There are 10 ways to get from Sweden to Istanbul by plane, busferry, bus, train, night train, car, or car train
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Fly Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Istanbul
best- Fly from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (GOT) to Istanbul (IST)plane GOT - IST
7h 1m₺4,088–13,391Fly Copenhagen Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane CPH - SAW
7h 11m₺3,267–9,515Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabusferry
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to İstanbul Esenlerbus
2dTrain, night train
- Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the night train from Dresden Hbf to Wien Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
2d 8h₺22,135–42,260Drive, car train
- Drive from Stockholm to Hamburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Hamburg Hbf to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Istanbulcar
32h 28m₺27,142–76,205Fly Copenhagen Airport to Istanbul
- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Istanbul (IST)plane CPH - IST
6h 58m₺5,454–14,494Fly Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Istanbul
- Fly from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to Istanbul (IST)plane ARN - IST
7h 1m₺6,594–13,694Fly Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Fly from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane ARN - SAW
7h 14m₺3,707–17,715Bus
- Take the bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Pristinabus
- Take the bus from Pristina to Esenler Otogarbus
2d 3hDrive 3,472.6 km
- Drive from Stockholm to Istanbulcar 3,472.6 km
34h 44m₺28,893–41,734
Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (GOT) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sweden to Istanbul is to fly which costs 3.700 ₺ - 18.000 ₺ and takes 7h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Sweden to Istanbul is to fly which takes 6h 58m and costs 5.000 ₺ - 15.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Sweden to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Stockholm, Cityterminalen and arriving at İstanbul Esenler via Beograd, Autobuska stanica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 0h.
No, there is no direct train from Sweden station to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Stockholm Centralstation and arriving at Yenikapi via Dresden Hbf, Wien Hbf, Bucharest and Halkali. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 8h.
The distance between Sweden and Istanbul is 2233 km. The road distance is 3472.6 km.
The best way to get from Sweden to Istanbul without a car is to bus and ferry and bus which takes 2 days 0h and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 1m to get from Sweden to Istanbul, including transfers.
Sweden to Istanbul bus services, operated by Unilines, depart from Stockholm, Cityterminalen station.
Sweden to Istanbul train services, operated by Snälltåget, depart from Stockholm Centralstation.
The best way to get from Sweden to Istanbul is to fly which takes 7h 1m and costs 4.000 ₺ - 14.000 ₺. Alternatively, you can Bus, which costs and takes 2 days 3h.
What companies run services between Sweden and Istanbul, Turkey?
Turkish Airlines, LOT, and two other airlines fly from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (GOT) to Istanbul (IST) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Esenler Otogar via Pristina and Pristina in around 2d 3h.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–28,000
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–14,000
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,800–17,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,700–18,000
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,800–18,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–17,000
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–11,000
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–12,000
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Istanbul via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–28,000
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Istanbul via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–12,000
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Istanbul via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–19,000
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,400–17,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,200–8,000
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–11,000
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–14,000
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Dresden Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–5,600
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- ₺5,100–5,600
- Couchette Carriage
- ₺3,400–4,000
- Seating Carriage
- ₺1,800–2,300
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–21,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺900–1,700
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺900–1,300
- 1st Class
- ₺1,200–1,700
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Hamburg Hbf to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–44,000
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- ₺21,000–24,000
- Car Compartment
- ₺39,000–44,000
- Phone
- +381 35 534 931
- info@unilines.com
- Website
- unilines.com
Busferry from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 22m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- unilines.com
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- info@luksyonca.com.tr
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to İstanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
- Phone
- +355 (0) 69 432/6000
- bleditravel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 31m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/bleditravellipjan/
- Phone
- +383 44 777 071
- lukstempotur@gmail.com
Bus from Pristina to Esenler Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- https://www.facebook.com/p/Luks-Tempo-Turizm-61561171973637
- Phone
- +383 44 190 915
- erhantrans@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Pristina to Esenler Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,046
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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More Questions & Answers
Sweden to Istanbul bus services, operated by Unilines, arrive at Beograd, Autobuska stanica station.
Istanbul is 1h ahead of Sweden. It is currently 9:17 PM in Sweden and 10:17 PM in Istanbul.
Sweden to Istanbul train services, operated by Snälltåget, arrive at Dresden Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Sweden to Istanbul is 3473 km. It takes approximately 34h 44m to drive from Sweden to Istanbul.
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