There are 9 ways to get from Southern Europe to Turkey by bus, plane, car, car train, or train
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Bus, fly to Istanbul
best- Take the bus from Estebanvela to Cerezo De Abajobus
- Take the bus from Cerezo De Abajo to Madrid, Terminal de autobuses T4 (Aeropuerto de Madrid)bus
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Istanbul (IST)plane MAD - IST
9h 57m₺5,144–10,587Bus, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Estebanvela to Cerezo De Abajobus
- Take the bus from Cerezo De Abajo to Madrid, Terminal de autobuses T4 (Aeropuerto de Madrid)bus
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane MAD - SAW
10h 40m₺4,257–10,108Drive, car train
- Drive from Southern Europe to Villach Hbf/Bbfcar
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf/Bbf to Edirnecartrain
- Drive from Edirne to Istanbulcar
2d 6h₺26,903–79,483Drive, bus, train
- Drive from Southern Europe to Cºsoledad-Av.Madridcar
- Take the bus from Cºsoledad-Av.Madrid to Av.España-Est.Alcobendas S.Seb.Reyesbus 197
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain
- Take the bus from Montpellier to Sofiabus
- Take the train from Sofia to Halkalıtrain
2d 7h₺11,150–18,301Drive 3,355.7 km
- Drive from Southern Europe to Istanbulcar 3,355.7 km
33h 59m₺26,725–38,602Bus, fly to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport
- Take the bus from Estebanvela to Cerezo De Abajobus
- Take the bus from Cerezo De Abajo to Madrid, Terminal de autobuses T4 (Aeropuerto de Madrid)bus
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)plane MAD - ESB
10h 41m₺4,494–11,137Bus, fly to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Take the bus from Estebanvela to Cerezo De Abajobus
- Take the bus from Cerezo De Abajo to Madrid, Terminal de autobuses T4 (Aeropuerto de Madrid)bus
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)plane MAD - ADB
9h 30m₺4,788–13,131Bus via Segovia
- Take the bus from Estebanvela to Segoviabus
- Take the bus from Segovia to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Istanbul Esenlerbus
2d 12h₺7,164–11,355Bus
- Take the bus from Estebanvela to Cerezo De Abajobus
- Take the bus from Cerezo De Abajo to Aranda De Duerobus
- Take the bus from Aranda de Duero Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Istanbul Esenlerbus
2d 13h₺8,144–11,347
Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Southern Europe to Turkey is to bus and fly which costs 5.000 ₺ - 11.000 ₺ and takes 9h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Southern Europe to Turkey is to bus and fly which takes 9h 30m and costs 4.700 ₺ - 14.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Southern Europe to Turkey. However, there are services departing from Estebanvela and arriving at Yenikapı Sahil via Segovia, Sofia and Çatladıkapı. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 12h.
The distance between Southern Europe and Turkey is 2896 km. The road distance is 3355.7 km.
The best way to get from Southern Europe to Turkey without a car is to bus via Segovia which takes 2 days 12h and costs 7.000 ₺ - 12.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 9h 57m to get from Southern Europe to Turkey, including transfers.
Southern Europe to Turkey bus services, operated by Linecar, depart from Estebanvela station.
Southern Europe to Turkey bus services, operated by Linecar, arrive at Segovia station.
Yes, the driving distance between Southern Europe to Turkey is 3356 km. It takes approximately 33h 59m to drive from Southern Europe to Turkey.
There are 4222+ hotels available in Turkey.
What companies run services between Southern Europe, Spain and Turkey?
You can take a bus from Estebanvela to Yenikapı Sahil via Segovia, Sofia, Istanbul Esenler, and Çatladıkapı in around 2d 12h.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,900–10,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–23,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–19,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–18,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–19,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–19,000
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,900–10,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,700–9,500
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–17,000
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,000–9,000
- 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
- ₺10,751–53,443
- Schedules at
- optimatours.de
- Couch Wagon BC-4
- ₺10,751
- Couch Wagon BC-1
- ₺29,085
- Sleeper Wagon
- ₺33,240
- Couch Wagon BC-4 Car
- ₺30,954
- Couch Wagon BC-1 Car
- ₺49,288
- Sleeper Wagon Car
- ₺53,443
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺4,000–5,500
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- 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
- ₺650–3,875
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Double Room
- ₺2,151
- Single Room
- ₺3,875
- Four Person Room
- ₺1,891
- Phone
- +34 677 123 456
- hola@linecar.es
- Website
- linecar.es
Bus from Estebanvela to Cerezo De Abajo
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺180–270
- Schedules at
- linecar.es
Bus from Estebanvela to Segovia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺420–650
- Schedules at
- linecar.es
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Cerezo De Abajo to Madrid, Terminal de autobuses T4 (Aeropuerto de Madrid)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺410–600
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Cerezo De Abajo to Aranda De Duero
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺260–380
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- 012
- tarjetatransportepublico@madrid.org
- Website
- crtm.es
Bus from Cºsoledad-Av.Madrid to Av.España-Est.Alcobendas S.Seb.Reyes
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺220–310
- Website
- https://www.crtm.es/?lang=en
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Montpellier to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–7,500
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
Bus from Segovia to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 1h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–8,000
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Segovia to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–9,500
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Aranda de Duero Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 1h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–9,500
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- 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
- luksyonca.com.tr
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