There are 6 ways to get from Sfax to Istanbul by bus, plane, train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Tunis, fly to Istanbul
best- Take the bus from Sfax to Avenue Mohamed Vbus
- Fly from Tunis (TUN) to Istanbul (IST)plane TUN - IST
9h 28m₺7,530–22,707Train, car ferry, bus
- Take the train from Sfax to Hammam Liftrain
- Take the carferry from Port of Tunis to Port of Salernocarferry
- Take the bus from Salerno to Khmelnytskyi Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Khmelnytskyi Central Bus Station to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
3d 20h₺13,107–19,408Bus to Mitiga International Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the bus from Sfax to Tripolibus
- Fly from Mitiga International Airport (MJI) to Istanbul (IST)plane MJI - IST
12h 43m₺11,535–26,081Fly Sfax–Thyna International Airport to Istanbul
- Fly from Sfax–Thyna International Airport (SFA) to Istanbul (IST)plane SFA - IST
7h 48m₺7,909–25,468Bus to Mitiga International Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the bus from Sfax to Tripolibus
- Fly from Mitiga International Airport (MJI) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane MJI - SAW
13h 31m₺8,038–35,104Fly Sfax–Thyna International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Fly from Sfax–Thyna International Airport (SFA) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane SFA - SAW
8h 50m₺8,412–32,491
Tunis (TUN) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sfax to Istanbul is to bus and fly which costs 7.500 ₺ - 23.000 ₺ and takes 9h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Sfax to Istanbul is to fly which takes 7h 48m and costs 7.500 ₺ - 26.000 ₺.
The distance between Sfax and Istanbul is 1991 km.
The best way to get from Sfax to Istanbul without a car is to train and car ferry and bus which takes 3 days 20h and costs 13.000 ₺ - 20.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 9h 28m to get from Sfax to Istanbul, including transfers.
Istanbul is 2h ahead of Sfax. It is currently 12:36 PM in Sfax and 2:36 PM in Istanbul.
There are 4299+ hotels available in Istanbul.
What companies run services between Sfax, Tunisia and Istanbul, Turkey?
Libyan Arab Airlines and Turkish Airlines fly from Sfax–Thyna International Airport (SFA) to Istanbul (IST) twice a week.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Tunis to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–23,000
Flights from Mitiga International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–38,000
Flights from Sfax–Thyna International Airport to Istanbul via Mitiga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–25,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Mitiga International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–33,000
Flights from Sfax–Thyna International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Tuesday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–32,000
- Website
- nouvelair.com
Flights from Tunis to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–14,000
- Website
- tunisair.com
Flights from Tunis to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–19,000
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Tunis to Istanbul via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–23,000
- Website
- flycrown.aero
Flights from Mitiga International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–31,000
Flights from Mitiga International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–31,000
- Website
- flycham.com
Flights from Mitiga International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Damascus
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–45,000
- Phone
- +216 71 34 55 11
- brc@sncft.com.tn
- Website
- sncft.com.tn
Train from Sfax to Hammam Lif
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺230–260
- Schedules at
- sncft.com.tn
- Phone
- +218 92-1228870
- info@al-mada.ly
- Website
- al-mada.ly
Bus from Sfax to Avenue Mohamed V
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺440–650
- Schedules at
- al-mada.ly
Bus from Sfax to Tripoli
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–1,800
- Schedules at
- al-mada.ly
Bus from Sfax to Tripoli
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–1,800
- Schedules at
- al-mada.ly
- Phone
- +38 (032) 221-68-58
- altransinfo@gmail.com
- Website
- AL-TRANS
Bus from Salerno to Khmelnytskyi Central Bus Station
- Phone
- +380 (93) 320-44-44
- help@gunsel.ua
- Website
- Gunsel
Bus from Khmelnytskyi Central Bus Station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,600–4,700
- Website
- Gunsel
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- info@grimaldi.napoli.it
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
Car ferry from Port of Tunis to Port of Salerno
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,400–7,000
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
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