There are 8 ways to get from Sparta to Turkey by bus, car, plane, or train
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Sparti to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL
- Take the bus from Athens to Istanbul
18h 52m₺5,045–7,045Bus to Athens International Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Sparti to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Istanbul (IST)ATH - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Aksaray
10h 18m₺3,629–10,359Drive 1,204.4 km
- Drive from Sparta to Istanbul1,204.4 km
14h 15m₺10,821–15,631Bus to Kalamata International Airport, fly to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Take the bus from Sparti to Kalamata
- Fly from Kalamata International Airport (KLX) to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)KLX - ADB
12h 2m₺5,295–18,528Bus, train
- Take the bus from Sparti to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL
- Take the train from Athens to ThessalonikiIc
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Simeonidis Tours Office to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
20h 23m₺4,645–6,145Bus to Athens International Airport, fly to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Take the bus from Sparti to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)ATH - ADB
7h 18m₺5,242–12,542Bus to Kalamata International Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus
- Take the bus from Sparti to Kalamata
- Fly from Kalamata International Airport (KLX) to Istanbul (IST)KLX - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Aksaray
9h 56m₺5,482–28,845Bus to Athens International Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the bus from Sparti to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)ATH - SAW
9h 33m₺7,012–12,520
Kalamata International Airport (KLX) to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sparta to Turkey is to bus and train which costs 4.600 ₺ - 6.500 ₺ and takes 20h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Sparta to Turkey is to bus and fly which takes 7h 18m and costs 5.000 ₺ - 13.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Sparta to Turkey. However, there are services departing from Sparti and arriving at Istanbul via Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL (Άθενς, Λεωφόρου Κηφισού - ΚΤΕΛ ΚΗΦΙΣΟΥ) and Athens. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 52m.
The distance between Sparta and Turkey is 1427 km. The road distance is 1204.4 km.
The best way to get from Sparta to Turkey without a car is to bus which takes 18h 52m and costs 5.000 ₺ - 7.500 ₺.
It takes approximately 18h 52m to get from Sparta to Turkey, including transfers.
Sparta to Turkey bus services, operated by KTEL Lakonias, depart from Sparti station.
Sparta to Turkey bus services, operated by KTEL Lakonias, arrive at Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL station.
Turkey is 1h ahead of Sparta. It is currently 11:51 AM in Sparta and 12:51 PM in Turkey.
Yes, the driving distance between Sparta to Turkey is 1204 km. It takes approximately 14h 15m to drive from Sparta to Turkey.
What companies run services between Sparta, Peloponnese, Greece and Turkey?
You can take a bus from Sparti to Istanbul via Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL (Άθενς, Λεωφόρου Κηφισού - ΚΤΕΛ ΚΗΦΙΣΟΥ) and Athens in around 18h 52m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Kalamata International Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–21,000
Flights from Kalamata International Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,900–18,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,900–11,000
Flights from Kalamata International Airport to Istanbul via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–34,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–8,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Istanbul via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–8,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Istanbul via Santorini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–8,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Istanbul via Mykonos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–8,500
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,900–11,000
Flights from Kalamata International Airport to Istanbul via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺16,000–49,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–8,500
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,900–8,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Kalamata International Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–55,000
Flights from Kalamata International Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–40,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–10,000
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Kalamata International Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–40,000
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Athens International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–7,500
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Athens to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–1,600
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +302731026441
- info@ktel-lakonias.gr
- Website
- ktel-lakonias.gr
Bus from Sparti to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺984
- Schedules at
- ktel-lakonias.gr
- Book at
- ktel-lakonias.gr
- Phone
- +30 2310241545
- crazy.holidays.tours@gmail.com
- Website
- crazyholidays.gr
Bus from Athens to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,000–6,000
- Website
- https://www.crazyholidays.gr/root.en.aspx
- Phone
- +30 27210 28581
- info@ktelmessinias.gr
- Website
- ktelmessinias.gr
Bus from Sparti to Kalamata
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺280–390
- Website
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/homepage-en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/routes/
- Book at
- https://ktelbus.gr/mes/ticketweb/
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Simeonidis Tours Office to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,200–3,500
- Schedules at
- simeonidistours.gr
- Phone
- 0850 888 33 34
- info@hava.ist
- Website
- hava.ist
Bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Aksaray
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺130–360
- Website
- https://hava.ist/?lang=en
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