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How to get fromSami to Istanbulby plane, car ferry, bus, car, ferry or busferry

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There are 6 ways to get from Sami to Istanbul by plane, car ferry, bus, car, ferry, or busferry

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  1. Fly to Istanbul

    best
    1. Fly from Kefalonia Airport (EFL) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane EFL - IST
    6h 22m
    ₺6,110–14,785

  2. Ferry, bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the ferry from Sami to Lefkádaferry ferry
    2. Take the bus from Lefkáda to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Istanbul Esenler Otogaribus bus
    20h 27m
    ₺3,871–5,400

  3. Car ferry, bus

    1. Take the car ferry from Sami to Patrascarferry car ferry
    2. Take the bus from Patras to Lamiabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Lamia to Istanbulbus bus
    19h 17m
    ₺5,380–9,197

  4. Car ferry, drive

    1. Take the car ferry from Sami to Astakóscarferry car ferry
    2. Drive from Astakós to Istanbulcar car
    13h 11m
    ₺9,102–13,602

  5. Fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Fly from Kefalonia Airport (EFL) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane EFL - SAW
    5h 59m
    ₺11,523–19,806

  6. Bus and ferry, bus

    1. Take the busferry from Sami to Athens - KTEL Liosion Streetbusferry bus ferry
    2. Take the bus from Athens to Istanbulbus bus
    23h
    ₺5,114–7,488

Kefalonia Airport (EFL) to Istanbul (IST) flights

Calendar12Weekly Planes
Duration6h 21mAverage Duration
Ticket₺2,585Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Sami, Greece and Istanbul, Turkey?

Aegean Airlines, ITA Airways, and seven other airlines fly from Kefalonia Airport (EFL) to Istanbul (IST) twice daily.

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