There are 5 ways to get from Sfax to Istanbul by bus, plane, train, or ferry
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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
8h 52m₺5,484–14,641Fly Sfax–Thyna International Airport to Istanbul
cheapest- Fly from Sfax–Thyna International Airport (SFA) to Istanbul (IST)plane SFA - IST
9h 58m₺2,593–12,346Train, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Sfax to Hammam Liftrain
- Take the ferry from Port of Tunis to Port of Salernoferry
- 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₺10,754–17,942Bus 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
13h 36m₺8,932–14,226Bus to Tunis, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the bus from Sfax to Avenue Mohamed Vbus
- Fly from Tunis (TUN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane TUN - SAW
12h 39m₺5,497–11,662
Tunis (TUN) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sfax to Istanbul is to fly which costs 2.500 ₺ - 13.000 ₺ and takes 9h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Sfax to Istanbul is to bus and fly which takes 8h 52m and costs 5.500 ₺ - 15.000 ₺.
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 ferry and bus which takes 3 days 20h and costs 10.000 ₺ - 18.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 8h 52m to get from Sfax to Istanbul, including transfers.
Istanbul is 2h ahead of Sfax. It is currently 5:45 PM in Sfax and 7:45 PM in Istanbul.
There are 4459+ hotels available in Istanbul.
What companies run services between Sfax, Tunisia and Istanbul, Turkey?
Libyan Arab Airlines, Libyan Wings, and World Ticket fly from Sfax–Thyna International Airport (SFA) to Istanbul (IST) 4 times a week.
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Tunis to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–23,000
Flights from Tunis to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,900–19,000
Flights from Tunis to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,400–21,000
Flights from Tunis to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–23,000
Flights from Tunis to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,800–16,000
Flights from Tunis to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–22,000
Flights from Tunis to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,500–21,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Tunis to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–14,000
Flights from Mitiga International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–13,000
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Sfax–Thyna International Airport to Istanbul via Mitiga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,300–12,000
Flights from Mitiga International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,600–24,000
- Website
- libyanwings.ly
Flights from Sfax–Thyna International Airport to Istanbul via Mitiga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,300–12,000
Flights from Mitiga International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,600–24,000
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Tunis to Istanbul via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–14,000
Flights from Tunis to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,900–19,000
- Website
- nouvelair.com
Flights from Tunis to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–8,500
- Website
- tunisair.com
Flights from Tunis to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,500–9,500
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Tunis to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–18,000
Flights from Tunis to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–24,000
Flights from Mitiga International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,600–24,000
- Website
- buraq.aero
Flights from Mitiga International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,600–24,000
- 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
- ₺210–240
- 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
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺480–650
- Schedules at
- al-mada.ly
Bus from Sfax to Tripoli
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺750–1,100
- Schedules at
- al-mada.ly
- Phone
- +38 (032) 221-68-58
- altransinfo@gmail.com
- Website
- al-trans.com.ua
Bus from Salerno to Khmelnytskyi Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–6,000
- Website
- https://al-trans.com.ua/en
- Schedules at
- https://al-trans.com.ua/en/routes
- Phone
- +380 (93) 320-44-44
- help@gunsel.ua
- Website
- gunsel.ua
Bus from Khmelnytskyi Central Bus Station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,300–4,300
- Website
- https://gunsel.ua/
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- info@grimaldi.napoli.it
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Ferry from Port of Tunis to Port of Salerno
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900–7,000
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
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