There are 10 ways to get from Transylvania to Turkey by bus, plane, train, night train, or car
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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₺4,311–10,212Bus
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 54m₺3,191–5,602Train, 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
19h 53m₺3,486–5,272Drive 991.3 km
- Drive from Transylvania to Istanbulcar 991.3 km
13h 36m₺6,960–10,052Bus to Cluj-Napoca, fly to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Take the bus from Târgu Mureş to Cluj-Napocabus
- Fly from Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)plane CLJ - ADB
9h 40m₺5,456–10,757Bus to Cluj-Napoca, fly to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport
- Take the bus from Târgu Mureş to Cluj-Napocabus
- Fly from Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)plane CLJ - ESB
10h 11m₺3,261–13,762Bus to Cluj-Napoca, fly to Antalya Airport
- Take the bus from Târgu Mureş to Cluj-Napocabus
- Fly from Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) to Antalya Airport (AYT)plane CLJ - AYT
9h 9m₺5,433–12,734Bus, 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 25m₺3,289–4,207Bus 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 55m₺3,962–5,473
Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Transylvania to Turkey is to train and night train which costs 3.200 ₺ - 4.300 ₺ and takes 25h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Transylvania to Turkey is to bus and fly which takes 7h 57m and costs 4.300 ₺ - 11.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Transylvania to Turkey. However, there are services departing from Band and arriving at İskenderpaşa via Târgu Mureş, București, Autogara Militari and Bayrampaşa Devlet Hastanesi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 54m.
The distance between Transylvania and Turkey is 912 km. The road distance is 991.3 km.
The best way to get from Transylvania to Turkey without a car is to train and night train via Braşov which takes 19h 53m and costs 3.400 ₺ - 5.500 ₺.
It takes approximately 7h 57m to get from Transylvania to Turkey, including transfers.
Transylvania to Turkey bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Târgu Mureş station.
Transylvania to Turkey bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at București, Autogara Militari station.
Yes, the driving distance between Transylvania to Turkey is 991 km. It takes approximately 13h 36m to drive from Transylvania to Turkey.
There are 4286+ hotels available in Turkey.
What companies run services between Transylvania, Romania and Turkey?
You can take a bus from Band to İskenderpaşa via Târgu Mureș, Târgu Mureş, București, Autogara Militari, İstanbul Esenler bus station, and Bayrampaşa Devlet Hastanesi in around 20h 54m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,400–9,000
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Istanbul via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,400–9,000
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,500–26,000
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,900–15,000
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–23,000
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Antalya Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–23,000
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 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,400–9,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,000–7,000
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,000–9,500
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,800–9,000
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Antalya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,100–14,000
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–20,000
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,900–15,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Antalya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,800–13,000
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Antalya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,000–11,000
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Istanbul via Chisinau
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,900–19,000
- 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
- ₺320–390
- Website
- https://regiocalatori.ro/#/cautare/
- 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
- ₺850–1,500
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺850–1,200
- 1st Class
- ₺1,100–1,500
- 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
- ₺360–650
- 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
- ₺1,100–2,000
- 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
- ₺2,000–3,500
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Website
- edimond.ro
Bus from Târgu Mureș to Braşov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- edimond.ro
- 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
- ₺2,311
- 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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