There are 5 ways to get from Sochi to Istanbul by train, plane, ferry, bus or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2rio's travel planner.
Recommended
Train, fly to Istanbul
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Take the train from Sochi to Adler
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Fly from Sochi (AER) to Istanbul (IST)
Cheapest
Hydrofoil, bus via Hopa
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Take the Hydrofoil from Sochi to Batumi
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Take the bus from Hopa to Istanbul Otogari
Fly to Sabiha Gokcen
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Fly from Sochi (AER) to Sabiha Gokcen (SAW)
Hydrofoil, bus
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Take the Hydrofoil from Sochi to Batumi
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Take the bus from Batumi to Istanbul Aksaray
Drive
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Drive from Sochi to Istanbul
Sochi (AER) to Sabiha Gokcen (SAW) flights
The flight time between Sochi (AER) and Sabiha Gokcen (SAW) is around 7h 15m and covers a distance of around 919 km. This includes an average layover time of around 3h. Services are operated by Turkish Airlines, Aeroflot Russian Airlines, Pegasus Airlines and others. Typically 102 flights run weekly, although weekend and holiday schedules can vary so check in advance.
Questions & Answers
The cost-effective way to get from Sochi to Istanbul is to Hydrofoil and bus via Hopa, which costs RUB 8000 - RUB 9000 and takes 28h 3m.
The quickest way to get from Sochi to Istanbul is to train and fly which costs RUB 9000 - RUB 90000 and takes 5h 17m.
The distance between Sochi and Istanbul is 931 km. The road distance is 1634.7 km.
The best way to get from Sochi to Istanbul without a car is to Hydrofoil and bus via Hopa which takes 28h 3m and costs RUB 8000 - RUB 9000.
It takes approximately 5h 17m to get from Sochi to Istanbul, including transfers.
The quickest flight from Sochi Airport to Istanbul Airport is the direct flight which takes 1h 55m.
Yes, the driving distance between Sochi to Istanbul is 1635 km. It takes approximately 22h 22m to drive from Sochi to Istanbul.
Turkish Airlines and Aeroflot Russian Airlines offer flights from Sochi Airport to Istanbul Airport.
There are 1990+ hotels available in Istanbul. Prices start at 1.500 ₺ per night.
- Distance: 930.8 km
- Duration: 5h 17m
What companies run services between Sochi, Russia and Istanbul, Turkey?
Turkish Airlines, Aeroflot Russian Airlines and three other airlines fly from Sochi to Istanbul hourly.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Sochi to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 3.400 ₺ - 6.500 ₺
Flights from Sochi to Sabiha Gokcen via Istanbul, Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- 6.500 ₺ - 21.000 ₺
Flights from Sochi to Sabiha Gokcen via Istanbul, Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- 6.500 ₺ - 21.000 ₺
Flights from Sochi to Sabiha Gokcen via Istanbul, Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- 6.500 ₺ - 22.000 ₺
Flights from Sochi to Sabiha Gokcen via Istanbul, Bodrum
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- 6.500 ₺ - 22.000 ₺
Flights from Sochi to Sabiha Gokcen via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 7.000 ₺ - 34.000 ₺
Flights from Sochi to Sabiha Gokcen via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- 8.500 ₺ - 36.000 ₺
Flights from Sochi to Sabiha Gokcen via Bodrum
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- 7.500 ₺ - 34.000 ₺
Flights from Sochi to Sabiha Gokcen via Dalaman
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- 7.500 ₺ - 34.000 ₺
- Website
- aeroflot.ru
Flights from Sochi to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 3.600 ₺ - 13.000 ₺
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Sochi to Sabiha Gokcen via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 7.000 ₺ - 34.000 ₺
- Website
- pass.rzd.ru
Train from Sochi to Adler
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- 100 ₺ - 320 ₺
- Website
- http://pass.rzd.ru/main-pass/public/en
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- 230 ₺ - 320 ₺
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- 160 ₺ - 240 ₺
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- iletisim@metroturizm.com.tr
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Hopa to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- 370 ₺ - 550 ₺
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Phone
- 0 422 24 22 44
- Website
- metrogeorgia.ge
Bus from Batumi to Istanbul Aksaray
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 796 ₺
- Schedules at
- metrogeorgia.ge
- Book at
- metrogeorgia.ge
Ferry from Sochi to Batumi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- 1.718 ₺
- Schedules at
- morport-sochi.ru
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