There are 7 ways to get from St. Louis to Istanbul by plane, car, train, shuttle, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Istanbul
best- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Istanbul (IST)plane STL - IST
16h 47m₺18,111–75,111Drive to Decatur Airport, fly to Istanbul
cheapest- Drive from St. Louis to Decatur Airport (DEC)car
- Fly from Decatur Airport (DEC) to Istanbul (IST)plane DEC - IST
20h 45m₺14,983–51,421Train to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from St. Louis to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Istanbul (IST)plane ORD - IST
19h 20m₺20,291–36,200Fly Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane STL - SAW
20h₺23,124–95,132Shuttle to Columbia Regional Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take a shuttle bus from St Louis International Airport to Jefferson City, Missouri
- Fly from Columbia Regional Airport (COU) to Istanbul (IST)plane COU - IST
20h 41m₺23,711–66,011Train to Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from St. Louis to Springfieldtrain
- Fly from Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (SPI) to Istanbul (IST)plane SPI - IST
21h 32m₺15,637–58,081Train, bus to Peoria International Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from St. Louis to Springfieldtrain
- Take the bus from Springfield to Peoria Amtrak Stationbus
- Fly from Peoria International Airport (PIA) to Istanbul (IST)plane PIA - IST
21h 14m₺16,032–54,126
Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from St. Louis to Istanbul is to train and fly which costs 20.000 ₺ - 37.000 ₺ and takes 19h 20m.
The fastest way to get from St. Louis to Istanbul is to fly which takes 16h 47m and costs 18.000 ₺ - 75.000 ₺.
The distance between St. Louis and Istanbul is 9258 km.
It takes approximately 16h 47m to get from St. Louis to Istanbul, including transfers.
Istanbul is 8h ahead of St. Louis. It is currently 12:56 AM in St. Louis and 8:56 AM in Istanbul.
There are 4209+ hotels available in Istanbul.
What companies run services between St. Louis, MO, USA and Istanbul, Turkey?
British Airways, Lufthansa, and two other airlines fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Istanbul (IST) once daily.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Istanbul via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺21,000–80,000
Flights from Decatur Airport to Istanbul via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–55,000
Flights from Decatur Airport to Istanbul via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–50,000
Flights from Decatur Airport to Istanbul via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺16,000–44,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺23,000–30,000
Flights from Columbia Regional Airport to Istanbul via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–55,000
Flights from Columbia Regional Airport to Istanbul via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–55,000
Flights from Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport to Istanbul via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–55,000
Flights from Peoria International Airport to Istanbul via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–55,000
Flights from Peoria International Airport to Istanbul via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–50,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Istanbul via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺21,000–90,000
Flights from Decatur Airport to Istanbul via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–60,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Istanbul via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–42,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Istanbul via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–50,000
Flights from Columbia Regional Airport to Istanbul via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–55,000
Flights from Columbia Regional Airport to Istanbul via Charlotte, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 44m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–55,000
Flights from Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport to Istanbul via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–60,000
Flights from Peoria International Airport to Istanbul via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–60,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Istanbul via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺21,000–90,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Istanbul via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–50,000
Flights from Columbia Regional Airport to Istanbul via Charlotte, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 44m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–55,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Istanbul via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺18,000–75,000
Flights from Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport to Istanbul via Orlando, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 19m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–60,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Istanbul via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺21,000–80,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–36,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺23,000–95,000
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Frankfurt, Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺23,000–95,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from St. Louis to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,100–7,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from St. Louis to Springfield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–2,400
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- 573-368-4656
- info@usaxonline.com
- Website
- usaxonline.com
Shuttle from St Louis International Airport to Jefferson City, Missouri
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–6,500
- Website
- https://usaxonline.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Springfield to Peoria Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺900–1,700
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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