There are 5 ways to get from Rabat to Istanbul by train, plane, car ferry, or bus
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 Mohammed V International Airport, fly to Istanbul
best- Take the train from Rabat Ville to Casablancatrain
- Fly from Mohammed V International Airport (CMN) to Istanbul (IST)plane CMN - IST
9h 48m₺8,242–17,478Train to Marrakech, fly to Istanbul
cheapest- Take the train from Rabat Ville to Marrakechtrain
- Fly from Marrakech (RAK) to Istanbul (IST)plane RAK - IST
11h 56m₺5,284–15,438Train, car ferry, bus
- Take the train from Rabat Ville to Nadortrain
- Take the car ferry from Nador to Almeriacarferry
- Take the bus from Almeria to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogaribus
3d 4h₺11,427–18,518Train to Mohammed V International Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Rabat Ville to Casablancatrain
- Fly from Mohammed V International Airport (CMN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane CMN - SAW
10h 7m₺6,755–13,499Fly Rabat-Salé to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Fly from Rabat-Salé (RBA) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane RBA - SAW
11h 9m₺6,090–23,129
Mohammed V International Airport (CMN) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rabat to Istanbul is to train and fly which costs 6.500 ₺ - 14.000 ₺ and takes 10h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Rabat to Istanbul is to train and fly which takes 9h 48m and costs 8.000 ₺ - 18.000 ₺.
The distance between Rabat and Istanbul is 3469 km.
The best way to get from Rabat to Istanbul without a car is to train and car ferry and bus which takes 3 days 4h and costs 11.000 ₺ - 19.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 9h 48m to get from Rabat to Istanbul, including transfers.
Istanbul is 3h ahead of Rabat. It is currently 11:29 PM in Rabat and 2:29 AM in Istanbul.
There are 4286+ hotels available in Istanbul.
What companies run services between Rabat, Morocco and Istanbul, Turkey?
Ryanair, Pegasus Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Rabat-Salé (RBA) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) once daily.
Airlines
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Mohammed V International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–23,000
Flights from Marrakech to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–24,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Mohammed V International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,900–21,000
Flights from Rabat-Salé to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–23,000
Flights from Rabat-Salé to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–26,000
Flights from Rabat-Salé to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Nuremberg
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–25,000
- Website
- royalairmaroc.com
Flights from Mohammed V International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–23,000
Flights from Marrakech to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–24,000
- Website
- tunisair.com
Flights from Mohammed V International Airport to Istanbul via Tunis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺9,500–11,000
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Mohammed V International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–11,000
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Marrakech to Istanbul via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–15,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Rabat-Salé to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–26,000
Train operators
- Phone
- 2255
- communication.digitale@oncf.ma
- Website
- oncf.ma
Train from Rabat Ville to Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺170–340
- Schedules at
- oncf-voyages.ma
- Book at
- oncf.ma
- 2nd Class
- ₺170–240
- 1st Class
- ₺250–340
Train from Rabat Ville to Nador
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–2,300
- Schedules at
- oncf-voyages.ma
- Book at
- oncf.ma
- 2nd Class
- ₺1,100–1,600
- 1st Class
- ₺1,600–2,300
Train from Rabat Ville to Marrakech
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺650–1,300
- Schedules at
- oncf-voyages.ma
- Book at
- oncf.ma
- 2nd Class
- ₺650–900
- 1st Class
- ₺950–1,300
Bus operators
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Almeria to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–8,000
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- 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
- ₺1,700–2,300
- 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
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–2,300
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
Ferry operators
- Phone
- +34 (0) 902 456 500
- Website
- armastrasmediterranea.com
Car ferry from Nador to Almeria
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,700–4,100
- Website
- https://armastrasmediterranea.com/en
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- gnv.it
Car ferry from Nador to Almeria
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,000–5,550
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
- Seat
- ₺3,000–3,800
- Cabin
- ₺5,450–5,550
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- Phone
- +34 912 66 02 15
- reservas@balearia.com
- Website
- balearia.com
Car ferry from Nador to Almeria
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,080
- Website
- https://www.balearia.com/en
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