There are 11 ways to get from Sète to Istanbul by train, plane, bus, car, or night train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Istanbul Airport
best- Take the train from Sete to Vitrolles Aeroport Marseilletrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Istanbul Airport (IST)plane MRS - IST
8h 45m₺8,620–20,655Bus via Belgrade
cheapest- Take the bus from Montpellier to Beogradbus
- Take the bus from Belgrade bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus FlixBus N1920
43h 52m₺8,521–10,481Train, bus
- Take the train from Sete to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Est to Muenchen Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
39h 10m₺21,629–33,440Drive 2,543.6 km
- Drive from Sète to Istanbulcar 2,543.6 km
25h 24m₺26,881–38,828Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Sete to Vitrolles Aeroport Marseilletrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane MRS - SAW
8h 48m₺9,623–16,678Bus to Fréjorgues Airport, fly to Istanbul Airport
- Take the bus from Sète to Montpellier - Aeroport Montpellierbus
- Fly from Fréjorgues Airport (MPL) to Istanbul Airport (IST)plane MPL - IST
7h 11m₺10,387–31,887Train to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, fly to Istanbul Airport
- Take the train from Sete to Toulouse Matabiautrain
- Fly from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS) to Istanbul Airport (IST)plane TLS - IST
9h 11m₺8,912–22,226Bus to Fréjorgues Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the bus from Sète to Montpellier - Aeroport Montpellierbus
- Fly from Fréjorgues Airport (MPL) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane MPL - SAW
10h 3m₺11,390–29,910Train, train to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, fly to Istanbul Airport
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Marseille St Charlestrain
- Take the train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Nice-Saint-Augustintrain
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Istanbul Airport (IST)plane NCE - IST
12h 8m₺10,267–24,000Bus, night train
- Take the bus from Montpellier to Bucureştibus
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain Bosphor Express
2d₺8,908–12,121Bus
- Take the bus from Montpellier to București, Autogara Militaribus 1922
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus N1998
2d 5h₺16,313–24,813
Sète to Istanbul by train, foot, and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sète to Istanbul is to bus and night train which costs 8.500 ₺ - 13.000 ₺ and takes 2 days 0h.
The fastest way to get from Sète to Istanbul is to bus and fly which takes 7h 11m and costs 10.000 ₺ - 32.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Sète to Istanbul station. However, there are services departing from Montpellier and arriving at İstanbul Esenler bus station via Savski most and Belgrade bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 43h 52m.
The distance between Sète and Istanbul is 2168 km. The road distance is 2543.6 km.
The best way to get from Sète to Istanbul without a car is to train and bus which takes 39h 10m and costs 21.000 ₺ - 34.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 8h 45m to get from Sète to Istanbul, including transfers.
Sète to Istanbul bus services, operated by Lasta, depart from Montpellier station.
Sète to Istanbul bus services, operated by Lasta, arrive at Beograd station.
Istanbul is 2h ahead of Sète. It is currently 5:51 AM in Sète and 7:51 AM in Istanbul.
Yes, the driving distance between Sète to Istanbul is 2544 km. It takes approximately 25h 24m to drive from Sète to Istanbul.
What companies run services between Sète, France and Istanbul, Turkey?
You can take a train from Sete to İstanbul Esenler bus station via Montpellier Saint-Roch, Montpellier, Beograd, Savski most, Beogradska arena /španskih boraca/, and Belgrade bus station in around 43h 52m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Istanbul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–16,000
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Istanbul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–26,000
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Istanbul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–17,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–21,000
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–31,000
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–34,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺9,500–29,000
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–26,000
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Istanbul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–30,000
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Istanbul Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–40,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Istanbul Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–18,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Sete to Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900–3,100
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Sete to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–13,000
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Sete to Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900–3,100
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Sete to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺2,300–3,700
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900–3,000
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Sete to Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,600–3,500
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Sete to Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,600–3,500
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Nice-Saint-Augustin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺3,100–4,300
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Sete to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–13,000
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Est to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺9,000–14,000
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Sete to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,400–3,700
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–1,800
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺550–1,487
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- ₺550–750
- 1st Class
- ₺550–750
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Munich to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–6,500
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
- Phone
- 07 71 10 02 45
- Website
- totoom.fr
Bus from Sète to Montpellier - Aeroport Montpellier
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺3,804
- Schedules at
- totoom.fr
Bus from Sète to Montpellier - Aeroport Montpellier
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺3,804
- Schedules at
- totoom.fr
- Phone
- +381 800 334 334
- iuc@lasta.rs
- Website
- lasta.rs
Bus from Montpellier to Beograd
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- Kamil Koç
Bus from Belgrade bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–1,700
- Schedules at
- Kamil Koç
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- info@luksyonca.com.tr
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from Belgrade bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Montpellier to Bucureşti
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 36m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–10,000
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Montpellier to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 40m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–20,000
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺3,200–4,700
- Website
- Flixbus
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