There are 9 ways to get from Southern Europe to Turkey by bus, plane, taxi, train, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
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 53m₺5,133–10,565Bus, 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 35m₺4,246–10,086Taxi, train, bus
- Take the taxi from Southern Europe to Baidestaxi
- Take the train from Baides to Zaragoza-Deliciastrain Re
- Take the train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Avignon Tgvtrain
- Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain 60
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
2d 1h₺22,693–39,838Drive, 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₺26,912–79,494Drive 3,355.7 km
- Drive from Southern Europe to Istanbulcar 3,355.7 km
33h 59m₺26,739–38,622Bus, 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 37m₺4,483–11,115Bus, 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 26m₺4,777–13,109Bus 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₺7,161–11,350Bus
- 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₺7,633–11,335
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 53m.
The fastest way to get from Southern Europe to Turkey is to bus and fly which takes 9h 26m 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 2893 km. The road distance is 3355.7 km.
The best way to get from Southern Europe to Turkey without a car is to taxi and train and bus which takes 2 days 1h and costs 22.000 ₺ - 40.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 9h 53m 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 4215+ 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Baides to Zaragoza-Delicias
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺900–1,300
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Avignon Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺3,100–4,200
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Avignon Tgv to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺3,000–15,000
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,900–3,300
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/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
- ₺10,666–53,021
- Schedules at
- optimatours.de
- Couch Wagon BC-4
- ₺10,666
- Couch Wagon BC-1
- ₺28,855
- Sleeper Wagon
- ₺32,977
- Couch Wagon BC-4 Car
- ₺30,710
- Couch Wagon BC-1 Car
- ₺48,899
- Sleeper Wagon Car
- ₺53,021
- 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
- ₺250–370
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Munich to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–6,000
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- 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
- ₺6,000–9,500
- 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
- ₺6,000–9,500
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–10,000
Taxi Fer Travel De la Vera
- Phone
- +34 677 55 59 72
- Website
- fertraveldelavera.com
Miguel Gil Díez
- Phone
- +34 921 55 00 15
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