@avtogararuse.org
- Website
- avtogararuse.org
Bus from Ruse Tsar Osvoboditel to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–2,000
- Schedules at
- avtogararuse.org
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