There are 7 ways to get from Tallinn to Istanbul by plane, bus, car, or ferry
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Fly Lennart Meri International Airport to Istanbul, bus
best- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Istanbul (IST)TLL - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogari
7h 29m₺5,211–17,321Bus
- Take the bus from Tallinna bussijaam to Riia
- Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Dvirtsevyi Bus Station
- Take the bus from Dvirtsevyi Bus Station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
44h 40m₺5,953–10,564Drive 2,673 km
- Drive from Tallinn to Istanbul2,673 km
36h 55m₺21,017–30,358Ferry to Helsinki Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus
- Take the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Istanbul (IST)HEL - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogari
10h 21m₺8,706–24,067Ferry to Helsinki Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)HEL - SAW
9h 53m₺7,589–17,868Bus via Zhytomyr
- Take the bus from Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D to Zhytomyr
- Take the bus from Zhytomyr Bus Station to İstanbul Esenler bus stationGns-03 / ...
2d 8h₺8,004–9,749Bus via Chișinău
- Take the bus from Tallinn to Chisinau, Gara Feroviara
- Take the bus from Chisnau South to Istanbul
2d 23h
Tallinn to Istanbul by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tallinn to Istanbul is to bus via Zhytomyr which costs 8.000 ₺ - 10.000 ₺ and takes 2 days 8h.
The fastest way to get from Tallinn to Istanbul is to fly and bus which takes 7h 29m and costs 5.000 ₺ - 18.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Tallinn to Istanbul station. However, there are services departing from Tallinna bussijaam and arriving at İstanbul Esenler bus station via Riga Central Bus Station and Dvirtsevyi Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 44h 40m.
The distance between Tallinn and Istanbul is 2086 km. The road distance is 2673 km.
The best way to get from Tallinn to Istanbul without a car is to bus which takes 44h 40m and costs 5.500 ₺ - 11.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 7h 29m to get from Tallinn to Istanbul, including transfers.
Tallinn to Istanbul bus services, operated by TransTempo, depart from Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D station.
Tallinn to Istanbul bus services, operated by TransTempo, arrive at Zhytomyr station.
Istanbul is 1h ahead of Tallinn. It is currently 7:30 AM in Tallinn and 8:30 AM in Istanbul.
Yes, the driving distance between Tallinn to Istanbul is 2673 km. It takes approximately 36h 55m to drive from Tallinn to Istanbul.
What companies run services between Tallinn, Estonia and Istanbul, Turkey?
You can take a bus from Tallinna bussijaam to İstanbul Esenler bus station via Riga Central Bus Station and Dvirtsevyi Bus Station in around 44h 40m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–21,000
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–27,000
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Istanbul via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–15,000
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Istanbul via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–27,000
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Istanbul via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–22,000
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–27,000
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Istanbul via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–13,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,000–19,000
- Phone
- 0850 888 33 34
- info@hava.ist
- Website
- hava.ist
Bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺130–220
- Website
- https://hava.ist/?lang=en
- Phone
- +372 680 0909
- info@luxexpress.eu
- Website
- luxexpress.eu
Bus from Tallinna bussijaam to Riia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺650–1,200
- Website
- https://luxexpress.eu/en/
- peatus@agri.ee
- Website
- web.peatus.ee
Bus from Tallinna bussijaam to Riia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺180–250
- Website
- https://web.peatus.ee/?locale=en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Tallinna bussijaam to Riia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺450–1,300
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +38 (067) 467-44-00
- transtempo@ukr.net
- Website
- transtempo.ua
Bus from Tallinna bussijaam to Riia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,500–1,800
- Schedules at
- transtempo.ua
Bus from Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D to Zhytomyr
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺4,400–5,500
- Schedules at
- transtempo.ua
- Phone
- +373 789 18 888
- info@busline.md
- Website
- busline.md
Bus from Tallinna bussijaam to Riia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- https://busline.md/en/
Bus from Tallinn to Chisinau, Gara Feroviara
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- https://busline.md/en/
- Phone
- +380 44 594 9010
- help@autolux.ua
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Dvirtsevyi Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,100–4,300
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Book at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- +37167210066
- info@latlines.lv
- Website
- latlines.lv
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Dvirtsevyi Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 3m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,140
- Schedules at
- latlines.lv
- Phone
- +380 (93) 320-44-44
- help@gunsel.ua
- Website
- gunsel.ua
Bus from Dvirtsevyi Bus Station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,400–4,500
- Website
- https://gunsel.ua/
Bus from Zhytomyr Bus Station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺3,600–4,700
- Website
- https://gunsel.ua/
- Phone
- +373 22 542-185
- autogara@mtc.md
- Website
- autogara.md
Bus from Chisnau South to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,200–3,900
- Schedules at
- autogara.md
Ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–3,600
- Website
- https://www.tallink.com/en
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