There are 11 ways to get from Positano to Istanbul by train, plane, bus, night train, car, car ferry, car train, ferry, or busferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Naples Airport, fly to Istanbul
best- Take the train from S. Agnello to Napoli P. Garibalditrain
- Fly from Naples Airport (NAP) to Istanbul (IST)plane NAP - IST
8h 9m₺5,332–11,632Train, train to Fiumicino International Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from S. Agnello to Napoli P. Garibalditrain
- Take the train from Napoli to Roma Terminitrain
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane FCO - SAW
10h 3m₺4,575–14,713Bus
- Take the bus from Sorrento - Corso Italia to Roma Tiburtina TiBusbus
- Take the bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus 510 / ...
- Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to İstanbul Esenlerbus
37h 32m₺7,701–10,636Train, night train
- Take the train from Pompei to Arezzotrain Fr
- Take the train from Arezzo to Cervignano-Aquil.-Grtrain Ic
- Take the train from Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr to Wien Hbftrain Rjx
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
46h 41m₺29,037–49,756Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Positano to Porto Di Brindisicar
- Take the car ferry from Porto di Brindisi to Port of Igoumenitsacarferry
- Drive from Port Of Igoumenitsa to Istanbulcar
22h 11m₺11,908–19,100Train to Naples Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from S. Agnello to Napoli P. Garibalditrain
- Fly from Naples Airport (NAP) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane NAP - SAW
10h 12m₺5,245–13,653Train, train to Fiumicino International Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from S. Agnello to Napoli P. Garibalditrain
- Take the train from Napoli to Roma Terminitrain
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Istanbul (IST)plane FCO - IST
9h 55m₺6,462–13,692Train, bus
- Take the train from S. Agnello to Napoli P. Garibalditrain 0
- Take the bus from Napoli P.zza Garibaldi to Zagrebbus
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Plovdiv Train stationbus
- Take the bus from Plovdiv to Istanbulbus
41h 48m₺8,212–14,642Drive, car train
- Drive from Positano to Villach Hbf/Bbfcar
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf/Bbf to Edirnecartrain
- Drive from Edirne to Istanbulcar
2d₺19,561–68,877Ferry, car ferry, bus and ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Port of Positano to Port of Salernoferry
- Take the car ferry from Port of Salerno to Messinacarferry
- Take the busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Shkoder,Rruga Teutabusferry
- Take the bus from Shkodër to Istanbulbus
2d 7hBus via Khmelnytskyi
- Take the bus from Salerno to Khmelnytskyi Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Khmelnytskyi Central Bus Station to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus Gns-03
2d 15h₺8,434–11,000
Positano to Istanbul by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Positano to Istanbul is to train and fly which costs 4.500 ₺ - 15.000 ₺ and takes 10h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Positano to Istanbul is to train and fly which takes 8h 9m and costs 5.000 ₺ - 12.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Positano to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Positano Chiesa Nuova and arriving at İstanbul Esenler via Sorrento - Corso Italia, Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina, Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station and Beograd, Autobuska stanica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 32m.
The distance between Positano and Istanbul is 1315 km.
The best way to get from Positano to Istanbul without a car is to bus which takes 37h 32m and costs 7.500 ₺ - 11.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 8h 9m to get from Positano to Istanbul, including transfers.
Positano to Istanbul bus services, operated by Marozzi Viaggi e Turismo, depart from Sorrento - Corso Italia station.
Positano to Istanbul bus services, operated by Marozzi Viaggi e Turismo, arrive at Roma Tiburtina TiBus station.
Istanbul is 2h ahead of Positano. It is currently 7:54 PM in Positano and 9:54 PM in Istanbul.
There are 4189+ hotels available in Istanbul.
What companies run services between Positano, Italy and Istanbul, Turkey?
You can take a bus from Positano Chiesa Nuova to İstanbul Esenler via Sorrento, Sorrento - Corso Italia, Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina, Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station, and Beograd, Autobuska stanica in around 37h 32m.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Naples Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,100–17,000
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,700–15,000
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–9,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Naples Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–10,000
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–9,000
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Istanbul via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–9,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Naples Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,600–15,000
Flights from Naples Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,400–12,000
Flights from Naples Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–14,000
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,700–15,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Naples Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,800–15,000
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,400–9,500
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Istanbul via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,500–14,000
- Phone
- +39 800 211 388
- infoeav@eavsrl.it
- Website
- eavsrl.it
Train from S. Agnello to Napoli P. Garibaldi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺320–480
- Schedules at
- eavsrl.it
- 2nd Class
- ₺320–480
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Pompei to Arezzo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,200–6,500
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Arezzo to Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,100–4,900
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–6,500
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- ₺4,100–6,000
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–21,000
- 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
- ₺900–1,700
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺900–1,300
- 1st Class
- ₺1,200–1,700
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Napoli to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–2,800
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- 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
- ₺10,655–52,966
- Schedules at
- optimatours.de
- Couch Wagon BC-4
- ₺10,655
- Couch Wagon BC-1
- ₺28,825
- Sleeper Wagon
- ₺32,943
- Couch Wagon BC-4 Car
- ₺30,678
- Couch Wagon BC-1 Car
- ₺48,848
- Sleeper Wagon Car
- ₺52,966
- Phone
- +39 080 5790211
- info@marozzivt.it
- Website
- marozzivt.it
Bus from Sorrento - Corso Italia to Roma Tiburtina TiBus
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,430
- Schedules at
- marozzivt.it
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺900–1,600
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Napoli P.zza Garibaldi to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺3,800–7,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zagreb to Plovdiv Train station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺3,100–5,500
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺900–1,700
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +39 0972 24590
- booking@autolineemoretti.it
- Website
- autolineemoretti.it
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–1,100
- Schedules at
- autolineemoretti.it
- Phone
- +381 11 7620255
- office@fudeks.rs
- Website
- fudeks.rs
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,400–5,500
- Website
- http://en.fudeks.rs/timetable/
- 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
- +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/
Bus from Shkodër to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–3,700
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Shkoder,Rruga Teuta
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +38 (032) 221-68-58
- altransinfo@gmail.com
- Website
- al-trans.com.ua
Bus from Salerno to Khmelnytskyi Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–6,500
- Website
- https://al-trans.com.ua/en
- Schedules at
- https://al-trans.com.ua/en/routes
- Phone
- +380 (93) 320-44-44
- help@gunsel.ua
- Website
- gunsel.ua
Bus from Khmelnytskyi Central Bus Station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,300–4,300
- Website
- https://gunsel.ua/
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- info@grimaldi.napoli.it
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Car ferry from Porto di Brindisi to Port of Igoumenitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–1,900
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
- Phone
- +39 089 87 29 50
- info@travelmar.it
- Website
- travelmar.it
Ferry from Port of Positano to Port of Salerno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺850–1,900
- Website
- https://www.travelmar.it/en/index
- Phone
- +39 089 811 605
- info@grassiboatpositano.com
- Website
- grassiboatpositano.com
Ferry from Port of Positano to Port of Salerno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺750–1,600
- Website
- https://www.grassiboatpositano.com/
- Phone
- +39 089 875326
- info@lucibello.it
- Website
- lucibello.it
Ferry from Port of Positano to Port of Salerno
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺700–1,600
- Website
- https://www.lucibello.it/en/welcome-services
- Phone
- (+39)081.552.07.63
- customercare@nlg.it
- Website
- nlg.it
Ferry from Port of Positano to Port of Salerno
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,900
- Website
- https://www.nlg.it/en/
- Phone
- +39.090.57.37
- servizioclienti@carontetourist.it
- Website
- carontetourist.it
Car ferry from Port of Salerno to Messina
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,493–3,089
- Schedules at
- carontetourist.it
- Passenger
- ₺1,493
- Cars
- ₺3,089
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