There are 8 ways to get from Setúbal to Istanbul by bus, plane, train, car, or car train
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Bus, fly to Istanbul
best- Take the bus from Setúbal to Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Oriente
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Istanbul (IST)LIS - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogari
9h 14m₺5,004–14,816Bus, train
- Take the bus from Setúbal to Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragoza
- Take the train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Barcelona-SantsAve
- Take the bus from Barcelona to Sofia
- Take the bus from Sofia to Istanbul Esenler
2d 9h₺10,871–19,186Drive, car train
- Drive from Setúbal to Villach Hbf/Bbf
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf/Bbf to Edirne
- Drive from Edirne to Istanbul
2d 12h₺31,263–85,824Drive 3,980.4 km
- Drive from Setúbal to Istanbul3,980.4 km
39h 35m₺30,441–43,969Bus, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the bus from Setúbal to Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Oriente
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)LIS - SAW
10h 37m₺6,787–13,617Bus via Marseille
- Take the bus from Setúbal to Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station
- Take the bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Beograd
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to İstanbul Esenler
2d 10h₺10,973–16,007Bus, train via Marseille
- Take the bus from Setúbal to Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragoza
- Take the train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Marseille St Charles
- Take the bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Sofia
- Take the train from Sofia to Halkalı
2d 13h₺11,628–19,612Bus
- Take the bus from Interface de Transportes de Setúbal to Estación Sur de Autobuses
- Take the bus from Madrid Mendez Alvaro Estacion Sur to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
2d 17h₺7,472–12,003
Setúbal to Istanbul by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Setúbal to Istanbul is to bus which costs 7.000 ₺ - 12.000 ₺ and takes 2 days 17h.
The fastest way to get from Setúbal to Istanbul is to bus and fly which takes 9h 14m and costs 5.000 ₺ - 15.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Setúbal to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Setúbal and arriving at İstanbul Esenler via Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles, Ekonomski Fakultet and Beograd, Autobuska stanica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 10h.
The distance between Setúbal and Istanbul is 3306 km. The road distance is 3980.4 km.
The best way to get from Setúbal to Istanbul without a car is to bus and train which takes 2 days 9h and costs 10.000 ₺ - 20.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 9h 14m to get from Setúbal to Istanbul, including transfers.
Setúbal to Istanbul bus services, operated by Rede Expressos, depart from Interface de Transportes de Setúbal station.
Setúbal to Istanbul bus services, operated by Rede Expressos, arrive at Estación Sur de Autobuses station.
Istanbul is 3h ahead of Setúbal. It is currently 8:22 AM in Setúbal and 11:22 AM in Istanbul.
Yes, the driving distance between Setúbal to Istanbul is 3980 km. It takes approximately 39h 35m to drive from Setúbal to Istanbul.
What companies run services between Setúbal, Portugal and Istanbul, Turkey?
You can take a bus from Setúbal to İstanbul Esenler via Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles, Beograd, Ekonomski Fakultet, Blok 42, and Beograd, Autobuska stanica in around 2d 10h.
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- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–22,000
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,900–21,000
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–17,000
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–23,000
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–17,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–25,000
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Istanbul via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–12,000
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Istanbul via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–16,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺9,500–18,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–17,000
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900–6,500
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺2,400–6,500
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–3,600
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺3,300–4,500
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–3,400
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +49 89 54880111
- info@optimatours.de
- Website
- optimatours.de
Car train from Villach Hbf/Bbf to Edirne
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 31m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺10,199–50,698
- Schedules at
- optimatours.de
- Couch Wagon BC-4
- ₺10,199
- Couch Wagon BC-1
- ₺27,591
- Sleeper Wagon
- ₺31,532
- Couch Wagon BC-4 Car
- ₺29,365
- Couch Wagon BC-1 Car
- ₺46,757
- Sleeper Wagon Car
- ₺50,698
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Sofia to Halkalı
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺650–3,676
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Double Room
- ₺2,040
- Single Room
- ₺3,676
- Four Person Room
- ₺1,794
Bus from Setúbal to Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Oriente
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺180–260
- Schedules at
- carrismetropolitana.pt
- On-board Ticket
- ₺180–260
- 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
- ₺130–220
- Website
- https://hava.ist/?lang=en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Setúbal to Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragoza
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,800–3,900
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Setúbal to Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,800–7,000
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Barcelona to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–7,500
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
Bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,800–7,500
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- info@luksyonca.com.tr
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from Sofia to Istanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200
- Schedules at
- polazak.rs
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to İstanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900
- Schedules at
- polazak.rs
- Phone
- +381 800 334 334
- iuc@lasta.rs
- Website
- lasta.rs
Bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Beograd
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Interface de Transportes de Setúbal to Estación Sur de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺270–1,500
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt/en
- Online ticket
- ₺270–1,500
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Madrid Mendez Alvaro Estacion Sur to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–9,000
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- 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
- +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
- ₺1,600–2,200
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- 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/
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