There are 6 ways to get from Tokyo to Istanbul by plane, bus, or train
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Fly Tokyo International Airport to Istanbul, bus
best- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Istanbul (IST)HND - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogari
17h 51m₺17,284–29,438Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)NRT - SAW
22h 38m₺11,749–35,515Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Istanbul (IST)NRT - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogari
18h 9m₺14,866–37,714Fly Tokyo International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)HND - SAW
22h 34m₺18,167–55,239Train, train to Kansai International Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Shin-Ōsaka Station
- Take the train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Kansai Airport
- Fly from Kansai International Airport (KIX) to Istanbul (IST)KIX - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogari
19h 58m₺18,992–29,652Train to Toyama Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Toyama
- Fly from Toyama Airport (TOY) to Istanbul (IST)TOY - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogari
25h 6m₺20,881–58,998
Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tokyo to Istanbul is to train and fly and bus which costs 14.000 ₺ - 38.000 ₺ and takes 18h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Tokyo to Istanbul is to fly and bus which takes 17h 51m and costs 17.000 ₺ - 30.000 ₺.
The distance between Tokyo and Istanbul is 9027 km.
It takes approximately 17h 51m to get from Tokyo to Istanbul, including transfers.
Istanbul is 6h behind Tokyo. It is currently 4:30 AM in Tokyo and 10:30 PM in Istanbul.
There are 4528+ hotels available in Istanbul.
What companies run services between Tokyo, Japan and Istanbul, Turkey?
Japan Airlines, Qatar Airways, and four other airlines fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) 5 times a day.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–110,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Istanbul via Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–47,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–41,000
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–41,000
Flights from Toyama Airport to Istanbul via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺22,000–75,000
Flights from Toyama Airport to Istanbul via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺24,000–80,000
Flights from Toyama Airport to Istanbul via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺22,000–80,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–110,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Istanbul via Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–47,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–41,000
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–41,000
Flights from Toyama Airport to Istanbul via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺22,000–75,000
Flights from Toyama Airport to Istanbul via New Chitose, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺24,000–85,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–120,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺15,000–130,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺15,000–48,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–34,000
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–46,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–41,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Istanbul via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺16,000–47,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Istanbul via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–37,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Istanbul via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–42,000
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Istanbul via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺9,500–33,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺19,000–70,000
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Istanbul via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺17,000–60,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺17,000–60,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Istanbul via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–43,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Istanbul via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–42,000
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Istanbul via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–41,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Istanbul via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–30,000
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Istanbul via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–39,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Istanbul via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–40,000
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Istanbul via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–39,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺18,000–55,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺15,000–48,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺18,000–55,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺15,000–48,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺15,000–45,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Toyama Airport to Istanbul via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺18,000–55,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺700–1,500
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/e/nex/
- Website
- https://www.eki-net.com/en/jreast-train-reservation/Top/Index
- Green Seat (First Class)
- ₺1,100–1,500
- Ordinary Car
- ₺700–950
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Tōkyō Station to Shin-Ōsaka Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺3,300–4,600
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved seat
- ₺3,300–4,400
- Reserved seat
- ₺3,700–4,600
- Green seat
- ₺4,800–6,500
Train from Tōkyō Station to Toyama
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺2,600–3,700
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved seat
- ₺2,600–3,500
- Reserved seat
- ₺3,000–3,700
- Green seat
- ₺3,800–5,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Kansai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺550–900
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved Seat
- ₺750–900
- Reserved Seat
- ₺550–850
- Green Seat
- ₺750–1,100
- 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
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