There are 4 ways to get from Tehran to Istanbul by unknown, plane, or bus
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Travel to Mashhad International Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
best- Walk from Tehran to Mashhad International Airport (MHD)
- Fly from Mashhad International Airport (MHD) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)MHD - SAW
12h 5mTravel to Mashhad International Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus
- Walk from Tehran to Mashhad International Airport (MHD)
- Fly from Mashhad International Airport (MHD) to Istanbul (IST)MHD - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogari
12h 45mTravel to Tehran International Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Walk from Tehran to Tehran-Imam-Khomeini-Airport-IKA
- Fly from Tehran International Airport (IKA) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)IKA - SAW
14h 7mTravel to Tehran International Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus
- Walk from Tehran to Tehran-Imam-Khomeini-Airport-IKA
- Fly from Tehran International Airport (IKA) to Istanbul (IST)IKA - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogari
14h 23m
Mashhad International Airport (MHD) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Tehran and Istanbul is 3032 km.
It takes approximately 12h 5m to get from Tehran to Istanbul, including transfers.
Istanbul is 30 min behind Tehran. It is currently 7:22 AM in Tehran and 6:52 AM in Istanbul.
There are 4554+ hotels available in Istanbul.
What companies run services between Tehran, Iran and Istanbul, Turkey?
There is no direct connection from Tehran to Istanbul. However, you can travel to Mashhad International Airport (MHD) airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW), walk to Sabiha Gokcen Airport, take the train to Ayrılık Çeşmesi, then take the train to Yenikapi. Alternatively, you can travel to Mashhad International Airport (MHD) airport, fly to Istanbul (IST), walk to Istanbul Airport Bus, then take the bus to Istanbul Otogari.
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Mashhad International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–29,000
Flights from Tehran International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–21,000
Flights from Tehran International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–21,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Mashhad International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–36,000
Flights from Tehran International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–27,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Tehran International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,100–6,500
Flights from Tehran International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,100–6,500
- Website
- ebooking.iranair.com
Flights from Tehran International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–20,000
- Website
- mahan.aero
Flights from Tehran International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–20,000
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Mashhad International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–34,000
- Website
- iaa.ir
Flights from Tehran International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–20,000
- 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
- ₺130–280
- Website
- https://hava.ist/?lang=en
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