There are 11 ways to get from Tarifa to Istanbul by bus, plane, taxi, train, car, car train, or car ferry
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Bus, bus to Málaga Airport, fly to Istanbul, taxi
best- Take the bus from Tarifa to Marbella
- Take the bus from Marbella to Malaga Airport
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Istanbul (IST)AGP - IST
- Take the taxi from Istanbul (IST) to Istanbul
9h 37m₺7,206–19,982Bus to Seville Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Tarifa to Sevilla Estación del Prado
- Fly from Seville Airport (SVQ) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)SVQ - SAW
11h 24m₺5,650–13,696Bus, train
- Take the bus from Tarifa to Estación de Autobuses de Málaga
- Take the train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena GrandesAve
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Take the bus from Montpellier to Beograd
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to İstanbul Esenler
2d 4h₺11,946–22,586Drive, car train
- Drive from Tarifa to Villach Hbf/Bbf
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf/Bbf to Edirne
- Drive from Edirne to Istanbul
2d 12h₺30,625–79,903Drive 3,916.6 km
- Drive from Tarifa to Istanbul3,916.6 km
39h 14m₺30,204–43,628Bus to Seville Airport, fly to Istanbul, taxi
- Take the bus from Tarifa to Sevilla Estación del Prado
- Fly from Seville Airport (SVQ) to Istanbul (IST)SVQ - IST
- Take the taxi from Istanbul (IST) to Istanbul
11h₺7,637–20,375Car ferry to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the car ferry from Tarifa to Port of Tangier Ville
- Fly from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)TNG - SAW
9h 6m₺7,870–26,013Car ferry to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport, fly to Istanbul, taxi
- Take the car ferry from Tarifa to Port of Tangier Ville
- Fly from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) to Istanbul (IST)TNG - IST
- Take the taxi from Istanbul (IST) to Istanbul
10h 22m₺8,757–30,692Bus
- Take the bus from Tarifa to Estación de Autobuses de Málaga
- Take the bus from Málaga to Sofia
- Take the bus from Sofia to Istanbul Esenler
2d 15h₺7,352–10,456Bus, train via L'Aldea
- Take the bus from Tarifa to Terminal de Autobuses de Cádiz
- Take the train from Cadiz to Aldea-AmpostaAlv
- Take the bus from L'Aldea Cruce Estació to Tarragona
- Take the bus from Tarragona to Sofia
- Take the train from Sofia to Halkalı
2d 20h₺11,242–18,537Bus via Bucharest
- Take the bus from Estación de Algeciras San Bernardo to Estación de Autobuses de Málaga313
- Take the bus from Malaga to Bucureşti
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus station
3d 8h₺6,627–12,613
Málaga Airport (AGP) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tarifa to Istanbul is to bus and fly which costs 5.500 ₺ - 14.000 ₺ and takes 11h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Tarifa to Istanbul is to car ferry and fly which takes 9h 6m and costs 7.500 ₺ - 26.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Tarifa to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Tarifa and arriving at Istanbul Esenler via Paseo de los Tilos - Estación de Autobuses, Málaga and Sofia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 15h.
The distance between Tarifa and Istanbul is 3097 km. The road distance is 3916.6 km.
The best way to get from Tarifa to Istanbul without a car is to bus and train which takes 2 days 4h and costs 11.000 ₺ - 23.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 9h 37m to get from Tarifa to Istanbul, including transfers.
Tarifa to Istanbul bus services, operated by Avanza Grupo, depart from Tarifa station.
Tarifa to Istanbul bus services, operated by Avanza Grupo, arrive at Estación de Autobuses de Málaga station.
Istanbul is 2h ahead of Tarifa. It is currently 3:17 PM in Tarifa and 5:17 PM in Istanbul.
Yes, the driving distance between Tarifa to Istanbul is 3917 km. It takes approximately 39h 14m to drive from Tarifa to Istanbul.
What companies run services between Tarifa, Andalusia, Spain and Istanbul, Turkey?
You can take a bus from Tarifa to Istanbul Esenler via Paseo de los Tilos - Estación de Autobuses, Alameda Principal - Sur, Málaga, and Sofia in around 2d 15h.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺9,000–16,000
Flights from Seville Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–24,000
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Istanbul via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺9,500–33,000
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Istanbul via Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺9,000–32,000
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Istanbul via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺9,500–33,000
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Istanbul via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺9,500–34,000
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Istanbul via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺9,500–33,000
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Istanbul via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺9,500–33,000
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Istanbul via Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺9,500–34,000
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Istanbul via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–17,000
Flights from Seville Airport to Istanbul via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–17,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–16,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Seville Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–18,000
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–13,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–5,500
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–5,500
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺800–3,200
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,000–2,800
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺3,800–5,000
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Cadiz to Aldea-Amposta
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–6,000
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +49 89 54880111
- info@optimatours.de
- Website
- optimatours.de
Car train from Villach Hbf/Bbf to Edirne
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 31m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺10,109–50,250
- Schedules at
- optimatours.de
- Couch Wagon BC-4
- ₺10,109
- Couch Wagon BC-1
- ₺27,347
- Sleeper Wagon
- ₺31,254
- Couch Wagon BC-4 Car
- ₺29,105
- Couch Wagon BC-1 Car
- ₺46,343
- Sleeper Wagon Car
- ₺50,250
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Sofia to Halkalı
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺650–3,643
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Double Room
- ₺2,022
- Single Room
- ₺3,643
- Four Person Room
- ₺1,778
- Phone
- +34 956 807 059
- informacion@tgcomes.es
- Website
- tgcomes.es
Bus from Tarifa to Marbella
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺500–750
- Schedules at
- tgcomes.es
Bus from Tarifa to Sevilla Estación del Prado
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–1,500
- Schedules at
- tgcomes.es
- Phone
- +34 91 272 28 32
- info.LD@avanzagrupo.com
- Website
- avanzabus.com
Bus from Tarifa to Marbella
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺420–600
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
Bus from Marbella to Malaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺380–550
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
Bus from Tarifa to Estación de Autobuses de Málaga
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺600–1,700
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
Bus from Tarifa to Terminal de Autobuses de Cádiz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺430–600
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
Bus from Estación de Algeciras San Bernardo to Estación de Autobuses de Málaga
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–1,200
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
- Phone
- +381 800 334 334
- iuc@lasta.rs
- Website
- lasta.rs
Bus from Montpellier to Beograd
- 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
- polazak.rs
Bus from Sofia to Istanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200
- Schedules at
- polazak.rs
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Málaga to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–7,500
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
Bus from Tarragona to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–7,500
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Tarifa to Terminal de Autobuses de Cádiz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺400–600
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +34 977 44 03 00
- hife@hife.es
- Website
- hife.es
Bus from L'Aldea Cruce Estació to Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺360–700
- Website
- https://www.hife.es/en
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Malaga to Bucureşti
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 13h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,500–8,000
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,000–3,200
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 912 66 02 15
- reservas@balearia.com
- Website
- balearia.com
Car ferry from Tarifa to Port of Tangier Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900–2,500
- Website
- https://www.balearia.com/en
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–1,700
TOPRAK TAKSİ MİMAROBA
- Phone
- +90 552 738 05 05
- Website
- topraktaksi.business.site
Sahil Taxi
- Phone
- +90 212 881 42 40
Kaya Vip Travel
- Phone
- +905321200904
- Website
- kayaviptravel.com
Albatros Taksi
- Phone
- +902128816668
3E Transfer
- Phone
- +90 850 305 3008
- Website
- transfer3e.com
TOPRAK TAKSİ MİMAROBA
- Phone
- +90 552 738 05 05
- Website
- topraktaksi.business.site
Sahil Taxi
- Phone
- +90 212 881 42 40
Kaya Vip Travel
- Phone
- +905321200904
- Website
- kayaviptravel.com
Albatros Taksi
- Phone
- +902128816668
3E Transfer
- Phone
- +90 850 305 3008
- Website
- transfer3e.com
TOPRAK TAKSİ MİMAROBA
- Phone
- +90 552 738 05 05
- Website
- topraktaksi.business.site
Sahil Taxi
- Phone
- +90 212 881 42 40
Kaya Vip Travel
- Phone
- +905321200904
- Website
- kayaviptravel.com
Albatros Taksi
- Phone
- +902128816668
3E Transfer
- Phone
- +90 850 305 3008
- Website
- transfer3e.com
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