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How to get fromTransylvania to Istanbulby plane, bus, train, night train, taxi or car

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There are 8 ways to get from Transylvania to Istanbul by plane, bus, train, night train, taxi, or car

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  1. Fly from Tirgu Mures, bus

    best
    1. Fly from Tirgu Mures (TGM) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane TGM - IST
    2. Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogaribus bus
    11h 5m
    ₺2,819–9,685

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Târgu Mureş to București, Autogara Militaribus bus N910 / ...
    2. Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus bus N1998
    20h 5m
    ₺2,800–5,261

  3. Train, night train via Braşov

    1. Take the train from Târgu Mureş to Brașovtrain train
    2. Take the train from Brașov to Bucharesttrain train
    3. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain night train
    20h
    ₺3,416–5,098

  4. Taxi, bus, train, night train

    1. Take the taxi from Transylvania to Fântâneletaxi taxi
    2. Take the bus from Fântânele to Ploiestibus bus
    3. Take the train from Ploieşti Sud to Bucharesttrain train
    4. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain night train
    15h 37m

  5. Bus to Cluj-Napoca, fly, bus

    1. Take the bus from Târgu Mureş to Cluj-Napocabus bus
    2. Fly from Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane CLJ - IST
    3. Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogaribus bus
    8h 40m
    ₺5,480–10,941

  6. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Târgu Mureş to Războienitrain train
    2. Take the train from Războieni to Videletrain train
    3. Take the night train from Videle to Halkalinighttrain night train
    25h 32m
    ₺3,178–4,096

  7. Bus via Braşov

    1. Take the bus from Târgu Mureș to Brașovbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Brasov, Gara to Sloboziabus bus 1
    3. Take the bus from Slobozia to Istanbulbus bus
    25h 59m

  8. Drive 991.3 km

    1. Drive from Transylvania to Istanbulcar car 991.3 km
    13h 36m
    ₺6,799–9,821

Tirgu Mures (TGM) to Istanbul (IST) flights

Calendar23Weekly Planes
Duration13h 11mAverage Duration
Ticket₺1,529Cheapest Price
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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.

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