There are 8 ways to get from Rabat to Istanbul by plane, bus, train, car ferry, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Rabat-Salé to Istanbul, bus
best- Fly from Rabat-Salé (RBA) to Istanbul (IST)RBA - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogari
8h 43m₺8,705–20,386Train to Marrakech, fly to Istanbul, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Rabat Ville to Marrakech
- Fly from Marrakech (RAK) to Istanbul (IST)RAK - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogari
12h 38m₺4,703–15,695Train, car ferry, bus
- Take the train from Rabat Ville to Nador
- Take the car ferry from Nador to Almeria
- Take the bus from Almeria to Sofia
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
3d 4h₺10,807–16,880Drive 8,151.5 km
- Drive from Rabat to Istanbul8,151.5 km
4d 11h₺54,522–78,754Train to Mohammed V International Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Rabat Ville to Casablanca
- Fly from Mohammed V International Airport (CMN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)CMN - SAW
10h 6m₺7,247–14,493Train to Mohammed V International Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus
- Take the train from Rabat Ville to Casablanca
- Fly from Mohammed V International Airport (CMN) to Istanbul (IST)CMN - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogari
10h 31m₺8,364–15,752Fly Rabat-Salé to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Fly from Rabat-Salé (RBA) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)RBA - SAW
11h 8m₺6,088–22,127Train to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Rabat Agdal to Tanger Ville station
- Fly from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)TNG - SAW
9h 25m₺6,426–15,462
Rabat-Salé (RBA) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rabat to Istanbul is to train and fly which costs 7.000 ₺ - 15.000 ₺ and takes 10h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Rabat to Istanbul is to fly and bus which takes 8h 43m and costs 8.500 ₺ - 21.000 ₺.
The distance between Rabat and Istanbul is 3258 km. The road distance is 8151.5 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 10.000 ₺ - 17.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 8h 43m to get from Rabat to Istanbul, including transfers.
Istanbul is 2h ahead of Rabat. It is currently 5:43 PM in Rabat and 7:43 PM in Istanbul.
Yes, the driving distance between Rabat to Istanbul is 8151 km. It takes approximately 4 days 11h to drive from Rabat to Istanbul.
There are 4390+ 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) twice daily.
Airlines
- 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
- ₺4,800–21,000
Flights from Rabat-Salé to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–22,000
Flights from Rabat-Salé to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–25,000
Flights from Rabat-Salé to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Sevilla
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–25,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Mohammed V International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–25,000
Flights from Marrakech to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–25,000
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Rabat-Salé to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–21,000
Flights from Mohammed V International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–11,000
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–13,000
- Website
- royalairmaroc.com
Flights from Mohammed V International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–25,000
Flights from Marrakech to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–25,000
- Website
- nouvelair.com
Flights from Rabat-Salé to Istanbul via Tunis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–23,000
- Website
- tunisair.com
Flights from Mohammed V International Airport to Istanbul via Tunis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺9,000–11,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Rabat-Salé to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–24,000
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Marrakech to Istanbul via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–18,000
Train operators
- Phone
- 2255
- communication.digitale@oncf.ma
- Website
- oncf-voyages.ma
Train from Rabat Ville to Nador
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–2,200
- Schedules at
- oncf-voyages.ma
- Book at
- oncf-voyages.ma
- 2nd Class
- ₺1,100–1,600
- 1st Class
- ₺1,600–2,200
Train from Rabat Ville to Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺160–340
- Schedules at
- oncf-voyages.ma
- Book at
- oncf-voyages.ma
- 2nd Class
- ₺160–230
- 1st Class
- ₺240–340
Train from Rabat Ville to Marrakech
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺600–1,300
- Schedules at
- oncf-voyages.ma
- Book at
- oncf-voyages.ma
- 2nd Class
- ₺600–900
- 1st Class
- ₺900–1,300
Train from Rabat Agdal to Tanger Ville station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺450–900
- Schedules at
- oncf-voyages.ma
- Book at
- oncf-voyages.ma
- 2nd Class
- ₺450–650
- 1st Class
- ₺650–900
Bus operators
- 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
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Almeria to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–7,500
- 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
- ₺1,600–2,200
- 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
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
- ₺2,700–4,200
- 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
- ₺2,900–5,450
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
- Seat
- ₺2,900–3,700
- Cabin
- ₺5,350–5,450
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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
- ₺3,900–4,300
- Website
- https://www.balearia.com/en
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