There are 11 ways to get from Saray to Istanbul by train, plane, taxi, bus, or car
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Train to Van Ferit Melen Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
best- Take the train from Kapikoy to Vantrain
- Fly from Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane VAN - SAW
6h 52m₺5,519–17,403Taxi, bus
cheapest- Take the taxi from Saray to Muradiyetaxi
- Take the bus from Muradiye to Ercişbus
- Take the bus from Erciş to Istanbul Otogaribus
27h 6m₺3,516–4,334Taxi, bus, train
- Take the taxi from Saray to Muradiyetaxi
- Take the bus from Muradiye to Sivasbus
- Take the train from Sivas to Istanbultrain
21h 36m₺3,720–4,957Taxi, bus, train via Tatvan
- Take the taxi from Saray to Van bus stationtaxi
- Take the bus from Van bus station to Tatvan bus stationbus
- Take the train from Tatvan to Sivastrain
- Take the train from Sivas to Pendiktrain Yht
27h 39m₺4,388–6,150Drive 1,552.3 km
- Drive from Saray to Istanbulcar 1,552.3 km
21h 7m₺7,815–11,289Train to Van Ferit Melen Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus
- Take the train from Kapikoy to Vantrain
- Fly from Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) to Istanbul (IST)plane VAN - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogaribus
7h 28m₺12,036–12,962Taxi to Iğdır Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus
- Take the taxi from Saray to Iğdır Airport (IGD)taxi
- Fly from Iğdır Airport (IGD) to Istanbul (IST)plane IGD - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogaribus
7h 14m₺17,078–26,309Taxi, bus to Agri, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the taxi from Saray to Muradiyetaxi
- Take the bus from Muradiye to Ağrıbus
- Fly from Agri (AJI) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane AJI - SAW
8h 35m₺6,029–19,015Taxi, bus to Agri, fly to Istanbul, bus
- Take the taxi from Saray to Muradiyetaxi
- Take the bus from Muradiye to Ağrıbus
- Fly from Agri (AJI) to Istanbul (IST)plane AJI - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogaribus
9h 11m₺11,146–22,274Taxi to Hakkari Yüksekova Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus
- Take the taxi from Saray to Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO)taxi
- Fly from Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) to Istanbul (IST)plane YKO - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogaribus
7h 59m₺12,959–24,396Taxi, bus via Van
- Take the taxi from Saray to Van bus stationtaxi
- Take the bus from Van bus station to İstanbul Dudullu bus stationbus FlixBus KK0122B
29h 20m₺4,088–5,435
Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Saray to Istanbul is to taxi and bus which costs 3.500 ₺ - 4.400 ₺ and takes 27h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Saray to Istanbul is to train and fly which takes 6h 52m and costs 5.500 ₺ - 18.000 ₺.
The distance between Saray and Istanbul is 1418 km. The road distance is 1552.3 km.
The best way to get from Saray to Istanbul without a car is to taxi and bus and train which takes 21h 36m and costs 3.700 ₺ - 5.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 6h 52m to get from Saray to Istanbul, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Saray to Istanbul is 1552 km. It takes approximately 21h 7m to drive from Saray to Istanbul.
There are 4407+ hotels available in Istanbul.
What companies run services between Saray, Van, Turkey and Istanbul, Turkey?
There is no direct connection from Saray to Istanbul. However, you can take the taxi to Kapikoy, take the train to Van, take the taxi to Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW), walk to Sabiha Gokcen Airport, take the train to Ayrılık Çeşmesi, then take the train to Yenikapi. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Muradiye, take the bus to Sivas, walk to Sivas, take the train to Istanbul, walk to Söğütlüçeşme, then take the train to Yenikapi.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Van Ferit Melen Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺10,800–11,300
Flights from Iğdır Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–19,000
Flights from Agri to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–19,000
Flights from Hakkari Yüksekova Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–19,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Van Ferit Melen Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,400–16,000
Flights from Van Ferit Melen Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,400–16,000
Flights from Agri to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,500–16,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Van Ferit Melen Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,700–15,000
Flights from Agri to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,600–18,000
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Kapikoy to Van
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺140–230
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
Train from Sivas to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–1,700
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
Train from Tatvan to Sivas
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺750–1,200
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
Train from Sivas to Pendik
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–2,100
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Muradiye to Sivas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺900–1,100
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺900–1,100
Bus from Muradiye to Ağrı
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺500–600
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺500–600
Bus from Muradiye to Erciş
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺410–500
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺410–500
Bus from Erciş to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–1,700
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺1,300–1,700
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Van bus station to Tatvan bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺330–460
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Van bus station to İstanbul Dudullu bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900–2,800
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–7,500
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