There are 9 ways to get from Transylvania to Istanbul by bus, plane, train, night train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Cluj-Napoca, fly to Istanbul
best- Take the bus from Târgu Mureş to Cluj-Napocabus
- Fly from Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) to Istanbul (IST)plane CLJ - IST
7h 57m₺5,131–11,542Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Târgu Mureş to București, Autogara Militaribus N910 / ...
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus N1998
20h 5m₺2,451–4,262Train, night train via Braşov
- Take the train from Târgu Mureş to Brașovtrain
- Take the train from Brașov to Bucharesttrain
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
20h₺3,499–5,275Drive 991.3 km
- Drive from Transylvania to Istanbulcar 991.3 km
13h 36m₺6,875–9,931Fly Tirgu Mures to Istanbul
- Fly from Tirgu Mures (TGM) to Istanbul (IST)plane TGM - IST
7h 12m₺5,516–18,437Fly Tirgu Mures to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Fly from Tirgu Mures (TGM) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane TGM - SAW
9h 44m₺4,529–17,458Bus, train to Bucharest Otopeni, fly to Istanbul
- Take the bus from Târgu Mureș to Braşovbus
- Take the train from Brașov to Bucharesttrain
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Istanbul (IST)plane OTP - IST
11h 55mTrain, night train
- Take the train from Târgu Mureş to Războienitrain
- Take the train from Războieni to Videletrain
- Take the night train from Videle to Halkalinighttrain
25h 32m₺3,289–4,307Bus via Galați
- Take the bus from Târgu Mureș to Galaţi Casa de Cultura a Sindicatelorbus
- Take the bus from Galati Casa de Cultura a Sindicatelor to Istanbulbus
25h 39m₺3,968–5,479
Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Transylvania to Istanbul is to bus which costs 2.400 ₺ - 4.300 ₺ and takes 20h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Transylvania to Istanbul is to fly which takes 7h 12m and costs 5.500 ₺ - 19.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Transylvania to Istanbul station. However, there are services departing from Band and arriving at İstanbul Esenler bus station via Târgu Mureş and București, Autogara Militari. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 5m.
The distance between Transylvania and Istanbul is 912 km. The road distance is 991.3 km.
The best way to get from Transylvania to Istanbul without a car is to train and night train via Braşov which takes 20h and costs 3.500 ₺ - 5.500 ₺.
It takes approximately 7h 57m to get from Transylvania to Istanbul, including transfers.
Transylvania to Istanbul bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Târgu Mureş station.
The best way to get from Transylvania to Istanbul is to bus which takes 20h 5m and costs 2.400 ₺ - 4.300 ₺. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs 5.500 ₺ - 19.000 ₺ and takes 7h 12m.
Transylvania to Istanbul bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at București, Autogara Militari station.
Yes, the driving distance between Transylvania to Istanbul is 991 km. It takes approximately 13h 36m to drive from Transylvania to Istanbul.
What companies run services between Transylvania, Romania and Istanbul, Turkey?
You can take a bus from Band to İstanbul Esenler bus station via Târgu Mureș, Târgu Mureş, and București, Autogara Militari in around 20h 5m. Alternatively, Ulendo Airlink, Turkish Airlines, and Wizz Air fly from Tirgu Mures (TGM) to Istanbul (IST) once daily.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,900–7,500
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Istanbul via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,900–7,500
Flights from Tirgu Mures to Istanbul via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–19,000
Flights from Tirgu Mures to Istanbul via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–17,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,000–7,000
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Istanbul via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,900–11,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,000–7,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Tirgu Mures to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,300–16,000
Flights from Tirgu Mures to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,600–20,000
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,800–9,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,000–9,000
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Istanbul via Chisinau
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,900–9,000
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Târgu Mureş to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–1,300
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺750–850
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Târgu Mureş to Războieni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺360–400
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Războieni to Videle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,000–2,200
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺350–1,000
- Schedules at
- transferoviarcalatori.ro
- 2nd Class
- ₺350–600
- 1st Class
- ₺650–1,000
- Phone
- 0310 800 900
- contact@regiocalatori.ro
- Website
- regiocalatori.ro
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺330–390
- Website
- https://regiocalatori.ro/
- Phone
- 0751.525.520
- office@astratranscarpatic.ro
- Website
- astratranscarpatic.ro
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺470–700
- Book at
- astratranscarpatic.ro
- Phone
- 0351/40.91.53
- info@softrans.ro
- Website
- softrans.ro
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺400–440
- Schedules at
- softrans.ro
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺900–1,700
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺900–1,300
- 1st Class
- ₺1,200–1,700
Night train from Videle to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺850–1,600
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺850–1,300
- 1st Class
- ₺1,100–1,600
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Târgu Mureş to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺280–480
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Târgu Mureş to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺500–1,100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900–3,100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +4-0744-251.977
- Website
- veratrans.autogari.ro
Bus from Târgu Mureș to Galaţi Casa de Cultura a Sindicatelor
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 24m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,317
- Schedules at
- veratrans.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +4-0241-831.491
- transevren1@yahoo.com
- Website
- transevren.autogari.ro
Bus from Galati Casa de Cultura a Sindicatelor to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–3,100
- Schedules at
- transevren.autogari.ro
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